Central Delhi district
Central Delhi district is an administrative district of the National Capital Territory of Delhi in India.
Central Delhi district is an administrative district of the National Capital Territory of Delhi in India. It is bounded by the Yamuna River on the east and by the districts of North Delhi to the north, West Delhi and North West Delhi to the west, New Delhi and South East Delhi to the south, and East Delhi, Shahdara, and North East Delhi to the east across the Yamuna.
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Worth seeing in and around Central Delhi district
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Red Fort
The Red Fort is a historic Mughal fort located in the Old Delhi area of Delhi, India. Serving as the main residence of the Mughal emperors, it was commissioned by Emperor Shah Jahan on the 12th of May 1639; the fort was constructed following his decision to shift the Mughal capital from Agra to Delhi.
1.3 km · historic fortress in Delhi, India · Wikipedia - 02Jama Masjid, Delhi
The Masjid-i-Jehan-Numa, commonly known as the Jama Masjid, in Old Delhi area of Delhi, is one of the largest mosques in India. Its builder was the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, between 1644 and 1656, and it was inaugurated by its first Imam, Syed Abdul Ghafoor Shah Bukhari.
1.3 km · mosque in Delhi, India · Wikipedia - 03Raj Ghat and associated memorials
Raj Ghat is a memorial complex in New Delhi, though part of Central Delhi, Delhi, India. The first memorial there was dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi, where a black marble platform was raised to mark the location of his cremation on 31 January 1948 and consists of an eternal flame at one end.
700 m · memorial dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi in Delhi, India · Wikipedia - 04Moti Masjid, Delhi
The Moti Masjid is a 17th-century historical mosque, not open for worship, inside the Red Fort complex in Old Delhi, India. It was built by Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, damaged during the Siege of Delhi, and subsequently restored by the British.
1.3 km · mosque in India · Wikipedia - 05Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium
The Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium is a cricket stadium owned and operated by the Delhi & District Cricket Association and located on Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi, though part of Central Delhi, Delhi, India. It was established in 1883 as the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, and named after the nearby Kotla fort.
800 m · cricket stadium in Delhi · Wikipedia - 06National Museum of Natural History
The National Museum of Natural History was a museum focusing on nature, located in New Delhi, India. Established in 1972 and opened in 1978, the museum functioned under the Ministry of Environment and Forests of the Government of India.
2.4 km · museum in New Delhi, India · Wikipedia - 07Purana Qila
Purana Qila is one of the oldest forts in Delhi, India. It was built by the second Mughal Emperor Humayun and Surid Sultan Sher Shah Suri.
4 km · building in India · Wikipedia - 08National Gandhi Museum
The National Gandhi Museum or Gandhi Memorial Museum is a museum located in New Delhi, India showcasing the life and principles of Mahatma Gandhi. The museum first opened in Mumbai, shortly after Gandhi's assassination in 1948.
700 m · museum located in New Delhi, India showcasing the life and principles of Mahatma Gandhi · Wikipedia - 09Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium
The Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, commonly known by its former name National Stadium, is a field hockey stadium in New Delhi, India. The stadium is named after former Indian field hockey player, Dhyan Chand.
3.7 km · stadium in New Delhi, India · Wikipedia - 10Fatehpuri Masjid
The Fatehpuri Mosque, also Fatehpuri Masjid, is a 17th-century Sunni mosque, located at the western end of the oldest street of Chandni Chowk, in the Old Delhi neighbourhood of Delhi, India. The mosque is opposite the Red Fort and, after Jama Masjid, is the second largest mosque in Delhi.
2.6 km · mosque in India · Wikipedia
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Getting to Central Delhi district
- Airports
- Indira Gandhi (DEL), 18 km · Noida (DXN), 63 km · Maharaja Agrasen (HSS), 158 km
- Stations
- New Delhi railway station, 2.5 km · Delhi Junction railway station, 2.5 km · Kashmere Gate metro station, 3 km
- Gautam Buddha Nagar → Central Delhi district52 km · quickest by road, 1h 37m · ₹415–520
- Hisar → Central Delhi district151 km · quickest by road, 3h · ₹1,120–1,400
- Chandigarh → Central Delhi district236 km · quickest by road, 4h 15m · ₹1,640–2,050
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No local-transport research exists yet for Central Delhi district
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Central Delhi district. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThere are three types of rickshaws in Old Delhi, auto-rickshaws, cycle rickshaws and electric rickshaws.
- Get inAuto rickshaws are good for shorter trips.
- Get inCycle rickshaws and electric rickshaws are ideal for very short trips.
From Wikivoyage: Delhi/Old Delhi, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Central Delhi district
Central Delhi district is 2 km from Delhi, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Indraprasthahuman settlement in India3.1 km
- Old Delhiwalled city of Delhi, India2.2 km
- North Delhi districtdistrict of Delhi, India4 km
- Paharganjhuman settlement in Delhi, India3 km
- Daryaganjhuman settlement in India300 m
- Lutyens' Delhineighborhood in New Delhi, Delhi, India2.3 km