North Delhi district
North Delhi district is an administrative district of the National Capital Territory of Delhi in India.
North Delhi district is an administrative district of the National Capital Territory of Delhi in India. Alipur is the administrative headquarters of this district. North Delhi is bounded by the Yamuna River and the district of Central Delhi on the east and by the district of North West Delhi to the west.
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Worth seeing in and around North 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.
2.7 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.
2.9 km · mosque in Delhi, India · Wikipedia - 03University of Delhi
The University of Delhi is a collegiate research central university located in Delhi, India. It was founded in 1922 by an Act of the Central Legislative Assembly.
2.1 km · Central university located in New Delhi · 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.
2.8 km · mosque in India · Wikipedia - 05Fatehpuri 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.
2.2 km · mosque in India · Wikipedia - 06Kashmiri Gate
Kashmiri Gate, also spelled Kashmere/Cashmere Gate, is a historic gate located in Old Delhi, Delhi, India. It served as the northern entrance to the walled city of Shahjahanabad, the capital of the Mughal Empire.
1.2 km · historic site · Wikipedia - 07Akbarabadi Mosque
The Akbarabadi Mosque was a mosque, located in the Old City of Delhi, India. It was built by Akbarabadi Mahal, one of Shah Jahan's wives in 1650.
3.2 km · mosque in India · Wikipedia - 08Lal Masjid, Delhi
The Lal Masjid of Delhi, also known as the Fakr-ul Masjid (lit.
1.3 km · mosque in India · Wikipedia - 09St. James' Church, Delhi
St. James' Church is a colonial-era church located in Old Delhi, India.
1.3 km · church in Delhi, India · Wikipedia - 10Sunehri Masjid
The Sunehri Masjid is an 18th-century mosque in the Chandni Chowk neighbourhood of Old Delhi, India. It was built by Mughal noble Roshan-ud-Daula, during the reign of Emperor Muhammad Shah.
2.4 km · mosque in India · Wikipedia
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Getting to North Delhi district
- Airports
- Indira Gandhi (DEL), 18 km · Noida (DXN), 67 km · Maharaja Agrasen (HSS), 155 km
- Stations
- New Delhi railway station, 3.8 km · Delhi Junction railway station, 1.6 km · Kashmere Gate metro station, 1 km · Sarai Rohilla railway station, 4 km · GTB Nagar metro station, 3 km
- Gautam Buddha Nagar → North Delhi district57 km · quickest by road, 1h 36m · ₹455–570
- Hisar → North Delhi district150 km · quickest by road, 2h 58m · ₹1,120–1,410
- Chandigarh → North Delhi district226 km · quickest by road, 3h 50m · ₹1,550–1,930
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for North 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 North 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 North Delhi district
North Delhi district is 3 km from Delhi, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Central Delhi districtdistrict of Delhi, India4 km
- North East Delhi districtdistrict of Delhi, India3.6 km
- Old Delhiwalled city of Delhi, India1.9 km
- Daryaganjhuman settlement in India3.9 km
- Majnu-ka-tillahuman settlement in India2.8 km
- Garstin Bastion Roadhuman settlement in India3.2 km