Description
The first Gazetteer of the Delhi District was published in 1883-84 when District Gazetteers were still in their infancy. It was mostly based on Mr. Maconachie’s Settlement Report of the District. The Imperial announcement of 12th December, 1911, creating Delhi the capital of India caused ultimately the dismemberment of the Delhi District on 1st October, 1912. Accordingly this Gazetteer was prepared to show the state of old Delhi District of Punjab Province as it existed at the time when the new Province of Delhi was constituted. This revised Gazetteer of Delhi incorporates the 1911 census figures.
