Delhi, officially known as the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is the capital territory of India and one of the country’s most important administrative, political, economic, and urban regions. Delhi has a long historical legacy as a center of power and settlement, and in its modern administrative form, it became a Union Territory in 1956 and later the National Capital Territory of Delhi in 1991 under the 69th Constitutional Amendment.

According to the Census of India 2011, Delhi had a total population of 16,787,941. Under the 2011 Census administrative structure, the territory had:

• Total Districts: 9
• Total Sub-districts (Tehsils): 27
• Total Community Development Blocks: 9
• Total Villages: 165

These administrative divisions are important for preparing and using SOI shapefiles, especially for district, tehsil, and village-level GIS work. Delhi is widely used in geospatial analysis for studies related to urban expansion, land use and land cover, infrastructure planning, transportation networks, population distribution, municipal governance, environmental assessment, and urban remote sensing. Since Delhi is one of India’s most densely populated and spatially complex territories, accurate administrative boundary shapefiles are especially useful for urban GIS, census mapping, and planning-related applications.

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Download Delhi SOI Shapefile

You can download shapefile for the state boundary, district boundaries, and sub-district boundaries for the state.

Click Below Links…

How to Use These Shapefiles

1. Download the Zip File: Click the above link(s) and download the zip file containing the shapefile.
2. Extract the Contents: Unzip the downloaded file. Inside, you’ll find multiple files with extensions like .shp, .shx, .dbf, etc. All these files make up a shapefile dataset.
3. Import into GIS Software: Open your preferred GIS software (such as QGIS or ArcGIS). Use the “Add Vector Layer” tool, and select the .shp file.
4. Start Mapping: Now you’re ready to visualize and analyze India’s administrative boundaries!

Why Use Official SOI Shapefiles?

• Accuracy: Data is sourced from the official Survey of India, the most authoritative mapping agency in the country.
• Consistency: The boundaries are aligned with government records, ensuring reliability for your work.
• Compatibility: Standard shapefile format works in all major GIS and remote sensing software.

Happy Mapping!

This resource is provided by SimplyGIS to support the GIS and spatial analysis community in India. Please always respect data usage policies and copyright regulations as outlined by the Survey of India.

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