Chanakyapuri
Chanakyapuri | |
|---|---|
Sub-Division | |
| Coordinates: 28°35′30″N 77°10′19″E / 28.59153°N 77.171895°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Delhi |
| District | New Delhi |
| Government | |
| • Body | New Delhi Municipal Council |
| • Member of Parliament | Meenakshi Lekhi |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.085 km2 (2.349 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 236.67 m (776.48 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 110021 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | New Delhi |
| Civic agency | NDMC |
Chanakyapuri (Sanskrit: चाणक्यपुरी, romanized: Cāṅakyapurī) is a neighbourhood and diplomatic enclave established in the 1950s in New Delhi, India. It is also a sub-division of the New Delhi district and plays host to the majority of foreign embassies in New Delhi. Chanakyapuri, meaning "city of Chanakya", is named after Chanakya, an ancient Indian diplomat, philosopher, politician, military strategist and advisor to Maurya Emperor Chandragupta Maurya.