Nearly 4 cr mobile connections in a city of 1.68 cr people

NEW DELHI: There are nearly four crore mobile phone connections in Delhi, which has a population of 1.68 crore, with the connections taken by city residents witnessing over 50 per cent increase in 2010-11.

According to statistics released by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today, more than one crore mobile connections were taken by people in the city during 2010-11.

The number of connections in 2009-2010 was 2.82 crore which has increased to 3.88 crore in 2010-2011. The current population of Delhi is around 1.68 crore.

This means, on an average, every Delhiite has around 2.5 mobile phone connections which appear to be the highest in the country.

The number of mobile connections in the entire country is estimated to be over 85 crore.

However, the growth in fixed line phone connections has registered marginal growth as the number of connections increased to 28.38 in 2010-2011 against 27.10 lakh in 2009-2010.

The figures have been published in the Delhi Statistical Handbook 2011.

As per the statistics, around five lakh vehicles were registered during 2010-11 taking the total number to 69,32,706. The number of cars and jeeps in 2010-11 in Delhi was recorded at 21,73,323.

In an indication of sustained economic growth, the per capita income in the national capital at current prices has increased to Rs 1.16 lakh in the financial year 2009-10 which is an increase of Rs 13,446 over the per capita income in 2008-09.