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Delhi loses out to Gurgaon, Noida

Delhi loses out to Gurgaon, Noida
Hindustan Times
New Delhi, April 06, 2011

For aspiring migrants, it’s no longer ‘Dilli Chalo’. Driven by a booming services business, Gurgaon and Noida have emerged as the new centres of attraction. According to Census 2011, Delhi’s four satellite towns — Gurgaon, Noida, Ghaziabad and Faridabad — registered rapid population increases duri
ng the last decade even as the Capital’s population growth rate nearly halved from the previous decade.
Although Gurgaon and Noida lead the pack, Faridabad and Ghaziabad, too, continue to draw migrants in large numbers. What’s more, experts say this shows Delhi is following the trends visible in other large metros around the world.
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