Longer ranges, with every recorded day in a table, are on our gold price history page.
Delhi Gold Rate — All Weights
Live rate for the karat selected above · Excludes GST & making charges
| Weight | Gold Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Gram | ₹14,226 | ▼ ₹45 |
| 2 Grams | ₹28,452 | ▼ ₹90 |
| 4 Grams | ₹56,904 | ▼ ₹180 |
| 8g (1 Tola) | ₹1,13,808 | ▼ ₹360 |
| 10 Grams | ₹1,42,260 | ▼ ₹450 |
| 20 Grams | ₹2,84,520 | ▼ ₹900 |
| 50 Grams | ₹7,11,300 | ▼ ₹2,250 |
| 100 Grams | ₹14,22,600 | ▼ ₹4,500 |
Delhi vs Other Cities
22K gold per 10 grams. All five cities currently show the same rate — we apply no city premium, because we have not been able to measure one we can stand behind. See how we calculate rates.
| City | 22K / 10g | Change | vs Delhi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chennai | ₹1,30,410 | ▼ ₹410 | — |
| Mumbai | ₹1,30,410 | ▼ ₹410 | — |
| Delhi You are here | ₹1,30,410 | ▼ ₹410 | |
| Kolkata | ₹1,30,410 | ▼ ₹410 | — |
| Kochi | ₹1,30,410 | ▼ ₹410 | — |
What those marks mean, and how to verify a HUID before you pay: see our BIS hallmark and HUID guide.
Delhi tracks the national benchmark — the variation is in making charges
Delhi does not carry a documented standing premium over the national IBJA benchmark, and we are not going to invent one. On most days the Delhi metal rate and the national rate are the same number.
Where Delhi genuinely varies is one level down, in making charges, and the spread is wide enough to matter far more than any plausible rate difference. The city's gold trade is split between two quite different ecosystems — the Mughal-era wholesale lanes of Old Delhi and the modern retail belts of Karol Bagh and South Delhi — and they price fabrication very differently for physically similar pieces.
That is the useful thing to understand about buying gold in Delhi: comparing the rate between cities is close to pointless, while comparing the total between Dariba Kalan and a South Extension showroom on the same necklace is not.
One structural note specific to Delhi: Dariba Kalan is primarily a silver market, and functions as a wholesale silver hub for much of North India. If you are buying silver rather than gold, that changes which part of the city you should be in — see our silver rate page.
Dariba Kalan and Karol Bagh are not substitutes for each other
Dariba Kalan runs off Chandni Chowk, the bazaar laid out by Shah Jahan in 1650 as the commercial spine of Shahjahanabad, stretching roughly 1.5 km from the Red Fort to Fatehpuri Masjid. The lane's name is usually traced to the Persian Dur-e be-baha, "unparalleled pearl". It has been a jewellery street since the Mughal period, and at least one firm trading there — Shri Ram Hari Ram Jewellers — dates its own establishment to 1789, across seven generations.
What is sold there reflects that history: traditional craftsmanship, Mughal-influenced design, heavy silver, and a wholesale trade that supplies retailers across North India. It is a working market, not a shopping destination, and it rewards buyers who know what they are looking at.
Karol Bagh is the other pole — a dense retail belt with a very large number of jewellers competing directly, and is commonly described as the more price-competitive of the two on making charges. The design range is broader and more contemporary; the experience is closer to conventional showroom retail.
The practical read: Dariba for traditional and silver work and for wholesale pricing if you can navigate it; Karol Bagh for range and for making-charge competition.
The North Indian wedding season is the whole story
Delhi's gold demand is driven less by a single festival than by the length of the North Indian wedding calendar, which runs in two substantial blocks — roughly November to mid-December, and again from late January through March, with the gap covering the inauspicious period in between.
Overlaid on that are Dhanteras and Diwali in October or November, which is the single busiest retail moment of the Delhi year for jewellery as for everything else, and Karva Chauth, which drives a distinct and quite specific demand for gifting pieces.
Akshaya Tritiya in April or May completes the calendar.
The effect on a buyer is mainly about making charges and lead times rather than the metal rate. Custom work ordered during peak wedding season takes longer and is discounted less.
What to check before you pay, in Delhi specifically
- Price the same piece in both markets. A quote from Dariba Kalan and one from Karol Bagh for comparable work is the single most informative comparison available to a Delhi buyer, and it costs you an afternoon.
- Separate the metal rate from the making charge in the quote. Ask for both numbers explicitly. A shop quoting only a single all-in figure is making comparison impossible, which may be the point.
- In Old Delhi, confirm you are getting a tax invoice before you agree a price. Wholesale-oriented lanes have more informal billing, and the invoice matters for resale and exchange later.
- If you are buying silver, go to Dariba deliberately. It is the North Indian wholesale silver centre, which is a genuine structural advantage rather than a marketing claim.
- Verify the HUID in the BIS CARE app before payment. Six characters, free to check. See our hallmark and HUID guide.