Delhi

GENERAL INTRODUCTION OF DELHI

Delhi is situated in India’s northern region. It is one of the eight union territories of India. It is the fourth largest union territory of India by land and the most populous union territory of India by population. It shares borders with Uttar Pradesh to the east and Haryana to the west, north, and south. The National Capital Territory (NCT) is a part of the Union territory of Delhι. It contains New Delhi, the capital of India. After Mumbai, Delhι is the second wealthiest city in India. Delhι is the centre of the National Capital Region (NCR), which is a unique ‘Interstate regional planning’ area created by the National Capital Region Planning Board.

The Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament Building, Chandni Chowk, Red Fort, Purana Kila, India Gate, Lotus Temple, Akshardham temple are the main tourist places in Delhι.

Delhι Map

DELHI

Below the table shown are basic information about Delhi.

Capital

New Delhι

Lieutenant Governor

Anil Baijal

Chief Minister

Arvind Kejriwal

Area

1483 sq. km

Population

16,788,941 (2011 census)

Density

11,312/ sq. km (2011 census)

Literacy rate

86.21% (2011 census)

Official language

Hindi and English

No. of districts

11

Legislature

Unicameral

Assembly seats

70

Lok Sabha seats

7

Rajya Sabha seats

3

Hight Court

High Court of Delhι

High Court location

Delhι

No. of border shares states

2

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