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Delhi
Delhi is the bustling city of India which is also the National Capital and Union Territory. It consists of a 1.39% population in India. It is a city with a lot of interesting historical facts. So it is a worth knowing place in India.
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| 1 History | 1.1 Delhi is one of the oldest cities in the world, and has been continuously inhabited since the 6th century BCE. 1.2 The city was founded by Anangpal Tomar. 1.3 It became the capital of British India on 12 December, 1911. 1.4 Delhi became the Union Territory of India in 1956. 1.5 It became the National Capital Territory on 1st February, 1992. 1.6 There are a number of myths and legends associated with the origin of the name Delhi. One of them is derived from Dhillu or Dilu, a king who built a city at this location in 50 BCE and named it after himself. |
| 2 Geography | 2.1 Climate: (i) Delhi features a dry-winter humid subtropical climate bordering a hot semi-arid climate. (ii) The warm season lasts from 21 March to 15 June with an average daily high temperature above 39 °C (102 °F). The hottest day of the year is 22 May. (iii) The cold season lasts from 26 November to 9 February with an average daily high temperature below 20 °C (68 °F). The coldest day of the year is 4 January. (iv) In early March, the wind direction changes from north-westerly to south-westerly. From April to October the weather is hot. The monsoon arrives at the end of June, along with an increase in humidity. (v) The brief, mild winter starts in late November, peaks in January and heavy fog often occurs. 2.2 Agriculture: (i) The main crops grown in Delhi are wheat, jawar, bajra and paddy. (ii) Animal husbandry is an important component of the agriculture sector. The main livestock products are milk, eggs and meat. 2.3 Major rivers: Ganges, Yamuna, Hindon, Najafgarh and Sahibi. 2.4 Animals: You will find chimpanzee, hippopotamus, spider monkey, African wild buffalo, Giraffes, Gir lion, Zebras, hyenas, macaques, peafouls and jaguars. 2.5 Neighbouring States: Haryana – North, South and West Uttar Pradesh – East 2.6 Capital city: New Delhi (Country Capital) 2.7 Total Land Area: (i) Total area is 1,484 sq. km. (ii) Area Rank is 32nd in India |
| 3 Forestry | 3.1 Forest: (i) Forest Cover: 195.44 sq. km. (ii) Very Dense Forest: 6.72 sq. km. (iii) Moderately Dense Forest: 56.42 sq. km. (iv) Open Forest: 132.30 sq. km. (Data as per ISFR 2019 assessment) 3.2 Wild Life Sanctuary: Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary, Southern Delhi 3.3 Birds Sanctuary: Najafgarh Drain Bird Sanctuary |
| 4 Economy | 4.1 Major Economic Data: (i) GDP Growth: 11.5% annually (2013–18) (ii) GDP: $210 billion of NCT; 2020-21est.), 320 billion (PPP Metro GDP), $210 billion (GDP Nominal) (iii) GDP Rank: 13th (iv) Per Capita Income: ₹554,004 (US$7,800) (current prices; 2020–21) 4.2 Industries: Major industries are as under: – (i) Manufacturing grew considerably as consumer goods companies established manufacturing units and headquarters in the city. (ii) Key service industries are information technology, telecommunications, hotels, banking, media and tourism. Construction, power, health and community services and real estate are also important to the city’s economy. (iii) As with other regions of India, the IT industry has been expanding in Delhi. (iv) Due to its history, central position and status as the nation’s capital, Delhi is a common destination for tourists. (v) The real estate sector has been another growing industry within the NCR. It boomed in the 2000s and many Indians, induced by the soaring property prices, decided to invest in real estate, especially in the growing satellite cities of Gurgaon, Noida and Greater Noida. (vi) Another key sector of Delhi’s economy is the transportation sector and the city has been investing in transport infrastructure projects. |
| 5 Transportation | 5.1 Air, Railway and Roads are the major transportation means of Delhi. 5.2 Other Important facts: (i) Delhi has the highest road density of 2103 km/100 km2 in India. It is connected to other parts of India by five National Highways: NH 1, NH 2, NH 8, NH 10 and NH 24. The Delhi–Mumbai and Delhi–Kolkata prongs of the Golden Quadrilateral start from the city. (ii) Buses are the most popular means of road transport catering to about 60% of Delhi’s total demand. (iii) The Delhi Metro is a rapid transit system serving Delhi, Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Gurgaon and Noida in the National Capital Region of India. Delhi Metro is the world’s tenth-largest metro system in terms of length. Delhi Metro was India’s second modern public transportation system. The network consists of eleven lines with a total length of 311 kilometres (193 miles) with 214 stations, which are a mix of underground, at-grade and elevated stations. 5.3 Major Railway Stations (i) New Delhi (ii) Hazrat Nizamuddin (iii) Delhi Junction (iv) Delhi Sarai Rohilla (v) Anand Vihar Terminus (vi) Delhi Cantonment (vii) Delhi Shahdara Junction (viii) Shakur Basti (ix) Nangloi (x) Narela (xi) Palam (xii) Tuglakabad (xiii) Sadar Bazar (xiv) Subzi Mandi (xv) Delhi Kishanganj (xvi) Okhla (xvii) Tilak Bridge (xviii) Shivaji Bridge (xix) Adarsh Nagar (xx) Patel Nagar 5.4 Major Air Ports: International Airports: Indira Gandhi International Airport |
| 6 Infrastructures | 6.1 Power installed Capacity: (i) Total Power: 7573.36 MW (ii) Thermal: 6518.98 MW (iii) Nuclear: 102.83 MW (iv) Hydro: 723.09 MW (v) Renewable Energy Source: 228.46 MW |
| 7 Census and Demography | 7.1 Demographic Data: (i) Population: 16,787,941 (1.68 Crores) (ii) Male: 8,987,326 (iii) Female: 7,800,615 (iv) Gender Ratio: 868 females per 1000 males (v) Population Growth: 21.21% (vi) Percentage of total population of the country: 1.39% (vii) Density: 11,320/sq. km. (viii) Rural Population: 419,042 (2.50%) (ix) Urban Population: 16,368,899 (97.50%) (x) 5th most populous city in the World (Based on 2011 census) 7.2 Major Religion followers: (i) Hinduism: 13,712,100 (81.68%) (ii) Christianity: 146,093 (0.87%) (iii) Islam: 2,158,684 (12.86%) (iv) Jainism: 166,231 (0.99%) (v) Buddhism: 18,449 (0.11%) (vi) Sikhism: 570,581 (3.40%) (Based on 2011 census) |
| 8 Culture | 8.1 Literature: Literary work is majorly found under categories: (i) Persian (ii) Sanskrit (iii) Hindi 8.2 Major Poets & Authors: (i) Anvita Abbi (ii) Naman Ahuja (iii) Ahmed Ali (iv) Shyam Bhatia (v) Ravi Chaturvedi (vi) Deepak Chopra (vii) Shahid Ahmad Dehlvi (viii) Satyavati Devi (ix) Savitri Devi (x) Amit Khanna (xi) Sadiq-ur-Rahman Kidwai (xii) Madhu Kishwar (xiii) Saadiya Kochar (xiv) Mridula Koshy (xv) Arun Krishnan (xvi) Yukteshwar Kumar (xvii) Ashok Lav (xviii) Sujata Madhok (xix) Rajiv Malhotra (xx) Gita Mehta (xxi) Kunwar Narayan (xxii) Aman Nath (xxiii) Kota Neelima (xxiv) Manjula Padmanabhan (xxv) Thakkar Pheru (xxvi) Amrita Pritam (xxvii) Mahesh Rangarajan (xxviii) Valmik Thapar (xxix) Manoj Tyagi (xxx) Ashok Vajpeyi (xxxi) Ruth Vanita (xxxii) Komala Varadan (xxxiii) Shiv Kunal Verma (xxxiv) Yahya bin Ahmad Sirhindi 8.3 Major Festivals: (i) Republic Day (ii) Independence Day (iii) Gandhi Jayanti (iv) Diwali (v) Mahavir Jayanti (vi) Guru Nanak’s Birthday (vii) Raksha Bandhan (viii) Durga Puja (ix) Holi (x) Lohri (xi) Chauth (xii) Krishna Janmastami (xiii) Maha Shivratri (xiv) Eid ul-Fitr (xv) Moharram (xvi) Buddha Jayanti (xvii) Qutub Festival (xviii) Kite Flying Festival (xix) International Mango Festival (xx) Vasant Panchami (xxi) Auto Expo (Asia’s Largest Auto Show) (xxii) New Delhi World Book Fair (xxiii) India International Trade Fair 8.4 Major Religious Places: (i) Akshardham Temple (ii) Laxminarayan Temple (iii) ISKON Temple (iv) Chhatarpur Temple (v) Kalka Ji Mandir (vi) Shri Digambar Jain Lal Mandir (vii) Shri Atma Vallabh Jain Smarak (viii) Gurdwara Bangla Sahib (ix) Jama Masjid (x) Nizamuddin Dargah (xi) Matka Peer Dargah (xii) Lotus Temple (xiii) Cathedral Church of Redemption (xiv) St. James’ Church |
| 9 Education | 9.1 State Literacy Data: (i) Total: 12,737,767 (86.21%) (ii) Male: 7,194,856 (90.94%) (iii) Female: 5,542,911 (80.76%) 9.2 Major Universities: (i) University of Delhi (ii) Jawaharlal Nehru University (iii) Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (iv) Delhi Technological University (v) National Law University (vi) Ambedkar University (vii) South Asian University (viii) Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan University (ix) Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University (x) Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women 9.3 Major Institutions: (i) IIT Delhi (ii) AIIMS Delhi (iii) Jamia Milia Islamia (iv) NIFT Delhi (v) IIFT Delhi (vi) IIIT Delhi (vii) NIT Delhi (viii) Indian Agricultural Research Institute (ix) National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (x) School of Planning and Architecture (xi) TERI School of Advanced Studies (xii) The Indian Law Institute |
| 10 Tourism | 10.1 Delhi is a remarkable tourist attraction in India and that is why a lot of people come here every year. 10.2 Major Tourist Spots: (i) Qutub Minar (ii) India Gate (iii) Sansad Bhavan (iv) Rashtrapati Bhavan (v) Connaught Place (vi) Lodhi Garden (vii) Purana Quila (viii) Red Fort (ix) Chandni Chowk (x) Safdarjung’s Tomb (xi) Humayun’s Tomb (xii) Jantar Mantar (xiii) Akshardham Temple (xiv) Laxminarayan Temple (xv) ISKON Temple (xvi) Chhatarpur Temple (xvii) Kalka Ji Mandir (xviii) Shri Digambar Jain Lal Mandir (xix) Shri Atma Vallabh Jain Smarak (xx) Gurdwara Bangla Sahib (xxi) Jama Masjid (xxii) Nizamuddin Dargah (xxiii) Matka Peer Dargah (xxiv) Lotus Temple (xxv) Cathedral Church of Redemption (xxvi) St. James’ Church |
| 11 Sports | 11.1 State Game: Delhi is the capital territory of India; it has hosted many major international tournaments and has professional teams in different national leagues like Hockey India League, Indian Premier League and Indian Super League. 11.2 Major Stadium: (i) Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (ii) Arun Jaitley Stadium (iii) Dhyan Chand National Stadium (iv) Ambedkar Stadium (v) Chhatrasal Stadium 11.3 International Players from the state: Cricket: (i) Virat Kohli (ii) Gautam Gambhir (iii) Amit Mishra (iv) Ashish Nehra (v) Virender Sehwag (vi) Ishant Sharma Badminton: (i) Yuki Bhambri (ii) Amit Bhandari (iii) Prakash Bhandari (iv) Tanvi Khanna (v) Divij Sharan (vi) Vivek Shokeen Tennis: (i) Ashutosh Singh (ii) Jasjit Singh (iii) Navdeep Singh Wrestling: (i) Parkash Gian (ii) Guru Hanuman (iii) Pawan Kumar (iv) Sushil Kumar (v) Sujeet Maan (vi) Malwa Singh (vii) Satpal Singh Hockey: (i) Raghbir Singh Bhola (ii) Arthur Charles Hind (iii) Abdul Qayyum Khan (iv) Manju Phalswal (v) Jaswant Singh Rajput (vi) Aziz-ur Rehman (vii) Joginder Singh (viii) Rupinder Pal Singh (ix) Khawaja Muhammad Taqi |
| 12 Governance & Administrative Divisions | 12.1 Administrative divisions: (i) Number of Districts: 11 (ii) Number of Tehsils: 33 (iii) Number of Police Stations: 178 (iv) Number of Urban Towns: 8 (v) Number of Villages: 165 12.2 Official Languages: (i) Hindi (ii) English Additional Official Languages: (i) Punjabi (ii) Urdu (Based on census-2011) 12.3 Constituent Facts: (i) Number of Assembly seats: 70 (ii) Number of Parliament seats: 7 (iii) Number of Rajya Sabha Seats: 3 (iv) Legislature: Unicameral 12.4 Chief Minister: Arvind Kejriwal (7th Chief Minister of Delhi) First Chief Minister: Chaudhary Brahm Parkash (1952) 12.5 Lt. Governor: Vinai Kumar Saxena (22nd Lt. Governor of Delhi) (From 26 May, 2022) First Lt. Governor: Aditya Nath Jha (1966) 12.6 Judiciary: The High Court of Delhi was established on 31 October 1966. (i) Number of Judges: 60 (ii) (Permanent: 45 Addl: 15) (iii) Judge Retirement Age: 62 |
| 13 Other Important facts | 13.1 UNESCO World Heritage Sites: (i) Humayun’s Tomb (ii) Qutb Minar and its Monuments (iii) Red Fort Complex (iv) Delhi City(Proposed) (v) Bahá’í House of Worship (Proposed) 13.2 GI Tags: Basmati Rice 13.3 Number of Archaeological Sites: (i) Bawana Fortress of Jat Zail (ii) Hauz Khas Complex (iii) Jahanpanah (iv) Mehrauli Archaeological Park (v) Qila Rai Pithora |
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