Delhi (DL)


(Delhi’s metro is country’s first modern transportation system. Delhi’s metro station is the 13th largest one in the world in terms of length which is over 193 kilometers)

 

 




 

Formation of NCT

1 February 1992

 

Borders with

Haryana (in the North, West and South), Uttar Pradesh (in the East)

 

Capital

New Delhi

 

Number of districts

11

 

Important towns and cities

New Delhi, Delhi Cantt, Palam, Mehrauli, Shahdara, Alipur, Badaali, Nazafgarh, Narela

 

Major Airports

Indira Gandhi International Airport, Domestic flight – Palam and for training Safdarjung

 

Lieutenant Governor

Anil Baijal

 

Chief minister

Arvind Kejriwal

 

Area wise Rank

31

 

Population-wise Rank

30

 

Official Language

Hindi, English

 

Other Major Languages

Punjabi, Urdu

 

Major Religions

Hinduism (81.68%), Islam (12.86%), Sikhism (3.40%), Jainism (0.99%), Christianity (0.87%), Buddhism (0.11%), Other or Not stated (0.09%)

 

Major Festivals

Roshnara festival, Shalimar

festival, Qutab festival, Winter

Carnival, Garden Tourism &

Mango festival

 

Dance

Ballet, Indian Bollywood, Swing, Jazz

 

Also known as

Lutyens' Delhi

 

Historical Sites

India Gate, Red Fort, Qutub Minar, Humayun's Tomb, Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament House, Lodi Garden

 

National Parks/ Bird Sanctuaries

Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary, Okhla Bird Sanctuary

 

Important Rivers (Passing through)

Hindon River, Sahibi River, Yamuna

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.    Hindon River

 

Hindon River, a tributary of Yamuna river, is a river in India that originates in the Saharanpur District, from Upper Shivalik in Lower Himalayan Range. It flows between Ganges and Yamuna rivers for 400 kilometres (250 mi) through Muzaffarnagar District, Meerut District, Baghpat District, Ghaziabad, Noida, Greater Noida before it joins Yamuna river just outside Delhi.

 

2.    Sahibi River

 

The Sahibi river, also called the Sabi River , is an ephemeral, rain-fed river flowing through Rajasthan, Haryana (where its canalised portion is called the "Outfall Drain No 8") and Delhi states in India. It drains into Yamuna in Delhi, where its channeled course is also called the Najafgarh drain, which also serves as Najafgarh drain bird sanctuary.

 

3.    Yamuna

 

The Yamuna, also known as the Jumna or Jamna (not to be mistaken with the Jamuna of Bangladesh), is the second largest tributary river of the Ganges (Ganga) and the longest tributary in India. It crosses several states: Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, passing by Uttarakhand and later Delhi, and meeting its tributaries on the way, including Tons, its largest tributary, Chambal, its longest tributary which has its own large basin, followed by Sindh, the Betwa, and Ken.