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Some basic facts about
Delhi
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Area
: 1,483 square
kilometers
Position : Latitude 28.38°
N, Longitude 77.13° E, Altitude 293 m above sea level
Population : 1, 38, 50,507
(Females 62, 43,273, Males 76, 07,234)
Density :
9340 Sq. Km.
Literacy Rate : Total 81.67
% (Females 74.71 %, Males 87.37 %)
Birth Rate : 21.24 per 1000,
Death Rate : 5.81 per
1000,
Infant Mortality : 23.93
per 1000
Per Capita Income : Rs.38864,
Gross Domestic Product : 478
billion INR in year 2005
Temperature : 45 degree (max),
5 degree (min),
Time Zone: IST (UTC+5:30)
Languages: Hindi, English,
Punjabi & Urdu,
Religion: Hindu, Muslim, Sikh,
Christian |
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Climate : Summers
in Delhi are very hot and winters very cold.
The temperature varies from 45 degrees in summers to 4 degrees
in winters. |
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| People : People
from all over India stay in Delhi, while old Delhi is populated
by Muslims. |
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| Economy : Important
crops grown are wheat, gram, Bajra and Jowar. Important trading
centers in Delhi are fruit and vegetable market, food grain
market, fodder market & cloth market. |
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Festivals :
Holi, Diwali, Id, Christmas, Guru Nanak Jayanti, Durga Puja,
Dussehra etc.
International Kite lying festival, Garden Tourism Festival and
Mango Festival are some of the other festivals also. |
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| Place to Visit
: Bangla Sahib Gurudwara /Birla Mandir / Chandni Chowk
/ Chattarpur Mandir/ Connaught Place/Delhi Zoo/ Dilli Haat/
Doll Museum/ Humayun's Tomb/ India Gate/ Indira Gandhi Memorial/
ISKCON/ Jantar Mantar/ Jama Masjid/ Kairali Ayurvedic Health
Resorts/ Lodhi's Tomb/ Mahavir Statue/ Mughal Gardens/ National
Gallery of Art/ National Museum/ Nehru Planetarium & Museum/
Nizamuddin Tomb/Parliament House/ Purana Quila/ Qutab Minar/
Rail Museum/ Raj Ghat/ Rashtrapati Bhavan/ Red Fort/ Sacred
Heart Cathedral/ Safdarjung's Tomb/ Sis Ganj Gurudwara/Tomb
of Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq. |
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