Facts about Delhi State

National Capital Territory of Delhi

CAPITAL : New Delhi (Yamuna River)

ESTABLISHED : February 1, 1992

CHIEF MINISTER : Arvind Kejiriwal(As on Nov 2017)

GOVERNOR : Anil Baijal(As on Nov 2017)

RULING PARTY : Aam Admi Party (AAP)

HIGH COURT : Delhi, 1966

DISTRICTS : 11

LANGUAGES : Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu, English,

POPULATION : 1, 67, 87, 941 (1st)

[Male = 89, 87, 326 & Female = 78, 00, 615]

M : F = 1000 : 866

AREA : 1484 sq. km (2nd) Density: 11, 297 per sq km

LITERACY : 87. 40%

ASSEMBLY : 70

LOKSABHA : 7

RAJYASABHA : 3

BOUNDARY STATES :  Haryana, Uttar Pradesh

STATE ANIMAL : Nilgai

STATE BIRD : House Sparrow

RIVERS : Yamuna

POWER PLANTS : Bhagalpur Thermal Power Plant

NATIONAL PARKS & SANCTUARIES : Najafgarh Drain Bird Sanctuary – Najafgarh Drain,

INDUSTRIES : Electronics, Light engineering machines, Automobile parts, Sports goods, PVC goods, Textiles, Fertilizers, Hoisery

MAIN CITIES : New Delhi, Palam, Mehrauli, Shahdara, Alipur, Badaali, Nazafgarh, Narela,

AIRPORTS : Indira Gandhi International Airport – New Delhi

Other Information

Humayun’s Tomb

Red Fort,

Lotus Temple (Temple with a flower like design)

Gandhi Sadan (Birla House – where Gandhiji was assassinated in 1948)

Rajghat (Samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi on the bank of Yamuna river)

Qutab Minar

Red Fort (a red stone structure built by Sha Jahan on the bank of Yamuna river)

Shaktisthal (situated on the bank of the Yamuna river where Mrs Indira Gandhi was cremated)

Shantivan (Samadhi of Jawahar Lal Nehru)

Vir Bhumi (Samadhi of Rajiv Gandhi)

Vijay Ghat (Samadhi of Lal Bahadur

CENTRAL INSTITUTES IN NEW DELHI

All India Malaria Research Institute - New Delhi

Indian Institute of Mass Communications

Central Road Research Institute

Indian National Scientific Documentation Centre

National Institute of Communicable Diseases

Steel Authority of India Limited ( SAIL )

The Indian Council of Agriculture Research

All India Institute of Medical Sciences ( AIIMS )

Indian Institute of Technology ( IIT )

Indira Gandhi National Open University

National Physical Laboratory

Indian Council of Medical Research

Vallabhai Patel Chest Institute

International Institute of Hotel Management

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India ( FSSAI )

National Rail Museum

National War Memorial

Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Feroz Shah Kotla Ground (Cricket)

Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium (Cricket & Football) - New Delhi

Districts in Delhi (11 Districts )

• Central Delhi
• East Delhi
• New Delhi
• North Delhi
• North East Delhi
• North West Delhi
• Shahdara
• South Delhi
• South East Delhi
• South West Delhi
• West Delhi