Delhi
Information about Delhi
Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT), is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. It is situated alongside River Yamuna and bordered by Haryana state on three sides and by Uttar Pradesh state to the east. The NCT covers an area of 1,484 square kilometres (573 sq mi).
According to the 2011 census, Delhi's city proper population was over 11 million, the second-highest in India after Mumbai, while the whole NCT's population was about 16.8 million. Delhi's urban area is now considered to extend beyond the NCT boundaries and include the neighboring satellite cities of Faridabad, Gurgaon, Ghaziabad and Noida in the area, now called Central National Capital Region (CNCR) and has an estimated 2016 population of over 26 million people, making it the world's second-largest urban area according to United Nations.
Delhi is well connected with the neighbouring regions and other major cities of India through all modes of transport such as airways, railways and roadways.
