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| Area | 1483 sq. Kilometers |
| Population | 16 millions approx |
| Settled | 1638 |
| Incorporated | 1857 |
| Capital formation | 1911 |
| Location | Delhi is situated in the North India |
| Longitude | 77.13 East |
| Latitude | 28.37 North |
| Land | 1,590.0 km2 (614.0 sq mi) |
| Water | 18.0 km2 (6.9 sq mi) |
| Climate of Delhi | Summer 45° C to 28° C |
| Winter 25° C to 2° C | |
| Best time to visit | October to March |
| Railway Station | New Delhi Junction, Delhi Junction, Hadrat Nizam-ud-din and Sarai Rohilla |
| Airport | Indira Gandhi International Airport and Palam Domestic Airport |
| Must Visits | Red Fort, Jama Masjid, India Gate, Lotus Temple, Akshardham Temple etc |
| Language spoken | Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi and English |
| Historical names | Indraprastha (around 5000 BC), Hastinapur, Lal Kot (in 736 AD), Qila Rai Pithora (in 1180 AD), Delhi (from 1206 AD) |
| Electricity | 220volts, 50 hertz universal |
| Tipping | The tip amount should be around 10-to15% of the final billing. |
| STD Code | 11 |
| ISD Code | 9111 |
| Time Zone | 5:30 hours ahead of GMT |
| Best Hotels in Delhi | Hotel Centaur, Hotel Qutab, Samrat New Delhi, Hotel Taj Ambassador, Uppal's Orchid, Hotel Shangri-La New Delhi, Claridges Hotel New Delhi, Hilton Garden Inn, Hotel Hilton New Delhi |
| Religion | Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism, Buddhism, Jainism, Christianity, Zoroastrianism, Judaism and the Baha'i Faith |
| Literacy | 81.82% |
| Currency | Rupees |
| Density | 11,297/km2 (29,259.12/sq mi) |
| Metro | 16,314,838 |
| Metro rank | 2nd |
| Metropolitan | 21,753,486 (1st) |
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