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.

Is Delhi a state or district?

Delhi, city and national capital territory , north-central India. The city of Delhi actually consists of two components: Old Delhi, in the north, the historic city; and New Delhi , in the south, since 1947 the capital of India , built in the first part of the 20th century as the capital of British India.

Is New Delhi in Punjab?

In 1947, the partition of India led to the province being divided into East Punjab and West Punjab , in the newly independent dominions of India and Pakistan respectively. Punjab Province (British India)

How many states are there in New Delhi?

There are eleven administrative or revenue districts of Delhi , a union territory in India. List of Districts of Delhi .

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Is New Delhi a part of Delhi?

Although colloquially Delhi and New Delhi are used interchangeably to refer to the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT), these are two distinct entities, with New Delhi forming a small part of the city of Delhi .

What is the nickname of Delhi?

List of Nicknames of Indian Cities

How many states are there in India in 2020?

There are a total of 28 States in India as of November 2020. Q2. How many states and union territories are there in India? Ans.There are 28 states and 8 union territories in India at present.

What religion are Punjabis?

Sikhism , religion and philosophy founded in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent in the late 15th century. Its members are known as Sikhs . The Sikhs call their faith Gurmat (Punjabi: “the Way of the Guru”).

Is Punjab safe?

Punjab state is consisdered a safe place for the tourists,there is no any threat of any bomb explosion so tourist can chose punjab as their travel destination without any fear of terrorist attacks. There are very nice places to visit in Punjab like Amritsar Kapurthala Patiala Anadpur sahib etc.

What race are Punjabis?

The Punjabis (Punjabi (Shahmukhi): پنجابی, Punjabi (Gurmukhi): ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) or the Punjabi people, are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group associated with the Punjab region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent presently divided between Pakistani Punjab and Indian Punjab.

Which are the 9 union territories of India?

Union Territories are: Andaman and Nicobar Islands , Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, National Capital Territory of Delhi , Jammu and Kashmir, Lakshadweep , Ladakh and Puducherry.

What are the 28 states and 9 union territories of India?

States and Union Territories Andhra Pradesh (Amaravati) Arunachal Pradesh (Itanagar) Assam(Dispur) Bihar(Patna) Chhattisgarh(Raipur) Goa (Panaji) Gujarat(Gandhinagar)

What is capital of Delhi state?

How Delhi is divided?

National Capital Territory of Delhi has 11 Districts – North, North- East, North-West, West, South, South- West, South-East, New- Delhi , Central, Shahdara and East. Delhi was divided into 11 districts in September 2012, prior to that Delhi had 9 districts which came into existence from January 1997. 7 дней назад

Which area is Delhi NCR?

What is Delhi NCR full form?

National Capital Region ( NCR ) is a unique example of inter-state regional planning and development for a region with NCT- Delhi as its core. The NCR as notified covers the whole of NCT- Delhi and certain districts of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, covering an area of about 55,083 sq.