The Top 10 Most Interesting facts About Delhi 2022

 

     Delhi is officially known as the National Capital Territory (NCT) of India. It's a major metropolitan city of India which has national capital New Delhi inside it's geographical area. It has an area of 1,484 sq. km. The City of Delhi has 16.7 million population as per 2011 census. With that much population it stands as the second most populous city in India. It is also the second most wealthiest city of India after Mumbai city. The City was strongly connected with the Indian history, that's why we can also referred to as the historic city of India. The city of Delhi has numerous interesting facts that you might not know. Some of the most interesting facts about Delhi are -

1. Delhi was made the Capital of India in 1912. Earlier to that Kolkata was the capital of British India.

2. Delhi was founded by Shah Jahan in 1649. He named it Shahjahanabad.

3. The first female ruler of Delhi was Razia Sultana.

4. Delhi was used to be the capital of India in many times. Because of this we find numerous historical buildings and places in Delhi.

5. Currently, Delhi is the 2nd largest populated city in India.

6. All the public transportation systems in Delhi are run by CNG.

7. Delhi is home to some of the best and most prestigious educational institutes in India.e.g, IIT Delhi, Delhi University, AIIMS Delhi to name a few.

8. Delhi is home to the world's tallest brick minaret Qutub Minar.

9. The City of Delhi has the highest number of registered cars in India.

10. Delhi is the biggest commercial city of northern part of India and is the second richest Indian city after Mumbai.