Important Facts

Capital
New Delhi

Area
1,483 sq km

Population(Census 2001)

13.7 million

Principal Languages

Hindi, English, Punjabi, Urdu

Urbanisation Ratio(1991)

89.9%

Literacy Rate(2001)
81.82%

State domestic product
Rs. 112010 mln. (1991-92)

Major Industries
Manufacture of razor blades, sports goods, radio and T.V. parts, plastic and PVC goods, textiles, chemicals, fertilizers, soft drinks, hand and machine tools.

Major Crops
Wheat, Maize, Bajra, Jowar, Vegetable and Fruit crops

Major cities linked
Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, Chandigarh, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Lucknow, Channi, Portblair, Thiruvanathapuram, Vadodara, Pune

Domestic airport
Palam airport

International airport
Indira Gandhi International airport