Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
India is a federal constitutional republic governed under a parliamentary system consisting of 28 states and 8 union territories. [1] All states, as well as the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, Puducherry and the National Capital Territory of Delhi, have elected legislatures and governments, both patterned on the Westminster model. The ...
Vangipuram or Peddavegi: Capital of Salankayana dynasty and Eastern Chalukya Kingdom; Vijayapuri South or Nagarjunakonda: Capital of Andhra Ikshvakus; Kalinganagara (modern Mukhalingam): Capital of Eastern Ganga dynasty; Kannauj: Capital of Harshavardhana's short-lived empire; also of Pratiharas.
New Delhi (/ ˈ nj uː ˈ d ɛ. l i / ⓘ, [6] Hindi: [ˈnəiː ˈdɪlːiː], ISO: Naī Dillī) is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the Government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Sansad Bhavan, and the Supreme Court.
The city is surrounded by fertile alluvial plains to the east and south and hill chains and desert areas to the north and west. [25] [26] Jaipur generally slopes downwards from north to south and then to the southeast. [27] The city is surrounded by the Nahargarh hills in the north and Jhalana in the east, which is a part of the Aravalli range ...
This is a list of the most populous cities in India. Cities are a type of sub-administrative unit and are defined by the Ministry of Home Affairs. In some cases, cities are bifurcated into municipalities, which can lead to cities being included within other cities. This list is based on the Census of India using data from the 2001 census of India and the 2011 census of India. Map class ...
Patna (/ ˈ p ʌ t n ə, ˈ p æ t-/; [13] [14] Hindi: [ˈpəʈnaː] ⓘ, ISO: Paṭanā), historically known as Pāṭaliputra, [15] is the capital and largest city of the state of Bihar in India. [1] According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Patna had a population of 2.35 million, [16] making it the 19th largest city in India. [1]
Delhi, [a] officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India.Straddling the Yamuna river, but spread chiefly to the west, or beyond its right bank, Delhi shares borders with the state of Uttar Pradesh in the east and with the state of Haryana in the remaining directions.
New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Chennai were classified as A-1 cities. [9] City statuses were later revised based on the results of the 2001 Census of India. [8] Hyderabad was upgraded from A to A-1 status on 31 August 2007, and the same with Bangalore on 21 September 2007. [9] The CCA classification was abolished in 2008.