Area: 1,483 sq km

Languages spoken: Hindi, Urdu, English & Punjabi

Population
City proper 9,817,439

Metro area 15,334,000

Temperature
January 21°/8°C (70°/46°F);
July 35°/27°C (94°/80°F)
Average daily High/Low °C (°F)

Rainfall
January 19 (0.7)
July 237 (9.3)
Average monthly mm (inches)

Best Time to visit: October to March

Excursions: Neemrana fort, Surajkund, Badhkal Lake, Fatehpur Sikri, Taj Mahal, Jaipur, Nainital, Mathura Kesroli, Mud fort, Sultanpur, Tilyar Lake.

Shopping Areas: Dilli Haat, Janpath, Connaught Place, Karol Bagh, Lajpat Nagar, South Ex. Market, Sarojini Market, Khaan Market

Places to Visit: India Gate, Red fort, Qutab Minar, Humayun's Tomb, Jama Masjid, Birla Mandir, Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament House, Chandni Chawk.

Emergency Telephone Numbers

• STD Code - O11
• Police - 100
• Commissioner of Police- 3319661(O) / 3319721(O) / 4100789(R)
• Police Headquarters - 3352678
• DCP Traffic - 6198928(O)
• Fire Service - 101
• Ambulance - 102
• Accident and Trauma -10999

Hospitals

• St, Stephen’s Hospital Phone no- 3966024
• Dr, RamManoharLohiaHospital, Phone no- 3365525
• LokNayakJayaprakashHospital, Phone no- 3232400, 3233400
• MoolchandHospital, Phone no- 6920217
• BatraHospital, Phone no- 6983797
• AIIMS, Phone no- 6561123
• National Chest Institute, Phone no- 6864012
• M.P.HeartCenter, Phone no- 6413436

Round the Clock Chemist Shops in Delhi

• Spring Meadows, F-44 East of Kailash, Phone Number - 6441782
• TirathRamHospital, Rajpura Rood, Phone Number - 2522487
• BatraHospital, I, Tughlaqabad Instt. Area, Phone Number - 6983797
• Mohindera Chemist, C-5 6reinPark, Phone Number - 6852880-7
• Kolmet Chemist, 7-B, Pusa RoadNew Delhi, Phone Number - 5752055

Travel Assistance

• Railway General Information – 1330
• Railway Reservation- 3348686
• DTC Head Office - 3319075, 3318875
• DTC (ISBT) - 2968709

Universities in Delhi

• University of Delhi
• JawaharlalNehruUniversity
• Indira Gandhi National Open University
• JamiaMilliaIslamiaUniversity
• JamiaHamdardUniversity
• GuruGobindSinghIndraprastraUniversity

Institutions deemed to be University

• Indian Agricultural Research Institute
• School of Planning & Architecture
• Shri Lal Bahadur Shashtri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth
• National Museum Institute of History of Art, Conservation & Musicology

Embassy or Consulate

• US Embassy or Consulate: United States Embassy, Phone no: (0)11 2419 8000
• UK Embassy or Consulate: British High Commission, Phone no: (0)11 2687 2161
• Canadian Embassy or Consulate: Canadian High Commission, Phone no: (0)11 4178 2000
• Australian Embassy or Consulate: Australian High Commission, Phone no: (0)11 4139 9900
• South African Embassy or Consulate: South African High Commission, Phone no: (0)11 2614 9411

Delhi transportation inquiry & Reservation

• I.S.B.T., Kashmere Gate, Phone No. 23868836, 23865181
• I.S.B.T. Sarai Kale Khan, Phone No. 24358092
• I.S.B.T. Anand Vihar, Phone No. 22152431