Major State Indicators

• Old Delhi was the capital of Muslim India between the 17th and 19th century.
• New Delhi was built as the imperial capital of India by the British.
• Population 14 million.
• Slums (jhuggies) stretch all across the city and has some of the poorest migrants from the neighboring states.
• Literacy rate 81%.
• About half of its female population gets married between the ages of 15 and 19.