Buses are the most popular restoration of transportation
to approximately 60% of total demand. The state-owned Delhi
Transport Corporation (DTC) is a leading provider of bus services
for the city and plays a crucial role in connecting with the
rest of the metropolis. Buses run about 34 depots and buses
operate between states since the three bus terminals Inter
State in Kashmere Gate, Sarai Kale Khan and Anand Vihar. DTC
is coordinating with Delhi Metro commuters to log in areas
surrounding the metro stations.
Auto rickshaws are popular means of public transport in New
Delhi. They are usually green and yellow and many run on CNG.
Taxis are not as prevalent and tend to be more expensive.
However, both private taxis and state-permitted taxis (which
are black and yellow) are easily accessible. Indira Gandhi
International (IGI) Airport is located in the southwest corner
of Delhi and is the main airport serving New Delhi. In 2006-07,
the IGI traffic at the airport has registered more than 19.4
million passengers, making it the second busiest airport in
South Asia. Safdarjung airport is another airport in Delhi
used for general aviation. Railways served only 1% of the
local traffic from 2003. The headquarters of the Indian Railways
and the Railway North are located in New Delhi. The New Delhi
Railway Station is the main station of the city and is an
important railway junction in northern India.
The Akshardham Temple is a Hindu temple in New Delhi As of
2003, the total population of New Delhi was 295000. A large
part of New Delhi is associated with governmental affairs.
The Territory of the national capital of Delhi, New Delhi,
which is part of a population of 14.1 million inhabitants
making it the second largest urban agglomeration in India
after Mumbai. There are 925 women per 1000 males, and the
literacy rate is 81.82%. Hinduism is the religion of 82% of
the population of Delhi, New Delhi is a part. There are also
large communities of Muslims (11.7%), Sikhs (4.0%), Jains
(1.1%) and Christians (0.9%) in Delhi. Other minorities are
Parsis, Anglo-Indians, Buddhists and Jews. The Hindi is the
main language spoken and written in the city. Other languages
commonly spoken in the city are English, Urdu and Punjabi.
Groups language from all over India are well represented in
the city, among which are Maithili, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu,
Bengali and Marathi.
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