At a Glance

New Delhi [capital]:
Population: 1,029,991,145
Size:  1,483 sq km
Language: Hindi, English, Punjabi, Urdu
People [entire country]: Indo-Aryan 72%, Dravidian 25%, Mongoloid and other 3% (2000)
Religion: Hindu 81.3%, Muslim 12%, Christian 2.3%, Sikh 1.9%, other groups including Buddhist, Jain, Parsi 2.5% (2000)
Time: India is 51/2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and 101/2 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time (EST). When it’s noon in New York, it’s 10:30 p.m. in Delhi. Because there is no daylight-saving time, India is only 91/2 hours ahead of EST during the summer.
Currency: 1 Indian rupee (Re) = 100 paise
Electricity: 240 volts, 50Hz. A variety of power outlets are used in India, but most plugs have two or three round pins.

Agra [state capital]:
Population: 1,400,000
Size: 82 sq. km.
Language: Hindi, Urdu and English
People [entire country]: Indo-Aryan 72%, Dravidian 25%, Mongoloid and other 3% (2000)
Religion: Hindu 81.3%, Muslim 12%, Christian 2.3%, Sikh 1.9%, other groups including Buddhist, Jain, Parsi 2.5% (2000)
Time: India is 51/2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and 101/2 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time (EST). When it’s noon in New York, it’s 10:30 p.m. in Delhi. Because there is no daylight-saving time, India is only 91/2 hours ahead of EST during the summer.
Currency: 1 Indian rupee (Re) = 100 paise
Electricity: 240 volts, 50Hz. A variety of power outlets are used in India, but most plugs have two or three round pins.

Ranthambore:
Population:
Size: 1.334 sq km.
Language: Hindi, English & Mewari
People [entire country]: Indo-Aryan 72%, Dravidian 25%, Mongoloid and other 3% (2000)
Religion: Hindu 81.3%, Muslim 12%, Christian 2.3%, Sikh 1.9%, other groups including Buddhist, Jain, Parsi 2.5% (2000)
Time: India is 51/2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and 101/2 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time (EST). When it’s noon in New York, it’s 10:30 p.m. in Delhi. Because there is no daylight-saving time, India is only 91/2 hours ahead of EST during the summer.
Currency: 1 Indian rupee (Re) = 100 paise
Electricity: 240 volts, 50Hz. A variety of power outlets are used in India, but most plugs have two or three round pins.

Jaipur:
Population: 23, 24, 319
Size: 23.3 sq. km.
Language: Hindi, Rajasthani & English
People [entire country]: Indo-Aryan 72%, Dravidian 25%, Mongoloid and other 3% (2000)
Religion: Hindu 81.3%, Muslim 12%, Christian 2.3%, Sikh 1.9%, other groups including Buddhist, Jain, Parsi 2.5% (2000)
Time: India is 51/2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and 101/2 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time (EST). When it’s noon in New York, it’s 10:30 p.m. in Delhi. Because there is no daylight-saving time, India is only 91/2 hours ahead of EST during the summer.
Currency: 1 Indian rupee (Re) = 100 paise
Electricity: 240 volts, 50Hz. A variety of power outlets are used in India, but most plugs have two or three round pins.

Cochin:
Population: 1.35 million
Size: 95 sq. km.
Language: State language: Malayalam, English, Hindi and Tamil
People [entire country]: Indo-Aryan 72%, Dravidian 25%, Mongoloid and other 3% (2000) Religion: Hindu 81.3%, Muslim 12%, Christian 2.3%, Sikh 1.9%, other groups including Buddhist, Jain, Parsi 2.5% (2000)
Time: India is 51/2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and 101/2 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time (EST). When it’s noon in New York, it’s 10:30 p.m. in Delhi. Because there is no daylight-saving time, India is only 91/2 hours ahead of EST during the summer.
Currency: 1 Indian rupee (Re) = 100 paise
Electricity: India operates on the European standard 220 volts or 240 volts.

Kerala:
Population: 31,838,619
Size: 38,863 sq km
Language: Malyalam, English, Hindi
People [entire country]: Indo-Aryan 72%, Dravidian 25%, Mongoloid and other 3% (2000)
Religion: Hindu 81.3%, Muslim 12%, Christian 2.3%, Sikh 1.9%, other groups including Buddhist, Jain, Parsi 2.5% (2000)
Time: India is 51/2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and 101/2 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time (EST). When it’s noon in New York, it’s 10:30 p.m. in Delhi. Because there is no daylight-saving time, India is only 91/2 hours ahead of EST during the summer.
Currency: 1 Indian rupee (Re) = 100 paise
Electricity: 240 volts, 50Hz. A variety of power outlets are used in India, but most plugs have two or three round pins.