Delhi, the capital of India, is a metropolitan city with ever expanding boundaries. Delhi lies in the latitude 28.38 N and longitude 77.12 E. the location of Delhi is on the western end of the Gangetic plain, which is drained by River Yamuna. The third largest city of India, Delhi along with New Delhi and Delhi Cantonment comprises the National Capital Territory that is collectively governed by the Central Government, elected government of National Capital Territory and the three Municipal Corporations. The National Capital region of Delhi includes the whole of National Capital Territory along with neighboring satellite towns, namely, Noida and Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh and Faridabad and Gurgaon in Haryana. Delhi is a land-locked state and is surrounded by Haryana in the west and Uttar Pradesh in the east. Being the national capital, Delhi has easy connectivity from any part of the world. Delhi has an international and domestic airports, several railway stations and good service of inter-state buses.

Delhi stretches over an area of about 1483 square kilometers and its breadth ranges in between 30 to 33 miles. Delhi lies almost 300 meters above the sea level. The entire topography of this city is divided into three separate regions, which are the Yamuna Flood Plain, the Plain and the ridge. ain. The Yamuna flood plains are somewhat low-lying and sandy and  are subject to recurrent floods. This area is also called Khadar. The ridge constitutes the most dominating physiographic features of this territory. It originates from the Aravali hills of Rajasthan and entering the union territory from the south extends in a north eastern direction. It encircles the city on the north west and west. The point near Bhatti has a height of 1045 ft. Tughlaquabad fort is located on one of the highest spurs of the ridge. Leaving aside the Yamuna flood plain (khadar) and the ridge, the entire area of the national capital territory of  Delhi is categorized as Bangar or the plain. A major proportion of the area of Delhi is plain and on this are located Delhi, New Delhi and Delhi cantonment along with a vast stretch of numerous villages. The land of the plain is mostly fertile.

Being situated in the western Gigantic Plain, most of the city lies on the western part of the Yamuna River. There are three other three canals that cross through this city. These canals are the Hindou Canal, the Agra Canal and the Yamuna Canal. The capital city of India is also surrounded by other important Indian states. The state of Haryana lies on the north, west and southern part of the city, while it is bordered by Uttar Pradesh in the east. Delhi along with Jaipur and Agra forms a popular tourist angle in the north. This famous Delhi-Arga-Jaipur triangle attracts countless tourists. The strategic location of Delhi has made it the ideal point to begin a well planned tour of North India.