Mumbai

•The capital of Maharashtra state.

• It is the most populous city in India, and the fifth most populous city in the world.

• Mumbai earlier known as Bombay.

• The city was renamed Mumbai in 1996.

• Mumbai is the financial, commercial and entertainment capital of India.

Demographics

• According to the 2011 census, the population of Mumbai was 12,479,608.

• A literacy rate of 94.7%, higher than the national average of 86.7%.

• The total area of Mumbai is 603.4 km2 (233 sq mi)

Religion in Mumbai

Religion Percent

Hinduism   67.39%

Islam   18.56%

Buddhism   5.22%

Christianity   4.2%

Others   4.63%

Tourist place in mumbai • CAVES :- Elephanta caves, Kanheri,

• Colonial buildings :- Gateway of India, Taj hotel.

• Beaches :- Juhu beach, Aksa Beach in Malad.

• Religious places:- Portuguese church, Haji Ali Dargah.

• Victoria & Albert Museum ( Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Musem)

Portuguese church The church, built in 1596, was rebuilt in 1651 and again in 1914. The present structure, designed by famous Indian architect Charles Correa, was constructed between 1974 and 1977.

The Haji Ali Dargah was constructed in 1431 in memory of a wealthy Muslim merchant, Sayyed Peer Haji Ali Shah Bukhari, who gave up all his worldly possessions before making a pilgrimage to Mecca.

Kolkata

• Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) is the capital of West Bengal.

• First arrived in 1690, and to British India, of which Calcutta became the capital in 1772.

• (There were 3 villages named Sutanuti, Govindapur & Kolkata. (Jobe Charnock )

• Calcutta University, the first modern Indian university was founded here in 1857.

Demographics

• In 2011, Kolkata had population of 4,496,694 of which male and female were 2,356,766 and 2,139,928 .

• Average literacy rate of Kolkata in 2011 were 86.31.

• Average Literacy :- 86.31

Tourist places in kolkata • Gurusaday Museum, Diamond Harbour Road

• Jawahar Shishu Bhawan

• Science City

• Sabarna Sangrahashala

• Kali temple at Kalighat.

Hyderabad (Pearl City) The capital and largest city of the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

• Area: 650 km²

• Founded: 1591

• Population : 6.81 million (4,010,238 ) According to 2011 census.

Tourist places • Charminar :- Mohammed Quli Qutb Shah, the founder of Hyderabad, built Charminar in 1591. Four graceful minarets soar to a height of 48.7 m above the ground. Charminar has 45 prayer spaces and a mosque in it.

Mecca Masjid The Mecca Masjid, so named because the bricks were brought from Mecca to build the central arch. The Qutb Shahis never finished the building of the mosque, which was completed by Aurangzeb in 1694.

Golconda Fort Golconda was originally a mud fort, which passed to the Bahmani dynasty and later to the Qutb Shahis, who held it from 1518 to 1687 A.D. The fort is famous for its acoustics, palaces, ingenious water supply system and the famous Fateh Rahben gun.

• Qutb Shahi Tombs, Birla Mandir, Salar Jung Museum, Hussainsagar Lake.