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{{Short description|Overview of Hinduism in New Delhi}}

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{{Infobox religious group|group=Hindus of Delhi|image=Statueofshiva.JPG|image_caption=Statue of [[Shiva]] in [[Delhi]].|population=13,712,100 ([[2011 Census of India|2011]]){{Sfn|Indian census|2011|p=6-7}}<br/>
'''81.68%''' of total population|languages='''[[Sanskrit]]''' (sacred)<br/>
[[Hindi]] (majority) and other languages, mainly by diaspora|religions='''[[Hinduism]]'''}}

'''Hinduism''' is the majority religion in [[Delhi]], [[India]]. According to the [[2011 Census of India]], the National Capital Territory of Delhi has 13,712,100 Hindus, who form 81.68% of the population.{{Sfn|Indian census|2011|p=6-7}} [[Hinduism]] can be extensively seen in [[Culture of Delhi|culture]] and [[history of Delhi]] and was established by [[Tomara dynasty|Hindu Tomara king]], [[Anangpal Tomar|Anangpala]].{{Sfn|Vasanji|2019|p=7}} Though, the [[Hindus]] have seen some decline in the [[Delhi Sultanate]] and [[Mughal Empire]], due to conversions and persecution.{{Sfn|Er-info|2014}} Delhi is also home to many [[Hindu temple]] and [[Ashram|ashrams]].{{Sfn|Trans Travel|2016}} There are more than 590 registered temples in [[Delhi]],{{Sfn|Ixigo|2013}} out of which [[Kalka Mandir, Delhi|Kalka]], [[Birla Mandir, Delhi|Birla]], [[Akshardham (Delhi)|Akshardham]] and [[ISKCON Temple, Delhi|ISKCON Temple]] are the most visited.{{Sfn|Trans Travel|2016}}

== History ==
{{See also|History of Delhi|Timeline of Delhi|label 1=History}}

=== Early history ===
[[Hinduism]] is believed to have been present in [[Delhi]] from [[Prehistory of India|prehistoric times]], during the times of [[Pandava|Pandavas]] when it was their capital by the name of [[Indraprastha]] and was under the control of [[Kuru Kingdom]].{{Sfn|Tillotson|2019|p=6}} The area city was also under the rule of the [[Maurya Empire]] from {{BCE|300–100}}.{{Sfn|Singh|2006|p=14}} The region has been significantly invaded and ruled by many dynasty from {{CE|200–800}}, mainly under the [[Gupta Empire|Gupta]] and [[Kushan Empire]] due to its location.{{Sfn|Singh|2006|p=12}} Then the city was first time established in {{CE|1052}} by [[Hindus|Hindu king]], [[Anangpal Tomar]] of [[Tomara dynasty]], when he established [[Anangpur]] as the [[capital city]] of his kingdom.{{Sfn|Dwivedi|1983|p=188}}

== Demographics ==
=== Population by District ===
{{See also|Hindus by district in India}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! # !! Sub-district !! Total population !! Hindu population !! %
|-
| 1 || [[Central Delhi]] || 582320 || 364148 || style="background: yellow" |62.53%
|-
| 2 || [[East Delhi]] || 1709346 || 1410852 || style="background: darkorange" |82.54%
|-
| 3 || [[New Delhi]] || 142004 || 124482 || style="background: darkorange" |87.66%
|-
| 4 || [[North Delhi]] || 887978 || 726443 || style="background: darkorange" |81.81%
|-
| 5 || [[North East Delhi]] || 2241624 || 1529337 || style="background: yellow" |68.22%
|-
| 6 || [[North West Delhi]] || 3656539 || 3211042 || style="background: darkorange" |87.82%
|-
| 7 || [[South Delhi]] || 2731929 || 2155759 || style="background: orange" |78.91%
|-
| 8 || [[South West Delhi]] || 2292958 || 2102743 || style="background: darkorange" |91.70%
|-
| 9 || [[West Delhi]] || 2543243 || 2087294 || style="background: darkorange" |82.07%
|}

=== Population by sub-district ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! # !! Sub-district !! Total population !! Hindu population !! %
|-
| 1 || [[Chanakya Puri]] || 61382 || 53027 || 86.39%
|-
| 2 || [[Civil Lines]] || 688616 || 619824 || 90.01%
|-
| 3 || [[Connaught Place, New Delhi|Connaught Place]] || 28228 || 24444 || 86.59%
|-
| 4 || [[Darya Ganj]] || 271108 || 89320 || 32.95%
|-
| 5 || [[Defence Colony]] || 637775 || 408380 || 64.03%
|-
| 6 || [[Delhi Cantonment]] || 286140 || 260060 || 90.89%
|-
| 7 || [[Gandhi Nagar, Delhi|Gandhi Nagar]] || 395342 || 298533 || 75.51%
|-
| 8 || [[Hauz Khas]] || 1231293 || 1022037 || 83.01%
|-
| 9 || [[Kalkaji]] || 862861 || 725342 || 84.06%
|-
| 10 || [[Karol Bagh]] || 136599 || 124374 || 91.05%
|-
| 11 || [[Kotwali]] || 69174 || 41588 || 60.12%
|-
| 12 || [[Model Town (Delhi)|Model Town]] || 595810 || 490973 || 82.40%
|-
| 13 || [[Najafgarh]] || 1365152 || 1268010 || 92.88%
|-
| 14 || [[Narela]] || 809913 || 719023 || 88.78%
|-
| 15 || [[Pahar Ganj]] || 174613 || 150454 || 86.16%
|-
| 16 || [[Parliament Street, New Delhi|Parliament Street]] || 52394 || 47011 || 89.73%
|-
| 17 || [[Patel Nagar]] || 1262158 || 1018371 || 80.68%
|-
| 18 || [[Preet Vihar]] || 1066098 || 898326 || 84.26%
|-
| 19 || [[Punjabi Bagh]] || 799453 || 698884 || 87.42%
|-
| 20 || [[Rajouri Garden]] || 481632 || 370039 || 76.83%
|-
| 21 || [[Sadar Bazaar, Delhi|Sadar Bazar]] || 130188 || 65031 || 49.95%
|-
| 22 || [[Saraswati Vihar]] || 2250816 || 2001046 || 88.90%
|-
| 23 || [[Seelam Pur]] || 1378779 || 892857 || 64.76%
|-
| 24 || [[Seema Puri]] || 539914 || 430496 || 79.73%
|-
| 25 || [[Shahdara]] || 322931 || 205984 || 63.79%
|-
| 26 || [[Vasant Vihar]] || 641666 || 574673 || 89.56%
|-
| 27 || [[Vivek Vihar]] || 247906 || 213993 || 86.32%
|}

== Communities ==
In [[Delhi|local and ruler Delhi]], the [[Gurjar]], [[Jat people|Jats]], [[Rajput]], [[Brahmin]] and other [[List of Scheduled Castes in Delhi|Dalit]] communities have been residing in [[Delhi]] from long times.{{Sfn|Delhi polls|2019}}{{Sfn|Kumar|2013|p=2}} After [[Partition of India|Partition]], many [[Sindhis in India|Sindhis]] (mainly [[Sindhi Hindus|Hindus]]) from [[Pakistan]] came and settled in [[New Delhi]]. Due to [[Urbanization]] of [[New Delhi]] many people of [[Biharis|Bihar]], [[Uttarakhand|Uttarakhandis]] and other neighbouring regions came to settle in [[Delhi]].{{Sfn|RE|1993|p=32|ps={{space|1}}Ch: Delhi: The Stop-Go Capital: A Summation}}

==References==
=== Citations ===
{{Reflist|30em}}

=== Bibliography ===
* {{Cite book|last=Vasanji|first=H. C.|title=A Delhi Obsession|publisher=[[Penguin Books]]|year=2019|isbn=9-789-353-05637-7}}
* {{Cite web|date=2012|title=2011 Census of religious population in India|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW07C-01%20MDDS.XLS|url-status=live|website=[[Government of India]]|publisher=[[2011 Census of India]]|ref={{SfnRef|Indian census|2011}}}}
* {{Cite web|date=11 February 2014|title=The Delhi Sultanate's treatment of Hindus|url=https://www.e-ir.info/2014/02/11/the-delhi-sultanates-treatment-of-hindus/|url-status=live|website=Er-info|ref={{SfnRef|Er-info|2014}}}}
* {{Cite web|date=12 May 2013|title=Temples in Delhi|url=https://www.ixigo.com/temples-in-new-delhi-lp-1140454|url-status=live|website=Ixigo travels|ref={{SfnRef|Ixigo|2013}}}}
*{{Cite news|last=Kumar|first=Rajesh|date=13 November 2013|title=Delhi's Jats: From farmers to determined political climbers|work=[[The Pioneer (India)|The Pioneer]]|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2013/page1/delhis-jats-from-farmers-to-determined-political-climbers.html}}
*{{Cite web|date=30 December 2016|title=Temples in Delhi|url=https://www.transindiatravels.com/delhi/temples-in-delhi/|url-status=live|website=Trans Travel India|ref={{SfnRef|Trans Travel|2016}}}}
*{{cite book|last=Frykenberg|first=RE|title=Delhi Through the Ages: Selected Essays in Urban History, Culture, and history|date=1993|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|others=[[Percival Spear]]|ref={{SfnRef|RE|1993}}}}
*{{Cite news|title=Delhi polls: Caste to play crucial role|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/delhi-polls-caste-to-play-crucial-role/article5374994.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200829190155/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/delhi-polls-caste-to-play-crucial-role/article5374994.ece|archive-date=29 August 2020|ref={{SfnRef|Delhi polls|2019}}}}
*{{Cite book|last=Tillotson|first=Giles|title=Delhi Darahan|publisher=[[Penguin Books|Penguin Random House India]]|year=2019|isbn=9-780-670-09191-1}}
*{{Cite book|last=Singh|first=Upinder|title=Delhi: Ancient History|publisher=Berghahn Books|year=2006|isbn=978-81-87358-29-9|author-link=Upinder Singh}}
*{{Cite book|last=Dwivedi|first=Harihar Niwas|title=Tomars of Delhi|publisher=Vidya Mandir Publication|year=1983|location=[[Gwalior]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]}}
*{{cite book|last=Fanshawe|first=H. C.|title=Delhi{{Snd}} Past and Present|publisher=London, J. Murray|year=1902}}

== External links ==
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* {{cite book|title=The Imperial Gazetteer of India, Vol. 11|title-link=The Imperial Gazetteer of India|publisher=Oxford at Clarendon Press|year=1909|page=225|chapter=History of Delhi District|ref=Hist|chapter-url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V11_231.gif}}
* {{cite AV media|url=https://archive.org/details/upenn-f16-0737_1930_India|title=Scenes from Delhi|date=c. 1930|publisher=University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Films|minutes=18:16–23:27|format=Silent film}}
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