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. Hinduism can be extensively seen in culture and history of Delhi and was established by Hindu Tomara king, Anangpala. Though, the Hindus have seen some decline in the Delhi Sultanate and Mughal Empire, due to conversions and persecution. Delhi is also home to many Hindu temple and ashrams. There are more than 590 registered temples in Delhi, out of which Kalka, Birla, Akshardham and ISKCON Temple are the most visited.
History
Early history Hinduism is believed to have been present in Delhi from prehistoric times, during the times of Pandavas when it was their capital by the name of Indraprastha and was under the control of Kuru kingdom. The area city was also under the rule of the Maurya Empire from . The region has been significantly invaded and ruled by many dynasty from , mainly under the Gupta and Kushan Empire due to its location. Then the city was first time established in by Hindu king, Anangpal Tomar of Tomara dynasty, when he established Anangpur as the capital city of his kingdom.
Demographics Population by District
# Sub-district Total population Hindu population % 1 Central Delhi 582320 364148 2 East Delhi 1709346 1410852 3 New Delhi 142004 124482 4 North Delhi 887978 726443 5 North East Delhi 2241624 1529337 6 North West Delhi 3656539 3211042 7 South Delhi 2731929 2155759 8 South West Delhi 2292958 2102743 9 West Delhi 2543243 2087294
Population by sub-district # Sub-district Total population Hindu population % 1 Chanakya Puri 61382 53027 2 Civil Lines 688616 619824 3 Connaught Place 28228 24444 4 Darya Ganj 271108 89320 5 Defence Colony 637775 408380 6 Delhi Cantonment 286140 260060 7 Gandhi Nagar 395342 298533 8 Hauz Khas 1231293 1022037 9 Kalkaji 862861 725342 10 Karol Bagh 136599 124374 11 Kotwali 69174 41588 12 Model Town 595810 490973 13 Najafgarh 1365152 1268010 14 Narela 809913 719023 15 Pahar Ganj 174613 150454 16 Parliament Street 52394 47011 17 Patel Nagar 1262158 1018371 18 Preet Vihar 1066098 898326 19 Punjabi Bagh 799453 698884 20 Rajouri Garden 481632 370039 21 Sadar Bazar 130188 65031 22 Saraswati Vihar 2250816 2001046 23 Seelam Pur 1378779 892857 24 Seema Puri 539914 430496 25 Shahdara 322931 205984 26 Vasant Vihar 641666 574673 27 Vivek Vihar 247906 213993
Communities In local and rural Delhi, the communities like the Rajputs, Jats, Gujjars, Brahmins, Dalits, Valmikis, Baniyas, etc. have been residing in Delhi from a long time. After Partition, many Punjabis (mainly Hindus and Sikhs) from Pakistan came and settled in New Delhi. Due to Urbanization of New Delhi many people of Bihar, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and other neighbouring regions came to settle in Delhi.
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