Derawal Nagar
Derawal Nagar | |
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Neighborhood of Delhi | |
![]() ![]() Derawal Nagar Location in Delhi, India | |
Coordinates: 28°41′51″N 77°11′22″E / 28.6974°N 77.1895°ECoordinates: 28°41′51″N 77°11′22″E / 28.6974°N 77.1895°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Delhi |
District | New Delhi |
Government | |
• Body | Municipal Corporation Of Delhi |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 110009 |
Nearest city | Shahdara / Loni |
Lok Sabha constituency | North West Delhi |
Civic agency | MCD |
Derawal Nagar is a colony in Delhi, India which is named after people of the Derawal community. Originally native to the Derajat region (districts of Dera Ismail Khan and Dera Ghazi Khan in present-day Pakistan). These individuals, who are mostly Hindu, were settled here after the partition of India in 1947. It is just a small colony comprising two blocks A and B. It has a famous gurudwara of Shah Ji in A block. The language spoken by the original inhabitants of this area is Derawali, which is a dialect of Saraiki.[1] Many of these Derawalis in Delhi have opened their dry fruit shops in Chandni Chowk.
There are a number of Derewali Hindus living in Vijay Nagar, Ashok Vihar, Mukherjee Nagar and Gurgaon[2]
Some of these Derawali Hindus of Bhatia Clan have become accomplished businessmen in city of Surat. Bhatia Chemicals is a very well known & prominent large business. Bhatias in Surat and Ahemadabad also started Textile Factories such as Mohanlal And Sons Dyeing & Printing Mills in G.I.D.C. Pandesara, Surat, Gujarat. Sota, Nangia, Bangia, Arora, Malik, Gera, Kapoor apart from Bhatia are some prominent surnames in the area.
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References[]
- ^ Nagpal, Vinod Kumar (25 June 2020). Lessons Unlearned. Notion Press. ISBN 978-1-64869-984-9.
- ^ "Colonies, posh and model in name only!". NCR Tribune. Retrieved 16 December 2007.
- Saraiki diaspora
- Neighbourhoods in Delhi
- Delhi geography stubs