Derawal Nagar
Derawal Nagar | |
|---|---|
  Derawal Nagar Location in Delhi, India | |
| Coordinates: 28°41′51″N 77°11′22″E / 28.6974°N 77.1895°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Delhi |
| District | North 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 neighbourhood in North Delhi. It 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 comprises two blocks A and B.[1]
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[edit]- ^ Subhasish, Dasgupta (2013). Studies in Virtual Communities, Blogs, and Modern Social Networking. Information Science Reference. p. 74. ISBN 978-1-4666-4023-8.
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