Coordinates: 28°33′45″N 77°14′54″E / 28.5625°N 77.2484°E / 28.5625; 77.2484

Dayanand Colony

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Dayanand Colony
Location in Delhi, India
Coordinates: 28°33′45″N 77°14′54″E / 28.5625°N 77.2484°E / 28.5625; 77.2484
CountryFile:Flag of India.svg India
StateDelhi
DistrictSouth Delhi
Government
 • BodyMunicipal Corporation Of Delhi
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
110024
Nearest cityVASANT ENCLAVE, New Delhi, Old Faridabad
Lok Sabha constituencyNew Delhi
Civic agencyMCD

Dayanand Colony is part of the Lajpat Nagar area of Delhi. It falls under Lajpat Nagar-4 in South Delhi. By 1957, it was named after Dayanand Saraswati.[1] The area is mostly occupied by Punjabis and Sidhis and Multanis who were immigrants from Pakistan. It has the largest wholesale market for ladies suits and saris in Delhi and numerous food outlets.

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