Dayal Pur
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Dayal Pur | |
|---|---|
| Country |  India |
| State | Delhi |
| District | North East Delhi |
| Lok Sabha Constituency | North East Delhi |
| Vidhan Sabha Constituency | Mustafabad |
| Government | |
| • MP | Manoj Tiwari |
| • MLA | MOHAN SINGH BISHT |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 20,589[1] |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 110094 |
Dayal Pur is a census town & village in Mustafabad in North East Delhi in NCT of Delhi, India. It was named after a Gurjar zamindar Ch. Dayal Singh aka "Baba Dayala".[citation needed] Currently majority of native inhabitants range from 6th to 10th generation after Baba Dayala.[citation needed] It was an agricultural village until last three decades when there was an influx of people from Garhwal, Kumaon and 'Purab'.
As of 2011[update] India census, Dayal Pur had a population of 20,589,[1] compared to the 2001 census, when it was 12,994[2] The 2011 population comprised 11,024 males and 9,565 females, a sex ratio of 860, which equals the state average. There were 2,684 children 0–6 (13.4%) and the average literacy rate was 89.48%, higher than the state average of 86.21%.[1]
