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=== Religion === <!-- The section should provide data only from the New Delhi area under NDMC. Not of the entire NCT. --> {{bar box|width = 300px |barwidth = 250px |cellpadding="0" |title=Religion in New Delhi (NDMC)<!--NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH "RELIGION IN NCT OF DELHI" OR "RELIGION IN NEW DELHI DISTRICT".--><ref name="Religion PCA 2011" /> |titlebar=#Fcd116 |left1=Religion |right1=Percent |float=right |bars= <!--THESE FIGURES ARE FOR THE CITY LIMITS GOVERNED BY '''NDMC'''. DON'T CONFUSE THESE WITH FIGURES OF '''NEW DELHI DISTRICT''' OR THOSE OF '''NCT OF DELHI'''--> {{bar percent|[[Hinduism]]|darkorange|89.82}}<!--DO NOT CHANGE. THIS IS PROPORTION OF HINDUISM IN AREA GOVERNED BY NDMC AND NOT THAT OF ENTIRE NCT OF DELHI.--> {{bar percent|[[Islam]]|#009000|4.50}}<!--DO NOT CHANGE. THIS IS PROPORTION OF ISLAM IN AREA GOVERNED BY NDMC AND NOT THAT OF ENTIRE NCT OF DELHI.--> {{bar percent|[[Christianity]]|Blue|2.93}}<!--DO NOT CHANGE. THIS IS PROPORTION OF CHRISTIANITY IN AREA GOVERNED BY NDMC AND NOT THAT OF ENTIRE NCT OF DELHI.--> {{bar percent|[[Sikhism]]|#FFFF00|1.97}}<!--DO NOT CHANGE. THIS IS PROPORTION OF SIKHISM IN AREA GOVERNED BY NDMC AND NOT THAT OF ENTIRE NCT OF DELHI.--> {{bar percent|[[Jainism]]|#9955BB|0.42}}<!--DO NOT CHANGE. THIS IS PROPORTION OF JAINISM IN AREA GOVERNED BY NDMC AND NOT THAT OF ENTIRE NCT OF DELHI.--> {{bar percent|Others|#808080|0.36}} }} According to 2011 census, [[Hinduism]] is the religion of 89.8%<!--DO NOT CHANGE. THIS IS PROPORTION OF HINDUISM IN AREA GOVERNED BY NDMC AND NOT THAT OF ENTIRE NCT OF DELHI. AS PER 2011 CENSUS, THE PROPORTION OF HINDUISM IS 89.8% FOR NDMC AND 81.68% FOR ENTIRE NCT.--> of New Delhi's population.<ref name="Religion PCA 2011" /> There are also communities of [[Muslim]]s (4.5%<!--DO NOT CHANGE. THE PROPORTION OF ISLAM IN NEW DELHI (AREA GOVERNED BY NDMC) IS 4.5%. HOWEVER, THIS PROPORTION IS 12.9% FOR WHOLE NCT OF DELHI.-->), [[Christians]] (2.9%), [[Sikh]]s (2.0%), [[Jain]]s (0.4%).<ref name="Religion PCA 2011">{{Cite web |title=Religion PCA |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/Religion_pca/RL-0700.xlsx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160707231710/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/Religion_pca/RL-0700.xlsx |archive-date=7 July 2016 |access-date=8 July 2016 |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=Government of India}} '''In the downloaded Excel file, scroll down to ''row number 56'' which mentions religious data for NDMC'''.</ref> Other religious groups include [[Parsi people|Parsis]], [[Buddhist]]s, and [[Jew]]s.<ref name="Lonelyplanet">{{Cite web |date=2001 |title=Data on Religion |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070514045222/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/ |archive-date=14 May 2007 |access-date=16 May 2006 |publisher=Census of India 2001 |page=1}}</ref> {{clear}} <gallery caption="Religious buildings in New Delhi" mode="packed" heights="140"> Sacred Heart Cathedral (New Delhi) sky adj.jpg|[[Sacred Heart Cathedral, New Delhi|Sacred Heart Cathedral]], designed by [[Henry Medd]] based on Italian architecture Gurudwara Bangla Sahib in New Delhi 03-2016 img3.jpg|[[Gurudwara Bangla Sahib]],<br />a Sikh Gurdwara Laxminarayan Temple in New Delhi 03-2016.jpg|[[Laxminarayan Temple]],<br />a Hindu Mandir Purana Qila -New Delhi -Delhi -DSC 0002.jpg|[[Qila-i-Kuhna Mosque]] inside [[Purana Qila|Old Fort]], <br />a mosque </gallery>
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