Dayanand Colony

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Dayanand Colony
Neighborhood of Delhi
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
Country	India
State	Delhi
District	South Delhi
Government
• Body	Municipal Corporation Of Delhi
Languages
• Official	Hindi, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	110024
Nearest city	VASANT ENCLAVE, New Delhi, Old Faridabad
Lok Sabha constituency	New Delhi
Civic agency	MCD

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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