Hindi Belt
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The Hindi Belt is a broad region of northern and central India where Hindi and its related dialects are predominantly spoken and culturally influential.
Statements (68)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural region
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linguistic region → |
| country |
India
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| culturalInfluence |
influential in Bollywood cinema
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influential in Hindi literature → influential in Hindi television → |
| demographicFeature |
high population density
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predominantly rural population → |
| dominantScript |
Devanagari
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| economicFeature |
agriculture-dominated economy
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significant out-migration to other Indian regions → |
| educationFeature |
Hindi widely used as medium of instruction
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| historicalRegionOverlap |
Aryavarta
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Gangetic plain civilizations → Mughal heartland → |
| includesLanguage |
Awadhi
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Bagheli → Bagri → Bhojpuri → Braj → Bundeli → Chhattisgarhi → Garhwali → Haryanvi → Jaipuri → Kanauji → Khari Boli → Kumaoni → Magahi → Maithili → Malvi → Marwari → Mewati → Nimadi → Rajasthani dialects → Sadanic Hindi dialects → Standard Hindi → |
| includesState |
Bihar
NERFINISHED
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Chhattisgarh NERFINISHED → Delhi → Haryana → Himachal Pradesh → Jharkhand NERFINISHED → Madhya Pradesh → Rajasthan → Union Territory of Chandigarh → Uttar Pradesh → Uttarakhand → |
| languagePolicyImpact |
central to debates on Hindi-Urdu and language politics in India
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| linguaFrancaRole |
Hindi as common intergroup language
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| locatedIn |
Indo-Gangetic Plain
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central India → northern India → |
| majorLanguage |
Hindi
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| majorLanguageFamily |
Indo-Aryan languages
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| majorReligion |
Buddhism
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Hinduism → Islam → Jainism → Sikhism → |
| partiallyIncludesState |
Gujarat
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Jammu and Kashmir → Ladakh → Maharashtra → Odisha NERFINISHED → Punjab → West Bengal → |
| politicalSignificance |
key region in Indian national elections
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Uttar Pradesh
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partOfRegion |