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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hindi belt | 3 |
| Hindi Belt canonical | 1 |
Statements (68)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural region
ⓘ
linguistic region ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence |
influential in Bollywood cinema
ⓘ
influential in Hindi literature ⓘ influential in Hindi television ⓘ |
| demographicFeature |
high population density
ⓘ
predominantly rural population ⓘ |
| dominantScript |
Devanagari script
ⓘ
surface form:
Devanagari
|
| economicFeature |
agriculture-dominated economy
ⓘ
significant out-migration to other Indian regions ⓘ |
| educationFeature | Hindi widely used as medium of instruction ⓘ |
| historicalRegionOverlap |
Aryavarta
ⓘ
Gangetic plain civilizations ⓘ Mughal Subah of Delhi ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal heartland
|
| includesLanguage |
Awadhi
ⓘ
Bagheli ⓘ Bagri ⓘ Bhojpuri ⓘ Braj region ⓘ
surface form:
Braj
Bundeli ⓘ Chhattisgarhi ⓘ Garhwali ⓘ Haryanvi ⓘ Jaipuri ⓘ Kannauj ⓘ
surface form:
Kanauji
Khari Boli ⓘ Kumaoni ⓘ Magahi ⓘ Maithili ⓘ Malvi ⓘ Marwari ⓘ Mewati ⓘ Nimadi ⓘ Rajasthani dialects ⓘ Sadanic Hindi dialects ⓘ Khari Boli ⓘ
surface form:
Standard Hindi
|
| includesState |
Bihar
ⓘ
Chhattisgarh ⓘ Delhi ⓘ Haryana ⓘ Himachal Pradesh ⓘ Jharkhand ⓘ Madhya Pradesh ⓘ Rajasthan ⓘ Chandigarh ⓘ
surface form:
Union Territory of Chandigarh
Uttar Pradesh ⓘ Uttarakhand ⓘ |
| languagePolicyImpact | central to debates on Hindi-Urdu and language politics in India ⓘ |
| linguaFrancaRole | Hindi as common intergroup language ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Indo-Gangetic Plain
ⓘ
central India ⓘ northern India ⓘ |
| majorLanguage | Hindi ⓘ |
| majorLanguageFamily | Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ |
| majorReligion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ Islam ⓘ Jainism ⓘ Sikhism ⓘ |
| partiallyIncludesState |
Gujarat
ⓘ
Jammu and Kashmir ⓘ Ladakh ⓘ Maharashtra ⓘ Orissa ⓘ
surface form:
Odisha
Punjab ⓘ West Bengal ⓘ |
| politicalSignificance | key region in Indian national elections ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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