Hindi Heartland (Hindi Belt)
The Hindi Heartland is a common reference to the northern Indian region were Hindi languages are spoken natively or as a primary language. The Hindi belt is often considered as covering the following Indian states:
The Union Territory of Chandigarh and the National Capital Territory of Delhi also lie in this region.
The states of Gujarat, Punjab, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir have considerable number of Hindi-speaking people, but are not regarded as a part of the Hindi belt.
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