Hinduism is practiced by 83.67% of Delhi’s population. There are also large, vibrant communities of Muslims (9.2%), Sikh s(6.1%), Christians (0.9%) and Jains. Other minorities include, Buddhists and Jews.

Punjabis and Jats are large ethnic communities, but a collage of peoples from almost every Indian state inhabits the city. Large numbers of Kashmiris also inhabit the city and its outskirt areas.

Hindi is the principal spoken and written language. Other commonly spoken languages are Urdu, English and Punjabi. Since Delhi is the capital, linguistic groups from all over India are represented including: Tamil, Kannada, Telegu and many others.