Bookstores in Delhi
If you judge a town by its bookshops, Delhi, NCT gives you 78 to judge by. That's 78 bookshops mapped around Delhi, each with its own shelves and specialties. The used sections are where the real bargains hide. Staff picks shelves are the fastest way to read a shop's personality.
This guide covers every bookstore we could verify in and around Delhi (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Satish Book Depot and Jitinder Book Depot, plus Subhash Book Depot. If a bookshop's missing from Delhi's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Delhi bookstore lineup
78 mapped within about 40 km — showing 60:
Satish Book Depot
Bookstore
Satish Book Depot — Bookstore.
Jitinder Book Depot
Bookstore
Jitinder Book Depot is Bookstore.
Subhash Book Depot
Bookstore
Subhash Book Depot — Bookstore.
Jain Book Depot
Bookstore
Jain Book Depot is Bookstore on 4;5.
4;5
Full Circle Bookstore
Bookstore
Full Circle Bookstore is Bookstore.
Oxford Bookstore
Bookstore
Oxford Bookstore — Bookstore.
Laxmi Book Depot
Bookstore
Laxmi Book Depot is Bookstore.
Rishab Books Store
Bookstore
Rishab Books Store — Bookstore.
Kavita BookStore
Bookstore
Kavita BookStore is Bookstore.
People's Publishing House
Bookstore
People's Publishing House — Bookstore on Indira Chowk. Also worth knowing about People's Publishing House: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:00-18:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Indira Chowk, 110001
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-18:30
Phone: +91 11 2332 4064
New Book Land
Bookstore
New Book Land — Bookstore.
New Delhi
Famous Book Store
Bookstore
Famous Book Store is Bookstore.
New Delhi
Bahrisons Booksellers
Bookstore
Bahrisons Booksellers — Bookstore.
Central News Agency
Bookstore
Central News Agency — Bookstore.
Amit Book Company
Bookstore
Amit Book Company — Bookstore on N-21 Outer Circle. Also worth knowing about Amit Book Company: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
N-21 Outer Circle
Phone: +91 11 2331 7331
May Day
Bookstore
May Day — Bookstore on 2254/2A. Also worth knowing about May Day: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2254/2A
Phone: +91 93110 99134
Bahrisons Galleria Market Book cafe
BookstoreRun by Bahrisons
Run by Bahrisons, Bahrisons Galleria Market Book cafe is Bookstore, found on R1 Galleria Market in Gurugram. Also worth knowing about Bahrisons Galleria Market Book cafe: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:30-20:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
R1 Galleria Market, Gurugram, 122022
Hours: Mo-Su 10:30-20:00
Phone: +911244562264
Faqir Chand & Sons
Bookstore
Faqir Chand & Sons — Bookstore.
The Bookworm
Bookstore
The Bookworm — Bookstore.
Nai Sarak Bookshop Area
Bookstore
Nai Sarak Bookshop Area is Bookstore.
110006
Anil Book Corner
Bookstore
Anil Book Corner is Bookstore. Anil Book Corner also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
110001
Phone: +91-11-2371-3223
City Book Shop
Bookstore
City Book Shop is Bookstore.
Faqir Chand Book Store
Bookstore
Faqir Chand Book Store — Bookstore.
Jmc Publishers
Bookstore
Jmc Publishers is Bookstore.
Kunzum
Bookstore
Kunzum is Bookstore.
Penguin at Kunzum
Bookstore
Penguin at Kunzum is Bookstore.
Jain Book Variety
Bookstore
Jain Book Variety is Bookstore. Jain Book Variety also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Phone: +91-11-2252-7336
Shri Adhya Educational Books pvt. ltd.
Bookstore
Shri Adhya Educational Books pvt. ltd. — Bookstore on Ansari Road.
Ansari Road, 110002
KC Book Store
Bookstore
KC Book Store is Bookstore. KC Book Store also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 11:00-20:00; Sa-Su off.
Hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-20:00; Sa-Su off
JNU book shop
Bookstore
JNU book shop — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about JNU book shop: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 11:00-20:00.
Hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-20:00
Bahrisons Booksellers
Bookstore
Bahrisons Booksellers — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Bahrisons Booksellers: the map lists its hours as 10:30-20:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
New Delhi, 110003
Hours: 10:30-20:00
Phone: +91 11 4175 7112;+91 11 4168 7272
Jain Book Agency
Bookstore
Jain Book Agency is Bookstore on 9. Jain Book Agency also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:00-19:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
9
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-19:30
Phone: +91-11-4455-6677
gautam book store
BookstoreRun by gautam family
gautam book store is Bookstore run by gautam family on Block E amar colony, east gokalpur, gokalpur, Delhi. gautam book store also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 7:00-23:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Block E amar colony, east gokalpur, gokalpur, Delhi, 110094
Hours: Mo-Su 7:00-23:00
Phone: 09999859149
Motilal Banarsidass
Bookstore
Motilal Banarsidass — Bookstore.
Goyal Book Depot
Bookstore
Goyal Book Depot is Bookstore.
Dhingra Pustak Bhandar
Bookstore
Dhingra Pustak Bhandar — Bookstore.
WHSmith
Bookstore
WHSmith is Bookstore.
Promenade Books
Bookstore
Promenade Books is Bookstore. Promenade Books also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
National Book Trust
Bookstore
National Book Trust — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about National Book Trust: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00.
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00
Qutub Complex Publication Counter
Bookstore
Qutub Complex Publication Counter — Bookstore.
The Bookshop Inc.
Bookstore
The Bookshop Inc. is Bookstore.
Guruji Book Depot
Bookstore
Guruji Book Depot is Bookstore.
Garg Book Depot
Bookstore
Garg Book Depot is Bookstore.
Aaradhya Book Depot
Bookstore
Aaradhya Book Depot is Bookstore on B-11, Sewak Park Service Road.
B-11, Sewak Park Service Road
Pandey Book House
Bookstore
Pandey Book House — Bookstore.
Pandey Book Shop
Bookstore
Pandey Book Shop — Bookstore.
Shukla Book Shop
Bookstore
Shukla Book Shop is Bookstore.
saraswati book store
Bookstore
saraswati book store — Bookstore.
vidya books gallery
Bookstore
vidya books gallery — Bookstore.
Prem Shankar Store
Bookstore
Prem Shankar Store is Bookstore.
Nutan Pustak Bhandar
Bookstore
Nutan Pustak Bhandar — Bookstore.
WHSmith
Bookstore
WHSmith is Bookstore.
Teksons Bookshop
Bookstore
Teksons Bookshop is Bookstore.
Mahesh Book Store
Bookstore
Mahesh Book Store is Bookstore on 63.
63
Central News Agency
Bookstore
Central News Agency — Bookstore.
Topper's Book Depot
Bookstore
Topper's Book Depot — Bookstore.
SR Bookstore
Bookstore
SR Bookstore is Bookstore.
Aggarwal & Sons
Bookstore
Aggarwal & Sons — Bookstore.
Bhatia Books & Stationery Store
Bookstore
Bhatia Books & Stationery Store — Bookstore.
Quill And Canvas
Bookstore
Quill And Canvas — Bookstore.
What the map tells us about bookstores in Delhi
9 of the 78 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — bookshops keep civilised hours, so the listed ones are usually reliable.
5 have websites listed. Worth a look for events — readings and signings get announced there first.
The Delhi bookstore crawl
Making a day of it in Delhi? Work this order: Satish Book Depot, Jitinder Book Depot, Subhash Book Depot, Jain Book Depot on 4;5, Full Circle Bookstore, Oxford Bookstore, Laxmi Book Depot, and Rishab Books Store. That's the bookstore crawl in one sensible loop, no backtracking. 70 more are listed below.
Bookstore tips for Delhi
The regulars' playbook for Delhi's bookshops:
- Read the first page in the shop at Satish Book Depot. The first-page test never lies. If it doesn't grab you standing there, it won't grab you at home.
- Check the cookbook section at Jitinder Book Depot. Cookbooks are the most browsed and least bought section, which means the used shelf is full of barely-touched gems.
- Look for local history. The local-interest shelf tells you what a town thinks of itself. Great for visitors, better for new residents.
- Don't overlook the classics wall. Every shop has one. Cheap editions of the books everyone claims to have read — your chance to actually read them.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Delhi — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new bookstore in Delhi can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 78 that's closed, or a great bookstore we missed, the fix is to update the map itself — that's where this guide reads from.
We don't list prices — they change constantly and vary by edition. What we list is the where: real shops, verified by real mappers, in alphabetical order with no favourites.
If you run one of the 78 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Bookstore listings for Delhi: 78 mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.