Karawal Nagar

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Karawal Nagar
Census town
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Karawal Nagar
Location in Delhi, India
Coordinates: 28°43′32″N77°16′37″E / 28.725556°N 77.276944°E / 28.725556; 77.276944
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Delhi
District North East Delhi
Lok Sabha Constituency North East Delhi
Vidhan Sabha Constituency Karawal Nagar
Government
   MP Manoj Tiwari
   MLA Mohan Singh Bisht
Population
 (2011)
  Total224,281
Languages
  Official Hindi, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
110094; 110090

Karawal Nagar is a census town in North East Delhi, India. [1]

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Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2001 148,624    
2011 224,281+50.9%
Source: Government of India [2]

As of 2011 India census, [3] Karawal Nagar had a population of 224,281. Karawal Nagar, was also in centre of the 2020 Delhi riots. .

Karawal Nagar is well connected to other parts of Delhi through Delhi Metro, DTC buses, Cabs, shared and hired auto rickshaws, and Gramin Sewa. The nearest metro station to Karawal Nagar is Johri Enclave Metro and Shiv Vihar Metro Station. The distance between Karawal Nagar and Johri Enclave metro station is just 1.8 km. Majority of people living here use Delhi Metro, shared auto and DTC buses. There are number of shops in Karawal Nagar Chowk for shopping and there are many restaurants to enjoy with family, few of them include the newly opened 12 Spoon Restro & Cafe, Vrinda Restaurant, Hariom Bhojnalaya, Deheleez Restaurant, Om Sweets, Anil Pastry Shop, Anil Sweets and the oldest Maa Anjani Restaurant. Gopaljee Ananda Dairy, Uttam Singh Chauhan Dairy and Mother Dairy parlours, a departmental store named KB's Fairprice is also situated here. Even Vishal Mega Mart has opened in Karawal Nagar, situated on Karawal Nagar to Shiv Vihar Road. A hypermarket Vishal Mega Mart has opened in Karawal Nagar. Karawal Nagar is well connected to Delhi metro also. Bank of Baroda, Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, Post Office and State Bank of India are also present here. There are many govt schools. The construction of Akshardham-Saharanpur highway is active on Karawal nagar pusta. The politicians of Karawal Nagar have been making number of false promises since its existence. Recent false promises include 2 lane road from Dayalpur to Shiv Vihar, a beautiful garden, good DTC bus service, and all medical and testing facility in Veer Savarkar Arogya Sansthan (expansion of the TB hospital, Karawal Nagar). It has been six years but the 2-lane road from Dayalpur to Shiv Vihar has not been completed as yet. Just new drains have been constructed in batches on a distance of only approx. 800 metres and the complete distance is around 2 km. The MP Mr. Manoj Tiwari and the former MLA Mr. Jagdish Pradhan have laid the foundation stone and given the deadline many time for this work, but the government never met the deadlines given to the public. There are number of potholes in Shiv Vihar to Karawal Nagar section, but the government is not looking into the matter. [4]

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Notes

  1. "2001 Census of India: List of Towns by District: Delhi" (PDF). Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. p. 1.
  2. "Census Tables". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  3. "Census 2011, Mandoli town Data".
  4. "Delhi riots: For family of BJP man, an endless wait". The Indian Express. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2021.

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