Rajouri Garden

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Rajouri Garden
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Rajouri Garden
Rajouri Garden is in New Delhi, India
Coordinates: 28°38′39″N77°06′43″E / 28.6441844°N 77.1118256°E / 28.6441844; 77.1118256
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Delhi
District West Delhi
Government
  Body South Delhi Municipal Corporation
   Member of Parliament Kamaljeet Sehrawat
  Member of Legislative Assembly Dhanwati Chandela
Area
  Total1.961 km2 (0.757 sq mi)
Elevation
219.6 m (720.5 ft)
Languages
  Official Hindi, Punjabi, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
110027 [1]
Lok Sabha constituency West Delhi
Civic agency SDMC

Rajouri Garden is a market and residential neighbourhood in South-West Delhi, India. The Main Market and Nehru Market are the key markets of the area. The population is largely Punjabi who migrated to Delhi, following the Partition of India, from Pakistan in 1947. [2] The postal code of Rajouri Garden is 110027.

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It is the headquarters of the West Delhi district of Delhi with the Office of the Deputy Commissioner situated at Shivaji Place, Rajouri Garden. [3]

Overview

TDI Mall in Shivaji Place District Centre, Rajouri Garden TdiMall.jpg
TDI Mall in Shivaji Place District Centre, Rajouri Garden

Rajouri Garden is also home to many western-style indoor shopping malls. These malls are located next to the Rajouri Garden Delhi metro stops. The malls include TDI Mall, TDI Paragon Mall, Shoppers Stop, City Square, West Gate Mall, and Pacific Mall.

Rajouri Garden is also one of the 70 constituencies of the Delhi Legislative Assembly.

Surrounding areas to Rajouri Garden are Khyala village, Mayapuri, Tagore Garden, Subhash Nagar, Shivaji Enclave, Shivaji Vihar, Raja Garden, Vishal Enclave, Punjabi Bagh, Hari Nagar, Kirti Nagar, Tagore Garden, Ramesh Nagar, and Moti Nagar. The neighbourhood is known for the passion for cars amongst its residents. The private bungalows in A, B, C, D, F, G, H, M, N, T blocks have a number of private houses and the Red, Green, Yellow and LIG DDA Apartments as well.

Name

It shares its name and is likely named after "Rajouri" which is a district of Jammu region in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.[ citation needed ]

Education

The area includes several schools and colleges including:

Transport

Rajouri Garden is serviced by the Rajouri Garden metro station of the Delhi Metro, Blue Line and Pink line. Also, it also has a DTC Bus Station nearby and people can go towards Uttam Nagar, Janakpuri, Dwarka, Palam, Kashmere Gate, Narela, Punjabi Bagh, Dhaula Kuan, and other far-flung places. Two exits of the Tagore Garden metro station also lead to Rajouri Garden, notably to Block J and Green/Red MIG Flats. Rajouri Garden is an interchange station of the current Blue Line and the newly made Pink Line of the Delhi Metro Network in 2018 with the nearest metro station at Mayapuri. It will benefit passengers from Rajouri Garden and its surrounding areas to go to places located in North and East Delhi instantly. Currently, going towards North or East Delhi ranges between 60–90 minutes. The new line will supposedly reduce the time between 30–45 minutes.

Political landscape

Rajouri Garden's constituency is divided into four Municipal corporations wards. following is the list of wards and the respective Councillors (elected in 2017)

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References

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