Shankar Vihar

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Shankar Vihar
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Shankar Vihar
Location in Delhi, India
Coordinates: 28°33′57″N77°8′23″E / 28.56583°N 77.13972°E / 28.56583; 77.13972
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Delhi
Languages
  Official Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)

Shankar Vihar is a residential complex for serving personnel of the Indian Armed Forces and their families, provided by the Government of India. Currently there are more than 278 houses including Permanent & Temporary. It is surrounded by an airbase, open fields and scrub forests. It is located in Delhi Cantonment.

Shankar Vihar houses a huge shopping complex and an Army Public School, among other things.

The area is well maintained and has scenic viewpoints as well as manicured parks, gymnasiums, swimming pools and restaurants.

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