Indira Nagar, Lucknow

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Indira Nagar
आवास विकास कालोनी
Indira Nagar Colony
Neighbourhood
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Indira Nagar
Location in Lucknow, India
Coordinates: 26°53′00″N80°59′00″E / 26.8833°N 80.9833°E / 26.8833; 80.9833
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Uttar Pradesh
MetroLucknow
Founded byU.P. Housing and Development Board (उत्तर प्रदेश सरकार)
Government
  TypeState Government
  BodyU.P. Housing and Development Board(Awas Vikas Parishad)
  Rank1st
Population
  Total400,000(estd. 2,011)
Languages
  Official Hindi, Urdu, English, Awadhi,Bhojpuri, Bengali
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
226016
Planning agency U.P Avas Vikas Parishad(Housing & Development Board)
Civic agencyUttar Pradesh Avas Evam Vikas Parishad(उत्तर प्रदेश सरकार)
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Indira Nagar (Hindi: इंदिरा नगर) is a residential area in Lucknow in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is developed and maintained by the U.P. Housing and Development Board Also Known As (Awas Vikas Parishad) and is one of the largest colonies in “Asia” . Also, It is one of the biggest and posh residential settlement planned in India [1]

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History

Indira Nagar (originally named as Indira Nagar, but it was changed to Ram Sagar Mishra Nagar by CM Ram Naresh Yadav during Janta Government) was a colony originally planned to have four blocks. It expanded to encompass 25 blocks. Surrounding villages merged with the colony during the expansion.

Temples

Bhoothnath Temple in Indira Nagar is one of the oldest shrines in Lucknow, holding high religious importance. A statue of Lord Hanuman is installed in the main temple premises and on Tuesdays, you can see a long queue of devotees waiting patiently to offer their prayers. Besides, there are also idols of Goddess Parvati and Lord Shiva along with Nandi (the bull of Shiva) here. The entire nearby region has been developed with the same name along with the Bhoothnath Market, which has now become a significant market in Indira Nagar area of Lucknow.[ citation needed ]

Satya Mandir, B-116/2, Indira Nagar, Lucknow is a temple which is known globally around the world, where Lipi Roop Darshan of Almighty Lord is situated on both sides of Lord Krishna. Satya Mandir is the Head Office of Vani Publication, Vani Samiti, Humanity Foundation of India, Satyatirth Pashu Pakshi Sanrakshan Kendra Societies. 'Bhagwan ki Vani' is a collection of Divine Message which is published in the form of 400 books. Bhaktvatsal Srikrishna is a Magazine is being published from this place for last 16 years and being sent around the world.

Papa ji ka Sathsang is also situated in Indira Nagar, Papa Ji himself lived in Indira Nagar. Mooji has lived in Indira Nagar when he was under the discipleship of Papa Ji.

Blocks and markets

Bhootnath (B-Block) is the main market. Other markets are the group of Lekhraj Market Complexes, Amrapali Market, Sahara Shopping Centre, Meena Market (A-Block), Shivaji Market, Nagina Plaza, Hanuman Mandir Market (C-Block), and Munshi Pulia (D-Block). Bank branches, guest houses, banquet halls, hospitals, chemists, restaurants and construction material shops are there. Schools, government offices and utilities are there. It is one of the biggest and posh residential settlement planned in India.

Hospitals & Clinics

Medical facilities are mainly provided by Private Services or doctors. Some of the major hospitals are:

Parks

Parks include:

Roads

The roads are laid out in a grid. Major roads running through and around Indiranagar are Ring Road, Church Road, Sitapur Road and Faizabad Road. The whole colony is served by auto-rickshaws and E-rickshaws. Transportation on major roads also have service of Local City Buses. Another common medium is manual rickshaws. Now metro is also used for transportation

Metro

Munshi Pulia metro station is the metro station from where the metro train starts for Lucknow Charbagh railway station and Lucknow airport. There are 10 stops of metro between Munshi Pulia metro station and Charbagh Railway Station and there are 8 stops between Charbagh Railway Station and Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport of Lucknow. Indira Nagar has metro stations namely

Schools

Most of the schools in Indira Nagar are operating within localities. Some of them are:

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References

  1. "Indira Nagar Lucknow".