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Karol Bagh Qarol Bagh | |
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Neighbourhood | |
.JPG) Ajmal Khan Road, Karol Bagh (November 2008) | |
  Karol Bagh Location in Delhi, India | |
| Coordinates:28°39′46″N77°12′36″E / 28.6629°N 77.210°E /28.6629; 77.210 | |
| Country | India |
| State | Delhi |
| District | Central Delhi |
| Population | |
• Total | 505,242 |
| Time zone | GMT + 0530 |
| PIN Code | 110005 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | New Delhi |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Karol Bagh |
| Civic agency | MCD |
Karol Bagh (also spelledQarol Bagh,pronounced[qəroːlbaːɣ]) is a neighborhood inCentral District of Delhi,India.[1][2][3] It is a mixed residential and commercial neighborhood known for shopping streets, such as the Ghaffar Market and Ajmal Khan Road.
It was home to theKarol Bagh Lok Sabha constituency until it was abolished in 2008.
Residential areas W.E.A, Beadon Pura, Reghar Pura, Dev Nagar, and Bapa Nagar have a mix of commercial activities such as wholesale markets Tank Road Garment Market and Hardhyan Singh Road Leather market.
Tank Road wholesale garment market came into existence with a few shopkeepers at the end of the 1980s. It offers multiple stores for ethnic women's wear i.e. suits, sarees, and lehengas.
The name Karol Bagh, also spelled Qarol Bagh, derives from theHindi-Urdu words "Qarol" (क़रोल, قرول) meaning "curved like green chilly" and "Bagh" (बाग़, باغ) meaning "garden".[4][5][3] The place was named for the numerous herbal gardens in the area.[4][5]
In the 1920s, the villages of Madhoganj, Jaisingh Pura, Raja ka Bazaar, and others were evacuated to buildConnaught Place and nearby areas. The villagers were relocated once to the west of Karol Bagh, then to a second rocky area populated by trees and bushes.[6]
Karol Bagh was primarily populated withMuslims until the mass exodus toPakistan at the time of thePartition of India in 1947,[7] which also resulted in an influx of refugees fromWest Punjab andSindh, many of whom were traders. There is a sizableMarathi-speaking population, aTamil-speaking population,[8] and a largeBengali community, most of whom are employed in jewellery manufacturing. Karol Bagh hosts one of the oldestDurga Puja in the city.
There were incidents at Karol Bagh during the1984 anti-Sikh riots, including burning of shops.[9] Karol Bagh was the target of a terrorist bomb blast in Ghaffar Market in October 2008.[10]
The historicAyurvedic and Unani Tibbia College was inaugurated here byMahatma Gandhi in 1921,[11] andSri Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa College ofDelhi University is situated here.
Faith Academy Senior Secondary School is a Christian minority school on John L Dorsey Road. The school was founded in East Patel Pragar in 1964.[12]
Karol Bagh is a popular shopping destination for affluent residents of West and Central Delhi. Known for its bustling markets, Karol Bagh features prominent shopping areas such as Ajmal Khan Road and Arya Samaj Road. The market is one of the oldest shopping centers in Delhi, offering a wide variety of goods from large air-conditioned showrooms to small, quaint shops in narrow alleys.
Several areas within Karol Bagh are known for their specialization in particular types of goods:
Karol Bagh's diverse shopping options and specialized market areas make it a prominent and attractive destination for shoppers in Delhi.
The nearest railway stations areDelhi Sarai Rohilla andDelhi Kishanganj, both about a kilometer from Central Karol Bagh. Karol Bagh is situated at a distance of 20 – 22 km. from theIndira Gandhi International Airport, and 4.1 km. fromNew Delhi Railway Station.[13]It is also serviced by theKarol Bagh Metro station, located on theBlue Line of theDelhi Metro.
In August 1925 , the Jamia had been shifted from Aligarh to Delhi and was located in Qarol Bagh, Delhi.
qarol-baaG क़रोल-बाग़ قرول باغa place in Delhi
Karol Bagh got its name from a number of herbal gardens in the area. It was once spelled as "Qarol Bagh" – "Qarol" means "curved like green chilly".
It is not Karol baagh but Qarol (meaning curved like a green chilly) baagh.