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 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Delhi |
| District | West Delhi |
| Government | |
| • Body | South Delhi Municipal Corporation |
| • Member of Parliament | Kamaljeet Sehrawat |
| • Member of Legislative Assembly | Arshneet Singh Zubin |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.961 km2 (0.757 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 219.6 m (720 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 inWest Delhi,India. The Main Market and Nehru Market are the key markets of the area. The population is largelyPunjabi who migrated to Delhi, following thePartition of India, fromPakistan in 1947.[2] The postal code of Rajouri Garden is 110027.
It is the headquarters of theWest Delhi district of Delhi with the Office of the Deputy Commissioner situated at Shivaji Place, Rajouri Garden.[3]
Rajouri Garden was developed on land acquired from Basai Darapur, a former village, through planned urban development.[4]
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 theDelhi 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, andMoti 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.
Rajouri Garden was named after Rajouri district of J&K, because people from that region named the place when they created the settlement here in Delhi after Partition.
The area includes several schools and colleges including:
Rajouri Garden is serviced by theRajouri Garden metro station of theDelhi Metro, Blue Line and Pink line. Also, it also has a DTC Bus Station nearby and people can go towardsUttam Nagar, Janakpuri, Dwarka, Palam, Kashmere Gate, Narela, Punjabi Bagh, Dhaula Kuan, and other far-flung places.Two exits of theTagore 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 currentBlue 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.
Rajouri Garden's constituency is divided into four Municipal corporations wards. following is the list of wards and the respective councillors (elected in 2017)