Dilshad Garden | |
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District | |
| Motto: Satyameva Jayate | |
| Anthem: Jana Gana Mana | |
  Dilshad Garden Location in Delhi, India | |
| Coordinates: 28°41′13″N 77°18′50″E / 28.687°N 77.314°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Delhi |
| District | East Delhi |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) formerly a part of MCD, DDA |
| Elevation | 216 m (709 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 57,715 |
| Demonym(s) | Dilliwale, Delhite |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 110095 |
| Area code | +91-11 |
| Vehicle registration | DL-1x-x-xxxx to DL-14x-x-xxxx |
| Civic agency | EDMC, formerly a part of MCD |
Dilshad Garden is a large housing colony located in East Delhi, which was primarily developed by Delhi Development Authority. The area Situated near Apsara border or Shahdara border which is one of the main border of Delhi which Separates Jurisdiction of NCT of Delhi and Uttar pradesh . Dilshad Garden falls under the both Shahdara and Seemapuri constituency of the legislative assembly. Thus, a part of Dilshad Garden falls under MLA of Seemapuri Vidhansabha Shri Rajender Pal Gautam and its other part falls under the MLA of Shahdara Vidhansabha Shri Ram Niwas Goyal.
Dilshad Garden is a residential locality in North East New Delhi. Dilshad Garden is divided into several blocks starting from A to R and several pockets A to SG. Every block has its own market and parks. Most of the residential development is in the form of New Delhi Development Authority (DDA) flats. The Dear park is a public park.
Schools include Hansard Smarak School, Greenways Modern School and Red Cross Society School and colleges such as University College of Medical Sciences and the Florence Nightingale College of Nursing. Medical facilities include Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Swami Dayanand Hospital and Jivan Jyoti Hospital right next door.
Retail centers such as the Cross River Mall, Unity One Mall and Mahagun Metro Mall are within a 7 km radius of the locality.
The Red Line of the Delhi Metro was the first corridor to be inaugurated.
Average temperature in Dilshad Garden is between 8 and 40 degrees Celsius with high rainfall in the months of July, August and September. Pollution is a concern as AQI was found to be consistently above 250 and the average PM2.5 concentration was above 200 micrograms per cubic metre, three times above the safe standard.
