Gandhi Nagar
Neighbourhood of Delhi
Gandhi Nagar is located in Delhi
Gandhi Nagar
Gandhi Nagar
Location in Delhi, India
Coordinates: 28°39′38″N 77°15′23″E / 28.660504°N 77.256328°E / 28.660504; 77.256328
Country India
StateDelhi
DistrictEast Delhi
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
110 031
Nearest cityGhaziabad
Lok Sabha constituencyEast Delhi
Vidhan Sabha constituencyGandhi Nagar
Civic agencyMCD
Map showing the nine districts of Delhi

Gandhi Nagar is a residential area in the East Delhi district of Delhi in the Trans-Yamuna area. It is most known for Gandhi Nagar Market, which is Asia's biggest readymade garments/textile market.[1] Gandhi Nagar has many shops and factories. [2]

Administratively it is one of the three subdivision of the East Delhi district (the others being Preet Vihar and Vivek Vihar) and one of the ten state legislative assembly constituencies under the East Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency),[3] presently represented by Gautam Gambhir The area is one of the most congested colonies with a population of around 3.5 lakh. It has one of highest Muslim populations which are workers in the factory in the East Delhi constituency at 22%.[4]

It had been listed as a notorious market between 2016 and 2017 by the USTR for selling counterfeit apparel.[5][6]

Residential colonies

It is surrounded by other colonies including Geeta Colony, Seelampur and Krishna Nagar. The colonies under this Assembly Constituency are:

Mahila Colony

Education

Transportation

To make road travel from Mayur Vihar Phase I to Gandhi Nagar traffic-signal-free, four major road infrastructure projects worth Rs.412 crore, including the Geeta Colony bridge were inaugurated in 2009 by Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit.[7]

Metro stations Distance
Nirman Vihar 4.7 km
Seelampur 2.7 km
Welcome 3.8 km
Preet Vihar 5.4 km
Akshardham 6.3  km
Shastri Park 1.6 km

Source Code : 23623

References

  1. ^ "Lovely stands strong in Gandhi Nagar". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 25 November 2008. Archived from the original on 9 March 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Gandhi Nagar Pincode Delhi". citypincode.in. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Delimitation panel accepts NCP's proposals". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 3 December 2005. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
  4. ^ Ghosh, Abantika (4 March 2009). "Delhi now SC-OBC stronghold". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
  5. ^ "2017 Out of Cycle Review of Notorious Markets" (PDF). Office of the United States Trade Representative. 11 January 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 December 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  6. ^ "2016 Out of Cycle Review of Notorious Markets" (PDF). Office of the United States Trade Representative. December 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 December 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Now no stoppage from Mayur Vihar to Gandhi Nagar". The Hindu. 23 December 2009. Retrieved 1 April 2010.

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