Dilshad Garden

Dilshad Garden
DGk
neighbourhood
Country  India
State Delhi
District North East Delhi
Government
 • Body East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) formerly a part of MCD, DDA
Languages
 • Official Hindi, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 110095
Vehicle registration DL 5*
Civic agency East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) formerly a part of MCD

Dilshad Garden is a large housing colony located in North East Delhi, which was primarily developed by Delhi Development Authority (DDA). A nearby colony named Dilshad Colony is sometimes mistaken to be a part of Dilshad Garden due to the similarity of names.

Dilshad Garden falls under the both Shahdara and Seemapuri constituency of the legislative assembly. Dilshad Garden is divided into various blocks and pockets. A part of Dilshad Garden falls under Seemapuri Vidhansabha and the other part falls under Shahdara Vidhansabha. 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.

The area is divided into several Blocks named from A to R and several Pockets from A to SG.

The Deer Park in Dilshad Garden is a public park with lush green grounds.

Dilshad Garden has many temples and religious places.

Shri 1008 Adinath Digamber jain temple R Block

Radha Krishna Mandir located near MCD Primary Model School.

Gurudwara Bebe Nanki Ji located near GT Road.

The Ayyappa Temple located in R pocket was built by sculptors and carpenters who were flown-in from Kerala and trained in Vedic temple design.

Sai Vatika located near Sai Chowk in Pocket H.

Transport

Dilshad Garden is nearly 4 km from Anand Vihar Interstate Bus Terminus and Railway Station and about 3 km from Shahdara. The closest metro stations are Dilshad Garden and Jhilmil.

Pedestrian Overpass from Jhilmil Metro Station to Dilshad Garden, as it crosses the Grand Trunk Road, February 2009.

Demographics

The area is quite densely populated with a mix of people from all income groups, castes and religions including Hindus, Jains, Sikhs, Christians, and Muslims. A market for automobiles and automobile accessories is located near Bebe Nanki Gurudwara. One Jain Temple is located at the R-Block in Dilshad Garden.

Nearby areas

References

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