Tilak Nagar (Delhi)

This article is about the place in Delhi, India. For the place in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, see Tilak Nagar (Mumbai). For the place in Hyderabad, India, see Tilaknagar.
Tilak Nagar
Tilak Nagar
Location in Delhi, India
Coordinates: 28°38′25″N 77°05′22″E / 28.640197°N 77.089555°E / 28.640197; 77.089555Coordinates: 28°38′25″N 77°05′22″E / 28.640197°N 77.089555°E / 28.640197; 77.089555
Country  India
State Delhi
District West Delhi
Government
 • Body Municipal Corporation of Delhi
 • Member of Parliament Parvesh Singh Verma
 • Member of Legislative Assembly Jarnail Singh
Area
 • Total 1.961 km2 (0.757 sq mi)
Elevation 219.6 m (720.5 ft)
Population (2001 [1])
 • Total 88,294
 • Density 45,000/km2 (120,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Hindi, Punjabi, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 110018
Lok Sabha constituency West Delhi
Civic agency South Delhi Municipal Corporation

'Tilak Nagar , named after freedom fighter Bal Gangadhar Tilak; is a suburban area and commercial hub in district of West Delhi, Delhi, India.

Location

Tilak Nagar is situated approximately 20 km from the New Delhi Railway Station and 17 km from Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport. It is connected with Delhi Metro via blue line to the commercial hub of Connaught Place and to adjacent cities Ghaziabad, Gurgaon and Noida making it easy and feasible to commute on a day-to-day basis.

Neighbourhoods

Tilak Nagar is surrounded by suburban localities namely Ajay Enclave, Vishnu Garden, Chand Nagar, Ashok Nagar, Fateh Nagar, Shiv Nagar, Virender Nagar, Shahpura, Sant Nagar, Ganesh Nagar, Krishna Puri and upscale localities namely Janakpuri and Mukherji Park. It is also surrounded by urban villages namely Chowkhandi and Khayala, a prominent industrial area. above all revenue land of Tihar village Late Ch Chet Ram-Numberdar 17 village in British Raj.

Government and politics

Tilak Nagar has been a BJP stronghold since 1993, when for the first time Delhi got its own Chief Minister after a period of 37 years of President's rule.[2] The current Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Tilak Nagar Constituency is Jarnail Singh, a candidate from newly formed Aam Aadmi Party emerged victorious after defeating a BJP candidate.[3]

Demographics

Tilak Nagar's population largely consists of Pindi and Pishori Sikhs (Sikhs who migrated to India from cities of Rawalpindi and Peshawar (now in Pakistan) during the Partition of India in 1947). It also has substantial population of Jatts, Ramgharia Sikhs and Punjabi Hindus, many of whom had migrated from modern-day Pakistan during late 1940s. Most of the resident's occupation is business. The area faces vehicle parking problem because of the ill-maintenance of roads and public spaces by the corporation, as it is very congested and over populated.

Visitors attractions

It is quite popular for its market, offering a wide variety of products such as clothing[4] and consumer durables such as most famous for Punjabi marriage rituals items (like Chura, Lawan Suit, Pagri, kangna, and currency garland etc.). It has very impressive timber and hardware shops. There is a huge and famous furniture market on Jail Road. Near Tilak Nagar metro station you can enjoy tasty veg and non veg street food. There are many education institutes in its vicinity. It has three cinema halls in its vicinity namely PVR Sonia and Pacific Mall and Satyam Janak palace. Nearby shopping hubs are Rajouri Garden, Pacific Mall Subhash Nagar, Janakpuri District Center, Uttam Nagar, Vikaspuri PVR complex and Jwala Heri market near Paschim Vihar.

Roadways

Shivaji Marg (commonly known as Najafgarh Road) is the main arterial road of West Delhi that passes through Tilak Nagar. Shaheed Bhagat Singh Marg (commonly known as Jail Road) connects it to Dhaula Kuan and other parts of south Delhi, Outer Ring Road connects it to northern localities of Delhi like Paschim Vihar, Pitampura, Rohini, NH8 and to Wazirabad.

Health facilities

The area supports two hospitals among multiple medical facilities and pharmacies.

References

  1. ↑ "Ward Wise Final Result of Census 2001". Delhi Government. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Delhi Assembly Election Results 1993". Delhi Election Commission. June 20, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Delhi Assembly". Delhi Government. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  4. ↑ Mayank Austen Soofi (8 January 2011). "Going desi in west". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
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