Timarpur

A street in the residential complex of Timarpur

Timarpur is one of the seven electoral constituencies in North Delhi, India. It is located near University of Delhi and has an area under 2 square kilometers. Its population is about 10,000. Timarpur is the first government colony^[1] situated by the Government of India and is predominantly a government residential area.

The area includes eight schools in all, including six senior secondary Schools, one primary school and one special school for intellectually disabled children.

The health services in Timarpur are of good class. It includes the well known INMAS health centre, which is the biggest thyroid centre in India. A government owned CGHS dispensary is also present in the area.

Timarpur is well connected to the Delhi Metro train service.

The area also includes a DRDO complex consisting of both residential and official area.

Legislature

The legislative assembly of Timarpur is currently (2014-2019) run by the Bhartiya Janata Party. The legislator of the area is Manoj Tiwary.

Residence

A building in the residential complex of Timarpur

Most of the area is occupied by government flats, although a private colony is also present there. The area includes about 2,000 government flats which are meant for active government servants only. A small portion of the area is privately owned, known as Banarsi Das Estate. There are two police stations present in the area. Because it is a government residential area, Timarpur includes only a few markets.

Besides being a government owned area, Timarpur is having a problem of slum area. A wide portion of the area in occupied by people living in slums. The residents in the government and the private sectors often find it difficult to co-operate with people living in slum area.

The old market situated near the flats has a history of more than a hundred years. It was established in 1904, the year Delhi was marked as the national capital of India.

New market situated in Timarpur, just at a walking distance from the old market is the centre for all the Ramlilas happening in the region.

Many stars like Sunil Shetty and Navjot Singh Siddhu (his plan of coming got cancelled due to rain in 2012) visited the area during the election campaign.

Famous places

Timarpur also has many famous places like Trikona Park.

There are also many eating places, like Choudhary Sweets (in old market). Darvesh restaurant near the B.D. estate has food of many types. Also there are some sweet shops in New Market situated just at a walking distance from the old market.

The Bhudh Bazaar, held every Wednesday near the Delhi Transit Bus Pass Centre, is a centre of attraction. One may find cheap products like clothes and toys, as well as good quality vegetables at the normal cost.

Education and health facilities

Triangular Park in the Z-Block of Timarpur

The education facilities of Timarpur are moderate. In total, there are eight schools in Timarpur, six of them government owned and two privately owned. The area is well connected to the University of Delhi.

The health facilities of Timarpur include the famous health centre of INMAS which is the biggest and the most technically equipped thyroid centre in India. However, the area includes only one dispensary owned by Government of India. There are several privately owned clinics also present there.

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