Safdarjung (Delhi)

Safdarjung area consists of mainly two localities in South Delhi, namely Safdarjung Enclave and Safdarjung Development Area (SDA).[2][3] There are several districts (called colonies) in Delhi located south to the tomb of Safdarjung, the second Nawab of Awadh, and an important administrator in the Mughal Imperial courts in Delhi, under Muhammad Shah in the 18th century.

For Delhi hospital, see Safdarjung Hospital.
Safdar Jung
Neighbourhood
Safdar Jung
Location in Delhi, India
Coordinates: 28.563286°N 77.191155°E / 28.563286; 77.191155
CountryIndia
StateDelhi
DistrictSouth Delhi
MetroNew Delhi
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
110029 [1]
Planning agencySouth_Delhi_Municipal_Corporation
Safdarjung's tomb, Delhi, after which the area is named

Safdarjung Enclave
Durga Puja celebrations, Matri Mandir, Safdarjung Enclave, Delhi, 2014

Safdarjung Enclave, developed by the Delhi Lease and Finance later DLF Limited after acquiring the farm lands from Humayunpur Village in the early 1960s under then Prime Minister Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru is located just south of the Ring Road and north of the Hauz Khas Deer Park. South of Hauz Khas village is Safdarjung Development Area (SDA), built in the 1960s as an extension towards south. Both colonies are primarily residential, and are bases for the affluent upper class.

Safdarjung Enclave was one of the first colonies in Delhi to be built after Partition that did not include land grants for refugees from what is now Pakistan.

The airstrip next to Safdarjung's Tomb that occupies the area between it and Safdarjung Enclave, formerly Delhi's main airport, is now known as Safdarjung Airport and is the home of the Delhi Flying Club. Many official flights for the Central and State government also leave and arrive here rather than at Delhi's main airports Palam & Indira Gandhi International.

Major Schools in Safdarjung Enclave
  • St. Mary's School
  • Green Fields School[4]
  • Hill Grove Public School (Now known as Ambience Public School)
  • Delhi Police Public School
  • Sarvodaya Govt. Senior Secondary School

--Hospitals in Safdarjung Enclave--

  • Sukhmani Hospital
  • Centre For Sight
  • Aashlok Fortis Hospital
  • Diyos Hospital
  • Bhagat Medicare Centre And Nursing Home
  • Sanjeevani Plus Hospital

Major Schools in SDA

See also

References
  1. "Pin code 110029, Safdarjung Enclave S.O Post Office in South West Delhi, Delhi".
  2. "Television crew from Taiwan were shooting for travel show". Indian Express. 20 September 2010.
  3. "RS MPs still looking for a plot". The Times of India. 12 January 2006.
  4. "Green Fields School -". Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  5. "St. Paul's School, Safdarjung Development Area". The Hindu. 20 July 2007.
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