Dilshad Garden

Dilshad Garden DG
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Coordinates
Country	India
Territory	Delhi
District(s)	Shahdara
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Codes • Pincode • 110095

Dilshad Garden also known as DG by its residents is a large housing colony situated in East Delhi that was primarily developed by Delhi Development Authority (DDA). A nearby colony named Dilshad Colony is sometimes confused to be its part. DG is a part of Shahdara constituency and currently the incumbent MLA is Dr.Narendra Nath.

The area is divided into several Blocks and Pockets named from A through R. The area is well organized and however become cluttered over years due to rampant unauthorized construction by its residents. For a visitor sometimes finding his way may be a daunting task even if he has correct address. Streets across blocks P , O , I & L have become totally commercial with almost all road facing ground floor flats being turned into shops. The most Well known housing Blocks are E-block, B - Pocket, SG - Pocket, A - Block, B - Block, C - Block, J&K POCKET and R - Block. The later five blocks hold the best infrastructure and Residents Welfare Association.J&K pocket is nearest to the dilshad garden metro station.J&K pocket is considered as one of the best planned locality in dilshad garden which has lush green gardens running through the middle of the locality.

Transport

DG is very well connected with other parts of Delhi. It is nearly 4 km from Anand Vihar Interstate Bus Terminus and about 3 km from Shahdara. There are several buses run by DTC and Blue line that either terminate or touch DG from several parts of Delhi. Some of prominent bus routes are 281, 375, 333, 165, 340 ,216 , 246 , 847 , 982 , 971 , 33 , Outer Mudrika .

Several buses are also available for traveling to adjoining cities, Noida and Ghaziabad.

Dilshad Garden Metro Station and Jhilmil Metro station both are suitable for Dilshad Garden Residents.

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

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Demographics

The area is quite densely populated with a good mix of people from all income groups, castes and religion featuring Hindus, Christians, Muslims and many others. Over several years DG has evolved very well and is now considered one of the best housing colonies developed by DDA.

- University College of Medical Sciences

- Jawahar Lal Nehru Multispecialist Hospital

- Red Cross Society Hospital

- Interactions - Ielts, Toefl, Sat, Cat, Interview Skills , Spoken English

- Greenfields Public School

- Greenways Modern School

- S.B.V. Sr. Sec. School

- Siddharth International Public School

- Arwachin International School

- Flora Dale School

- Hans Raj Public School

- New Creations Public School

- Nutan Vidya Mandir Public School

- Dilshad Public School

- Bloom Field Public School

- Lovely Public sr.sec. school

- KVVM Public School

- more than 10 schools located in proximity to the region

Religious places

- Radha Krishna Mandir

- Laxmi Narayan Mandir

- Bebe Nanki Gurudwara

- Masjid in Muslim cemetry J&K Pocket

- Sai Baba Mandir

- Bharat Mata Mandir ^[2]

- St. Sebastian's Catholic Church

- St. Francis Assisi Catholic Church

- Shani mandir _ Gauri shankar mandir - Pocket I

- -baba amarnath barfaani mandir

Shri Ayyappa Mandir, Ayyappa Mandir Marg, Between Q & R Pocket, Dilshad Garden

Sports and Recreation

- Tahirpur Sports Complex
- Yamuna Krida Sthal (about 4 km)

Health Institutions

• Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital (GTBH)
  It is affiliated to and acts as the teaching hospital of University College of Medical Sciences
• Swami Dayanand Hospital
  
• Institute of Human Behavior and Allied Sciences (IHBAS)
  
• jivan jyoti hospital near GTB
  

Banking

- State Bank of India - Punjab National Bank - Corporation Bank - Syndicate Bank

all major banks and their ATMs are available in DG.

Other Amenities

   MTNL Sanchar Haat and MTNL Billing Station is in DG, Vodafone Mini Store, Airtel Relationship Centre, Reliance Centre and many others are situated in DG.

Famous Personalities

Famous Bollywood vocalist Sunidhi Chauhan used to reside here before shifting to Mumbai. She did her schooling from Greenway Modern School, Dilshad

Nearby areas

- Shahdara
- Vivek Vihar
- Dilshad Colony
- Jhilmil
- G.T.B Enclave
- Surajmal Vihar
- Village Tahir Pur
- Seema Puri
- Nand Nagri
- Harsh Vihar
- KHERA G T ROAD OPP MANSROVER PARK METRO ST.AND SWAMI DAYANAND HOSPITAL

References

1. ^ My own photo taken in February 2009.
2. ^ "Bharat Mata Mandir". Bharat Mata Mandir. http://bharatmatamandir.in/index.php. Retrieved 2 May 2011.