Lajpat Nagar

Lajpat Nagar

Lajpat Nagar is placed in the south of Delhi. It is named in honor of Lala Lajpat Rai.

Location : South of Delhi

The suburb is divided into four parts: Lajpat Nagar I, II, III (north of the Ring Road) and IV (south of the Ring Road). Housing colonies like Amar Colony, Dayanand Colony, Double Storey (also known as Nirmal Puri) and vikram vihar are also located in it. Some of the well known people who have lived there are Sushil Choudhery (MLA, Karsturba Nagar Constituency) and Ajay Maken (Member of Parliament, India).

Lajpat Nagar was developed in 1950’s and most of its early residents were immigrants from Pakistan. The ethnic background of these immigrants was Punjabi and Sindhi. They were hardworking individuals who started small business and have some of the big stores in the Central Market. At present, it is common to see individuals from different parts of India, Afghanistan, and African countries. The houses were usually single story in the beginning, but now most of the houses are multistories.

Lajpat Nagar IV (specially double storey) has turned into a major commercial joint. It is so called the largest ladies suit market in Asia. It has all kinds of suits ranging from INR 200 (Approx US $ 4.5) to INR 45,000 (Approx US $ 1000). You can find all kinds of ethnic and fashionable ladies suit in this market.Lajpat Nagar IV- Amar Colony market is famous for joints selling momos, rolls and plenty of restaurants. Amar Colony also has an Institution for Blind.

Lajpat Nagar is well connected by Delhi Transport Corporation bus services, but it's not comnected by the Delhi Mass Rapid Transit System. It is close to Moolchand Hospital and All India Institute of Medical Sciences. The educational institutions in the area include Balwant Rai Mehta Vidya Bhawan Senior Secondary School, Tagore International School, Blue bells School, Frank Anthony School, Friends Tuition Centre, Sanatam Dharam School, and Government Schools in Lajpat Nagar I and II.

Lajpat Nagar I has one of the leading car accessories market in south Delhi. Royal Car Center (Khanna Motors) being one of the oldest showrooms there. Besides the car accessories there are showrooms selling all the leading cars in India. The area is expected to be well connected by Delhi Metro soon. 3Cs, Sapna are the nearest movie theaters.

Lajpat Nagar has some of the best recruitment firms like Next Step Solutions, XE Consulting etc.

Some of the most famous educational training/ Tuition institutes operate from here. Anil Kapoor tuition classes is rated as the best for commerce students of Delhi University and ICAI. Others include Friends tuition center, Paul's, Bright tuitions etc.

Accessibility

* 15 minutes from Nizamuddin Railway Station
* 35 minutes from New Delhi Railway Stations.
* 20 minutes from Nehru Place terminal.
* 15 minutes from Sarai Kale Khan ISBT

Areas Under Lajpat Nagar

* Ashram New Delhi
* Maharani Bagh
* East of Kailash
* Friends Colony

Areas In South Delhi

* Greater Kailash
* Chanakyapuri
* Lajpat Nagar
* Mehrauli
* Nehru Place
* Modinagar
* South Extension
* Vasant Kunj

ee also

Areas And Zones of New Delhi


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