16-805: Lajpat Nagar is a residential and commercial neighborhood in the South East Delhi district of Delhi . It was named in honor of Lala Lajpat Rai and is today most known for the Lajpat Nagar Central Market. This area is not to be confused with the Lajpat Nagar in Ghaziabad in the NCR region. In the recent years, Lajpat Nagar has become a preferred residential neighborhood for tourists and certain refugees from various countries, including Afghanistan , who often travel to New Delhi as medical tourists, owing to
32-472: A new building known as Lajpat Bhawan. The number of Afghan Indians , as well as Afghan students, workers and refugees, living there has resulted in the nickname of the locality, Afghan Nagar. The suburb has two Afghan "bakeries and three restaurants, and many guesthouses and apartments housing Afghan students, guests, medical refugees and asylum seekers." As such, Apollo Hospital in Delhi "has translators on staff,
48-544: A website in Dari , and even a separate payment desk for Afghans." Most of the Afghanis in Lajpat Nagar speak Pashto or Dari . GK Vij, a resident of Lajpat Nagar, "whose father migrated after Partition and has spent his whole life in the area," states that though people "enjoy the big ‘ naan bread’ which Afghans prepare, the rising number of Afghan restaurants has overshadowed the indigenous Punjabi cuisine to some extent." Lajpat Nagar
64-410: Is Lajpat Nagar. When exiting from Gate no. 5, it is located at a distance of around 1 km (10 minutes walk). The average daily footfall in the Lajpat Nagar market is around 10,000 people. The crowd can get a little bigger on weekends. Lajpat Nagar is home to a large Punjabi community that is featured in multiple movies. South East Delhi South East Delhi is an administrative district of
80-813: Is an interchange station between Violet Line and Pink Line of the Delhi Metro in Delhi . It is located between Jangpura and Moolchand on the Violet Line in Lajpat Nagar . The station was opened with the first section of the Violet Line on 3 October 2010, in time for the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony on the same day. It became an interchange station with the opening of the Pink Line on 6 August 2018. The station on
96-591: Is considered to be one of the most affluent residential districts of Delhi, other than the districts falling under Lutyen's Delhi, viz. New Delhi and Central Delhi . With upscale areas like New Friends Colony , Maharani Bagh , Defence Colony , and Sarita Vihar , it has one of the highest land prices in Delhi. Urban villages in South East Delhi, like Jamia Nagar and Okhla , have become hubs for designer boutiques, restaurants, and art galleries and design studios. Lajpat Nagar (Delhi Metro) Lajpat Nagar
112-547: Is famous for its Central Market, a popular shopping destination, and also is known for the garments and textiles which are sold there. The area falls partially under the Kasturba Nagar Constituency and part of it is in the South Delhi Lok Sabha constituency . Lajpat Nagar was developed in the 1950s and most of its early residents were Hindus and Sikhs moving east from newly formed Pakistan following
128-546: Is walking distance from Lajpat Nagar metro station and rickshaws can be hired easily for traveling back and forth. Timings of this market is 11:00 AM to 08:00 PM. HDFC Bank, SBI, RBL Bank ATMs , food court are available at Lajpat Nagar metro station. Lajpat Nagar Central Market, Amar Colony , Defence Colony , Acharya Munir Ashram, Rajkumari Amrit Kaur College of Nursing , Haldiram 's, The Japan Foundation, Guru Nanak Market, Ziyyara Edutech Private Limited, RPVV Lajpat Nagar, GCoSSS lajpat nagar. This article related to
144-692: Is well connected by Delhi Transport Corporation bus services and the Delhi Mass Rapid Transit System . Route number 543 connects Anand Vihar in East Delhi to Lajpat Nagar, and Teevr Mudrika connects Lajpat Nagar to Rohini in North Delhi and Punjabi Bagh in West Delhi . The Lajpat Nagar Station of the Delhi Metro has elevated platforms lying on Delhi Metro's Violet Line and underground platforms on Delhi Metro's Pink Line . The station
160-1109: The National Capital Territory of Delhi in India . This district was carved out in 2012 along with Shahdara , taking the total number to 11 administrative districts in Delhi. The South East Delhi district is bordered in west by South Delhi district , in south by the Faridabad district of Haryana , in east by River Yamuna , and by New Delhi district and East Delhi district in north-west and north-east respectively. The district stretches from Jor Bagh, Lodhi Road , Khan Market , Sunder Nagar, Nizamuddin East , Nizamuddin West , Sarai Kale Khan , through Defence Colony , Lajpat Nagar , Ashram, Ashram chowk, New Friends Colony , Nehru Place , Kalkaji, Chittaranjan Park , Govindpuri , Greater Kailash , Alaknanda to Jamia Nagar, Okhla , Sarita Vihar , Jaitpur, Badarpur and Badarpur border. Administratively,
176-545: The partition of India in 1947. As such, many of these individuals are Saraikis and Sindhis . One part of Lajpat Nagar IV (Dayanand Colony) was named after Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati , by Mr. B.N. Puri in 1957. Initially, refugee camps were set up in Purana Quila , and refugees were allotted plots in areas like Lajpat Nagar, Patel Nagar , Rajendra Nagar . The plots were of 15x60 feet constructed like army barracks. The houses were all single story, with asbestos roofs, in
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#1732855994407192-458: The Pink Line is underground, whereas the Violet line station is elevated. However, both the lines are seamlessly connected, without commuters having to exit the ticketed area to interchange from one line to another. Lajpat Nagar Market is one of the famous shopping market in Delhi which is famous for women's clothes, artificial jewelry, Footwear, household electronics and Home Decor items. This market
208-588: The beginning, but now most of the houses are multi-storeyed in this neighborhood. The colony also housed a refugee camp for Bengali widows, during the Bangladesh Liberation War , known as Kasturba Ashram. In 1960, Servants of the People Society (founded by Lala Lajpat Rai in 1921 in Lahore ) after functioning for many years since Partition of India , shifted from the residence of MP Lala Achint Ram to
224-676: The district is divided into three subdivisions, Defence Colony , Kalkaji and Sarita Vihar . Defence Colony is the administrative headquarters of the district. Since the district was created after the latest Census of India was completed in 2011, independent statistics for South East Delhi is not available yet. Many renowned markets of Delhi such as Nehru Place , Lajpat Nagar , and New Friends Colony Market, as well as malls such as Select Citywalk , and The Great India Place , are located in South East Delhi. These areas are key commercial hubs, attracting shoppers and businesses alike with their diverse offerings and modern amenities. South East Delhi
240-504: The presence of affordable quality health care in the capital. It is common to see individuals from different parts of India and Afghanistan in this neighborhood. The area 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), National Park and Vikram Vihar are also located in it. Lajpat Nagar
256-572: Was opened to the public in 2010 along with the first section of the Violet Line. An underpass connection was opened in 2014 below the Defence Colony-Lajpat Nagar flyover between Lajpat Nagar and Jangpura for easy access to areas like Jangpura Extension, Bhogal, and Nizamuddin. The area is also connected to the Delhi Suburban Railway with the Lajpat Nagar railway station The nearest metro station to Lajpat Nagar Central Market
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