Narela

Coordinates: 28°51′N 77°06′E / 28.85°N 77.1°E / 28.85; 77.1
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Narela
Narela
Civic agencyMunicipal Corporation of Delhi

Narela is a

North Delhi. It is 30 km away from the city centre of New Delhi
.

It is situated just off the Grand Trunk Road, its location made it an important commercial location for the surrounding areas, remains of the 19th century are still there. It was developed as the third mega sub city, which is a project of Delhi Development Authority (DDA) in the urban extension project of Delhi, other sub cities are Rohini sub city and Dwarka sub city.[2] It covers an area of 9866 hectares.[3] The 'Narela Industrial Area' started developing in the early 1980s and is today one of the important such complexes in Delhi.[4]

It is one of 12 zones of the

Model Town
.

History

There is a site in Narela Near Bhorgarh which dates back to the civilization of Harappa (

Indus Valley civilization
). City of Rohilla.

North West Delhi
district.

Sarai Narela was important

Jahangirnama, the official autobiography of Mughal Emperor, Jahangir (1605-1627), as he mentions staying at the sarai, during his travels ca. 1605.[8][9]

There is a famous pond (Talaab) in Narela and it remained full of water all the time. These days it has dried up and has been acquired by the DDA. From this pond, some coins of the time of Mohammad Shah Rangila have been found

There is a 30-year-old church (Narela church NICOG) located in the Gautam colony, Narela.

On 16 January 1757 in years preceding the

Ahmad Shah Abdali's army near Narela, and repulsed it.[10]

In the mid-19th century, Narela was a

notified area by Delhi administration, earmarked for future development.[13]

In 1860–61, the North-Western Provinces education system was abolished in Delhi, and Punjab education system was introduced with the opening of schools at Narela, Najafgarh, Mehrauli and their suburbs, several schools were opened here in the coming decades.[14] The Hailey-Rifah-i-Am School was founded here in 1918, by Rifah-i-Am Society formed by local residents under the patronage of Lala Mussadi Lal, a noted social reformer. By 1920–1921, the society was running one middle school in Narela and two primary schools in Alipur and Kanjhawala and supported rural schools in Delhi Province.[15] Swami Omanand Saraswati, a local zamindar and numberdar of villages, founded of Kanya Gurukul in Narela by donating his 70 acres (280,000 m2) of land at village., Lala Panna Lal Mangal(Kundli Wale) Freedom Fighter and Congress leader with Mahatma Gandhi,has died a decade ago.

Urban extension project

The project area is bounded by the Delhi-

GT Karnal road
in the East and Badli-Auchandi Marg in the South East.

About 1000 ha land already acquired. More than 8000 residential flats of different categories have been constructed. About 1000 flats allotted to Delhi Police. About 900 plots of different sizes have been developed for alternative allotment/auction. Facility sites provided in Sector A7 & A8. IAMR complex of Planning Commission, GOI in a 16-acre plot in Sector A7 functional. 200 bedded Raja Harish Chander Govt. Hospital in Sector A7 completed. Recreational club site has been proposed for development in sector A7.

Land allotted for DTC terminal. Land allotted for Fire station. A Land for 80 m and 100 m roads from G.T. Karnal road (NH - 1) to Bawana industrial area has been acquired. Land proposed for National Science Park. Land for Integrated Freight Complex has been acquired.[3]

Administration

From 1993 to 2008, it was

North West Delhi Lok Sabha constituency.[17] Presently, Sharad Chauhan of Aam Aadmi Party is the incumbent MLA from Narela constituency of Delhi Assembly, after the 2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election
.

Jayender Kumar Dabas is the chairman of Narela Zone of North Delhi Municipal Corporation.[18]

The office of

Block Development Officer (BDO) Office complex, at nearby Alipur, which is within the subdivision, along with Sub Registrar Office.[19]

Geography

The time zone in Narela is Asia/

Calcutta
.
Sunrise at 07:12 and Sunset at 17:30. Latitude. 28.85°, Longitude. 77.1°

Narela is divided into various colonies – Rajeev colony, Nai Basti, Punjabi colony, Gautam colony, Swatantra Nagar, Shivaji Colony, Master colony, Sanjay colony, Indra colony, Police colony, etc. Narela has three main Pana – Pana Udyan, Pana paposiyan, Pana mamurpur, .

Demographics

As of

Scheduled Castes population was 155,299. Narela had 160132 households in 2011.[1]

Accessibility

Its nearby towns are Alipur (9.9 km),[20] Mukmelpur (10 km), Bawana (11.5 km) and Rāi (14.8 km). Located on the famed Grand Trunk Road, Narela is situated 14 km (8.7 miles) south of Sonipat, 42 km (26.3 miles) northwest of central Delhi, 100 km (62.2 miles) south of Karnal and 225 km (140 miles) southwest of Chandigarh. The Singhu Border is just 4 km (2.5 miles) away from Narela.

Narela (NUR) is a station of Indian Railways. The nearest airport is Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL), in Delhi at the distance of 42.2 km,[21] while the Badli station of Delhi Metro rail is the nearest station, though Narela sub-city is part of the Delhi Metro's Master Plan Phase IV, currently underway.[22]

Areas in Narela Sub division

Map of Delhi showing locations in Narela subdistrict

Bakhtawar Pur, Akbarpur Majra, Alipur, Bakholi, Bankner, Bhor Garh, Lampur,Budhpur,Fatehpur Jat, Garhi Khasro, Gogha, Hamid Pur, Hiranki, Holambi Kalan, Holambi Khurd,Singhola, Iradat Nagar (Naya Bans),Tajpur,Tikri Khurd, Sanoth, Jhangola, Sungerpur, Jind Pur,Singhu, Khampur,Khera kalan, kureni.[19]

References

  1. ^ a b "Census of India: Narela". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Urban Extension Projects:Narela". Delhi Development Authority.
  3. ^ a b "Delhi Masterplan 2021- Narela Urban Extension Project". Delhi Master Plan, Government of Delhi. 17 September 2011. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011.
  4. ^ "Narela Industrial Complex". Delhi Industrial Development Corporation (DSIDC). Archived from the original on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
  5. ^ Zones Archived 9 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine Municipal Corporation of Delhi.
  6. ^ Usha Masson Luther; Moonis Raza (1990). Historical routes of north west Indian Subcontinent, Lahore to Delhi, 1550s-1850s A.D. Sagar Publications. p. 43.
  7. ^ Elliot, H. M. (Henry Miers), Sir; John Dowson (1871). The History of India, as Told by Its Own Historians. The Muhammadan Period (Vol 5.). London : Trübner & Co. pp. 4, 16.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Jahangir. Tuzk-e-Jahangiri Vol. 1 (Jahangirnama). London Royal Asiatic Society. p. 58.
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  11. ^ Sudesh Nangia (1976). Delhi metropolitan region: a study in settlement geography. K.B. Publications. pp. 147–148.
  12. ^ Rann Singh Mann (1979). Social structure, social change, and future trends: Indian village perspective. Rawat Publications. p. 215.
  13. ^ Vijendra K. R. V. Rao; P. B. Desai (1965). Greater Delhi: a study in urbanisation, 1840-1957. Asia Pub. House. p. 28.
  14. ^ Sharma, p. 18
  15. ^ Sharma, p. 141
  16. ^ "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies, General Election to the Lok Sabha, 2004" (PDF). Government of Delhi website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2011.
  17. ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 556.
  18. ^ "NDMC poll: Rebel joins AAP, BJP red-faced". The New Indian Express. 20 June 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  19. ^ a b "North West District: Organisation Setup". Government of Delhi website. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
  20. ^ "Narela New Delhi and Alipur by Road, Distance Between Narela New Delhi and Alipur , Distance by Road from Narela New Delhi and Alipur with Travel Time, Alipur Distance from Narela New Delhi, Driving Direction Calculator from narela new delhi and alipur".
  21. ^ "Igi Airport T3 Road Indira Gandhi International Airport and Narela by Road, Distance Between Igi Airport T3 Road Indira Gandhi International Airport and Narela, Distance by Road from Igi Airport T3 Road Indira Gandhi International Airport and Narela with Travel Time, Narela Distance from Igi Airport T3 Road Indira Gandhi International Airport, Driving Direction Calculator from IGI airport t3 road Indira Gandhi international airport and narela".
  22. ^ "A Metro link for Narela Sub City". The Hindu. 29 January 2005. Archived from the original on 10 February 2005.

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