Gandhi Nagar, Delhi facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Gandhi Nagar
Neighbourhood of Delhi
Gandhi Nagar Location in Delhi
Country	India
State	Delhi
District	East Delhi
Languages
• Official	Hindi, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	110 031
Nearest city	Ghaziabad
Lok Sabha constituency	East Delhi
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Gandhi Nagar
Civic agency	MCD

Map showing the nine districts of Delhi

Gandhi Nagar is a busy area in East Delhi, a district in Delhi, India. It's located in the Trans-Yamuna area, which means it's on the other side of the Yamuna River. This place is super famous for its huge market, the Gandhi Nagar Market. It's known as Asia's biggest market for ready-made clothes and fabrics! You'll find lots of shops and factories here.

Gandhi Nagar is one of the three main parts of the East Delhi district. It's also one of the areas that elects a representative to the state government. This representative is currently Harsh Malhotra. The area is quite crowded, with about 350,000 people living there. Many people who work in the factories in East Delhi live in Gandhi Nagar.

Shanti Mohalla: A Fabric Hub

Near Gandhi Nagar, you'll find a place called Shanti Mohalla. This is another massive market, but it focuses on selling fabrics in bulk. There are thousands of wholesalers here who sell all kinds of cloth. Shanti Mohalla is in the Shahdara district of Delhi. It's a very lively area with lots of businesses and a rich history. You can easily get there by road or public transport.

Shanti Mohalla has been a trading center for a long time. It started as a few shops and grew into a major fabric market. Its growth happened because Delhi's textile industry got bigger. Also, more and more people wanted different types of fabrics. The market has many lanes, and each one often specializes in a certain type of fabric. You can find cotton, silk, and synthetic materials. The market is packed with shops and stalls, making it a very exciting place to visit.

• Learn more about Shanti Mohalla

Some of the big fabric suppliers in Shanti Mohalla include:

• Osho Om Texture
• Agarwal Fabric
• Shubham Textile

Neighbourhoods in Gandhi Nagar

Gandhi Nagar is surrounded by other areas like Geeta Colony, Seelampur, and Krishna Nagar. Here are some of the smaller neighbourhoods that are part of the Gandhi Nagar area:

• Raghubar Pura Part I and Part II (near Sri Bhawani Devi Mahakali Mandir)
• Mahila Colony
• Chand Mohalla
• Shanti Mohalla
• Rajgarh Colony
• Subhash Road
• Ram Nagar
• Amar Mohalla
• Kailash Nagar
• Nanak Basti
• Old Seelampur village
• Ghas Mandi
• Subhash Mohalla
• Ajit Nagar
• Dharampura
• Jain Mohalla
• Shankar Nagar
• Jheel
• Budh Bazar

Schools in Gandhi Nagar

There are several schools in and around Gandhi Nagar, helping students get a good education. Some of them are:

• Rajkiya Pratibha Vikash Vidyalaya
• Tagore Public School, Subhash Mohalla
• Geeta Bal Bharti, Rajgarh
• R.A. Geeta. Sr. Sec. School, Shankar Nagar
• Gandhi Nagar Girls School
• S.B.V. School, Rajgarh Colony
• Chaudhary Malook Singh School, Jheel
• D.A.V. Govt School
• Sai Memorial Girls Senior Secondary School
• St. Lawrence Public School

Getting Around Gandhi Nagar

To make travel easier, several big road projects were completed in 2009. These projects, like the Geeta Colony bridge, helped make the journey from Mayur Vihar Phase I to Gandhi Nagar smoother, without needing to stop at traffic lights.

Nearby Metro Stations

The Delhi Metro is a great way to travel around the city. Here are some metro stations close to Gandhi Nagar and how far they are: