Tilak Nagar (Delhi)

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Tilak Nagar, Delhi is one of the areas in West Delhi. It is approximately seventeen kilometers from the New Delhi Railway Station and twenty-two kilometers from the Indira Gandhi International Airport. Tilak Nagar is connected by Delhi Metro to Connaught Place, making it easy for commuters to reach Tilak Nagar. It is quite popular for its market, offering a wide variety of products such as branded clothing and consumer durables.

The demography of Tilak Nagar consists essentially of Sikhs and Punjabi Hindus living in perfect harmony with each other. Various areas like Chowkhandi, Ashok Nagar, Fateh Nagar, Virender Nagar, Shahpura, Sant Nagar Mukherji Park all fall under the purview of Tilak Nagar constituency. The landmark of Tilak Nagar is a Gurdwara, which is in the 20th block of Tilak Nagar. Tilak Nagar also has an Industrial Area.

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[edit] Shopping, Entertainment and More in Tilak Nagar

Tilak Nagar market is one of the leading shopping centres in West Delhi. After Karol Bagh this is one of the busiest markets in West Delhi. Most of the residents of Janakpuri, Vikaspuri, Dwarka and other nearby colonies prefer Tilak Nagar Market for their shopping requirements. If you are in Tilak Nagar and interested in any kind of shopping, you are not very far away from a great shopping experience. Some of the leading Jewellery show-rooms also have their main outlets in Tilak Nagar. Apart from the Tilak Nagar Main Market and The Mall Road one can visit the nearby and extremely famous Main Market of Rajouri Garden.

For entertainment one can go to PVR Vikaspuri and Satyam Cineplex in Janakpuri district center. In past few years the infrastructure has improved in Tilak Nagar with a flyover and landscaping of parks and playgrounds.

[edit] Delhi Metro Connectivity

The Tilak Nagar Area has two Stations of Delhi Metro Rail,
- Tilak Nagar Station
- Subhash Nagar Station
of Indraprastha-Dwarka Delhi Metro Rail Line.

[edit] Medical facilities around Tilak Nagar

  • Mata channan devi Hospital C-1 Block, Janak Puri
  • Deen Dayal Hospital , Hari Nagar
  • Kukreja Nursing Home Tagore Garden
  • Laparoscopy Hospital, 8/10 Tilak Nagar
  • Janta X ray and Clinical Pathology labs Main market Tilak Nagar.

[edit] Residents Welfare Association, Tilak Nagar

One of the well organised R.W.As, Tilak Nagar East has done a tremendous job in improving the infrastructure of the area. There has been great development in terms of roads, parks and street lights.

[edit] Newspaper

Almost all the leading daily newspapers in languages such as Hindi, English, Punjabi & Urdu are very popular in this area because Tilak Nagar is a multicultural and multilingual area. One of the local newspaper Uday Prakash is doing very well in West Delhi. This newspaper highlights in detail all the problems of West Delhi to the concerned authorities.