Rohini रोहिणी (दिल्ली) is a 30-year-old residential sub city in North West Delhi in India. Rohini is second largest sub city in Asia after Dwarka Sub City in South West Delhi. It was the first mega sub-city project of Delhi Development Authority (DDA) in the urban extension of Delhi, started in 1980s to provide composite society, for all income groups.[1] It is one of the 12 zones, area under the Municipal Corporation of Delhi[2]:
Rohini is a peaceful residential area not yet saturated with people and businesses. Rohini has some of the best apartments in Delhi like G.S. Apartment, Antriksh apartment, Sai Baba Apartment, Janyug Apartment, Lal Jyoti Apartment, Neelkanth Apartment, Luxmi Kunj Apartment, Arya Apartment, Bharat Apartment and Kadambari Apartment, Unity Apartment (Sector-24),Swastik Kunj Apartment(sector-13), Vasundhara Appts(sector-9), Gayathri Apartments (Sector-9, also known as mini-South India),Neelgiri Apartments(sector-9)etc.
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The neighboring areas are Pitampura,Shalimar Bagh, Mangol Puri, Badli village, Mukarba chowk, Shahbaad Daulatpur (Delhi College of engineering) and Bawana.
It has three stations on Red Line of Delhi Metro Line 1 which connects to Dilshad Garden, Kashmere Gate : Rohini East, Rohini West and Rithala Stations. Making it one of Delhi Metro's major hubs.
The residential colonies here are accompanied by sprawling parks and adjacent bus stands. However the land prices are increasing.
It has more than 50 sectors. Sector 3 is the biggest sector and sector 2 is the smallest sector in Rohini Sub City. There are many colonies like Rama Vihar , Jain Nagar , Sukhbir Nagar , Rajiv Nagar , etc. are developing colonies. Sector-10 , Rohini is the commercial center. Shopping malls like D-Mall , City Center are good centers for shopping. Crown Plaza is the only 5 star hotel in rohini.
Sector-7 can be considered as chandini chowk of rohini. Its a good place to shop and eat. Sector-9,13 are the main posh sectors and mainly consists of appartments.Sector-15,16,17 are situated at the corner of Rohini near Bypaas of Delhi. These sectors are well planned with new constructions and most of them are freehold lands. Sector-20 to 50 are in the developing stage and growing at rapid pace due to setup of Bawana Industrial Area.
The Metro Walk Mall & Adventure Island is an amusement park sprawled over 62 acres in North West Delhi. The project encompasses a shopping mall - Metrowalk and Adventure Island, a world-class amusement park and a water park. It is the result of 50% partnership between Unitech and International Amusement Ltd., the promoters of Appu Ghar.
The newly constructed City Center is a shopping destination in the city. The Anchor brands for Cit Center are Lifestyle and Shopper's Stop.
The Japanese Park (or the Swarna Jayanti Park) is one of the largest parks in Delhi, with five lakes, including one that has boating facility. A new theme park for POGO TV channel is coming up beside this park.
Mangalam Place Sector-3, Rohini is a hub for shopping arcades and office complexes. It has many famous stores like Ritu Wears, SM Stores, Croma, Food Bazar. The Famous Bittu Tikki Wala has an outlet here. Some malls in the area are RING ROAD Mall, W Mall and the Vardhman Towers.
DC Chowk Complex, Sector-9 is another business centre housing the RG Mall and a famous hangout for college and coaching students.
Mangolpuri Market is a business centre for marbles, granite and stone. Rohini also has motor workshops and spare parts shops.
Avantika, which is Rohini's sector-1 has shops, with Avantika market being the largest market. Vijay Vihar and Budh Vihar are adjacent to Avantika.
The Crowne Plaza Hotel Rohini has one of the largest meeting spaces in Delhi/NCR with both indoor and outdoor venues which can be used for conferences, weddings and other social events accommodating up to 2000 people. It is accessible from the airport and is close to shopping complexes, local entertainment attractions and management institutes.
Rohini Sector 11 has Garg Trade Center which has many restaurants, Pizza outlets like Pizza Hut and Dominoz, and G3S cinemas.
Rohini has many educational institutes making it a major center for education and academics.
Major Colleges in Rohini: The major higher technical education colleges in Rohini are:
Fire Training & research Academy, Sector-14
Yoga Chikitsalya, Sector-3
Major Schools in Rohini:
Titiksha Public School, Sector-11
Many notable hospitals are also located in Rohini:
Bhagwati Hospital, Sector-13