Kishangarh Village

Kishangarh Village
Village
Kishangarh Village

Location in Delhi, India

Coordinates: 28°31′07″N 77°10′03″E / 28.51861°N 77.16750°ECoordinates: 28°31′07″N 77°10′03″E / 28.51861°N 77.16750°E
Country  India
State Delhi
Government
 • Body South Delhi Municipal Corporation
Languages
 • Official Hindi, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 110 070
Nearest city Gurgaon
Lok Sabha constituency South West Delhi
Civic agency South Delhi Municipal Corporation


Kishangarh (Hindi: किशनगढ़) is a village located near Vasant Kunj in South West Delhi district of Delhi, India, on the hills of Aravali, between Mehrauli and Vasant Kunj.[1][2] One extreme of Kishangarh is around 4 km from Qutub Minar in historic Mehrauli area. The other extreme is approximately 7.5 km from the Indira Gandhi International Airport. Munirka is about 5 km, where the Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, connecting the main Vasant Kunj Marg with the Outer Ring Road forms its western boundary.[1]

MCD Ward Number of Kishangarh is 172.

The nearest metro station is Chhatarpur (Delhi Metro).

Districts of Delhi

Geography and climate

Kishangarh lies in the South West district of Delhi and, like the rest of the city, has a semi-arid climate with a significant difference between summer and winter temperatures. While the summer temperatures may go up to 46 °C, the winters can seem freezing to people used to a warm climate with near 2.5 °C.

The soil of Kishangarh consists of sandy loam to loam texture. The water level has gone down in the recent past hovering between 45 m to 50 m due to rise in population.

Public Transport

Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) has now increased its bus frequency. DTC buses like: 539(Mehrauli - Nangloi, 604(Chhatarpur (Delhi Metro) Station - New Delhi railway station), 605(Mori Gate - Vasant Kunj Sector C-9), 714(Badarpur, Delhi M.B Road - Rajokri Harijan basti), 715(Mehrauli - Mangla Puri), 717(Badarpur, Delhi M.B Road - Shahabad Mohammadpur SMDP) goes Kishangarh.

Bus Stop

There are three bus stops of Kishangarh. One is on Vasant Kunj Marg (near Atul Mahender singh Bhattewala Ex MLA office)(Delhi Transco Limited sub-station), Second bus stop is on Aruna Asaf Ali Marg(near bawa potteries), and the Third one is also on Aruna Asaf Ali Marg (near Neela Hauz) known as Kishangarh Xing.

Currently there is hardly any transport facility available between these bus stops and the inside areas of Kishangarh.

Education

Banks

Currently there are no banks in Kishangarh village but there are ATM of Canara Bank, State Bank of India and few others. People in Kishangarh usually access banking facilities via banks situated in either Mehrauli, Vasant kunj, Masoodpur or Mahipalpur.

Temples

There is only a temple in the centre of the village known as Gaushala Mandir or Baba Laturiya Ka Mandir.

Accessibility

Kishangarh was largely considered to be a place cut off from the main city, but in recent years saw rapid progress in this aspect with the Delhi Metro coming to close by Chattarpur and more bus routes added to the area by DTC. The transit to Delhi Metro station has also become easier via Metro feeder buses available at regular intervals.

The distance between Kishangarh Village and some prominent areas within the NCT of Delhi/New Delhi are as follows: -

The distance between Kishangarh Village and some prominent areas in the Delhi NCR region are as follows: -

The nearest metro station is at Chattarpur, situated at Andheria More on the arterial Mehrauli-Gurgaon Road which connects South West Delhi to the suburban area of Gurgaon.

Areas Near Kishangarh Village

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Now, alternative route to Airport and Gurgaon". Indian Express. Sep 13, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Locals, conservationists in a bindover collapsed Mehrauli archway". The Times of India. Sep 20, 2011.