Palam
| Palam पालम Palam | |
|---|---|
| Suburb | |
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Palam Railway Station | |
  Palam Location in India | |
| Coordinates: 28°35′21″N 77°5′9″E / 28.58917°N 77.08583°ECoordinates: 28°35′21″N 77°5′9″E / 28.58917°N 77.08583°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Delhi |
| Government | |
| • Body | DDA |
| Population | |
| • Total | 200,000 - Including Village and Cooperative Housing societies |
| Languages | |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 110045 |
| Telephone code | 011 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | South West Delhi |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Palam |
| Civic agency | DDA |
Palam is one of the 70 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of the Delhi National Capital Territory in northern India. It is a major residential colony in southwest Delhi, India. The area was conceived in the 1970s and the total population of the Palam sub-district is 115,382 per 2011 census.[1]
Markets
Ram Chowk is the one of the primary markets in Palam with over 1013 shops. There are many markets on the main road; such as Dada Chattri Wala Marg, (which includes shops such as Anmol Photostat in Gali), Shere Punjab Dhaba, Ghar Jaisa, Footland and Swastik Creations.
Education
Happy Palam has many educational centers (e.g. Aggarwal Institute, Arihant, OSR, Sunrise) and schools (e.g. Kanwal Bharti Public, RCSDM Public, Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya No 2, Shiv Vani Model Senior Secondary, Gautam Model Public).
Places of worship
Palam's culture is very diverse and includes many active churches, gurdwaras, temples and other places of worship.
Hospitals
Palam's public health services network includes Bhagat Chandra, Divya Prastha, Singhal (Multispecialty) hospitals,[2] the Gagan Child Care Centre,[3] Mangla Puri Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) dispensary,[4][5] a Primary Health Centre (PHC),[6] pathology labs and the Sanjay Nursing Home.
Public Parks
Palam has 10 small, medium, and large parks where an estimated 1,000 people meet per day for their walk, which usually takes place from 4:30-9:00 AM. Pakoda Park is its most famous.
Transportation
Palam has a well-established transportation infrastructure, connecting other state parts by air, rail and road.
Road
Buses are primarily operated by the Delhi Transport Corporation; although some private operators assist in connecting Delhi and the North Capital Region (NCR). A privately operated network of chartered buses transports people from Palam areas to corporate offices around and in the National Capital Territory. Govt. of India, Ministry of Transport took over the local bus services of Delhi in May 1948 in the name of Delhi Transport Service when they found that the services offered by Gawalior and Northern India Transport Company Ltd., the then licensee, were inadequate. A Delhi Road Transport Authority was constituted under the Road Transport Corporation Act, 1950. This Authority became undertaking of Municipal Corporation of Delhi by an Act of Parliament in April, 1958.
Delhi Metro
In its third phase of building is Palam's new underground Delhi Metro station near the Palam Police Station, it is expected to be completed by 2016.
Rail Network
Palam Railway Station has connections to Rewari and New Delhi[7]
Air
Indira Gandhi International Airport, formerly "Palam Airport", is near Palam.
References
- ↑ http://ourhero.in/population/sub-districts/palam-sub-dist-4123
- ↑ "Singhal Hospital". http://www.justdial.com/''. Justdial.com. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ↑ "Gagan Child Care Centre". https://plus.google.com/''. Google+. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ↑ "CGHS Wellness Centres and Dispensaries in Delhi". http://www.gconnect.in/''. GConnect.in - Central Government Employees News Portal. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ↑ "Parliament Constituency Wise Health Facilities" (PDF). http://delhi.gov.in''. Government of the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ↑ "Parliament Constituency Wise Health Facilities" (PDF). http://delhi.gov.in''. Government of the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ↑ http://indiarailinfo.com/departures/palam-pm/352