Gandhi Nagar is a middle-income commercial-cum-residential area in the East Delhi

East Delhi

East Delhi is an administrative district of the National Capital Territory of Delhi in India. It is bounded by the Yamuna River on the west, North East Delhi to the north, Ghaziabad District of Uttar Pradesh state to the east, and Gautam Buddha Nagar District of Uttar Pradesh to the south...

 district of Delhi

Delhi

Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...

 in the Trans-Yamuna

Yamuna

The Yamuna is the largest tributary river of the Ganges in northern India...

 area. It is most known for Gandhi Nagar Market, which is Asia’s biggest readymade garments/textile market.

Administratively it is one of the three subdivision of the East Delhi

East Delhi

East Delhi is an administrative district of the National Capital Territory of Delhi in India. It is bounded by the Yamuna River on the west, North East Delhi to the north, Ghaziabad District of Uttar Pradesh state to the east, and Gautam Buddha Nagar District of Uttar Pradesh to the south...

 district (the others being Preet Vihar and Vivek Vihar) and one of the ten state legislative assembly constituencies

Legislative Assembly of Delhi

The Legislative Assembly of Delhi, also known as Vidhan Sabha, is a unicameral law making body of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, one of the 7 union territories in India...

 under the East Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)

East Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)

East Delhi Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 7 Lok Sabha constituencies in the Indian National Capital Territory of Delhi. This constituency came into existence in 1966...

, presently represented by Sandeep Dikshit

Sandeep Dikshit

Sandeep Dikshit is a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the East Delhi constituency of Delhi and is a member of the Indian National Congress political party.-Early life:...

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The area is one of the most congested colony with a population of around 3.5 lakh. It has one of highest Muslim populations in the East Delhi

East Delhi

East Delhi is an administrative district of the National Capital Territory of Delhi in India. It is bounded by the Yamuna River on the west, North East Delhi to the north, Ghaziabad District of Uttar Pradesh state to the east, and Gautam Buddha Nagar District of Uttar Pradesh to the south...

 constituency at 22%.

Residential colonies

It is surrounded by other colonies including Geeta Colony, Seelampur and Krishna Nagar. The colonies under this Assembly Constituency are:

• Raghubar Pura Part I and Part II
• Chand Mohalla
• Shanti Mohalla
• Rajgarh Colony
• Subhash Road
• Ram Nagar
• Amar Mohalla
• Kailash Nagar
• Nanak Basti
• Old Seelampur
• Ghas Mandi
• Subhash Mohalla
• Ajit Nagar
• Dharampura
• Jain Mohalla
• Krishna Nagar
• Lal Quarter
• Chander Nagar
• Shankar Nagar
• Jheel

Education

• Rajkiya Pratibha Vikas Vidyalaya
  Rajkiya Pratibha Vikas Vidyalaya
  Rajkiya Pratibha Vikas Vidyalayas are a system of schools run by the Directorate of Education, Government of Delhi in Delhi, India...
  
  
• Geeta Bal Bharti
• S.B.V rajgarh colony
• gandhi nagar girls school
• R.A.Geeta.Sr.Sec school, Shankar Nagar
• Chaudhary Malook Singh School, Jheel
• D.A.V.Govt school

Transportation

To make road travel from Mayur Vihar

Mayur Vihar

Mayur Vihar is a residential area in East Delhi. It is situated across the Yamuna River of the main city of Delhi. Mayur Vihar, as the name suggests, is the dwelling of the peacock . It is a posh area in East Delhi. It has its own shopping complexes and 2 shopping malls. Many more are coming up...

 Phase I to Gandhi Nagar traffic-signal-free, four major road infrastructure projects worth Rs.412 crore, including the Geeta Colony bridge were inaugurated in 2009 by Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit.

Metro stations	Distance
Nirman Vihar	4.7 km
Seelam Pur	2.7 km
Welcome	3.8 km
Preet Vihar	5.4 km
Shastri Park	6.1 km

External links

• Gandhi Nagar, Delhi at wikimapia
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• Google maps of Gandhi Nagar Delhi