Shahjahan Road is an important road of central New Delhi

New Delhi

New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...

, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. It stretches from the India Gate

India Gate

The India Gate is the national monument of India. Situated in the heart of New Delhi, India Gate was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, inspired by the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. It was built in 1931...

 junction on the north side and to the Taj Mansingh Hotel at the junction of Mansingh Road, Aurangzeb Road

Aurangzeb Road

Aurangzeb Road is one of the main roads, in New Delhi, India. At the north-east end, it stretches from the Taj Mansingh Hotel at the junction of Mansingh Road, Shahjahan Road, Humayun Road, Prithviraj Road and a road to Khan Market in the north east...

, Humayun Road, Prithviraj Road

Prithviraj Road

Prithviraj Road is one of the main roads of New Delhi.-North End:It stretches from the Taj Mansingh Hotel at the junction of Mansingh Road, Aurangzeb Road, Humayun Road, Shahjahan Road, a road to Khan Market.-South End:It stretches up to the junction of Sri Aurobindo Marg Road, Safdarjung road and...

 and a road to Khan Market

Khan Market

Khan Market , named in honour of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan , it is the costliest market strip in New Delhi. It has been ranked as the costliest retail location in India...

 on the south. Also lined up on the Shahjahan Road are government houses for senior bureaucrats of Government of India.

Important places

It houses the famous UPSC

UPSC

UPSC may refer to:* Union Public Service Commission of India* Urban Planning Society of China...

 or Union Public Service Commission

Union Public Service Commission

The Union Public Service Commission is the central agency authorized to conduct the Civil Services Examination for entry-level appointments to the various Civil Services of India. The agency's charter is granted by the Constitution of India...

 headquarters at Dholpur House

Dholpur House

Dholpur House is home to the Union Public Service Commission of India. The building is annular shaped and is located next to the India Gate on the Shahjahan Road in New Delhi. Previously it was the residence of princely Dholpur, built during the construction of New Delhi in 1920s.The interviews...

. Also the Army officers Mess and the Kota house. In the nearby Jamnagar House is the headquarters of Central Wakf Council, India

Central Wakf Council, India

Central Wakf Council, India is an Indian statutory body established in 1964 by the Government of India under Wakf Act, 1954 for the purpose of advising it on matters pertaining to working of the State Wakf Boards and proper administration of the Wakfs in the country...

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