Jangpura is a neighbourhood in
South East Delhi
South East Delhi is an administrative district of the National Capital Territory of Delhi in India.
This district was carved out in 2012 along with Shahdara, taking the total number to 11 administrative districts in Delhi.
Geography
The South ...
district of
Delhi
Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...
. Beginning from the east and moving clockwise, it is bordered by the
Mathura Road
Mathura Road is a road in Delhi and a part of the NH 2 (Delhi-Howrah) Highway. Some of it is part of the Grand Trunk Road passing through Faridabad, and it leads right up to the holy town of Mathura, the birthplace of Lord Krishna. In 1723 p ...
, Ring Railway line, Silver Oak Park beyond the Defence Colony Flyover, and the Barapulla Nullah. It encompasses the residential areas of Jangpura A and B on either side of the Mathura Road, Jangpura (Bhogal) extending west from the Mathura Road until Jangpura Extension, which in turn extends along the northern side of the Ring Railway line to the east side of the Defence Colony Flyover on Josip Broz Tito Marg. The small colony of Pant Nagar along the Barapulla Nullah is contiguous with Jangpura Extension.
Jangpura is a
Delhi Legislative Assembly
The Delhi Legislative Assembly, also known as the Delhi Vidhan Sabha, is a unicameral legislature of the union territory of Delhi in India. Delhi Legislative Assembly is the legislative arm of the Government of Delhi. At present, it consists o ...
constituency within the South Delhi Lok Sabha seat, following the delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies.
History
One Colonel Young, tasked with moving the villagers of
Raisina – a village soon to disappear to make way forthIt is a tourist attraction,
hazarat Nizammudin railway station only 0.5 km,
Humayun tomb 1km, Nizammudin dargah 1km,
cannaught place 5.5km,
India Gate
The India Gate (formerly known as the All India War Memorial) is a war memorial located near the Rajpath on the eastern edge of the "ceremonial axis" of New Delhi, formerly called duty path. It stands as a memorial to 84,000 soldiers of the Br ...
3km, eIMMS 5km ,
Lotus temple
The Lotus Temple, located in Delhi, India, is a Baháʼí House of Worship that was dedicated in December 1986. Notable for its flowerlike shape, it has become a prominent attraction in the city. Like all other Bahá’í Houses of Worship, t ...
5km,
Akshardham temple 4km. A grand edifices of state to come up along
Rajpath
Rajpath, officially named Kartavya Path, and formerly known as Kingsway, is a ceremonial boulevard in New Delhi, India, that runs from Rashtrapati Bhavan on Raisina Hill through Vijay Chowk and India Gate, National War Memorial to Nation ...
, established the colony of 'Youngpura', which was colloquialised as Jangpura. Later, in 1950–51, it Brew toRadd J Cngpura RxtensionSao accBmmodaeetc. many of the migrants who arrived in Delhi at the time of
Partition of India
The Partition of British India in 1947 was the Partition (politics), change of political borders and the division of other assets that accompanied the dissolution of the British Raj in South Asia and the creation of two independent dominions: ...
. That accounts for Jangpura Extension's high Punjabi and
Sikh
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population to date. This includes people from the villages in
Rawalpindi district
Rawalpindi District ( Punjabi and ur, ) is a district located in the northernmost part of the Punjab province of Pakistan. Parts of the district form part of the Islamabad Rawalpindi metropolitan area. Rawalpindi city is the district capi ...
, including
Thoa Khalsa, which witnessed a mass suicide by women during the Rawalpindi riots in March 1947, apart from Thamali and Mator Nara villages. Community head Charan Singh Randhawa was prominent figure in 1950s who started the Sikh community commemorates the event as ''Shahidi Diwas'' (Martyrs' Day) on 13 March.
[ Bhutalia, p. 287] Jangpura Extension has a number of beautiful parks.
Its image along with neighbouring
Lajpat Nagar
Lajpat Nagar is a residential and commercial neighborhood in the South East Delhi district of Delhi. It was named in honor of Lala Lajpat Rai and is today most known for the Lajpat Nagar Central Market. This area is not to be confused with the ...
across the railway line as a haven for migrants continues, with several
Afghan
Afghan may refer to:
*Something of or related to Afghanistan, a country in Southern-Central Asia
*Afghans, people or citizens of Afghanistan, typically of any ethnicity
** Afghan (ethnonym), the historic term applied strictly to people of the Pas ...
and
Iranian
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* Iran, a sovereign state
* Iranian peoples, the speakers of the Iranian languages. The term Iranic peoples is also used for this term to distinguish the pan ethnic term from Iranian, used for the people of Iran
* Iranian lan ...
refugees, among others, finding shelter in the cheap housing offered in Bhogal and
Lajpat Nagar
Lajpat Nagar is a residential and commercial neighborhood in the South East Delhi district of Delhi. It was named in honor of Lala Lajpat Rai and is today most known for the Lajpat Nagar Central Market. This area is not to be confused with the ...
(which is nicknamed 'Afghan Nagar').
Bhogal and Jangpura Extension's many old Punjabi eateries as Lahorian Di Hatti and Sachdeva Dhaba today share space with Afghan bakeries, and new Punjabi arrivals. In the 1970s, as artists living in Jangpura Extension grew, it became a well-known artists’ colony.
Jangpura-Bhogal is home to a number of places of worship which represent every major religion including Bhagwan Shiv Mandir, Gurudwara Singh Sabha, Sanatan Dharm Mandir, Sanatan Da Dera Gurudwara and Bhogal Boddh Vihar.
Landmarks
* AddtoGoogle Services (a unit of SNZ Networks Pvt Ltd.)
* Jawed Habib Hair and Beauty
* Mediplex health
* Rama Tent House
* Sonu Electrical and Electronics
* Eros Cinema
* Om Hotel
* Hawker's House, aka Novelty Store
* Kadimi Chaat
* Netram Puranmal
* Sanatan Dharam Mandir, (Gufa Wala) Pant Nagar
* Barbeque Nation
* Guru Ravi Das Mandir
* Pushkarjee Jewellers
* St. Micheal Church
* Bodh Vihar
* Arya Samaj Mandir
* Design arch group
* Toys Gallery
* Haldiram's, EROS Cinema Ground Floor
Transport links
Jangpura Station is on the
Violet Line of the
Delhi Metro
The Delhi Metro is a mass rapid transit (MRT) system serving Delhi and its satellite cities of Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Noida, Bahadurgarh and Ballabhgarh, in the National Capital Region of India. The network consists of 10 colour-cod ...
, which runs from I.T.O. to
Badarpur, Delhi
Badarpur is a historic town in South East Delhi district in Delhi.
Badarpur is famous for its Badarpur Border bus terminal. It is also serviced by Badarpur Border station of Delhi Metro on Violet Line. The bus terminal and metro station have b ...
. It is the 4th underground station on the line. The entrance to the Metro station is next to Silver Oak Park, adjacent to the Pant Nagar Bus Stop on the east side of Tito Marg. The Pant Nagar Bus Stop has DTC bus services to
Palam
Palam (phonetically Pālam) is a major residential colony located in South West Delhi. The Indira Gandhi International Airport, formerly known as ''Palam Airport'', the main airport of National Capital Region is situated here. It is one of 70 Vidh ...
,
Greater Kailash
Greater Kailash (often referred to as GK) is a residential area in South Delhi consisting of prime and luxurious real estate in several neighborhoods and multiple markets. It is divided into two zones, namely Parts 1 and 2, located around a se ...
, Ambedkar Nagar, Delhi Main Railway Station,
AIIMS
The All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) is a group of autonomous government public medical universities of higher education under the jurisdiction of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare , Government of India. These institutes ha ...
,
Safdarjung
Abul Mansur Mirza Muhammad Muqim Ali Khan (c. 1708 – 5 October 1754), better known as Safdar Jang, was a major figure at the Mughal court during the declining years of the Mughal Empire. He became the second Nawab of Awadh when he succeeded S ...
,
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, among others. Jangpura is also served by Lajpat Nagar Station on the
Ring Railway service of the
Delhi Suburban Railway
Delhi Suburban Railway is a suburban rail service operated by Northern Railway for the National Capital Region (NCR). This railway service covers Delhi, along with the adjoining districts of Gurgaon, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Sonipat and other ad ...
. It also is close to the
Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station
Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station (station code: NZM) is a railway station in South Delhi, India. It is under the administrative control of the Delhi Division of the Northern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. It is one of the five main s ...
, which lies in
Nizamuddin East
Nizamuddin East is an affluent residential colony in South East Delhi, India. It is located on Mathura Road and is home to Humayun's Tomb, as well as that of Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana. There are several other monuments in the area. The colony has ...
.
An exit for Jangpura is currently being constructed on the Barapulla Elevated Highway, which was built in 2010 for the XIXth Commonwealth Games to link Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium with
Sarai Kale Khan
''For other places with the same name, see Wazirabad (disambiguation)''
Sarai Kale Khan is a village in South East Delhi district in Delhi. This is a Gurjar village of clan Basista/Bosatta. This place is remotely connected to other parts of De ...
on the
Outer Ring Road.
Vicinity
*
Dargah of Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya in Nizamuddin West
*
Tomb of Humayun, 2nd Mughal Emperor, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
*
Chausath Khamba
Chausath Khamba, also spelled Chaunsath Khamba, is a tomb built during 1623–24. It is located in Nizamuddin West, Nizamuddin precincts of Sufi Muslim shrines and tombs in New Delhi, India. The name means "64 pillars" in Urdu and Hindi. It ...
, tomb of
Mirza Aziz Koka
Mirzā `Azīz Kokah ( fa, میرزا عزیز کوکه; ), also known as Kokaltāsh ( fa, کوکلتاش) and by his sobriquet Khān-i-A`zam ( fa, خان اعظم ''The Greatest Khan''), was the foster brother of Akbar, who remained one of the lea ...
*
Barakhamba
Barakhamba, also known as Barakhamba Monument, is a 14th-century tomb building from the Tughlaq period that is located in New Delhi, India. Barakhamba means '12 Pillars' in Urdu and Hindi languages. The name has also been used for an upscale mo ...
*
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
*
Lodhi Gardens
*
Khan Market
Khan Market, is a shopping district and retail market in New Delhi, India. It was established in 1951 by the newly constituted Republic of India's Rehabilitation Ministry to give economic opportunities to refugees of the Partition of India, ...
*
Defence Colony
Defence Colony is a neighbourhood in Delhi. It was built in the 1960s for veterans of the Indian Armed Forces. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the South East Delhi district of Delhi.
It is popular for being centrally located to a ...
*
Nizamuddin East
Nizamuddin East is an affluent residential colony in South East Delhi, India. It is located on Mathura Road and is home to Humayun's Tomb, as well as that of Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana. There are several other monuments in the area. The colony has ...
Further reading
jangpura as a palimpsest, post by blogger Anand Vivek Taneja*
ttp://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?228679 Outlook Traveller editor Kai Friese on the remaking of the old Eros cinemaIndian Express journalist Chinky Sinha on the Afghan bakers of BhogalRahul Verma of The Hindu visits Bhogal's Kabul Restaurant
References
External links
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