Tilak Nagar is a suburban area and commercial hub in the district of

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Location

Tilak Nagar is situated approximately 20 km from the

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Railway Station and 17 km from Delhi's

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. It is connected with

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via blue line to the commercial hub of Connaught Place and to adjacent cities

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and

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making it easy and feasible to commute on a day-to-day basis.

Neighbourhoods

Tilak Nagar is surrounded by suburban localities namely Ajay Enclave, Vishnu Garden, Chand Nagar, Ashok Nagar,

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, Shiv Nagar, Virender Nagar, Shahpura, Sant Nagar, Choukhandi, Ganesh Nagar, Krishna Park and upscale localities namely Janakpuri and Mukherji Park. It is also surrounded by urban colonies namely Choukhandi and Khyala village. A prominent industrial area. above all revenue land of Tihar village Late Ch Chet Ram-Numberdar 17 village in British Raj.

Government and politics

Tilak Nagar has been a

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stronghold since 1993, when for the first time Delhi got its own Chief Minister after a period of 37 years of President's rule. The current Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Tilak Nagar Constituency is Jarnail Singh, a candidate from newly formed

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emerged victorious after defeating a BJP candidate.

Demographics

Tilak Nagar's population largely consists of Pindi and Pishori Sikhs (

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who migrated to India from cities of

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and

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(now in Pakistan) during the

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in 1947). It also has substantial population of Jatts, Ramgharia Sikhs and

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, many of whom had migrated from modern-day

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during late 1940s. Most of the resident's occupation is business.

Visitors attractions

It is quite popular for its market, offering a wide variety of products such as clothing and consumer durables such as most famous for Punjabi marriage rituals items (like Chura, Lawan Suit, Pagri, kangna, and currency garland etc.). It has very impressive timber and hardware shops. There is a huge and famous furniture market on Jail Road. Near

Tilak Nagar metro station In Dharma, Dharmic culture, the ''tilaka'' ( sa, तिलक) () is a mark worn usually on the forehead, at the point of the Ajna, Ajna chakra, or sometimes another part of the body such as the neck, hand, chest or arm. ''Tilaka'' may be worn ...

you can enjoy tasty veg and non veg street food. There are many education institutes in its vicinity. It has three cinema halls in its vicinity namely PVR Vikas Puri and Pacific Mall and Satyam Janak palace. Nearby shopping hubs are Rajouri Garden, Pacific Mall Subhash Nagar,

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District Center,

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PVR complex and Jwala Heri market near

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Roadways

Shivaji Marg is the main arterial road of West Delhi that passes through Tilak Nagar. Shaheed Bhagat Singh Marg (commonly known as Jail Road) connects it to

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and other parts of

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, Outer Ring Road connects it to northern localities of Delhi like

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, Rohini, NH8 and to

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Health facilities

The area supports two hospitals among multiple medical facilities and pharmacies.

References

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