Kishangarh Jat is an Urban Jat village. The Jat Village is located near

Vasant Kunj Vasant Kunj is a neighbourhood located in New Delhi district of Indian union territory of Delhi. The area is home to several businessmen, actors, cricketers and the former prime minister of India, Manmohan Singh. It is located close to Indira ...

South West Delhi South West Delhi (ISO 15919, ISO: ''Dakṣinṇa Paścima Dillī'') is one of the eleven administrative districts of the National Capital Territory of Delhi in India. Kapashera serves as the administrative headquarters of South West Delhi. Sout ...

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, but spread chiefly to the west, or beyond its Bank (geography ...

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

, on the hills of

Aravali The Aravalli Range (also spelled ''Aravali'') is a mountain range in North India, Northern-Western India, running approximately in a south-west direction, starting near Delhi, passing through southern Haryana and Rajasthan, and ending in Ahme ...

, between

Mehrauli Mehrauli is a neighbourhood in South Delhi, Delhi, India. It represents a constituency in the legislative assembly of Delhi. The area is close to Gurugram and next to Vasant Kunj. History Mehrauli is one of the seven medieval cities that ...

and

. One extreme of Kishangarh Jat is around 4 km from

Qutub Minar The Qutb Minar, also spelled Qutub Minar and Qutab Minar, is a minaret and victory tower comprising the Qutb complex, which lies at the site of Delhi's oldest fortified city, Lal Kot, founded by the Tomar Rajputs. It is a UNESCO World Heritage ...

in historic

area. The other extreme is approximately 7.5 km from the

Indira Gandhi International Airport Indira Gandhi International Airport is the primary international airport serving New Delhi, the capital of India, and the National Capital Region (NCR). The airport, spread over an area of ,

Munirka Munirka is a neighborhood in South Delhi, located near Jawaharlal Nehru University and Indian Institute of Technology Delhi campuses. Its neighborhood consists of the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus on the south, Vasant Vihar on the nort ...

is about 5 km, where the Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, connecting the main Vasant Kunj Marg with the Outer Ring Road forms its western boundary. Kishangarh Jat comes under

South Delhi Municipal Corporation South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) was one of the municipal corporations in Delhi, India, that was established after the former Municipal Corporation of Delhi was trifurcated in 2012. It governed over a jurisdiction spanning , which was ...

(SDMC) Mehrauli (Ward Name), 068-S (Ward Number). and the Mehrauli and there is no panchayat system in the Jat village Delhi districts

Geography and climate

Kishangarh Jat lies in the South West district of Delhi and, like the rest of the city, has a semi-arid climate with a significant difference between summer and winter temperatures. While the summer temperatures may go up to 46 °C, the winters can seem freezing to people used to a warm climate with near 2.5 °C. The soil of Kishangarh Jat consists of sandy loam to loam texture. The water level has gone down in the recent past hovering between 45 m to 50 m due to rise in population.{{citation needed, date=February 2014

Public Transport

Nearest Metro Station : * Chhatarpur (Delhi Metro) Station on Yellow Line.

Delhi Transport Corporation The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) is a public sector passenger road transport corporation that manages bus services in Delhi, India. It was incorporated in November 1971 as a wholly-owned corporation of the Government of India to provide ...

(DTC) buses which pass from Kishangarh Jat are: * 539 (

- Nangloi) * 604 ( Chhatarpur (Delhi Metro) Station -

New Delhi railway station New Delhi railway station (station code: NDLS) is the primary railway hub for the Indian capital, New Delhi, and an integral part of Indian Railways. Situated in Central Delhi, approximately 2 kilometers north of Connaught Place, the station ...

) * 605 (Mori Gate -

Sector C-9) * 714 (

Badarpur, Delhi Badarpur is a historical town situated in the South East Delhi district of National Capital Territory of Delhi, India. The area of Badarpur encompasses both an NTPC thermal power station and an ancient village known as Badarpur village. E ...

M.B Road - Rajokri Harijan basti) * 715 (

- Mangla Puri) * 717 (

M.B Road - Shahabad Mohammadpur SMDP)

Accessibility

Kishangarh Jat was largely considered to be a place cut off from the main city, but in recent years saw rapid progress in this aspect with the

Delhi Metro The Delhi Metro is a rapid transit system that serves Delhi and the adjoining satellite cities of Faridabad, Gurugram, Noida, Bahadurgarh, and Ballabhgarh in the National Capital Region (India), National Capital Region of India. The system cons ...

coming to close by Chattarpur and more bus routes added to the area by DTC. The transit to Delhi Metro station has also become easier via Metro feeder buses available at regular intervals. The distance between Kishangarh Jat Village and some prominent areas within the NCT of Delhi/New Delhi are as follows: - * Kishangarh Jat -

: 4 km * Kishangarh Jat -

IGI Airport Indira Gandhi International Airport is the primary international airport serving New Delhi, the capital of India, and the National Capital Region (NCR). The airport, spread over an area of ,

Terminal 7.5 km * Kishangarh Jat -

Dwarka Sub City Dwarka is a neighbourhood located in Southwestern edge of Indian Capital New Delhi in South West Delhi district of the NCT of Delhi. The district court that functions under the Delhi High Court for South West Delhi is located in Dwarka. The ...

: 11 km * Kishangarh Jat -

Chittaranjan Park Chittaranjan Park (also known as C.R. Park) is an upscale neighborhood in South East Delhi and home to a large Bengali community. It was established on a rocky terrain in the early 1960s under the name EPDP Colony (East Pakistan Displaced Pers ...

: 13 km * Kishangarh Jat -

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 ...

: 14 km * Kishangarh Jat -

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 Pranav Dudani. This area is not to be confused with the Lajpat Nagar in ...

: 16 km * Kishangarh Jat - Connaught Place : 17 km * Kishangarh Jat -

Rajouri Garden Rajouri Garden is a market and residential neighbourhood in West Delhi, India. The Main Market and Nehru Market are the key markets of the area. The population is largely Punjabi who migrated to Delhi, following the Partition of India, from Pak ...

: 18 km * Kishangarh Jat - Nizamuddin Railway Station : 20 km * Kishangarh Jat -

New Delhi Railway Station New Delhi railway station (station code: NDLS) is the primary railway hub for the Indian capital, New Delhi, and an integral part of Indian Railways. Situated in Central Delhi, approximately 2 kilometers north of Connaught Place, the station ...

: 23 km * Kishangarh Jat - Kashmere Gate : 25 km * Kishangarh Jat -

Delhi University The Delhi University (DU, ISO 15919, ISO: ), also and officially known as the University of Delhi, is a collegiate university, collegiate research university, research Central university (India), central university located in Delhi, India. It ...

: 27 km * Kishangarh Jat -

Rohini Sub City Rohini is a sub city and a neighbourhood in the North West Delhi district of the Union Territory of Delhi, India. It was developed as part of sub-city project of Delhi Development Authority (DDA), which was started in the 1980s to provide a ...

: 30 km * Kishangarh Jat - Delhi Singhu Border : 48 km * Kishangarh Jat - Bawana : 50 km The distance between Kishangarh Jat Village and some prominent areas in the Delhi NCR region are as follows: - * Kishangarh Jat -

Gurgaon Gurgaon (), officially named Gurugram (), is a satellite city of Delhi and administrative headquarters of Gurgaon district, located in the northern Indian state of Haryana. It is situated near the Delhi–Haryana border, about southwest ...

: 15 km * Kishangarh Jat -

Noida Noida (), short for New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (ISO: ), is a city located in Gautam Buddha Nagar district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. As per provisional reports of Census of India, the population of Noida in 2011 was ...

: 27 km * Kishangarh Jat -

Faridabad Faridabad () is the most populous List of cities in Haryana by population, city near NCT of Delhi in the Indian state of Haryana and a part of National Capital Region (India), Delhi National Capital Region. It is one of the major satellite citie ...

: 33 km * Kishangarh Jat -

Ghaziabad Ghaziabad () is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and a part of Delhi NCR. It is the administrative headquarters of Ghaziabad district and is the largest city in Western Uttar Pradesh, with a population of 1,729,000. Ghaziaba ...

: 46 km * Kishangarh Jat -

Greater Noida Greater Noida is a planned city located in the Gautam Buddha Nagar district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The city was created as an extension of the area under the ''UP Industrial Area Development Act, of 1976''. Situated southeast ...

: 57 km The nearest

metro station A metro station or subway station is a train station for a rapid transit system, which as a whole is usually called a "metro" or "subway". A station provides a means for passengers to purchase tickets, board trains, and evacuate the syste ...

is at Chattarpur, situated at Andheria More on the arterial Mehrauli-Gurgaon Road which connects

to the suburban area of

Areas Near Kishangarh Jat Village

Vasant Vihar Vasant Vihar is a diplomatic and residential sub-division of the New Delhi district of Delhi, India. It is located near the diplomatic area of Chanakyapuri, and houses over 50 diplomatic missions of foreign countries, including the High Commissio ...

* Saket *

Mahipalpur Mahipalpur on National Highway - 8, leading to Gurugram and Jaipur has ancient roots and it is amongst the oldest villages of India. It is located at the edge of south central ridge of 1500 million year old Aravali Hills; It is bound by the South ...

* Masoodpur

References

Villages in South West Delhi district Mehrauli

Geography and climate

Public Transport

Accessibility

Areas Near Kishangarh Jat Village

See also

References