Narela is a

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and a

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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 ...

, located in the

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district of

, close to the border of

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. Narela is a part of

. It is 30 km away from the city centre of

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. It is situated just off the

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, its location made it an important commercial location for the surrounding areas, remains of the 19th century are still there. It was developed as the third mega sub city, which is a project of

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(DDA) in the urban extension project of Delhi, other sub cities are

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sub city and

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sub city. It covers an area of 9866 hectares. The 'Narela Industrial Area' started developing in the early 1980s and is today one of the important such complexes in Delhi. It is one of 12 zones of the

Municipal Corporation of Delhi Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD; ISO: ''Dillī Nagara Nigama'') is the municipal corporation that governs most of Delhi, India. The MCD is among the largest municipal bodies in the world providing civic services to a population of about 20 ...

(MCD) and one of the three subdistricts of the

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, along with Alipur and Model Town.

History

There is a site in Narela Near Bhorgarh which dates back to the civilization of Harappa (

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). City of Rohilla. Delhi districts

''Sarai Narela'' was important '' sarai'' (caravan rest house) on the historic and ever busy

, that stretched all the way to

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and

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and the lifeline of the empire and important trade route. It was founded by Khatri clan of Jats in 988 AD. Even in the 13th century, during the days of

Delhi Sultanate The Delhi Sultanate or the Sultanate of Delhi was a Medieval India, late medieval empire primarily based in Delhi that stretched over large parts of the Indian subcontinent for more than three centuries.

, Narela often became an encampment point, for marching or retreating armies from Delhi. Subsequently, during the

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, The Narela Sarai also finds mention in '' Jahangirnama'', the official autobiography of Mughal Emperor,

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(1605-1627), as he mentions staying at the sarai, during his travels ca. 1605. There is a famous pond (Talaab) in Narela and it remained full of water all the time. These days it has dried up and has been acquired by the DDA. From this pond, some coins of the time of Mohammad Shah Rangila have been found There is a 30-year-old church (Narela church NICOG) located in the Gautam colony, Narela. On 16 January 1757 in years preceding the

Battle of Panipat (1761) The Third Battle of Panipat took place on 14 January 1761 between the Maratha Empire and the invading army of the Durrani Empire. The battle took place in and around the city of Panipat, approximately north of Delhi. The Afghans were supporte ...

, in the

Battle of Narela The Battle of Narela took place on 16 January 1757, at Narela, on the outskirts of Delhi, between the Maratha Army led by Antaji Mankeshwar and an army of Ahmad Shah Abdali. Background Ahmad Shah Durrani, the emperor of Afghanistan was heading t ...

, the

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led by Antaji Mankeshwar, fought with an advance column of

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's army near Narela, and repulsed it. In the mid-19th century, Narela was a

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and flourishing market town, and at 31.2 km was the nearest town to capital Delhi, and where people from neighbouring villages flocked to buy provisions and sell their agricultural produce and its ''Narela Mandi'' (agricultural market), a tradition which continues to date. By the early 20th century, it was a municipal town and a Civil Hospital was established by the District Board in 1913. After the

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in 1919, Narela was declared a

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by Delhi administration, earmarked for future development. In 1860–61, the

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education system was abolished in Delhi, and Punjab education system was introduced with the opening of schools at Narela,

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and their suburbs, several schools were opened here in the coming decades. The ''Hailey-Rifah-i-Am School'' was founded here in 1918, by Rifah-i-Am Society formed by local residents under the patronage of Lala Mussadi Lal, a noted social reformer. By 1920–1921, the society was running one middle school in Narela and two primary schools in Alipur and

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and supported rural schools in Delhi Province.

Swami Omanand Saraswati Swami Omanand Saraswati (1911, – 23 March 2003) was an educator and collector of ancient artifacts in Haryana, India. He was born in March 1910 in Narela, near Delhi, and died at Delhi on 23 March 2003 at the age of 93. Saraswati was dire ...

, a local zamindar and ''numberdar'' of villages, founded of ''Kanya Gurukul'' in Narela by donating his 70 acres (280,000 m2) of land at village., Lala Panna Lal Mangal(Kundli Wale) Freedom Fighter and Congress leader with Mahatma Gandhi,has died a decade ago.

Urban extension project

The project area is bounded by the Delhi-

border in the North, Western Yamuna Canal in the West,

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in the East and Badli-Auchandi Marg in the South East. About 1000 ha land already acquired. More than 8000 residential flats of different categories have been constructed. About 1000 flats allotted to Delhi Police. About 900 plots of different sizes have been developed for alternative allotment/auction. Facility sites provided in Sector A7 & A8. IAMR complex of Planning Commission, GOI in a 16-acre plot in Sector A7 functional. 200 bedded Raja Harish Chander Govt. Hospital in Sector A7 completed. Recreational club site has been proposed for development in sector A7. Land allotted for DTC terminal. Land allotted for

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. A Land for 80 m and 100 m roads from G.T. Karnal road (NH - 1) to Bawana industrial area has been acquired. Land proposed for National Science Park. Land for Integrated Freight Complex has been acquired.

Administration

From 1993 to 2008, it was

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segment within the

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constituency, prior to it, Narela remained a 1966–1993, a Delhi Metropolitan Council segment, with the same constituency. After the delimitation of 2008, Narela (Nerela) is now an Assembly segment within the

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Lok Sabha constituency. Presently, Sharad Chauhan of

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is the incumbent MLA from Narela constituency of Delhi Assembly, after the

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. Jayender Kumar Dabas is the chairman of Narela Zone of

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. The office of

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(SDM) (Narela), the head of Narela

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district, is situated

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(BDO) Office complex, at nearby Alipur, which is within the subdivision, along with Sub Registrar Office.

Geography

The time zone in Narela is Asia/

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at 07:12 and

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at 17:30. Latitude. 28.85°, Longitude. 77.1° Narela is divided into various colonies – Rajeev colony, Nai Basti, Punjabi colony, Gautam colony, Swatantra Nagar, Shivaji Colony, Master colony, Sanjay colony, Indra colony, Police colony, etc. Narela has three main Pana – Pana Udyan, Pana paposiyan, Pana mamurpur, .

Demographics

As of 2011 Indian Census, the Narela sub-district had a total population of 809,913, of which 439,576 were males and 370,337 were females. The population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 109,475. The total number of literates in Narela was 569,830, which constituted 70.3% of the population with male literacy of 75.9% and female literacy of 63.8%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Narela was 81.4%, of which male literacy rate was 87.7% and the female literacy rate was 73.8%. The Scheduled Castes population was 155,299. Narela had 160132 households in 2011.

Accessibility

Its nearby towns are Alipur (9.9 km), Mukmelpur (10 km), Bawana (11.5 km) and Rāi (14.8 km). Located on the famed

, Narela is situated 14 km (8.7 miles) south of

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, 42 km (26.3 miles) northwest of central

, 100 km (62.2 miles) south of

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and 225 km (140 miles) southwest of

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. The Singhu Border is just 4 km (2.5 miles) away from Narela. Narela ( NUR) is a station of

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. The nearest airport is

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(DEL), in Delhi at the distance of 42.2 km, while the

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station of

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rail is the nearest station, though Narela sub-city is part of the Delhi Metro's Master Plan Phase IV, currently underway.

Areas in Narela Sub division

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, Akbarpur Majra, Alipur, Bakholi, Bankner,

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, Lampur, Budhpur, Fatehpur Jat, Garhi Khasro, Gogha, Hamid Pur, Hiranki,

Holambi Kalan Holambi Kalan is a village in the Narela Sub Division of the North Delhi district of Delhi, India. The area has a railway station named Holambi Kalan (HUK). Its distance from the Delhi Junction railway station is 21 km. It is 22 km a ...

Holambi Khurd Holambi Khurd is a village in the Narela Sub Division of the North Delhi district of Delhi, India. The area has a railway station, Holambi Kalan (HUK). Its distance from Old Delhi Junction railway station is 21 km and it is 22 km away ...

, Singhola, Iradat Nagar (Naya Bans), Tajpur, Tikri Khurd, Sanoth, Jhangola, Sungerpur, Jind Pur, Singhu, Khampur, Khera kalan, kureni.

References

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Map of Narela tehsil

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