Shankar Vihar is a residential complex for serving personnel of the Indian Armed Forces and their families, provided by the

Government of India The Government of India (ISO 15919, ISO: Bhārata Sarakāra, legally the Union Government or Union of India or the Central Government) is the national authority of the Republic of India, located in South Asia, consisting of States and union t ...

. Currently there are more than 278 houses including Permanent & Temporary. It is surrounded by an airbase, open fields and scrub forests. It is located in

Delhi Cantonment Delhi Cantonment (ISO: ''Dillī Chāvanī''; popularly referred to as Delhi Cantt) is a Class I Cantonment Board established in 1914. The area of the Cantonment is and the population of the Cantonment as per the 2011 census is 110,351. The ...

. Shankar Vihar houses a shopping complex. There is an Army Public School. The area is well maintained and has scenic viewpoints as well as manicured parks, gymnasiums, swimming pools and restaurants.

Transport

It is connected to the Deli metro with a station, the

Shankar Vihar metro station The Shankar Vihar metro station is a stop on the Magenta Line of the Delhi Metro. This represents part of the third phase of development of the Delhi Metro. It was opened to public on 29 May 2018. It is the only station in the Delhi Metro ne ...

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