Ashok Nagar (Delhi)
| Ashok Nagar | |
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 Ashok Nagar
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| Coordinates: 28°38′14″N 77°06′14″E / 28.637267°N 77.10385°ECoordinates: 28°38′14″N 77°06′14″E / 28.637267°N 77.10385°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Delhi |
| District | Central Delhi |
| Metro | New Delhi |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 110 018 |
| Planning agency | Municipal Corporation of Delhi |
Ashok Nagar (Hindi: अशोक नगर, Punjabi: ਅਸ਼ੋਕ ਨਗਰ, Urdu: اشوک نگر) is a neighbourhood in the city of Delhi. It constitutes a part of the Tilak Nagar assembly constituency as well as the West Delhi parliamentary constituency. The area was known as Tihar 2 before being renamed as such. It is an authorised neighbourhood today, and the government of Delhi plays a role in its development.
Ashok Nagar is a refugee colony, comprising migrant populations from Jhungh (Chinyotte), Bahawalpur, West Punjab, Sindh and Northwest Frontier Province. However, people from the Indian states of Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, West Bengal and Punjab, among others, also reside in this area.
The township is divided into four parts, namely Main Blocks, the MCD Colony, Double Stories and Uggarsen Market Area. The colony was separated in a well planned manner into seventy blocks, each with sixteen houses surrounded by a lane on all four sides. As the 71st block lay across Jail Road, it was renamed Prem Nagar. This area also has five public gardens, namely, Ajanta Park, Ashok Nagar Park, More wala park, 41 block Park and Tikona Park. The neighbourhood lies adjacent to two larger parks; Jheelwala Park And Dhan Pathwar to the south, and the Tagore Park to the northeast. Jheelwala Park was famous for the boat rides run by the DDA. West Delhi MCD Property Tax Office is also situated in Ashok Nagar.
Ashok Nagar is in proximity to two stations of the Delhi Metro: Tilak Nagar Metro station and the misnamed Subhash Nagar Metro station, which is situated in Ashok Nagar near Meenakshi Garden and East Tilak Nagar.
This neighbourhood has several schools, some of which are listed as
Jail Road runs through the area and leads to Tihar Jail and the Tilak Nagar Metro station to the west. The Tilak Nagar Police Station and Subhash Nagar Metro station are both located to the north of Ashok Nagar, Hari Nagar to its south, and Subhash Nagar and Rajouri Garden to its east. The main attractions of this colony are the multiple shrines, temples and Gurudwaras. It is home to people of various faiths and cultures who co-exist harmoniously. The places of worship in the neighbourhood are listed below:
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