Ashok Vihar
| Ashok Vihar | |
|---|---|
| Neighbourhood | |
| Country | India |
| State | Delhi |
| District | North West Delhi |
| Metro | New Delhi |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Planning agency | Municipal Corporation of Delhi |
Ashok Vihar, Wazirpur is a residential neighborhood in the North West district of Delhi.Best place in north west Delhi, 2016. Situated along the Ring Road, Delhi, the locality is divided into 4 phases and is home to a market called Deep Market which is also The Central Market.
Also, many offices of professionals such as Chartered Accountants, CS, etc. are also situated here.
There are several schools in Ashok Vihar which include Mata Jai Kaur Public School, Kulachi Hansraj Model School, Montfort Senior Secondary School, Lions Public School, Presidium school and Maharaja Agarsain Public School. Also there are two colleges namely Satyawati College and Lakshmibai College which are affiliated to University of Delhi, are located here.
Ashoka Garden is Ashok Vihar's popular garden with early morning walkers, joggers and yoga groups. Ashoka Garden is spread over an area of 70 Acres.Other than Ashoka Garden, there are neighborhood parks in each block/ pocket / phase, there are two major parks namely - Baba Chaudhary Khimman Singh Park and Picnic Hut. In addition to these parks,there is a sports complex named after Major Dhyan Chand which was established in the year 1991.It is spread over an area of 4.28 Hectare.It offers various facilities like Tennis (Synthetic, Hard, clay)/Tennis practice wall, Badminton (outdoor), Squash, Table Tennis Hall, Billiards/snooker, Basket Ball, Volley Ball, Children Park, Skating, Swimming / Toddlers Pool, Aerobics Hall, Taekwondo-Karate. Also coaching in most of these sports is also available. In addition, it has a Pro Shop and Snack Bar. It hosts various competitive sports matches. Membership is open, easily available and is generally at a very nominal fee. Also, there is a green belt which stretches from I block of Phase-1 till the IA Block.
Ashok Vihar is well connected through road and public transport. Further, its connectivity has been enhanced by two Delhi Metro stations namely Keshav Puram and Kanhiya Nagar both of them situated on Red Line. Delhi Transport Corporation buses No 166 (Shalimar Bagh to Palika Kendra), 181(A) (Jahangir Puri to Nizzamudin Rly. Station), 142 (Jahangir Puri to I.S.B.T.) and 235 (Wazirpur J.J. Colony to Nand Nagri), in addition Metro feeder bus service between Inderlok Metro Station to Azad Pur Metro Station is also available.
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