Najafgarh

Najafgarh
नजफ़गढ़
Subdistrict and Sub - City
Najafgarh

Location in India

Coordinates: 28°36′45″N 76°59′5″E / 28.61250°N 76.98472°E / 28.61250; 76.98472Coordinates: 28°36′45″N 76°59′5″E / 28.61250°N 76.98472°E / 28.61250; 76.98472
Country  India
State Delhi
District South West Delhi
Government
 • Body Municipal Corporation of Delhi
Population (2011)
 • Total 1,365,152 [1]
Languages
 • Spoken Haryanvi, Punjabi, Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Lok Sabha constituency West Delhi
Vidhan Sabha constituency Najafgarh
Civic agency Municipal Corporation of Delhi

Najafgarh is located at the outskirts of the southwestern part of Delhi. It has a mixture of rural and urban population from Delhi and Haryana. Najafgarh is the fastest developing Tehsil in South West district of Delhi State. As Najafgarh is the only place in Delhi which is having lot of freehold land and where the government can utilize this land to build new developments; it is a very important part of South West Delhi. Delhi Metro work is also in progress in the Najafgarh region which would help in establishing it as a bigger hub for small scale companies.

There are several Ayurvedic and Advanced treatment centers and Medical Centers, Charitable Clinics. They are located in and around Najafgarh. Sai Baba of Shirdi, Suredha Temple, We have few of the meditation centres in and around Najafgarh are Radha Soami Satsang Beas at Ranaji Enclave and Dindarpur, Osho Dham (of Guru Rajneesh), Ashram of Sudhanshu Ji Maharaj at Bakkarwala, Nirmal Dham of Nirmala Devi and Baba Haridas temple in Jharodha Kalan In some of the centers they have free medical facility or discounted/ Subsidized medical facilities with the best available latest sophisticated medical devices and are equipped with traditional and advanced treatment facilities and manned by expert dedicated teams

Special Forces Academy and Special Operations Centers are around in Najafgarh : Delhi Police Border Security Force, CRPF Camp (part of Indian Government's Para Military Forces) Bani Camp and Delhi Police Training Center are also located in the vicinity of Najafgarh. Delhi Police Training Centre in Jharodha is the first major training centre for all the recruitment of Delhi police's constable, Sub-Inspector and other ranks. Various kind of trainings are being provided in this centre such as bomb disposal, riots protection, law & order management, etc. It is having two parts - one is Delhi Police Training School and other is Delhi Police Training College.

History

, Mirza Najaf Khan Baloch after whom Najafgarh is named.

Najafgarh was named after the Kiledar (Fort Administrator) Mirza Najaf Khan Baloch (1733–1782) of the Mughal Dynasty.[2] The country seat of this powerful noble, located in the suburbs beyond the capital city, later became a fortified stronghold of Rohilla Afghan chieftain Zabita Khan (b. 1785).[3] During the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and part of the Siege of Delhi, the Battle of Najafgarh took place on 25 August 1857 between Indian rebels and British Raj soldiers. Approximately 800 people were killed.

A small settlement of the Mughal troops settled here in its infancy. Najafgarh is now one of the most populous electoral regions in the National Capital Region of India (NCR). Najafgarh is surrounded by 70 villages bordering Haryana. The borders are 10 to 15 kilometers from the main Najafgarh Market.

Geography

Najafgarh is surrounded by a number of important villages of the South West Delhi district. Like all the administrative subdivisions of the South West District of Delhi, Najafgarh is composed of a group of villages. Some of the villages around Najafgarh are Kair, Roshan pura baprola, Asalatpur Khadar, Haibat Pur, Pandwala Kalan, Badu Sarai, Kangan Heri, Dauralla, Dindarpur , Ghuman Hera, Khaira, Delhi, Bakkargarh, Jaffarpur Kalan, Rawta, Surheda, Khera Dabar, Daulatpur, Dhansa, Galibpur, Jhuljhuli, Jhatikra, Kazipur, Kharkhari Nahar, Sidipur, KharKhari Jatmal, KharKhari Round, Hasanpur, Delhi, Mundhela Khurd, Mundhela Kalan, Nanak Heri, Nangli Sakrawati, Paprawat, Pandwalan Khurd, Pandwalan Kalan, Rewla Khanpur, Tajpur Khurd, Sarang Pur, Sherpur, Shikar Pur, Samaspur Khalsa, Ujwa, Daryapur Khurd, Issapur and Malikpur and Najafgarh is surrounded by a number of important towns of Delhi. On the west of Najafgarh like Surkhpur and Mitraon. Dichaon Kalan is situated to the north of Najafgarh. Najafgarh Market is well famous for different varieties of shops including textile, Hardware, Ornament, sports, sweets. Jawahar Chowk is oldest Place in market. Desi burawale deshraj jadgish parsad established in 1880 was one of the traditional sweet shop and is situated close to the jawahar chowk. Goverdhan Textile is famous and most populated shop for ladies suits and mens wear since 1985.

Najafgarh is also in close proximity to Gurgaon, which is a hub for numerous companies, both Indian and multinational.

Demographics

Map of Delhi, showing location of Najafgarh

The majority of the inhabitants are from Haryana, Uttrakhand, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. The literacy rate is 88.1%.[1]

Politics

Pravesh Verma of BJP is the MP from this costitiuency while Kailash Gahlot, Advocate of Aam Aadmi Party is MLA and Parliamentary Secretary, Govt of NCT of Delhi from this region. Mr. Gahlot Defeated Former MLA Bharat Singh of INLD in Delhi Legislative Assembly election, 2015.Rajbir Yadav from Chhawla Block Congress Committee is Alderman of South Delhi District of MCD living in Paprawat village of Najafgarh...

Education

COLLEGES: ''''SCHOOLS (GOVT. & PRIVATE) IN NAJAFGARH:''''

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  Thana Road, Najafghar

Class From: 1 Class To: 10 Rz-115, Shiv Enclave (Nagar), Najafgarh

Class From: 1 Class To: 10 R/ D Block, Najafgarh

Class From: 1 Class To: 12 A-161, Todarmal Colony, Najafgarh

Class From: 6 Class To: 12 Deendapur, Najafgarh

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Class From: 6 Class To: 12 School No.3,

Class From: 1 Class To: 12 205, Deepak Vihar, Najafgarh

Class From: 1 Class To: 12 Dwarka Vihar, Kakrola Road, Najafgarh

Class From: 1 Class To: 10 Dindarpur, Najafgarh

Class From: 1 Class To: 10 Dharampura, Najafgarh

Class From: 1 Class To: 12 Najafgarh Nangloi Rd, Najafgarh

Class From: 1 Class To: 10 Rz-30, New Roshan Pura, Najafgarh

Class From: 1 Class To: 10 Old Roshan Pura Extension, Najafgarh

Class From: 1 Class To: 10 Naya Bazar, Najafgarh

Class From: 1 Class To: 12 D-Block, Prem Nagar, Najafgarh

Class From: 1 Class To: 10 Maksoodabad, Nangloi Road, Nazafgarh

Class From: 1 Class To: 12 Roshan Pura, Paprawat Road, Najafgarh

Class From: 1 Class To: 12 Roshan Pura, Paprawat Road, Najafgarh

Class From: 1 Class To: 12 B-23, Shiv Enclave, Dichaon Kalan Road, Najafgarh

Class From: 1 Class To: 12 Najafgarh

Class From: 1 Class To: 12 Dharampura, Najafgarh

Class From: 1 Class To: 12 Roshanpura, Najafgarh

Address: Gopal Nagar, Najafnagar, New Delhi, Delhi 110043

COLLEGES:

Address: Prem Nursery, Gopal Nagar Extension, Najafgarh, New Delhi, Delhi 110043

PLAY SCHOOLS:

Transport

DTC Buses: 822, 818, 827, 828, 829, 764, 817, 835,578,978,708,817, 728 etc. DTC Inter-state - Bus From Bahadurgarh to Gurgoan Bus Stand Via Bajhera.

DELHI METRO: The Metro network will be extended from Dwarka to Najafgarh (near Delhi Gate & Dhansha Stand) as part of Phase 3 of Delhi Metro. The official deadline for this project is December, 2016.

Parks

Hospitals

Government Hospitals:

Private Hospitals:

Medical stores:

Government Offices

Stadium

Historical Monuments and Places

Army Camps

Notable Persons

There are many notable persons of Najafgarh: Ch. Braham Prakash: First Chief minister of Delhi.

Virendra Sehwag: Indian Cricketer

Sushil Kumar :Indian Wrestler

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Census of India 2011 Primary Census Abstract" (PDF). Government of India.
  2. ↑ Delhi Govt Website
  3. ↑ Strategy Framework for Delhi beyond the Commonwealth Games 2010, BY DANNY CHERIAN, 2004 Archived October 29, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ "Bachpan Play School". Bachpanglobal.com. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
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