Palam

Palam
पालम
Palam
Suburb

Palam Railway Station
Nickname(s): Palam
Palam

Location in India

Coordinates: 28°35′21″N 77°5′9″E / 28.58917°N 77.08583°E / 28.58917; 77.08583Coordinates: 28°35′21″N 77°5′9″E / 28.58917°N 77.08583°E / 28.58917; 77.08583
Country  India
State Delhi
Government
 • Body DDA
Population (2011)
 • Total 200,000 - Including Village and Cooperative Housing societies
Languages
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 110045
Telephone code 011
Lok Sabha constituency South West Delhi
Vidhan Sabha constituency Palam
Civic agency DDA

Palam is one of 70 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of the Delhi National Capital Territory in northern India. It is a major suburb (residential colony) in southwest Delhi, India.

Markets

Ramphal Chowk Market

Ramphal Chowk is one of the primary markets in Palam, with over 1,000 shops. Many shops are on the main road, including Dada Chattri Wala Marg, Shere Punjab Dhaba, Ghar Jaisa, Footland and Swastik Creations.

Palam is divided into Rajnagar and Sadhnagar areas. Pandit Chowk, Jhanda wala Chowk and DDA park are major landmarks of Rajnagar-II. Birbal Chhat is a chaat shop in Ramphal Chowk. It is known for its Aloo Tikki, Bhalle Papri and Gol Gapee. Famous omelet shop in palam.

Demographics

Palam is made up of an estimated five per cent Jat, 15 per cent Pandit, 10 per cent Scheduled Caste, five per cent Uttarakhandi, five per cent Yadav, 55 per cent Other Castes.

Education

Palam has many educational centers:

Coaching Centers:

Schools:

Religion

Palam's culture is diverse and includes many temples. The biggest and oldest is Dada Dev Mandir. It is some one thousand years old, and is situated on more than twelve acres of land. It is the largest temple in West Delhi.

Health care

Palam's public health services network includes Bhagat Chandra, Divya Prastha, Singhal (Multispecialty) hospitals,[1] the Gagan Child Care Centre,[2] Maharaja Agrasen Hospital, Mangla Puri Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) dispensary,[3][4] a Primary Health Centre (PHC),[5] pathology labs and the Sanjay Nursing Home.

Transport

Palam Metro Station Construction Work
Palam Station Logo Board Sea Level

Palam has a well-established transportation infrastructure connecting other parts of the state by air, rail and road.

Road

Buses are primarily operated by the Delhi Transport Corporation; although private operators assist in connecting Delhi and the North Capital Region (NCR). A privately operated network of chartered buses connects Palam areas to corporate offices nearby and in the National Capital Territory.

The Ministry of Transport took over the local bus services of Delhi in May 1948 and renamed it Delhi Transport. Delhi Road Transport Authority was constituted under the Road Transport Corporation Act, 1950. This Authority became the undertaking of Municipal Corporation of Delhi in April, 1958.

Delhi Metro

Palam's underground Delhi Metro station near the Palam Police Station is in its third building phase. It was expected to be completed in 2016.

Rail Network

Palam railway station has connections to Rewari, Delhi Cantonment and New Delhi.[6] Porbandar, Motihari & Delhi Sarai Rohilla Trains Pass through Palam Railway Station.

Air

Indira Gandhi International Airport, formerly "Palam Airport", is nearby.

References

  1. ↑ "Singhal Hospital". www.justdial.com/. Justdial.com. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Gagan Child Care Centre". plus.google.com/. Google+. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "CGHS Wellness Centres and Dispensaries in Delhi". www.gconnect.in/. GConnect.in - Central Government Employees News Portal. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "Parliament Constituency Wise Health Facilities" (PDF). delhi.gov.in. Government of the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "Parliament Constituency Wise Health Facilities" (PDF). delhi.gov.in. Government of the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  6. ↑

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