Sonia Vihar

Sonia Vihar (Delhi)
सोनिया विहार (दिल्ली)
city
Sonia Vihar (Delhi)

Red Dot Showing Sonia Vihar Location in Delhi,India.

Coordinates: 28°42′27″N 77°15′36″E / 28.70743°N 77.25993°E / 28.70743; 77.25993Coordinates: 28°42′27″N 77°15′36″E / 28.70743°N 77.25993°E / 28.70743; 77.25993
Country  India
State Delhi
District North East
Established 1993
Founded by Choudhry Veer Singh
Named for Sonia Gandhi
Government
  Type Elected Representative
  Body Bhartiya Janta Party
  MLA Kapil Mishra
  Member of parliament Manoj Tiwari
  Councillor Annapurna Mishra
Population (From 2011 Census of India) Approx. 7 Lakh
Languages
  Official Hindi, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 110094
Nearest city Tronica City, Ghaziabad, UP
Famous Market Pusta 3 Market
Police Station Sonia Vihar
Lok Sabha Area North East Delhi
Vidhan Sabha Area Karawal Nagar
Website www.Soniavihar.com

Sonia Vihar(सोनिया विहार)  (Pronounce)  is located to the north-east of Delhi near Wazirabad on the bank of the river Yamuna. It is situated at a distance of about 26 km from the Indira Gandhi International Airport,13 km from the New Delhi railway station.Purani Delhi Railway Junction is only 10 km far from this and the Nearest Metro station is Vishvavidyala Metro station which is only 4 km far from this Area.It is a semi-urban area which comes under Karawal Nagar assembly area.Sonia Vihar is divided into Blocks and Pusta's Like A,B,C,D,E,F & G Blocks which also named as 1,2,3,4 as G-1,G-2,G-3,G-4 Blocks and 1st,2nd,3rd,4th and 5th Pusta. Sonia Vihar is thickly populated. Merchants, workers, and clerks live in this area.The population of Sonia Vihar is around 700,000, the population consist from all over the India.It is an Old city of Delhi.It is one of the most beautiful and Populer area in North-East Delhi.All houses are having proper Allocated House Numbers and they can easily found by Their Unique House Numbers.

Transportation & Access

City buses, scooters, cars (taxis) are found here. Sonia Vihar road is the busiest road which connects North East Delhi to Tronica City,Ghaziabad,U.P.There is Lightning Problem on the main road.Delhi Transport Corporation and Delhi Cluster Buses provide bus services to Sonia Vihar from Mori Gate 258, New Delhi 258A and from NOIDA 33A(which is a rarity) are the bus routes to Sonia Vihar. There are plans to include this place to the Delhi Metro Railway network.Wazirabad Bridge is the connecting bridge between North Delhi and Yamuna Par.Signature Bridge, which will be built across the Yamuna to provide a key link between north and east Delhi, is almost complete and This bridge will replace the existing Old bridge of Wazirabad near Sonia Vihar.Signature Bridge will be beneficial for Sonia Vihar too as most people of Sonia Vihar use Wazirabad Old Bridge and Daily stuck in huge traffic jam on Yamuna.

Places

It is a beautiful Area near Yamuna river. It has many good schools like Swarn Bharti Public School, Green Day Public School, Elite International Public School,Govt. Boys Senior Secondary School (located at 4th pusta) & Many Other important Educational centres. Shyam Vatika & Rati Ram Vatika are the famous marriage places. Aggarwal sweets corner, Bikaner Sweets and balaji Mandir are the popular places in Sonia Vihar.There are many beautiful parks in Sonia Vihar on each Pusta. It has many nice Places and Temples to Visit.A Water Treatment Plant is present in Sonia Vihar. The market of "Third Pusta" is the most popular market in this city and the most popular market in this area.Vodafone Mini Store(Authorized Showroom) is present on 3rd Pusta Main Market.Annapurna Temple is an important temple in Sonia Vihar. Only one Bank in this area is Indian Bank which is on First Pusta. Chhath Pooja is one of the major festivals celebrated near the Yamuna bank of Sonia Vihar. All Other festivals of Different communities like Hindu, Muslim,etc are also celebrated time to time with Love & Harmony.

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