Gandhi Nagar, Delhi


Gandhi Nagar is a middle-income commercial-cum-residential area in the East Delhi district of Delhi in the Trans-Yamuna area. It is most known for Gandhi Nagar Market, which is Asia’s biggest readymade garments/textile market. Gandhi nagar has many shops and factories.
Administratively it is one of the three subdivision of the East Delhi district and one of the ten state legislative assembly constituencies under the East Delhi, presently represented by Gautam Gambhir
The area is one of the most congested colonies with a population of around 3.5 lakh. It has one of highest Muslim populations which are workers in the factory in the East Delhi constituency at 22%.

Residential colonies

It is surrounded by other colonies including Geeta Colony, Seelampur and Krishna Nagar. The colonies under this Assembly Constituency are:
Mahila Colony
To make road travel from Mayur Vihar Phase I to Gandhi Nagar traffic-signal-free, four major road infrastructure projects worth Rs.412 crore, including the Geeta Colony bridge were inaugurated in 2009 by Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit.
Metro stationsDistance
Nirman Vihar4.7 km
Seelam Pur2.7 km
Welcome3.8 km
Preet Vihar5.4 km
Akshardham metro station6.3 km
Shastri Park metro station1.6 km
Source Code : 23623