Ber Sarai | |
Settlement Type: | Neighborhood of Delhi |
Pushpin Map: | India New Delhi |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Delhi, India |
Coordinates: | 28.5502°N 77.1819°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Delhi |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | South West Delhi |
Subdivision Type3: | Metro |
Subdivision Name3: | New Delhi |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 110 016 |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Planning agency |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | MCD |
Ber Sarai is a small neighbourhood located between Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and IIT Delhi in the South West district of Delhi, India.
The neighborhood comprises two distinct sections: Ber Sarai Village and Ber Sarai Delhi Development Authority (DDA) Flats. The village shares a wall with the hostels of IIT Delhi and is, at present, a dense collection of houses mixed with shops. The Ber Sarai has a market, which is known for new and second-hand bookshops. The nearest metro station is R. K. Puram metro station (on Magenta Line).Ber Sarai has a dental clinic empanelled on CGHS panel and all the other panels of government, and its name is Centre For Smile Dental Clinic and Implant Centre.
The nearest road is an undivided and wide link between the Outer Ring Road and other areas of outer Delhi, such as Vasant Kunj. As this road forms a conduit, it sees heavy vehicular traffic in both directions. Ber Sarai is approximately 25 minutes by car from the Indira Gandhi International Airport.
The Ber Sarai neighbourhood is included within the "Outer Delhi" electoral constituency of Delhi. This constituency has been the battleground of two candidates over the years: Ramesh Kumar of Congress, who replaced his brother Sajjan Kumar (a senior leader of the party and ex Member of Parliament) and Sher Singh Dagar Ex MLA of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Naresh Yadav of the Aam Aadmi Party is the current MLA of this area.[1]