| Gandhi Nagar | |
| Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood of Delhi |
| Pushpin Map: | India New Delhi |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Delhi, India |
| Coordinates: | 28.6605°N 77.2563°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Delhi |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | East Delhi |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi, English |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 110 031 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Ghaziabad |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | East Delhi |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Gandhi Nagar |
| Blank4 Name Sec1: | Civic agency |
| Blank4 Info Sec1: | MCD |
Gandhi Nagar is a 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.[1] Gandhi Nagar has many shops and factories. [2]
Administratively it is one of the three subdivision of the East Delhi district (the others being Preet Vihar and Vivek Vihar) and one of the ten state legislative assembly constituencies under the East Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency),[3] presently represented by Gautam GambhirThe 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%.[4]
It had been listed as a notorious market between 2016 and 2017 by the USTR for selling counterfeit apparel.[5] [6]
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.[7]
| Metro stations | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| 4.7 km | ||
| 2.7 km | ||
| 3.8 km | ||
| 5.4 km | ||
| 6.3 km | ||
| Shastri Park | 1.6 km Source Code : 23623 |