Shankar Vihar | |
Settlement Type: | Neighborhood of Delhi |
Pushpin Map: | India New Delhi |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Delhi, India |
Coordinates: | 28.5658°N 77.1397°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Delhi |
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 |
Shankar Vihar is a residential complex for serving personnel of the Indian Armed Forces and their families, provided by the Government of India. Currently there are more than 278 houses including Permanent & Temporary. It is surrounded by an airbase, open fields and scrub forests. It is located in Delhi Cantonment.
Shankar Vihar houses a huge shopping complex and an Army Public School, among other things.
The area is well maintained and has scenic viewpoints as well as manicured parks, gymnasiums, swimming pools and restaurants.