Sonia Vihar | |
Settlement Type: | neighbourhood |
Nickname: | Soniya Vihar |
Pushpin Map: | India Delhi |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Red Dot Showing Sonia Vihar Location in Delhi, India. |
Coordinates: | 28.7074°N 77.2599°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Delhi |
Subdivision Name2: | North East |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1993 |
Founder: | Choudhary Veer Singh |
Named For: | Sonia Gandhi |
Government Type: | Elected Representative |
Governing Body: | Bhartiya Janta Party |
Leader Title: | MLA |
Leader Name: | Mohan Singh Bisht |
Leader Title1: | Member of parliament |
Leader Name1: | Manoj Tiwari |
Population As Of: | From 2011 Census of India |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 110094 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Tronica City, Ghaziabad, UP |
Blank1 Name Sec2: | Police Station |
Blank1 Info Sec2: | Sonia Vihar |
Website: | www.Soniavihar.com |
Leader Title2: | Councillor |
Leader Name2: | Soni Anupam Pandey |
Population: | Approx. 7 Lakh |
Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi, English |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Famous Market |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Pusta 3 Market |
Blank2 Name Sec2: | Lok Sabha Area |
Blank2 Info Sec2: | North East Delhi |
Blank3 Name Sec2: | Vidhan Sabha Area |
Blank3 Info Sec2: | Karawal Nagar |
Sonia Vihar is a north-east suburb of Delhi near Wazirabad on the bank of the river Yamuna. To the rest of Delhi citizens, it is known for its water treatment plant which supplies potable water to several parts of Delhi. It lies in Karawal Nagar assembly area. It is a part of North East Delhi district
New Project for Delhi Metro in Sonia Vihar has begun for Phase 4 and will be completed by 2024.DMRC begins work on 5th rail bridge over Yamuna To connect Sonia Vihar to Majlis Park–Maujpur Metro Route.Sonia Vihar is situated at a distance of about 26 km from the Indira Gandhi International Airport, 13 km from the New Delhi railway station and 10 km from Delhi Railway station. The nearest Metro station is Vishvavidyala Metro station, 4 km away. City public buses of Delhi Transport Corporation connect it to other parts of Delhi.
Sonia Vihar is divided into Blocks and Pustas (pushta means embankment along the river) 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 Zero, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Pusta. Sonia Vihar is thickly populated. Merchants, workers, and clerks from all parts of India, particularly Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh, live in this area.
It has many good schools like Albert Einstein public school, Swarn Bharti Public School, Sunrise public School, jps convent school,sahu international school, Green Day Public School, Elite International School, Govt. Boys Senior Secondary School, Child world public school, Bhartividhya public school B.R model public school,(located at pusta) & many other important Educational centres. Shyam Vatika & Rati Ram Vatika are the famous marriage places. Aggarwal sweets corner, Bikaner Sweets, balaji Mandir, Annpurnna Mandir, Shri Aadi Shakti Balaji Sai Mandir and Radha swami satsang vyash are the popular places in Sonia Vihar. There are many beautiful parks in Sonia Vihar on each Pusta. Social & Transportation for Sonia Vihar KNPSS Team.
Sonia Vihar has many nice places and temples to visit. "Second Pusta" is the most popular market in this area. Annapurna Temple is a local temple. The banks in this area are Punjab National Bank & Indian Bank which are on First Pusta. There is lots of financial institutions/Societies for financial help The Purvanchal Co-op urban T/C Ltd. & The Sahukar Co-op urban T/C Ltd and many others. Chhath Pooja is one of the major festivals celebrated near the Yamuna bank of Sonia Vihar. All Other festivals of different communities are also celebrated time to time.
Sonia Vihar water treatment plant of Delhi Jal Board has been functioning since 2006. It gets 80 cusecs of water from Upper Ganga Canal north of Muradnagar through large conduit pipes and treats the raw water to supply potable water to several parts of Delhi.[1]