Sonia Vihar Explained

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

Transportation and access

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.

Places

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.

Water treatment plant

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Finally, water comes to Sonia Vihar | Delhi News - Times of India. The Times of India.