Bhajanpura

Bhajanpura
Bhajanpura is located in Delhi
Bhajanpura
Bhajanpura
Location of Bhajanpura
Bhajanpura is located in India
Bhajanpura
Bhajanpura
Bhajanpura (India)
Coordinates: 28°42′N 77°15′E / 28.700°N 77.250°E / 28.700; 77.250
Country India
StateDelhi
DistrictNorth East Delhi
Government
 • TypeEast Delhi Municipal Corporation
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
110053
Bhajanpura Police Station
Bhajanpura Police Station

Bhajanpura is a residential area in the North East District of Delhi, India, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from Shahdara and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from old Delhi railway station. It is a highly populated portion of the Trans Yamuna area. Bhajanpura is around 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from North campus and 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from ISBT Kashmiri Gate, Shastri Park Metro Station (The First Depot of Delhi Metro). The area is currently used for commercial activities and is very well suited for residential purposes.

There are few major attractions in Bhajanpura, but there is built out infrastructure. Transportation hubs include the nearby interstate bus terminal, railway station (Anand Vihar). This areas proximity to New Delhi and Old Delhi means there is a plethora of educational institutions like Lal Bahadur Shastri college which affiliated with Delhi University. Also, nearby is the Northern India Engineering college affiliated with I.P. University which also 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from Bhajanpura. Additional infrastructure is being built in the area such as the Sonia Vihar power plant.

The main landmark of Bhajanpura is Bhajanpura Chowk, which is very busy all time. There are various blocks in Bhajanpura such as A, B, C, D etc. and every street is given a number.

Unlike its neighborhood Yamuna Vihar, Bhajanpura is not well planned with no parks at all making it a congested place.

Interesting fact is that C block of Bhajanpura is actually Block A of Yamuna Vihar (as per the locals).