Greater Noida

Greater Noida
City
Nicknames: 
GreNo
Motto: 
Planned with an obsession[1]
Greater Noida is located in Uttar Pradesh
Greater Noida
Greater Noida
Location in Uttar Pradesh
Greater Noida is located in India
Greater Noida
Greater Noida
Location in India
Coordinates: 28°28′N 77°31′E / 28.47°N 77.51°E / 28.47; 77.51
Country India
State Uttar Pradesh
DivisionMeerut
DistrictGautam Buddha Nagar
EstablishedJanuary 28, 1991; 33 years ago (1991-01-28)
Government
 • TypeGovernment of Uttar Pradesh
 • BodyGreater Noida Authority
 • Chairman, Greater Noida AuthorityManoj Kumar Singh, IAS
 • CEO, Greater Noida AuthorityRavi Kumar N G, IAS[3]
 • Commissioner, Meerut DivisionSelva Kumari J, IAS
 • District Magistrate and CollectorManish Kumar Verma, IAS[4]
Area
 • Total380 km2 (150 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total107,676[2]
Language
 • OfficialHindi[6]
 • Additional officialUrdu[6]
 • OtherEnglish
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
201310
Telephone code0120
Vehicle registrationUP-16, DL16
Nearest cityNoida
Literacy87%
Lok Sabha ConstituencyGautam Buddha Nagar
ExpresswaysNoida-Greater Noida Expressway, Yamuna Expressway and Eastern Peripheral Expressway
SportsBuddh International Circuit, Jaypee Sports City, Jaypee Sports Complex and Greater Noida Cricket Stadium
Golf CourseJaypee Greens Godrej Golf Links Golf Course
WebsiteGreater Noida Authority

Greater Noida is a planned city located in the Gautam Buddha Nagar district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.[7] The city was created as an extension of the area under the UP Industrial Area Development Act, of 1976.[8] Situated 40.2 km (25.0 mi) southeast of the Center of capital city of New Delhi, it takes around 30 minutes to travel between the cities via the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway. The city is administered by the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA).[9]

  1. ^ "Welcome to Greater Noida". Greater Noida Authority. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011, Urban Agglomeration/Cities having population 1 lakh and above". Government of India. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Gr Noida Authority Launches 2 More Online Services". The Times of India. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  4. ^ "DM Contact | GautamBuddha Nagar | India". gbnagar.nic.in. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  5. ^ "About Us | Greater Noida". www.greaternoidaauthority.in. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  6. ^ a b "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  7. ^ "City Population Census 2011 -". census2011.co.in. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference :2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ "Welcome to Greater Noida | Greater Noida". www.greaternoidaauthority.in. Retrieved 21 November 2020.