Indira Nagar, Srinagar | |
|---|---|
Neighbourhood | |
  Indira Nagar, Srinagar | |
| Coordinates: 34°4′16.56″N 74°50′38.27″E / 34.0712667°N 74.8439639°E | |
| Country |  India |
| Union territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Srinagar |
| Settled | Ancient |
| Government | |
| • Type | Democracy |
| • Body | Government of Jammu and Kashmir |
| • MLA | Mohammad Ashraf Mir |
| • Member of Parliament | Farooq Abdullah |
| Elevation | 1,559.5 m (5,116.5 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[1][2] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 190004 |
| Telephone code | 0194 |
| Vehicle registration | JK01 |
Indira Nagar is a residential area in the city of Srinagar in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.[3] It used to be a lake[4] before but now only few hundred meters of the lake is left.
This area comes under the control of Badami Bagh Cantonment along with other areas like Batwara, Shivpora and Sonwar Bagh. The cantonment is responsible for maintaining the roads, street lights etc., unlike other areas of Srinagar which are maintained by Srinagar Municipal Corporation.
Kashmiri Pandits, Muslims, Sikhs and Hindus live in the area.
Over the years this area has been commercialised by the construction of many hotels. It is located about 4 kilometres (2.5 miles) from the commercial hub of Kashmir Lal Chowk. Indira Nagar is near to G.B Pant Children Hospital. The pincode is 190004.[5]
This area comes in the constituency of Sonwar, for which the MLA is Mohammad Ashraf Mir.[6]
- ^ "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "Where is Srinagar?". Mapsofindia.com. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ^ "Indra Nagar Lake". www.googlemaps.com.
- ^ "Pincode of Indira Nagar Sonwar Srinagar, Jammu And Kashmir". Pincodes.info. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ^ "Mohammad Ashraf Mir Won | Sonawar Live Election Results 2014, Jk Elections Results, Jk Election News". ndtv.com. Retrieved 18 November 2016.