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Mayur Vihar | |
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 Mayur Vihar from Metro Station | |
  Mayur Vihar Location in East Delhi, India  Mayur Vihar Mayur Vihar (India) | |
| Coordinates: 28°36′28″N 77°17′57″E / 28.6077°N 77.2992°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Delhi |
| District | East Delhi |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal Corporation of Delhi |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Nearest city | Noida |
| Lok Sabha constituency | East Delhi |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Mayur Vihar |
| Civic agency | MCD |
Mayur Vihar is an upmarket residential area on the periphery of Delhi, located in East Delhi, close to the city's Noida-Delhi border, situated just across the Yamuna River, and is divided into three distinct phases (sectors). As the name suggests, it has been the dwelling (vihar) of peacocks (mayur). Even today, the area has a closed sanctuary dedicated to the conservation of peacocks.
This residential area came into existence in 1979–80, back when the trans-Yamuna area, part of today's East Delhi was sparsely populated. The government decided to sell the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) flats to employees of Public Sector Units (PSU's) and semi-PSU's like the BHEL, among others. This was also an experiment to integrate people belonging to various economic bracket's i.e. High Income Group (HIG's), Middle Income Group (MIG's) and Low Income Group (LIG's) in one community. The residential units in Mayur Vihar are a relatively recent phenomenon and were developed in three phases. It is well connected by high-frequency buses and is serviced by the Blue Line and Pink Line of Delhi Metro.