Narela

Narela
Narela is located in Delhi
Narela
Narela
Location in India
Coordinates: 28°51′N 77°06′E / 28.85°N 77.1°E / 28.85; 77.1
CountryIndia
StateDelhi
DistrictNorth Delhi
Government
 • BodyNorth Delhi Municipal Corporation
Elevation
210 m (690 ft)
Population
 • Total
809,913
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
110040
Lok Sabha constituencyNorth West Delhi
Vidhan Sabha constituencyNarela
Civic agencyMunicipal Corporation of Delhi

Narela is a Suburb and a Tehsil of Delhi, located in the North Delhi district of Delhi, close to the border of Haryana. Narela is a part of North Delhi. It is 30 km away from the city centre of New Delhi.

It is situated just off the Grand Trunk Road, its location made it an important commercial location for the surrounding areas, remains of the 19th century are still there. It was developed as the third mega sub city, which is a project of Delhi Development Authority (DDA) in the urban extension project of Delhi, other sub cities are Rohini sub city and Dwarka sub city.[2] It covers an area of 9866 hectares.[3] The 'Narela Industrial Area' started developing in the early 1980s and is today one of the important such complexes in Delhi.[4]

It is one of 12 zones of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD)[5] and one of the three subdistricts of the North Delhi district, along with Alipur and Model Town.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Census2011Gov was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Urban Extension Projects:Narela". Delhi Development Authority.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference masterplan was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Narela Industrial Complex". Delhi Industrial Development Corporation (DSIDC). Archived from the original on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
  5. ^ Zones Archived 9 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine Municipal Corporation of Delhi.