Palam
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Palam
पालम Palam | |
|---|---|
Suburb | |
| Palam Railway Station Palam Railway Station | |
| Nickname: Palam | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Delhi |
| Government | |
| • Body | DDA |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 200,000 - Including Village and Cooperative Housing societies |
| Languages | |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 110045 |
| Telephone code | 011 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | South West Delhi |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Palam |
| Civic agency | DDA |
Palam is one of 70 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of the Delhi National Capital Territory in northern India. It is a major suburb (residential colony) in southwest Delhi, India.
Markets
Ramphal Chowk is one of the primary markets in Palam, with over 1,000 shops. Many shops are on the main road, including Dada Chattri Wala Marg, Shere Punjab Dhaba, Ghar Jaisa, Footland and Swastik Creations.
Palam is divided into Rajnagar and Sadhnagar areas. Pandit Chowk, Jhanda wala Chowk and DDA park are major landmarks of Rajnagar-II. Birbal Chhat is a chaat shop in Ramphal Chowk. It is known for its Aloo Tikki, Bhalle Papri and Gol Gapee. Famous omelet shop in palam.
Demographics
Palam is made up of an estimated five per cent Jat, 15 per cent Pandit, 10 per cent Scheduled Caste, five per cent Uttarakhandi, five per cent Yadav, 55 per cent Other Castes.
Education
Palam has many educational centers:
Coaching Centers:
- Aggarwal Institute
- Arihant
- Multi Mind Education Point
- Om Sai Ram Institute
- Sunrise
- Patron Academy For Competitive Exams
- COC Institute
Schools:
- Deep Parmarth Secondary School
- Delhi Jain Public School
- Kanwal Bharti Public
- RCSDM Public
- Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya No 2
- Sarvodaya kanya Vidyalaya No 1
- Shiv Vani Model Senior Secondary
- Gautam Model Public
- Air Force Senior Secondary School
- Delhi Jain Public School
- Prakash Public School
Religion
Palam's culture is diverse and includes many temples. The biggest and oldest is Dada Dev Mandir. It is some one thousand years old, and is situated on more than twelve acres of land. It is the largest temple in West Delhi.
Health care
Palam's public health services network includes Bhagat Chandra, Divya Prastha, Singhal (Multispecialty) hospitals,[1] the Gagan Child Care Centre,[2] Maharaja Agrasen Hospital, Mangla Puri Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) dispensary,[3][4] a Primary Health Centre (PHC),[5] pathology labs and the Sanjay Nursing Home.
Transport
Palam has a well-established transportation infrastructure connecting other parts of the state by air, rail and road.
Road
Buses are primarily operated by the Delhi Transport Corporation; although private operators assist in connecting Delhi and the North Capital Region (NCR). A privately operated network of chartered buses connects Palam areas to corporate offices nearby and in the National Capital Territory.
The Ministry of Transport took over the local bus services of Delhi in May 1948 and renamed it Delhi Transport. Delhi Road Transport Authority was constituted under the Road Transport Corporation Act, 1950. This Authority became the undertaking of Municipal Corporation of Delhi in April, 1958.
Delhi Metro
Palam's underground Delhi Metro station near the Palam Police Station is in its third building phase. It was expected to be completed in 2016.
Rail Network
Palam railway station has connections to Rewari, Delhi Cantonment and New Delhi.[6] Porbandar, Motihari & Delhi Sarai Rohilla Trains Pass through Palam Railway Station.
Air
Indira Gandhi International Airport, formerly "Palam Airport", is nearby.
References
- ^ "Singhal Hospital". www.justdial.com/. Justdial.com. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ^ "Gagan Child Care Centre". plus.google.com/. Google+. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ "CGHS Wellness Centres and Dispensaries in Delhi". www.gconnect.in/. GConnect.in - Central Government Employees News Portal. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ^ "Parliament Constituency Wise Health Facilities" (PDF). delhi.gov.in. Government of the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ^ "Parliament Constituency Wise Health Facilities" (PDF). delhi.gov.in. Government of the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
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