Sagar Pur
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Sagar Pur | |
|---|---|
town | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Delhi |
| District | South West Delhi |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituency | West Delhi |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituency | Dwarka |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 110046 |
| Telephone code | 011 |
| Vehicle registration | DL-4S, DL-4C, DL-9C, DL-9S |
| Literacy | 82% |
Sagar Pur is a populous colony consisting of around 10,000 houses situated on Pankha Road, West Delhi on the way to Janakpuri from Delhi Cantonment. Currently this colony comes under Dwarka (33) Vidhansabha constituency (Earlier it was under Nasirpur constituency (29) which was dissolved due to delimitation) and West Delhi(Earlier it was under Outer Delhi parliamentary constituency which was dissolved due to delimitation).[1]
Neighbourhood
Sagar Pur is strategically located and very well connected to other colonies of New Delhi such as Janakpuri, Vikaspuri, DABRI NEW DELHI, Dwarka Sub City, Delhi Cantonment as well as the Indira Gandhi International Airport & Gurgaon (via Dwarka Sub City).
Planning and location
Sagarpur is divided into smaller regions: East Sagarpur, West Sagarpur, Main Sagarpur, Indirapark Palam Colony, Vashist Park, Durga Park, and has blocks ranging from A to M, with street numbers assigned in each block. The area is a "concrete jungle" with concrete streets, small houses, proper drainage and water supply system but lacks common grounds, parks, community centers and other amenities as found in adjacent Janakpuri. Until recent years, private house ownership has now seen a shift to flat ownership due to increase in property rates of the area. Only drawback of this location is an uncovered drainage which is hindering the development of the area.Now it is covered completely.
Politics
Sagarpur was always been crucial to active politics since this colony was made three decades back. In 1993, when Delhi held its first state election for the 70 MLA seats, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) swept the Indian National Congress party by grabbing 49 seats. Mr. Vinod Kumar Sharma was the first MLA who got elected from Nasirpur Constituency on BJP seat. Indian National Congress Leader Mr. Mahabal Mishra won in three consecutive elections in 1998, 2003 & 2008 from the seat, and was later also elected as the Member of Parliament of the area in Indian general election, 2009 from West Delhi. In by-elections held in 2009 Bharatiya Janata Party leader Mr. Pradyumn Rajput won the seat in 2009 by-elections by defeating Ms Tilotma Chaudhary of Congress by more than 11,000 votes, Currently this seat is occupied (as per Delhi Legislative Assembly election, 2013) by Mr. Pradyumn Rajput from Bharatiya Janata Party who received 42734 votes against 37537 votes received by Aam Aadmi Party leader Ravi Kumar Suryan.[1] There are two MCD Councillor from this area (sagarpur and west sagar pur): Mr. Praveen Rajput and Mrs. Usha Gupta, both independents and serving their second term. Parvesh Verma is the current Member of Parliament from the area after being elected from West Delhi Lok Sabha Constituency in Indian general election, 2014.[2]
People
Although it is a small colony but people from different parts of India live here. Population density mainly consist of people from Haryana, Rajasthan, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Assam,and Bihar.
This colony was unauthorized in its earlier stages, as it was made on the agricultural land of Nasirpur & Dabri villages. It is now gaining recognition as an education hub as a number of students live here as tenants studying in some of the engineering & professional colleges (affiliated to I.P. University or HRD ministry) like Hindustan College, IITM, IETE, MERI etc. in D-Block Janakpuri Institutional area. Earning from tenants has become an additional source of income of households in main parts of this colony.
Accessibility
- Sagarpur has a robust and well connected road network and one of the most well connected colonies in South-West Delhi area.
- The nearest metro station is Janakpuri East (4 km). Another metro station Tilak Nagar is located at a distance of (5 km)
- Major DTC Bus Routes connecting Sagarpur to the rest of the city are 703,711,720,721,724,740,753,778,783,794,803,832,850,853,879, RL-75, RL-77, RL-79, (+)(-) Outer Mudrika etc. In addition to this there are other RTVs & Metro feeder vehicles operating at lower frequencies.
- DTC Bus Route no. 721, 724, 740 & RL-77 are the most frequent bus services from Sagarpur to ISBT (Kashmere gate), Nehru Place, ISBT (Anand Vihar), New Delhi Railway Station respectively.
Markets
The main market of colony is popularly known as "Gandhi Market" and has common shops like clothing, books, electronics, utensils, sweets, jewelry and specialty services. It also has a retail grocery market that runs every evening on RZ Block Road, Sagarpur.
A weekly produce market runs twice in J-Block, Sagarpur on Wednesdays and Saturdays providing vegetables, food, clothing and daily household items. A lot of less popular markets and shops are inter-spread throughout the residential areas. Daily vegetable market runs in evening at new Gandhi market road .
Places of worship
Sagarpur has few temples, gurdwaras, mosques, Churches and other places of worship. Most popular of them is the Gufa wala Mandir that is claimed to be the oldest temple in the area and people from different parts of Delhi visit it for "yagya" and "astrological corrections". Baba BalakNath Mandir situated in Gali no. 3 Shankar Park is another old religious temple. Other prominent temples include Shyam Mandir and Prachin Kali mata mandir. Shyam Mandir situated in no. 3 is also a prominent temple in West Sagarpur.The "Firdos" mosque is situated in Jagdamba Vihar which is around 35 years old.
Health
Mostly private setup cater these areas. Prominent among them are:
- Kesar Nursing Home
- Shakuntla Hospital
- Dr. Mahavir Homeo Clinic
- Dr. Juneja's General Clinic
- Ansari Hospital
Eating out, restaurants, dhabhas
- West Sagarpur: Sharma Dhaba
- Gandhi Market Pankha Road: Aggarwal Sweet Corner
- Sagarpur: Mad Over Donuts Shop
- Pankha Road: Bikaner
- Aggarwal sweets: Pankha Road
See also
References
- ^ a b "Delhi Elections Results 2013". elections.in. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ^ Kant, Vishal. "Pravesh Verma conquers West Delhi by record margin". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 May 2014.