Kishangarh Village

Village in Delhi, India

Kishangarh Jat Village

Village

Kishangarh Jat Village

Location in Delhi, India

Coordinates: 28°31′07″N 77°10′03″E﻿ / ﻿28.51861°N 77.16750°E﻿ / 28.51861; 77.16750
Country|  India
State| Delhi
Founded by| Kishan Singh Gandas Jat
Government

• Body| South Delhi Municipal Corporation (068-S)
Languages

• Official| Hindi, Khadiboli and English
Time zone| UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN|

110070

Nearest city| Gurgaon
Lok Sabha constituency| South West Delhi
Civic agency| South Delhi Municipal Corporation (068-S)

Kishangarh Jat is an Urban Jhaat village. The Village is located near Vasant Kunj in South West Delhi district of Delhi, India, on the hills of Aravali, between Mehrauli and Vasant Kunj.[1][2] One extreme of Kishangarh is around 4 km from Qutub Minar in historic Mehrauli area. The other extreme is approximately 7.5 km from the Indira Gandhi International Airport. Munirka is about 5 km, where the Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, connecting the main Vasant Kunj Marg with the Outer Ring Road forms its western boundary.

Kishangarh comes under South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) Mehrauli (Ward Name), 068-S (Ward Number). and the Mehrauli and there is no panchayat system in the village

Districts of Delhi

## Geography and climate

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Kishangarh Jat lies in the South West district of Delhi and, like the rest of the city, has a semi-arid climate with a significant difference between summer and winter temperatures. While the summer temperatures may go up to 46 °C, the winters can seem freezing to people used to a warm climate with near 2.5 °C.[citation needed]

The soil of Kishangarh Jat consists of sandy loam to loam texture. The water level has gone down in the recent past hovering between 45 m to 50 m due to rise in population.[citation needed]

## Public Transport

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Nearest Metro Station :

* Chhatarpur (Delhi Metro) Station on Yellow Line.

Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses which pass from Kishangarh Jat are:

* 539 (Mehrauli \- Nangloi)
* 604 (Chhatarpur (Delhi Metro) Station - New Delhi railway station)
* 605 (Mori Gate - Vasant Kunj Sector C-9)
* 714 (Badarpur, Delhi M.B Road - Rajokri Harijan basti)
* 715 (Mehrauli \- Mangla Puri)
* 717 (Badarpur, Delhi M.B Road - Shahabad Mohammadpur SMDP)

## Accessibility

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Kishangarh Jat was largely considered to be a place cut off from the main city, but in recent years saw rapid progress in this aspect with the Delhi Metro coming to close by Chattarpur and more bus routes added to the area by DTC. The transit to Delhi Metro station has also become easier via Metro feeder buses available at regular intervals.

The distance between Kishangarh Jat Village and some prominent areas within the NCT of Delhi/New Delhi are as follows: -

* Kishangarh Jat - Qutub Minar : 4 km
* Kishangarh Jat - IGI Airport Terminal 7.5 km
* Kishangarh Jat - Dwarka Sub City : 11 km
* Kishangarh Jat - Chittaranjan Park : 13 km
* Kishangarh Jat - AIIMS : 14 km
* Kishangarh Jat - Lajpat Nagar : 16 km
* Kishangarh Jat - Connaught Place : 17 km
* Kishangarh Jat - Rajouri Garden : 18 km
* Kishangarh Jat - Nizamuddin Railway Station : 20 km
* Kishangarh Jat - New Delhi Railway Station : 23 km
* Kishangarh Jat - Kashmere Gate : 25 km
* Kishangarh Jat - Delhi University : 27 km
* Kishangarh Jat - Rohini Sub City : 30 km
* Kishangarh Jat - Delhi Singhu Border : 48 km
* Kishangarh Jat - Bawana : 50 km

The distance between Kishangarh Jat Village and some prominent areas in the Delhi NCR region are as follows: -

* Kishangarh Jat - Gurgaon : 15 km
* Kishangarh Jat - Noida : 27 km
* Kishangarh Jat - Faridabad : 33 km
* Kishangarh Jat - Ghaziabad : 46 km
* Kishangarh Jat - Greater Noida : 57 km

The nearest metro station is at Chattarpur, situated at Andheria More on the arterial Mehrauli-Gurgaon Road which connects South West Delhi to the suburban area of Gurgaon.

## Areas Near Kishangarh Jat Village

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* Mehrauli
* Vasant Kunj
* Vasant Vihar
* Munirka
* Saket
* Mahipalpur
* Masoodpur

## See also

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* South West Delhi district
* South Delhi district
* West Delhi district
* Areas And Zones of New Delhi

## References

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1. ^ "Now, alternative route to Airport and Gurgaon". Indian Express. 13 September 2011.
2. ^ "Locals, conservationists in a bindover collapsed Mehrauli archway". The Times of India. 20 September 2011. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012.