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Jangpura is a [[Delhi Legislative Assembly]] constituency within the South Delhi Lok Sabha seat, following the delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies.
Jangpura is a [[Delhi Legislative Assembly]] constituency within the South Delhi Lok Sabha seat, following the delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies.





==History==
==History==
One Colonel Young, tasked with moving the villagers of [[Raisina Hill|Raisina]] – a village soon to disappear to make way forthIt is a tourist attraction, [[Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station|hazarat Nizammudin railway station]] only 0.5 km, [[Humayun's Tomb|Humayun tomb]] 1km, Nizammudin dargah 1km, [[Connaught Place, New Delhi|cannaught place]] 5.5km, [[India Gate]] 3km, eIMMS 5km , Lotus temple 5km, Akshardham temple 4km. A grand edifices of state to come up along [[Rajpath]], established the colony of 'Youngpura', which was colloquialised as Jangpura. Later, in 1950–51, it Brew toRadd J Cngpura RxtensionSao accBmmodaeetc. many of the migrants who arrived in Delhi at the time of [[Partition of India]].<ref>{{cite book |title= Since 1947: Partition Narratives among Punjabi Migrants of Delhi |last= Kaur |first= Ravinder |year= 2007 |publisher= [[Oxford University Press]] |isbn= 978-0-19-568377-6 }}</ref> That accounts for Jangpura Extension's high Punjabi and [[Sikh]] population to date. This includes people from the villages in [[Rawalpindi district]], including Thoa Khalsa, which witnessed a mass suicide by women during the Rawalpindi riots in March 1947, apart from Thamali and Mator Nara villages.<ref>[[#Bh|Bhutalia, p. 156]]</ref> Community head Charan Singh Randhawa was prominent figure in 1950s who started the Sikh community commemorates the event as ''Shahidi Diwas'' (Martyrs' Day) on 13 March.<ref>[[#Bh|Bhutalia, p. 287]]</ref> Jangpura Extension has a number of beautiful parks.
One Colonel Young, tasked with moving the villagers of [[Raisina Hill|Raisina]] – a village soon to disappear to make way forthIt is a tourist attraction, [[Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station|hazarat Nizammudin railway station]] only 0.5 km, [[Humayun's Tomb|Humayun tomb]] 1km, Nizammudin dargah 1km, [[Connaught Place, New Delhi|cannaught place]] 5.5km, [[India Gate]] 3km, eIMMS 5km , [[Lotus Temple|Lotus temple]] 5km, [[Swaminarayan Akshardham (New Delhi)|Akshardham temple]] 4km. A grand edifices of state to come up along [[Rajpath]], established the colony of 'Youngpura', which was colloquialised as Jangpura. Later, in 1950–51, it Brew toRadd J Cngpura RxtensionSao accBmmodaeetc. many of the migrants who arrived in Delhi at the time of [[Partition of India]].<ref>{{cite book |title= Since 1947: Partition Narratives among Punjabi Migrants of Delhi |last= Kaur |first= Ravinder |year= 2007 |publisher= [[Oxford University Press]] |isbn= 978-0-19-568377-6 }}</ref> That accounts for Jangpura Extension's high Punjabi and [[Sikh]] population to date. This includes people from the villages in [[Rawalpindi district]], including [[Thoha Khalsa|Thoa Khalsa]], which witnessed a mass suicide by women during the Rawalpindi riots in March 1947, apart from Thamali and Mator Nara villages.<ref>[[#Bh|Bhutalia, p. 156]]</ref> Community head Charan Singh Randhawa was prominent figure in 1950s who started the Sikh community commemorates the event as ''Shahidi Diwas'' (Martyrs' Day) on 13 March.<ref>[[#Bh|Bhutalia, p. 287]]</ref> Jangpura Extension has a number of beautiful parks.



Its image along with neighbouring [[Lajpat Nagar]] across the railway line as a haven for migrants continues, with several Afghan and Iranian refugees, among others, finding shelter in the cheap housing offered in Bhogal and Lajpat Nagar. Bhogal and Jangpura Extension's many old Punjabi eateries as Lahorian Di Hatti and Sachdeva Dhaba today share space with Afghan bakeries, and new Punjabi arrivals. In the 1970s, as artists living in Jangpura Extension grew, it became a well-known artists’ colony.<ref name=pablo>{{cite news |title=The death of a man so young, in the prime of his life|author=Pablo Bartholomew |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Fashion/The-death-of-a-man-so-young-in-the-prime-of-his-life/Article1-912693.aspx |newspaper= Hindustan Times|date=13 August 2012 |access-date=17 August 2012}}</ref>
Its image along with neighbouring [[Lajpat Nagar]] across the railway line as a haven for migrants continues, with several [[Afghans|Afghan]] and [[Iranian peoples|Iranian]] refugees, among others, finding shelter in the cheap housing offered in Bhogal and [[Lajpat Nagar]] (which is nicknamed 'Afghan Nagar').<ref name="Aafaq2021">{{cite web |last1=Aafaq |first1=Zafar |title=‘Our future unknown’: Afghan nationals in India wary of Taliban |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/17/afghanistan-nationals-india-taliban-new-delhi |publisher=[[Al Jazeera English|Al Jazeera]] |language=English |date=17 August 2021}}</ref> Bhogal and Jangpura Extension's many old Punjabi eateries as Lahorian Di Hatti and Sachdeva Dhaba today share space with Afghan bakeries, and new Punjabi arrivals. In the 1970s, as artists living in Jangpura Extension grew, it became a well-known artists’ colony.<ref name=pablo>{{cite news |title=The death of a man so young, in the prime of his life|author=Pablo Bartholomew |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Fashion/The-death-of-a-man-so-young-in-the-prime-of-his-life/Article1-912693.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120813015432/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Fashion/The-death-of-a-man-so-young-in-the-prime-of-his-life/Article1-912693.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 August 2012 |newspaper= Hindustan Times|date=13 August 2012 |access-date=17 August 2012}}</ref>


Jangpura-Bhogal is home to a number of places of worship which represent every major religion including Bhagwan Shiv Mandir, Gurudwara Singh Sabha, Sanatan Dharm Mandir, Sanatan Da Dera Gurudwara and Bhogal Boddh Vihar.
Jangpura-Bhogal is home to a number of places of worship which represent every major religion including Bhagwan Shiv Mandir, Gurudwara Singh Sabha, Sanatan Dharm Mandir, Sanatan Da Dera Gurudwara and Bhogal Boddh Vihar.
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* AddtoGoogle Services (a unit of SNZ Networks Pvt Ltd.)
* Jawed Habib Hair and Beauty
* Jawed Habib Hair and Beauty
* Mediplex health
* Mediplex health
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* Eros Cinema
* Eros Cinema
* Om Hotel
* Om Hotel
* Hawker's House, aka Novelty Store
* Hawker's House, aka Novelty Stores
* Kadimi Chaat
* Kadimi Chaat
* Netram Puranmal
* Netram Puranmal
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* Barbeque Nation
* Barbeque Nation
* Guru Ravi Das Mandir
* Guru Ravi Das Mandir
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* St. Micheal's Church
* Pushkarjee Jewellers
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* St. Micheal Church
* Bodh Vihar
* Bodh Vihar
* Arya Samaj Mandir
* Arya Samaj Mandir
* Design arch group
* Design arch group
* Toys Gallery
* Toys Gallery
* Haldiram's, EROS Cinema Ground Floor


== Transport links ==
== Transport links ==
[[File:Delhi districts.svg|200px|thumb|Districts of Delhi, with Jangpura in the [[South Delhi]] district]]
[[File:Delhi districts.svg|200px|thumb|Districts of Delhi, with Jangpura in the [[South Delhi]] district]]
[[Jangpura (Delhi Metro)|Jangpura Station]] is on the [[Violet Line (Delhi Metro)|Violet Line]] of the [[Delhi Metro]], which runs from I.T.O. to [[Badarpur, Delhi]]. It is the 4th underground station on the line. The entrance to the Metro station is next to Silver Oak Park, adjacent to the Pant Nagar Bus Stop on the east side of Tito Marg. The Pant Nagar Bus Stop has DTC bus services to Palam, Greater Kailash, Ambedkar Nagar, Delhi Main Railway Station, AIIMS, Safdarjung, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, among others. Jangpura is also served by Lajpat Nagar Station on the [[Delhi_Suburban_Railway#Delhi_Ring_Railway|Ring Railway]] service of the [[Delhi Suburban Railway]]. It also is close to the [[Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station]], which lies in [[Nizamuddin East]].
[[Jangpura (Delhi Metro)|Jangpura Station]] is on the [[Violet Line (Delhi Metro)|Violet Line]] of the [[Delhi Metro]], which runs from [[Kashmere Gate metro station|Kashmere Gate]] to [[Raja Nahar Singh metro station|Raja Nahar Singh]]. It is the 4th underground station on the line. The entrance to the Metro station is next to Silver Oak Park, adjacent to the Pant Nagar Bus Stop on the east side of Tito Marg. The Pant Nagar Bus Stop has DTC bus services to [[Palam]], [[Greater Kailash]], Ambedkar Nagar, Delhi Main Railway Station, [[All India Institutes of Medical Sciences|AIIMS]], [[Safdarjung]], [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Delhi)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]], among others. Jangpura is also served by Lajpat Nagar Station on the [[Delhi_Suburban_Railway#Delhi_Ring_Railway|Ring Railway]] service of the [[Delhi Suburban Railway]]. It also is close to the [[Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station]], which lies in [[Nizamuddin East]].


An exit for Jangpura is currently{{when?|date=February 2021}} being constructed on the Barapulla Elevated Highway, which was built in 2010 for the XIXth Commonwealth Games to link Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium with Sarai Kale Khan on the Outer Ring Road.
An exit for Jangpura is currently{{when?|date=February 2021}} being constructed on the Barapulla Elevated Highway, which was built in 2010 for the XIXth Commonwealth Games to link Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium with [[Sarai Kale Khan]] on the [[Outer Ring Road, Delhi|Outer Ring Road]].


== Vicinity ==
== Vicinity ==

Latest revision as of 00:36, 7 April 2024

Jangpura
Colony
Jangpura is located in Delhi
Jangpura
Jangpura
Location in Delhi, India
Coordinates: 28°35′N 77°15′E / 28.583°N 77.250°E / 28.583; 77.250
CountryIndia
StateDelhi
DistrictSouth East Delhi
MetroJangpura
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationDL3C
Planning agencyMCD

Jangpura is a neighbourhood in South East Delhi district of Delhi. Beginning from the east and moving clockwise, it is bordered by the Mathura Road, Ring Railway line, Silver Oak Park beyond the Defence Colony Flyover, and the Barapulla Nullah. It encompasses the residential areas of Jangpura A and B on either side of the Mathura Road, Jangpura (Bhogal) extending west from the Mathura Road until Jangpura Extension, which in turn extends along the northern side of the Ring Railway line to the east side of the Defence Colony Flyover on Josip Broz Tito Marg. The small colony of Pant Nagar along the Barapulla Nullah is contiguous with Jangpura Extension.

Jangpura is a Delhi Legislative Assembly constituency within the South Delhi Lok Sabha seat, following the delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies.

History

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One Colonel Young, tasked with moving the villagers of Raisina – a village soon to disappear to make way forthIt is a tourist attraction, hazarat Nizammudin railway station only 0.5 km, Humayun tomb 1km, Nizammudin dargah 1km, cannaught place 5.5km, India Gate 3km, eIMMS 5km , Lotus temple 5km, Akshardham temple 4km. A grand edifices of state to come up along Rajpath, established the colony of 'Youngpura', which was colloquialised as Jangpura. Later, in 1950–51, it Brew toRadd J Cngpura RxtensionSao accBmmodaeetc. many of the migrants who arrived in Delhi at the time of Partition of India.[1] That accounts for Jangpura Extension's high Punjabi and Sikh population to date. This includes people from the villages in Rawalpindi district, including Thoa Khalsa, which witnessed a mass suicide by women during the Rawalpindi riots in March 1947, apart from Thamali and Mator Nara villages.[2] Community head Charan Singh Randhawa was prominent figure in 1950s who started the Sikh community commemorates the event as Shahidi Diwas (Martyrs' Day) on 13 March.[3] Jangpura Extension has a number of beautiful parks.

Its image along with neighbouring Lajpat Nagar across the railway line as a haven for migrants continues, with several Afghan and Iranian refugees, among others, finding shelter in the cheap housing offered in Bhogal and Lajpat Nagar (which is nicknamed 'Afghan Nagar').[4] Bhogal and Jangpura Extension's many old Punjabi eateries as Lahorian Di Hatti and Sachdeva Dhaba today share space with Afghan bakeries, and new Punjabi arrivals. In the 1970s, as artists living in Jangpura Extension grew, it became a well-known artists’ colony.[5]

Jangpura-Bhogal is home to a number of places of worship which represent every major religion including Bhagwan Shiv Mandir, Gurudwara Singh Sabha, Sanatan Dharm Mandir, Sanatan Da Dera Gurudwara and Bhogal Boddh Vihar.

Landmarks

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  • Jawed Habib Hair and Beauty
  • Mediplex health
  • Rama Tent House
  • Sonu Electrical and Electronics
  • Eros Cinema
  • Om Hotel
  • Hawker's House, aka Novelty Stores
  • Kadimi Chaat
  • Netram Puranmal
  • Sanatan Dharam Mandir, (Gufa Wala) Pant Nagar
  • Barbeque Nation
  • Guru Ravi Das Mandir
  • St. Micheal's Church
  • Bodh Vihar
  • Arya Samaj Mandir
  • Design arch group
  • Toys Gallery
  • Haldiram's, EROS Cinema Ground Floor
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Districts of Delhi, with Jangpura in the South Delhi district

Jangpura Station is on the Violet Line of the Delhi Metro, which runs from Kashmere Gate to Raja Nahar Singh. It is the 4th underground station on the line. The entrance to the Metro station is next to Silver Oak Park, adjacent to the Pant Nagar Bus Stop on the east side of Tito Marg. The Pant Nagar Bus Stop has DTC bus services to Palam, Greater Kailash, Ambedkar Nagar, Delhi Main Railway Station, AIIMS, Safdarjung, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, among others. Jangpura is also served by Lajpat Nagar Station on the Ring Railway service of the Delhi Suburban Railway. It also is close to the Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station, which lies in Nizamuddin East.

An exit for Jangpura is currently[when?] being constructed on the Barapulla Elevated Highway, which was built in 2010 for the XIXth Commonwealth Games to link Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium with Sarai Kale Khan on the Outer Ring Road.

Vicinity

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Further reading

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References

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  1. ^ Kaur, Ravinder (2007). Since 1947: Partition Narratives among Punjabi Migrants of Delhi. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-568377-6.
  2. ^ Bhutalia, p. 156
  3. ^ Bhutalia, p. 287
  4. ^ Aafaq, Zafar (17 August 2021). "'Our future unknown': Afghan nationals in India wary of Taliban". Al Jazeera.
  5. ^ Pablo Bartholomew (13 August 2012). "The death of a man so young, in the prime of his life". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 13 August 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
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