Indira Nagar, Lucknow

Indira Nagar (Hindi: इंदिरा नगर )(Urdu: اندرا نگر‎) is a residential area in Lucknow in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It was developed by the U.P. Housing Board (Awas Vikas) and is one of the largest colony in Asia.[1]

Indira Nagar

आवास विकास कालोनी

Indira Nagar Colony
Neighbourhood
Indira Nagar
Location in Lucknow, India
Coordinates: 26.8833°N 80.9833°E / 26.8833; 80.9833
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
MetroLucknow
Population
 • Total400,000(estd. 2,011)
Languages
 • SpokenHindi, Urdu, English, Awadhi,Bhojpuri, Bengali
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
226016
Planning agencyAwas Vikas
Civic agencyUttar Pradesh Avas Evam Vikas Parishad
Website

History

Indira Nagar (originally named as Indira Nagar, but it was changed to Ram Sagar Mishra Nagar by CM Ram Naresh Yadav during Janta Government) was a colony originally planned to have four blocks. It expanded to encompass 25 blocks. Surrounding villages merged with the colony during the expansion.

Temples

Bhoothnath Temple in Indira Nagar is one of the oldest shrines in Lucknow, holding high religious importance. A statue of Lord Hanuman is installed in the main temple premises and on Tuesdays, you can see a long queue of devotees waiting patiently to offer their prayers. Besides, there are also idols of Goddess Parvati and Lord Shiva along with Nandi (the bull of Shiva) here. The entire nearby region has been developed with the same name along with the Bhoothnath Market, which has now become a significant market in Indira Nagar area of Lucknow.

Satya Mandir, B-116/2, Indira Nagar, Lucknow is a temple which is known globally around the world, where Lipi Roop Darshan of Almighty Lord is situated on both sides of Lord Krishna. Satya Mandir is the Head Office of Vani Publication, Vani Samiti, Humanity Foundation of India, Satyatirth Pashu Pakshi Sanrakshan Kendra Societies. 'Bhagwan ki Vani' is a collection of Divine Message which is published in the form of 400 books. Bhaktvatsal Srikrishna is a Magazine is being published from this place for last 16 years and being sent around the world.

Blocks and markets

Bhootnath (B-Block) is the main market. Other markets are the group of Lekhraj Market Complexes, Amrapali Market, Sahara Shopping Centre, Meena Market (A-Block), Shivaji Market, Nagina Plaza, Hanuman Mandir Market (C-Block), and Munshi Pulia (D-Block). Bank branches, guest houses, banquet halls, hospitals, chemists, restaurants and construction material shops are there. Schools, government offices and utilities are there. It is one of the biggest residential settlement planned in India.

Hospitals & Clinics

Medical facilities are mainly provided by Private Services or doctors. Some of the major hospitals are:

  • Shourya Polyclinic And Vaccination Centre
  • Ujala Hospital
  • Shekhar Hospital
  • State Institute of Health & Welfare
  • Jankalyan Eye Hospital
  • Sriram Hospital
  • Shalimar Hospital
  • CNS HOSPITAL

Parks

Aurobindo, Hari Om Park near bhootnath, Swarn Jayanti parks, Adarsh park developed by Avas Vikas are two of the most well-known.

Roads

The roads are laid out in a grid. Major Roads running through and around Indiranagar are Ring Road, Church Road, and Faizabad Road. The whole colony is served by auto-rickshaws and E-rickshaws. Transportation on major roads also have service of Local City Buses. Another common medium is manual rickshaws.

Metro

Munshi Pulia metro station is the metro station from where the metro train starts for Lucknow Charbagh railway station and Lucknow airport. There are 10 stops of metro between Munshi Pulia metro station and Charbagh Railway Station and there are 8 stops between Charbagh Railway Station and Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport of Lucknow. Indira Nagar has metro stations namely, Lekhraj, Bhootnath Market, Indira Nagar and Munshipuliya.

Schools

Most of the schools in Indira Nagar are operating within localities. Some of them are:

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References
  1. https://sites.google.com/site/indiranagargroups/


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