Chanakyapuri, Delhi

Named after the ancient Indian philosopher Chanakya, it is one of Delhi’s most coveted neighbourhoods. This diplomatic enclave houses most of the foreign embassies and plays a strategic role. Also home to the South Asian University, international university of India created by SAARC nations. One of the primary extensions of Delhi, architecturally built around the Shanti Path,with lush and wide green spaces surrounding it. A prime residential area located near to the Prime Minister’s residence and surrounded by many other esteemed localities like Sarojini Nagar, Satya Niketan etc. markets ,colleges and schools and the beautiful Nehru Park adds to its shine.

2.What’s Great / What’s Not Great about Locality

The Positives:

• Home to various embassies like,Embassy of Greece, Embassy of Finland etc.
• Architecturally and planned diplomatic and residential enclave.
• Good road connectivity.
• Home to schools ,colleges and universities.
• Nestled near other prime residential localities
• All basic amenities available.

The negatives:

• Heavy traffic during peak hours of the day.

3.Physical Infrastructure and Livability Index

A well planned area with maintained and accessible roads. Well connected to the other parts of Delhi via well constructed roads.the intersecting Sardar Patel Marg and Mahatma Gandhi Marg give further connectivity to the rest of the state. Sir M Vishweshwaraiah Moti Bagh Metro Station on the pink line is about 3 Km and can be reached  through Shantipath. Safdarjung Airport is 5 Km away and can be reached through Sri Aurobindo Marg and the Indira Gandhi International Airport is 9 Km and can be reached by the NH48. Moreover the Ring Road cuts through the southern part of the neighbourhood and intersects with NH 8. 

4.Social infrastructure

Schools : the area is a prime locality and home to many good schools,colleges and universities some of them are listed below,

• Sanskriti school
• American Embassy School.
• Navy Children’s school.
• Carmel schools.
• Anchal Special School.
• South Asian University
• Jesus and Mary College
• Maitreyi College.

Restaurants: adorned with various restaurants this area is home to a variety cuisine available in the multitude of restaurants it offers,

• Akbar Hotel
• Hussaini Hotel
• Shak foods
• Bakingo
• Got Tea
• Enoki
• La Pino’s pizza

And top food chain like KFC,Pizza Hut, Dominoes, McDonalds, Burger King etc. sweet shops like,

• Haldiram’s
• Bikenervala
• Hira sweets

Healthcare centres:

Many multispeciality hospitals and good healthcare centres are available here. The area also has good doctors and healthcare professionals.

• Primus super speciality Hospital
• NDMC Dispensary
• Central Government Health Scheme.
• Charak Palika Hospital
• Safdarjung Hospital

There are lots of Pharmacies and medicine shops which offer life saving drugs as well.

Shopping Malls and Markets:

As understood by the locality description it is one of the most prime localities of Delhi and thus houses many good malls and markets which cater to the resident’s needs,

• The Chanakya Mall
• Sarojini Nagar Market( for affordable shopping)
• Yashwant Place
• Santushti Shopping Complex

Banks:

The area has many national and international banks ,ATMs are also easily available,

• The World Bank
• Bank of Rajasthan
• Canara Bank
• Federal Bank
• Bank of America
• Punjab National Bank
• Central Bank of India
• Standard Chartered Bank

Airport:

• Indira Gandhi International Airport - 9 kms

Metro Station:

• Moti Bagh Metro Station 3 kms
• Jor Bagh  5 kms
• Lok Kalyan Marg 4 kms

Bus Terminal:

The public transportation in the area is excellent and buses to almost all cities are available here. The bus routes are well connected and regular and frequent bus service is available.

Railway Station:

• Delhi Ring Railway
• Chanakyapuri Railway Station

Parks:

• Nehru Park.
• National Indo-Africa Friendship Rose Garden.
• Northern Railway Eco Park
• MCD Park
• San Martin Park
• District Park

5.Popular Roads

There are many important roads in the area which connect it to the rest of Delhi.

• Shanti Path
• Nyaya Marg
• Chandragupta Marg
• Panchsheel Marg

6. Home services in Locality:

Interior decorators: there are many interior decorators available in the locality some of them are:

• Homez designer
• Amusing Interior
• Denotation design
• Latest interiors
• Satvik home decors
• Karma interiors
• Shruti Sodhi interior designs

Movers and packers: ample number of movers and packers are available some of them are:

• Agarwal packers
• Local shifting

Rental furniture and appliances: rental furniture and rental appliances are available from good and reliable rental shops,

• Furniture and interior rental Pvt.Ltd
• Fabrento
• Adil enterprise.
• Westing Home Appliances Pvt. Ltd.

Solar roof top services: solar roof top services also available in the locality.

7. Nearby locality - distance calculator:

Nearest localities to Chanakyapuri are, Sarojini Nagar, Satya Niketan, New Moti Bagh etc

Approximate distance: Sarojini Nagar : 3 kms

                                        Satya Niketan : 3 kms

                                        New Moti Bagh : 2 kms

Commute time :  Sarojini Nagar : 7 min

                             Satya Niketan:   7min

                             New Moti Bagh :  5 min

Cab fare : Sarojini Nagar: Rs. 66.29

                  Satya Niketan: Rs. 66.57

               New Moti Bagh: Rs. 51

Transport services available : buses, cabs and reserved taxis are all available.

8. How people rate this locality

1. Good and peaceful locality and diplomatic hub - ratings 4
2. Police station located nearby and all basic amenities available - ratings 4
3. Schools and colleges available - ratings 4
4. Safe and secure locality with good surveillance - ratings 4
5. Traffic at peak hours. Well maintained locality - ratings 4

9. How to visit locality

Connected through important roads like the Shanti Path and Nyaya Marg, this area is easily accessible by bus, rail and air. The Ring Road traverses the southern expanse of the neighbourhood and intersects  the National Highway. Sardar Patel Marg marks the Western periphery, while the Chanakya Cinema complex, which lies beyond Nehru Park, forms the south-western perimeter. The Delhi Ring Railway stops at Chanakyapuri, while Lok Kalyan Marg metro station and Jor Bagh metro station are the nearest stations of Delhi Metro.

10. Tourist spots

• National rail museum.
• Nehru park
• The Chanakya
• National Police Museum
• Lenin’s Statue
• National Indo - African Rose Garden.

11. Locality comparison

• One of the best localities to live in Delhi.
• Affordable housing options.
• Student friendly .
• Schools and colleges available.
• Well secure and maintained.