Kalkaji, Delhi

One of the most prominent and premium localities of Delhi famous for the Kalkaji Temple and the lotus temple, adorned with old style Bungalows and houses . The name  Kalkaji was given after the ancient and famous Kalkaji Temple and is considered to be  a significant sub district of the South Delhi region due to its spiritual surroundings and presence of numerous ancient and historical monuments of magnificent ancient architectural elegance. Situated opposite to the famous Lotus Temple also known as the Bahai House of Worship. At a distance of 1 Km lies the Dictum of Ashoka  and the famous ISKCON Temple nestled on  the Hill East of Kailash Colony.

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

The Positives:

• Home to an innumerable number of ancient Indian monuments and artifacts.
• Architecturally magnificent and planned commercial 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.
• Tourist spot and thus crowded in the tourist season.

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. Excellent connectivity is provided by the Outer Ring Road . Kalkaji is well connected to the other parts of Delhi  through the recently constructed and operational Kalkaji Mandir Delhi Metro Station , situated right between the Nehru Place Metro Station and the Govind Puri Metro Station, on the violet line of the Metro Link. 

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,

• Kalka Public schools
• New Green Field School 
• School of Excellence
• Sri Satya Sai Vidya Vihar
• Dev Samaj Modern School
• St Giri Public school
• The Frank Anthony Public School.

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

• Delhi 6
• Nomad
• Punjabi Angithi
• Delhi 19
• Gopal’s 56
• Heaven’s kitchen
• Punjabi Corner

There are many branded chain of restaurants like the McDonalds,KFC,Pizza hut etc

Healthcare centres:

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

• CCGS Dispensary 
• Poornima Dethi Multi speciality Hospital
• Guru Nanak Nursing Home
• Shubham Hospital
• Practo Care surgeries
• Banarsidas Chandiwala institute of Medical Sciences
• Niramaya Hospital
• Banarsidas Chandiwala Eye Institute

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,

• Select City Walk Mall
• Square One Mall
• DLF Place Mall
• Sahara Mall

Banks:

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

• ICICI Bank
• Canara Bank
• Bank of India
• Bandhan Bank
• HDFC bank
• Kotak Mahindra Bank
• Laxmi Vilas Bank

Airport:

• Indira Gandhi International Airport 

Metro Station:

• Nehru Park Metro Station
• Kalkaji Mandir Metro Station
• Govind Puri Metro Station

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
• Nizamuddin Railway Station.
• Okhla Railway station
• Tughlakabad Railway Station.

Parks:

• E- Block Park
• Jhuggi Wala Park
• Chittaranjan Park
• C.R. Park
• DDA park
• H-Block MCD Park

5.Popular Roads

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

• Outer Ring road
• Akbar Road

6. Home services in Locality:

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

• Riyat Interiors and construction
• JK INteriors
• D Lush Interiors solutions
• InDecoz
• Delhi Make Point
• D- Decor

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

• Malik Packers and Movers
• Careway Movers
• Royal Logistics Solutions
• Just Packers and Movers

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

• Elite Billiards and Furnishers

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

7. Nearby locality - distance calculator:

Nearest localities to Kalkaji are, greater Kailash, Okhla, Lajpat Nagar etc

Approximate distance: Greater Kailash : 3 kms

                                        Okhla: 3 kms

                                        Lajpat Nagar : 4 kms

Commute time :  greater Kailash : 3 min

                             Okhla :   3 min

                             Lajpat Nagar :  6 min

Cab fare :             Greater Kailash : Rs. 50

                             Lajpat Nagar: Rs. 24

                             Okhla : Rs. 50

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

8. How people rate this locality

1. Good and peaceful locality and residential hub : rating 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

Easily accessible from the Nizamuddin Railway station and the Tughlakabad railway station. The Govind puri metro station provides connectivity to the rest of the city. The area can also be reached through the Indira Gandhi International and domestic airport which takes around 45 minutes. Greater Kailash Metro station also provides accessibility to the area. And numerous taxis, buses , autos and cabs are available for hiring.

10. Tourist spots

• Kalkaji Mandir
• Sri Laxmi Narayan Mandir
• Raghupati Temple
• Darga Of Chirag Dehlvi
• Khirki Masjid
• Holy Shrine

11. Locality comparison

• One of the best localities to live in Delhi.
• Affordable housing options.
• Special place for pilgrimage
• Schools and colleges available.
• Many important temples and religious places of worship.