Shastri Park, Delhi

Named after the famous freedom fighter Lal Bahadur Sashtri, this area is located in North East Delhi. Home to the first metro station in Delhi the nearby residential enclave was developed by the Delhi government. A well connected and well planned residential area is famous for its commercial status as well.

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

The Positives:

• All basic amenities available in the localities.
• Locality is mostly known for its apartment houses
• Good road connectivity.
• Educational institutions and healthcare facilities are available.
• Nestled near other  residential localities
• All basic amenities available.

The negatives:

• Heavy traffic during peak office hours.

3.Physical Infrastructure and Livability Index

A well connected area connected to the rest of the city through a wide network of roads and metro connectivity. Public transport is also available and residents have no problem with commuting. Roads like the Yudhister Setu, Ansari Road, Pushta Road connect it to the rest of Delhi.

4.Social infrastructure

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

• SD Public school
• Goodley Public School 
• Faith Academy
• Butler memorial girls senior secondary school
• Rukmani Devi Public School.
• Northern India Engineering College.

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

• Jain Dhaba
• Sachdeva Chicken Corner
• McDonald's
• Wah Ji Wah Restaurant
• Darbar Chicken & fish fry

Healthcare centres:

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

• Dawai Ghar Krishna Medical Store
• Khan Medical Store
• New Hind Medical Store
• Hind Herbal Medicose
• Khan Medicos
• Sharp Sight Centre Gamri Delhi
• Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya
• Dr Shroff Charity Eye Hospital delhi
• Jag Pravesh Chandra Hospital
• Family health and naturopathy care clinic

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,

• Sadar Bazar
• The Raymond Shop
• Icona Fashions
• Haq enterprises
• Sky blaze
• Laxmi Store
• Goel Provision Store
• Super Store
• Reliance Fresh
• Provision Store

Banks:

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

• ICICI Bank 
• ICICI Bank ATM
• ICICI BANK 
• ICICI Bank ATM
• Axis Bank 

Airport:

• Indira Gandhi International Airport 
• Safdarjung airport.

Metro Station:

• Seelampur Metro Station
• Welcome Metro Station
• Lal Qila Metro Station
• Jafrabad 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.

• Shastri Park Bus Station
• Shastri Park Crossing

Railway Station:

• New Delhi Railway Station

Parks:

• Shantivan
• Qudsia Bagh
• MCD Park (DESU Park), New Jafrabad
• Mahatma Gandhi Park
• Maharaja Agrasen Park

5.Popular Roads

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

• Yudhister Setu
• Ansari Road
• Pushta Road

6. Home services in Locality:

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

• Allfab
• Allure Space
• Buildtek Engineers
• Interiors Point

Movers and packers: ample number of movers and packers are available in this locality.

• Aian Movers
• Ujjwal Packers
• Rapid Line Packers

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

• Adil Enterprises
• Khoobsurat Distributors
• Ashoka steel furniture
• Arora furniture house.

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

7. Nearby locality - distance calculator:

Nearest localities to Shastri Park are, Daryaganj, Chandni Chowk, Gandhi Nagar etc

Approximate distance:  Daryaganj: 7 kms

                                         Chandni Chowk : 7.6 kms

                                         Gandhi Nagar : 12 kms 

Commute time :              Daryaganj: 8 min 

                                        Chandni Chowk : 8 min

                                        Gandhi Nagar : 10 min

 Cab fare :                        Daryaganj: Rs 30

                                         Chandni Chowk : Rs 30

                                         Gandhi Nagar : Rs 50

Transport services available :  buses, cabs and reserved taxis are all available. Easily available metro is also a bonus for commuters.

8. How people rate this locality

1. Good and peaceful locality and well maintained - 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, rail and metro networks. This locality is well connected to the rest of the state. Various means of transportation are available for the daily commuters , taxis and buses along with the metro. Out city visitors can avail the rail and air service.

10. Tourist spots

• Chandni Chowk
• Indraprastha
• Qutub Minar
• Swaminarayan Akshardham
• Gurudwara Bagh Sahib
• Humayun’s Tomb

11. Locality comparison

• One of the best localities to live in Delhi.
• Affordable housing options.
• Student friendly . all basic amenities available.
• Schools and colleges available.
• Well secure and maintained.
• First metro station of Delhi
• Delhi IT Park