West

West Delhi covers the western suburbs of in , home to some of the city's markets and fairs, as well as the satellite town of Dwarka.
  • Type: district of India with 2,540,000 residents
  • Description: district of Delhi, India
  • Also known as: West Delhi”, “West Delhi district”, and “West district

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tihar Prisons and Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan National Institute of Criminology & Forensic Science.

Prison
, popularly known as Tihar Jail, are a prison complex in and are one of the largest complexes of prisons in India. There are 9 functional prisons spread over more than 400 acres.

University
National Forensic Science University, New Delhi is the campus of the National Forensic Sciences University and an Institution of National Importance under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India as recognised by an act of the Parliament of India.

Hospital
is a hospital in , with 400 beds. It is located in West . The hospital is named after Maharaja Agrasen, a king of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rohini and Rajouri Garden.

Suburb
is a sub city and a neighbourhood in the of the Union Territory of , . It was developed as part of sub-city project of Delhi Development Authority, which was started in the 1980s to provide a composite society for all income groups. is situated 7 km north of West.

Suburb
is a market and residential neighbourhood in West Delhi, . The Main Market and Nehru Market are the key markets of the area. The population is largely Punjabi who migrated to Delhi, following the Partition of India, from in 1947.

Suburb
Nangloi Gaon popularly known as "Nangloi", is a locality in West district in the Union Territory of Delhi in India, surrounded by Paschim Vihar, Delhi Outer Ring road and .

West

Latitude
28.6566° or 28° 39′ 24″ north
Longitude
77.1007° or 77° 6′ 2″ east
Population
2,540,000
Elevation
217 metres (712 feet)
Abbreviation
“WSD”
Open location code
7JWVM442+J7
Geo­Names ID
8335458
Wiki­data ID
Q549807
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“West” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: غرب دلهي
  • Asturian: distritu de West Delhi
  • Asturian: West Delhi (distritu)
  • Asturian: West Delhi
  • Bengali: পশ্চিম দিল্লি জেলা
  • Cebuano: West Delhi
  • Chinese: West-Delhi
  • Danish: West Delhi
  • Dutch: West-Delhi
  • Esperanto: Okcidenta Delhio
  • Finnish: West Delhin piirikunta
  • French: Ouest de Delhi
  • German: Distrikt West Delhi
  • German: Distrikt West-Delhi
  • German: West Delhi
  • German: West-Delhi
  • Gujarati: પશ્ચિમ દિલ્હી
  • Hindi: पश्चिम दिल्ली
  • Italian: distretto di Delhi Ovest
  • Italian: Distretto di Delhi Ovest
  • Japanese: 西デリー区
  • Malayalam: വെസ്റ്റ് ഡെല്‍ഹി ജില്ല
  • Marathi: पश्चिम दिल्ली जिल्हा
  • Min Nan Chinese: West-Delhi
  • Norwegian Bokmål: West Delhi
  • Norwegian: West Delhi
  • Panjabi: ਜਿਲ਼੍ਹਾ ਪੱਛਮੀ ਦਿੱਲੀ
  • Persian: بخش غربی دهلی
  • Russian: Западный Дели
  • Sanskrit: पश्चिमदेहलीमण्डलम्
  • Santali: ᱯᱟᱪᱮ ᱫᱤᱞᱞᱤ ᱦᱚᱱᱚᱛ
  • Santali: ᱯᱟᱪᱮ ᱫᱤᱞᱞᱤ
  • Spanish: Delhi occidental
  • Spanish: Distrito de Delhi occidental
  • Spanish: Distrito de Delhi Occidental
  • Swedish: West Delhi
  • Tamil: மேற்கு தில்லி மாவட்டம்
  • Telugu: పశ్చిమ ఢిల్లీ జిల్లా
  • Telugu: పశ్చిమ ఢిల్లీ
  • Ukrainian: Західне Делі
  • Urdu: مغربی دہلی

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Prithvi Park and Khrishna Park.

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