Majnu Ka Tilla
Majnu-ka-tilla (MKT) is a colony in Delhi, India that was established around 1950.
Majnu-ka-tilla (MKT) is a colony in Delhi, India that was established around 1950. Majnu-ka-tilla is officially called New Aruna Nagar Colony, Chungtown, and Samyeling. It is part of North Delhi district and is located at the bank of the Yamuna River (NH-1) near ISBT Kashmiri Gate.
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Worth seeing in and around Majnu Ka Tilla
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01University of Delhi
The University of Delhi is a collegiate research central university located in Delhi, India. It was founded in 1922 by an Act of the Central Legislative Assembly.
2.2 km · Central university located in New Delhi · Wikipedia - 02Kashmiri Gate
Kashmiri Gate, also spelled Kashmere/Cashmere Gate, is a historic gate located in Old Delhi, Delhi, India. It served as the northern entrance to the walled city of Shahjahanabad, the capital of the Mughal Empire.
3.9 km · historic site · Wikipedia - 03St. James' Church, Delhi
St. James' Church is a colonial-era church located in Old Delhi, India.
4 km · church in Delhi, India · Wikipedia - 04St. Stephen's College
St. Stephen's College is a constituent college of Delhi University.
2.4 km · college of the University of Delhi · Wikipedia - 05Hindu College, University of Delhi
Hindu College is a constituent college of the University of Delhi, located in Delhi, India. Established in 1899, it is one of the oldest and most prestigious institutions of higher education in the country.
2.5 km · College in New Delhi · Wikipedia - 06Miranda House
Miranda House is a constituent college for women at the University of Delhi in India. Established in 1948, it is one of the top ranked colleges of the country and ranked number 1 for consecutively seven years.
2 km · college at the University of Delhi in India · Wikipedia - 07Hansraj College
Hansraj College is a constituent college of the University of Delhi, in Delhi, India. Established in 1948 and situated in the Delhi University North Campus.
3 km · Premier Indian college · Wikipedia - 08Kirori Mal College
Kirori Mal College is a constituent college of the University of Delhi. Established in 1954, it is located in the heart of North Campus of the university in Delhi, and offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in the sciences, humanities and commerce.
2.8 km · Degree college in New Delhi, India · Wikipedia - 09Indraprastha College for Women
Indraprastha College for Women, also known as Indraprastha College or IP College, is the oldest women's college in Delhi, India. Established in 1924, it is a constituent college of University of Delhi.
2.4 km · constituent college of University of Delhi · Wikipedia - 10Qudsia Bagh
Qudsia Bagh is an 18th-century Mughal garden complex and palace located in Civil Lines, Delhi, just outside the Walled City of Old Delhi, India.
3.4 km · 18th century palace and garden complex, Old Delhi, India · Wikipedia
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Getting to Majnu Ka Tilla
- Airports
- Indira Gandhi (DEL), 21 km · Noida (DXN), 69 km · Maharaja Agrasen (HSS), 154 km
- Stations
- Kashmere Gate metro station, 3.8 km · Tis Hazari metro station, 4 km · GTB Nagar metro station, 2.1 km · Civil Lines metro station (Delhi), 2.7 km · Vidhan Sabha metro station, 1.6 km
- Gautam Buddha Nagar → Majnu Ka Tilla52 km · quickest by road, 1h 30m · ₹425–530
- Hisar → Majnu Ka Tilla154 km · quickest by road, 3h 8m · ₹1,140–1,420
- Chandigarh → Majnu Ka Tilla230 km · quickest by road, 4h 2m · ₹1,590–1,990
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No local-transport research exists yet for Majnu Ka Tilla
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Majnu Ka Tilla. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThere are three types of rickshaws in Old Delhi, auto-rickshaws, cycle rickshaws and electric rickshaws.
- Get inAuto rickshaws are good for shorter trips.
- Get inCycle rickshaws and electric rickshaws are ideal for very short trips.
From Wikivoyage: Delhi/Old Delhi, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Majnu Ka Tilla
Majnu Ka Tilla is 6 km from Delhi, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- North East Delhi districtdistrict of Delhi, India3.5 km
- North Delhi districtdistrict of Delhi, India2.8 km
- Jharoda Majra Burarihuman settlement in North Delhi district, Delhi, India3.7 km
- Civil Lineshuman settlement in India2.5 km
- Derawal Nagarhuman settlement in India3.8 km
- Kamla Nagar, New Delhihuman settlement in North Delhi district, Delhi, India3.6 km