Paharganj
Paharganj is a neighbourhood of Central Delhi, though it's close to New Delhi, located just west of the New Delhi Railway Station.
Paharganj is a neighbourhood of Central Delhi, though it's close to New Delhi, located just west of the New Delhi Railway Station. Known as Shahganj or King's ganj or market place during Mughal era, it is one of the three administrative subdivisions of the Central Delhi district, within the National Capital Territory of Delhi, with the other two being Darya Ganj and Karol Bagh.
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Worth seeing in and around Paharganj
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.
- 01Red Fort
The Red Fort is a historic Mughal fort located in the Old Delhi area of Delhi, India. Serving as the main residence of the Mughal emperors, it was commissioned by Emperor Shah Jahan on the 12th of May 1639; the fort was constructed following his decision to shift the Mughal capital from Agra to Delhi.
2.9 km · historic fortress in Delhi, India · Wikipedia - 02Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha, also known as the House of the People, is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of India, where the upper house is Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by an adult universal suffrage and a first-past-the-post system to represent their respective constituencies, and they hold their seats for five years or until the body is dissolved by the president of India on the advice of the union council of ministers.
3.1 km · Lower house of Indian Legislature · Wikipedia - 03Jama Masjid, Delhi
The Masjid-i-Jehan-Numa, commonly known as the Jama Masjid, in Old Delhi area of Delhi, is one of the largest mosques in India. Its builder was the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, between 1644 and 1656, and it was inaugurated by its first Imam, Syed Abdul Ghafoor Shah Bukhari.
2.1 km · mosque in Delhi, India · Wikipedia - 04Rajya Sabha
The Rajya Sabha, also known as Council of States, is the upper house of the Parliament of India, of which the Lok Sabha is the lower house. The Rajya Sabha represents India's federal units – the states and union territories.
3.2 km · Upper house of Indian Legislature · Wikipedia - 05National Museum
The National Museum, New Delhi, also known as the National Museum of India, is one of the largest museums in India. Established in 1949, it holds a variety of articles ranging from the pre-historic era to modern works of art.
3.7 km · National and art museum in New Delhi, India · Wikipedia - 06Raj Ghat and associated memorials
Raj Ghat is a memorial complex in New Delhi, though part of Central Delhi, Delhi, India. The first memorial there was dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi, where a black marble platform was raised to mark the location of his cremation on 31 January 1948 and consists of an eternal flame at one end.
3.6 km · memorial dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi in Delhi, India · Wikipedia - 07Moti Masjid, Delhi
The Moti Masjid is a 17th-century historical mosque, not open for worship, inside the Red Fort complex in Old Delhi, India. It was built by Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, damaged during the Siege of Delhi, and subsequently restored by the British.
3.2 km · mosque in India · Wikipedia - 08Laxminarayan Temple
Laxminarayan Temple, commonly known as Birla Mandir, is a Hindu temple in New Delhi, India. Dedicated to Lakshmi and Vishnu in the dual representation of Lakshmi Narayana, it was built by the industrialist Jugal Kishore Birla between 1933 and 1939 and inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi.
1.9 km · Hindu temple in Delhi · Wikipedia - 09Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium
The Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium is a cricket stadium owned and operated by the Delhi & District Cricket Association and located on Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi, though part of Central Delhi, Delhi, India. It was established in 1883 as the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, and named after the nearby Kotla fort.
3 km · cricket stadium in Delhi · Wikipedia - 10Gurudwara Bangla Sahib
Gurdwara Bangla Sahib is one of the most prominent Sikh gurdwaras, or Sikh house of worship, in Delhi, India, and known for its association with the eighth Sikh Guru, Guru Har Krishan, as well as the holy pond inside its complex, known as the "Sarovar." Originally a bungalow of Raja Jai Singh I of Amber, it was rebuilt as a small shrine by Sikh General Sardar Baghel Singh in 1783. In the same year, there was reconstruction of nine Sikh shrines in Delhi.
2.1 km · gurdwara in Delhi, India · Wikipedia
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Getting to Paharganj
- Airports
- Indira Gandhi (DEL), 15 km · Noida (DXN), 65 km · Maharaja Agrasen (HSS), 155 km
- Stations
- New Delhi railway station, 700 m · Delhi Junction railway station, 2.4 km
- Gautam Buddha Nagar → Paharganj48 km · quickest by road, 1h 24m · ₹385–480
- Hisar → Paharganj156 km · quickest by road, 3h · ₹1,140–1,420
- Chandigarh → Paharganj237 km · quickest by road, 4h 6m · ₹1,700–2,130
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No local-transport research exists yet for Paharganj
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 Paharganj. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inIf taking an auto rickshaw from here, the prepaid desk will often try to charge you as much as three times the actual price quoted on the official price guide displayed clearly in their window - bargaining is sadly often cheaper.
- Get aroundAn eight-hour charter should cost around ₹1,500, and a tip is expected if the driver is helpful.
- Get aroundAuto rickshaws (also called three-wheeled scooters, tuk-tuks or simply autos) are good for shorter trips.
- Get aroundAlways in a distinctive yellow-and-green livery, auto rickshaws are three-wheeled partially enclosed contraptions that run on CNG and can seat three people in the back.
- Get aroundAlthough by law the rickshaw drivers should charge according to the meter in their vehicle (₹25 for the first two km, ₹8/km after), this rate is unrealistically low and they will almost always try to haggle for price.
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Next door to Paharganj
Paharganj is 2 km from Delhi, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- New Delhicapital city of India3.5 km
- Central Delhi districtdistrict of Delhi, India3.1 km
- Old Delhiwalled city of Delhi, India2.3 km
- North Delhi districtdistrict of Delhi, India3.7 km
- Raisina Hillexclusive area of the Indian government in New Delhi3.5 km
- Karol Baghhuman settlement in India2.2 km