Sub-Division in Delhi, India
Chanakyapuri
Chanakyapuri is a neighbourhood and diplomatic enclave established in the 1950s in New Delhi, India.
It is also a sub-division of the New Delhi district and plays host to the majority of foreign embassies in New Delhi. Chanakyapuri, meaning "city of Chanakya", is named after Chanakya, an ancient Indian diplomat, philosopher, politician, military strategist and advisor to Maurya Emperor Chandragupta Maurya.
How locals move
Getting around Chanakyapuri the local way
Share-taxi routes mapped nearby
- GS-106 GS-106: JNU -> Chhattarpur Metro
- GS-106 GS-106: Chhattarpur Metro -> JNU
- GS-90 GS-90: Rajpur Khurd → Saket Metro
- GS-90 GS-90: Saket Metro → Rajpur Khurd
- GS-92 GS-92: Sangam Vihar → Saket Metro
- GS-92 GS-92: Saket Metro → Sangam Vihar
- GS-92 GS-92: Saket Metro → Sangam Vihar
- GS-90 GS-90: Maidan Garhi Crossing → Rajpur Khurd
- GS-97 GS-97: Hauz Khas → South Campus
- GS-97 GS-97: South Campus → Hauz Khas
- GS-90 GS-90: Saket → Rajpur Khurd
- Ambedkar Nagar Terminal → Saket Mall
OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Get inIf driving by car or in a taxi/auto-rickshaw, Mandi Road is the main road of South Delhi and is close to most major attractions.
From Wikivoyage: Delhi/South, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.
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