Katwaria Sarai, Delhi

Lying along the Indian Institute of Technology it is one of three Urban Villages. Katwaria Sarai is a residential urban village located in southern New Delhi. Hauz Khas, Adchini, Begumpur, Saket and Pushp Vihar are some of the residential neighbourhoods which lie in close proximity to Katwaria Sarai. It mainly includes residential apartments and independent builder floors. Home to many well-planned residential projects like Dinesh Apartments, DDA Janta Flats, Qutab View Apartment etc. Well connected industrial areas like Okhla Industrial Area, Kirti Nagar Industrial Area through road network and metro. It has a booming real estate market.

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

The Positives:

• Proximity to Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)
• Great connectivity through the metro.
• Metro connectivity is excellent.
• Educational institutions and healthcare facilities are available.
•  basic amenities available.
• Near to many industrial areas
• Job opportunities are also there.

The negatives:

• Developing area 
• Poor waste management.

3.Physical Infrastructure and Livability Index

Other parts of the state are seamlessly accessible from Katwaria Sarai through the immense network of roads like  Sri Aurobindo Marg, Outer Ring Road and Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg. The Hauz Khas Metro Station is accessible through Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg and Sri Aurobindo Marg. The  Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station can be reached through Sri Aurobindo Marg and National Highway-48. Indira Gandhi International Airport (9Km) can be reached through the  Rao Tula Ram Flyover.

4.Social infrastructure

Schools : the area is a prime locality and home to many good schools,colleges   some of them are listed below which are found in a 5 km radius of the locality,

• The Mother's International School
• IMAS International Public School
• Apeejay School International 
• Manava Bharati India International School.

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

• Singh dosa corner
• Bikaner Sweets & Restaurant
• Laxman Fast Food
• Burger.In
• Waves The Restaurant
• Pind Balluchi Restaurant
• The Bunk House Cafe
• Cafe High 5
• Poison
• The Beer Cafe

Healthcare centres:

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

• Holistic Care Homeopathy
• The Pet's Paradise Dog's and Cat's Clinic
• Ish Agencies
• Shivam Medicos
• Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science and Research
• Medeor Hospital Qutab Institutional Area
• Dr Anil Yadav MD (AIIMS) 
• Madhukar Rainbow Children's Hospital & BirthRight By Rainbow Hospitals
• Centre for Sight Eye Hospital

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,

• R. K. Puram Sector-1 Market
• Central
• Kamal Complex
• Delhi Haat Mall
• Delhi Electrical
• Twenty Four Seven Convenience Stores Pvt Ltd
• Shiv Gorakh Store
• Om Prakash Store
• BG Foodmart
• Matri Departmental Store

Banks:

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

• HDFC Bank 
• ICICI Bank 
• State Bank of India
• SBI ATM
• ICICI BANK ATM

Airport:

• Indira Gandhi International Airport 

Metro Station:

• IIT Metro Station
• R.K PURAM metro station
• Hauz Khas Metro Station
• Malviya Nagar 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.

• MMTC Bus Stop

Railway Station:

• New Delhi Railway Station
• Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway station

Parks:

• Sanjay Van Park
• Sanjay Van
• Qutub View Park
• Deer Park

5.Popular Roads

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

•  Sri Aurobindo Marg,
•  Outer Ring Road 
• Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg.

6. Home services in Locality:

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

• Dhee Designs
• Dpurple Decor
• Ld Lexus Design
• Nizamuddin

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

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

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

7. Nearby locality - distance calculator:

Nearest localities to Katwaria Sarai are, Lado Sarai, Hauz Khas, Saket etc

Approximate distance:   Lado Sarai: 2.43 kms

                                        Hauz Khas : 2.99 kms

                                        Saket  : 3.84  kms

Commute time :   Lado Sarai: 3  min

                             Hauz Khas -  4 min

                            Saket : 5  min 

Cab fare :  Lado Sarai : Rs 50

                   Hauz Khas Rs. 50

                  Saket  : Rs 66

Transport services available :  buses, cabs and reserved taxis are all available. Metro station is near also. New Delhi railway station and the Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station are both accessible.

8. How people rate this locality

1. Good and peaceful locality and open spaces - ratings 4
2. Police station located nearby and basic amenities available - ratings 4
3.  Good schools are available - ratings 4
4. Safe and secure locality with good connectivity - ratings 4
5. Other residential localities located near it - ratings 4
6. Peaceful and green open spaces.  - ratings 4
7. Close to the Indian Institute of Technology- ratings 4
8. Student Friendly affordable locality - ratings 4
9. Well connected to the other parts of the city - 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. The metro connectivity is excellent in this locality.the international airport is located closeby.

10. Tourist spots

• Red Fort
• Qutub Minar
• Swaminarayan Akshardham
• Gurudwara Bagh Sahib
• Humayun’s Tomb
• Indian Institute of Technology

11. Locality comparison

• One of the developing urban village in Delhi
• Affordable housing options.mainly residential living
•  basic amenities available.
• Schools and colleges available.
• Well secure and maintained.
• Peaceful and tranquil locality.
• Student friendly near to IIT