Indira Nagar, Srinagar
Indira Nagar is a residential area in the city of Srinagar in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It used to be a lake before but now only few hundred meters of the lake is left.
Indira Nagar, Srinagar | |
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Indira Nagar, Srinagar Location in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India | |
| Coordinates: 34°4′16.56″N 74°50′38.27″E | |
| Country | India |
| Union territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Srinagar |
| Settled | Ancient |
| Government | |
| • Type | Democracy |
| • Body | Government of Jammu and Kashmir |
| • MLA | Mohammad Ashraf Mir |
| • Member of Parliament | Farooq Abdullah |
| Elevation | 1,559.5 m (5,116.5 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 190004 |
| Telephone code | 0194 |
| Vehicle registration | JK01 |
This area comes under the control of Badami Bagh Cantonment along with other areas like Batwara, Shivpora and Sonwar Bagh. The cantonment is responsible for maintaining the roads, street lights etc., unlike other areas of Srinagar which are maintained by Srinagar Municipal Corporation.
Kashmiri Pandits, Muslims, Sikhs and Hindus live in the area.
Over the years this area has been commercialised by the construction of many hotels. It is located about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the commercial hub of Kashmir Lal Chowk. Indira Nagar is near to G.B Pant Children Hospital. The pincode is 190004.
This area comes in the constituency of Sonwar, for which the MLA is Mohammad Ashraf Mir.