Azad Nagar, Indore
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Azad Nagar | |
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Suburb | |
Coordinates: 22°41′52″N 75°53′16″E / 22.69778°N 75.88778°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Madhya Pradesh |
District | Indore District |
City | Indore |
Ward | 53-Dr. Maulana Azad Nagar[1] |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal Corporation |
• Body | Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) |
• Mayor | Malini Laxmansingh Gaur |
• District Collector | Manish Singh, IAS |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 75,000 |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 452001 |
Vehicle registration | MP-09 |
Lok Sabha constituency | Indore |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Indore-5 |
Website | imcindore |
Azad Nagar is a sub-urb and residential locality in Indore. It is situated at the banks of the Khan River in Indore.
History
[edit]The All India Radio Indore Station is located at Malwa House premises in Azad Nagar.
Geography
[edit]Azad Nagar lies adjacent to Radio Colony, Residency Area, Musakhedi and Samwad Nagar and borders the Kamla Nehru Zoo, Indore premises.
Politics
[edit]Azad Nagar area falls under the Indore-5 Assembly Constituency in Indore District. The current elected Member is Mahendra Hardia from the BJP.
The ward corporator is Foziya Sheikh Alim,[2] who is also the Leader of Opposition in the Indore Municipal Corporation council.[3]
Transport
[edit]The nearest railway station is Indore Junction railway station. Public transport such as autos, taxis, magic-vans, city buses are readily available. Bus Routes passing by the main Gol Square are:-
S. No. | Route No. | Start | End |
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1 | 2 | Musakhedi Ring Road | Kalaria |
Places of interest
[edit]- Daly College: A premier school of Indore.
- Kamla Nehru Prani Sangrahalay: The Zoo of Indore
- Daly College
References
[edit]- ^ "List of Wards & colonies under IMC" (PDF). Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Indore Nagar Nigam Leader-of-opposition Fozia-sheikh-alim breaks lockdown rule in azad nagar" (in Hindi). Indore: zeenews.india.com. Zee Media Bureau. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ Rathore, Vinod (26 March 2020). "During the lockdown, municipal leader of opposition gathered crowd of women in house". News Track. english.newstracklive.com. Retrieved 6 December 2021.