Greater Noida, India
Greater Noida is a town of 293,908 people in Uttar Pradesh, India, founded in 1997.
Why visit Greater Noida
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 9 parks and trails, 1 place to eat, 4 places to stay and 2 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Shiv Nadar University and Dronacharya Group of Institutions.
Weather in Greater Noida
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About Greater Noida
Greater Noida is a planned city located in the Gautam Buddha Nagar district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The city was created as an extension of the area under the UP Industrial Area Development Act, of 1976. Situated 40.2 km (25.0 mi) southeast of the Center of the capital city New Delhi, it takes around 30 minutes to travel between the cities via the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway. The city is administered by the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA).
From the Wikipedia article Greater Noida (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Greater Noida on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do2
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Shiv Nadar University
School · 5.1 km
Private research university in Uttar Pradesh, India
Museums and landmarks1
Parks, trails and playgrounds9
Restaurants and cafes1
History
In the early 1980s, the Government of India realised that the rapid rate at which Delhi was expanding would result in chaos. Hence, they planned to develop residential and industrial areas around the capital to reduce the demographic burden. Before Greater Noida City, two areas had been developed—Gurgaon, across the border from Haryana, and Noida, across the border with Uttar Pradesh.
Greater Noida Notified Area – 38000 Ha (380 km2) comprised 124 villages. Noida's infrastructure was carefully laid out, but the 1990s saw huge growth in the Indian economy. Migration to cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad and Bangalore exceeded planning estimates.
Noida was developed to accommodate population growth for 20–25 years. The massive population influx from Delhi, however, caused it to overload in a mere 15 years, although intake is not complete and illegal mining remains a problem.
The government of Uttar Pradesh decided to develop another city as an extension to Noida with better planning. The idea was to create a world-class town approximately 25 kilometres from Noida. A railway station near Boraki and an international airport were included later in the plan intending to develop Greater Noida as an independent city.
From the History section of Greater Noida on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay4
Churches and places of worship1
Schools, colleges and libraries9
Janhit Institute of education and information
School · 4.3 km
plot no. 38B, knowledge park-1, pari chowk
Healthcare7
Kailash Hospital Greater Noida
Hospital · 4.1 km
Plot No 23, near Pari Chowk Knowledge Park I, Greater Noida
Map of Greater Noida
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Getting there and nearby towns
Hindon Airport (HDO) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 29 km away.
- Ghāziābād 21 km northwest, about 21 min by car
- Faridabad 24 km southwest, about 24 min by car
- Delhi 34 km northwest, about 34 min by car
- New Delhi 34 km northwest, about 34 min by car
- Delhi Cantonment 41 km west, about 41 min by car
- Gurugram 50 km west, about 50 min by car
- Najafgarh 56 km west, about 56 min by car
- Meerut 56 km north, about 56 min by car
- Bahadurgarh 63 km west, about 1 h by car
- Alīgarh 86 km southeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Panoramic view of Greater Noida, Him2586, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Snumaingate, Gawdfather, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Greno, Guru pranay, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Daisy flower 2, Apurv013, CC0
- Calm Sunset (Unsplash), Siddhant Kumar saytosid, CC0
- Canna Yellow King Humbert, Apurba Biswas, CC0
- Moth - Iridopsis larvaria, Apurv013, CC0
- BLC Wagon, Indian Railways, Apurv013, CC0
- ATL - Automatic Twist Lock, Apurv013, CC0
- Sunset 64, Apurv013, CC0
- ISS030-E-169041 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS030-E-169040 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS030-E-169042 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- Tyre Defect Gauge - used in Indian Railways, Apurv013, CC0
- Wheel Diameter Gauge to measure Railway wheel, Apurv013, CC0
- Ipomoea obscura, the obscure morning glory or small white morning glory 2, Apurv013, CC0
- Ipomoea obscura, the obscure morning glory or small white morning glory, Apurv013, CC0
- Cosmos sulphureus is also known as sulfur cosmos and yellow cosmos, Apurv013, CC0
- Too much Sweets, Raj Gupta, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Afterrains, Sangwansunny, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Management House of Ishan Institute, Arya.tushar10, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Noise Test Booth, MAA6108, CC BY-SA 4.0
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