City in Uttar Pradesh, India
City in Uttar Pradesh, India
Greater Noida
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Nicknames:
GreNo, Commercial Hub
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Motto:
Planned with an obsession
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Coordinates:
28°28′N
77°31′E
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28.47°N 77.51°E
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28.47; 77.51
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Country
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India
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State
| Uttar Pradesh
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Division
| Meerut
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District
| Gautam Buddha Nagar
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Established
| January 28, 1991
; 33 years ago
(
1991-01-28
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? Type
| Government of Uttar Pradesh
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? Body
| Greater Noida Authority
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? Chairman, Greater Noida Authority
| Alok Tandon,
IAS
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? CEO, Greater Noida Authority
| Surendra Singh,
IAS
[2]
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Commissioner
,
Meerut Division
| Anita Meshram,
IAS
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District Magistrate and Collector
| Manish Kumar Verma,
IAS
[3]
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? Total
| 380 km
2
(150 sq mi)
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? Total
| 107,676
[1]
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? Official
| Hindi
[5]
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? Additional official
| Urdu
[5]
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? Other
| English
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Time zone
| UTC+5:30
(
IST
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PIN
| 201310
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Telephone code
| 0120
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Vehicle registration
| UP-16, DL16
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Nearest city
| Noida
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Literacy
| 87%
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Lok Sabha
Constituency
| Gautam Buddha Nagar
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Expressways
| Noida-Greater Noida Expressway
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Yamuna Expressway
and
Eastern Peripheral Expressway
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Sports
| Buddh International Circuit
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Jaypee Sports City
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Jaypee Sports Complex
and
Greater Noida Cricket Stadium
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Golf Course
| Jaypee Greens Godrej Golf Links Golf Course
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Website
| Greater Noida Authority
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Greater Noida
is a
planned city
located in the
Gautam Buddha Nagar district
of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and a part of Delhi NCR.
[6]
The city was created as an extension of the
area
under the
UP Industrial Area Development Act, of 1976
.
[7]
Situated 40.2 km (25.0 mi) southeast of the Center of capital city of
New Delhi
(Cannaught place) and 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).
[8]
It is part of
Meerut Division
in Uttar Pradesh.
Etymology
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edit
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Initially, developers coined the term ”Noida Extension” to differentiate it from
Noida
but also was adjacent to the latter. The Greater Noida Authority later declared that the area would be referred to as 'Greater Noida West'.
[9]
History
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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.
Bisrakh
,
Uttar Pradesh
; the birthplace of Demon king
Ravana
[10]
Greater Noida Notified Area ? 38000 Ha (380 km
2
) comprising 124 villages.
[4]
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.
[11]
Shaheed Bismil Park
, Sector-Beta 1 in Greater Noida City
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.
During the 1990s, the Noida extension (now a part of
Gautam Buddh Nagar
) became what is today known as Greater Noida. The Greater NOIDA Authority manages the development of the city. Greater Noida is connected to
Agra
by the six-lane
Yamuna Expressway
. The annual
Indian Grand Prix
is held at the
Buddh International Circuit
. Roads are wide with service lanes for every major road. The sectors are named by letters of the
Greek alphabet
. All cabling and utilities have been built underground. Alpha, Beta, and Gamma are the oldest sectors. The other emerging sectors include Xi, Delta, Mu, Omicron and Tau. The present GNIDA office is in Gamma II sector just opposite the historical village Rampur Jagir/Jahangir where the revolutionary
Pandit Ram Prasad Bismil
lived in 1919 when he was hidden underground after the
Mainpuri
conspiracy. A park has been named "Amar Shaheed Pt. Ram Prasad Bismil Udyan" by the Uttar Pradesh Government.
[12]
The 12th, 13th, 14th and 15th
Auto Expos
(The Motor Show) were held at India Expo Mart, Greater Noida, in February 2014, 2016 and 2018, 2020 respectively.
Geography
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Greater Noida West or Noida extension (GreNo West)
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Greater Noida West, previously known as Noida extension is a part of Greater Noida and it is a sub city within GB Nagar district of UP near to National Capital Territory of Delhi and part of National Capital Region (NCR) Metropolitan area. Greater Noida West Spread over nearly 3,635 hectares is around 4-5 km from Sector 121 Noida are a part of the Greater Noida Authority (GNIDA). The road from Sector 121 that crosses Hindon river reaches Sectors 1,2,3,4, 16B, 16C,10, 12, Techzone, Knowledge Park 5, etc in Greater Noida West and consists of 16 villages: Khairpur Gurjar, Shahberi, Devla, Patwari, Ghanghola, Bisrakh, Roza-Yakubpur, Haibatpur, Itaida, Patwari, Aminabad, Asadallapur, Maincha and Chipyana Buzurg.
[
citation needed
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Also, Greater Noida West (Noida extension) did not have any PIN Codes assigned by Postal Department yet, as of November 2018.
[13]
Climate
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Greater Noida has a similar climate to Delhi: very hot and dry during summer, hot and humid during
monsoons
, pleasant and dry during spring and autumn, and cool to cold during winters.
According to the
Bureau of Indian Standards
, the town falls under
seismic zone
-III, on a scale of I to V (in order of increasing proneness to earthquakes). At the same time, the wind and cyclone zoning is a "very high damage risk", according to the UNDP report. Greater Noida has a
Tropical Savanna Climate
with three main seasons: summer, monsoon and winter. Aside from monsoon weather, it mainly remains dry.
In summer, i.e. from March to June, the temperature ranges from a maximum of 45 °C (i.e. 113 °F) to a minimum of 23 °C (73 °F). Monsoon season prevails during mid-June to mid-September with an average rainfall of 93.2 cm (36.7 inches). The cold waves from the Himalayan region make the winters in Greater Noida very chilly. Temperatures fall to as low as 3 to 4 °C at the peak of winter. In January, a dense fog envelopes the city, reducing visibility on the streets.
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citation needed
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Demographics
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As per the provisional data of the 2011 census, Greater Noida had a population of 107,676, with 58,662 males and 49,014 females. The literacy rate was 86.54%, 91.48% of males and 80.65% of females.
[14]
Government and politics
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Authority
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The city's infrastructure is looked after by the
Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority
, a statutory authority set-up under
Uttar Pradesh Industrial Area Development Act, 1976
.
[7]
Authority's head is its chairman, who is an
IAS
officer, the authority's daily matters however, are looked after by its CEO, who is also an
IAS
officer. Greater NOIDA Authority comes under the
Infrastructure and Industrial Development Department
of
Uttar Pradesh Government
. As of September 2019, the Chairman is Alok Tandon, whereas the CEO is Narendra Bhooshan.
[15]
District administration
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The
Gautam Budh Nagar district
is a part of
Meerut division
, headed by the
Divisional Commissioner
, who is an
IAS officer
of high seniority, the Commissioner is the head of local government institutions (including Municipal Corporations) in the division, is in-charge of infrastructure development in his division, and is also responsible for maintaining law and order in the division.
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The
District Magistrate
, hence, reports to the Divisional Commissioner of Meerut. The current Commissioner is Anita Meshram.
[21]
Gautam Budh Nagar district administration is headed by the
District Magistrate
of Gautam Budh Nagar, who is an
IAS officer
. The DM is in charge of property records and revenue collection for the central government and oversee the
national elections
held in the city. The DM was also responsible for maintaining law and order in the city prior to Police Commissionerate, hence now police commissioner is only responsible for law and order of Gautam Budh Nagar.
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The District Magistrate is assisted by one Chief Development Officer, three Additional District Magistrates (Executive, Finance/Revenue and Land Acquisition) and one City Magistrate. The district has divided into three Tehsils named Sadar, Dadri and Jewar each headed by a
Sub-Divisional Magistrate
who reports to the District Magistrate. The current DM is Mr Manish Kumar Verma (IAS).
[26]
Noida Police Commissionerate
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Noida Police Commissionerate or Gautam Buddha Nagar Police Commissionerate
On 14 January 2020, the Government of Uttar Pradesh declared Gautam Buddha Nagar district as a Police Commissionerate (along with the Lucknow district). These two Commissionerate’s were the first to be created in the state of Uttar Pradesh.
[27]
[28]
The Gautam Buddha Nagar Police Commissionerate is headed by an Commissioner of Police, who is an Additional Director General (ADG) rank official, assisted by two Additional Commissioners of Police (Addl CP) ? one each for law and order, and crime and headquarters ? who are of Deputy Inspector General (DIG) rank. Its first and current Police Commissioner is Alok Singh, a 1995-batch IPS officer (RR).These top three officials are reported by seven Deputy Commissioners (DCP) of the SP rank, nine additional deputy commissioner of police (Addl DCP) and 17 assistant commissioners of police (ACP) of the deputy SP rank.
The district is divided into three police zones ? Noida, Central Noida and Greater Noida - consisting of 29 police stations. Zone One is Noida, comprising 10 stations of Sector 20, Sector 24, Sector 39, Sector 58, Sector 49, Expressway and Women's police station. Zone Two, Central Noida, comprising parts of Noida, Greater Noida, and Greater Noida West, has nine stations ? Phase 2, Phase 3, Bisrakh, Ecotech 3, Surajpur and Badalpur. Zone Three, Greater Noida, has nine police stations ? Sector Beta 2, Knowledge Park, Site V, Dadri, Jarcha, Dankaur, Rabupura, Ecotech 1 and Jewar.
As of 14 January 2020, Gautam Buddha Nagar had 3,869 police personnel ? 42 inspectors, 459 sub-inspectors, 972 head constables and 2,396 constables.
Economy
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Industries
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Of late, Greater Noida has attracted a lot of interest from major corporate houses for setting up their businesses in the city. In November 2016,
Patanjali Ayurved
announced that it would be investing Rs. 20 billion in a greenfield investment in Greater Noida. The project has been approved by
Uttar Pradesh
Cabinet.
[29]
A clutch of mobile manufacturers have also shown interest in investing in Greater Noida.
[30]
Taiwan Electrical and Electronics Manufacturers' Association will develop a 210-acre greenfield electronic manufacturing cluster in Greater Noida with an investment of US$200 million.
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Transport
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Metro Connectivity
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The
Noida Metro Rail Corporation
(NMRC) launched
metro
connectivity in Greater Noida on 25 January 2019.
[33]
This project was announced in 2013.
[34]
The metro runs primarily across the
Noida-Greater Noida Expressway
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As of November 2022, the Noida Metro’s construction in Greater Noida West has started.
[35]
Proposed metro routes are the following -
- Noida to Greater Noida from Sector 51 in Noida to Boraki Railway Station.
- Noida Sector 51 to Knowledge Park V, further to extend upto Boraki.
- Knowledge Park-II to Noida International Airport in Jewar.
It will also provide connectivity to upcoming
YIEDA
city.
Road network
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The construction of the "Link Road" joining Greater Noida West with Noida Phase III is expected to be ready by April 2022.
[36]
Education
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Schools
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Universities
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Colleges and institutes
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Sports
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Located on
Yamuna Expressway
,
Jaypee Sports City
is a planned city aimed for sports, complete with various sports venues like an international standard cricket stadium, a hockey stadium, and an international Formula 1 racing circuit.
[37]
On 30 October 2011, Greater Noida hosted the inaugural Formula One
Indian Grand Prix
at the
Buddh International Circuit
constructed by
Jaypee Group
. It was the seventeenth round of the
2011 Formula One season
, and the first Formula One Grand Prix to take place on the
Indian subcontinent
and even the circuit is the first of its kind in
South Asia
. The second and third Formula One
Indian Grands Prix
were held in October 2012 and 2013, and Red Bull won.
Greater Noida Cricket Stadium
, also known as "Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Stadium," is located near Jaypee Green Golf Course. The stadium hosted its first
Ranji Trophy
match between
Uttar Pradesh
and
Baroda
from 1?4 December 2015.
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The ground would now be used by the national cricket team of
Afghanistan
as its home ground.
[39]
National badminton coach
Pullela Gopichand
has opened a badminton academy in Greater Noida Stadium.
[40]
Jaypee Greens Golf Course, an 18-hole, par-72 course designed by
Greg Norman
, is situated in Greater Noida.
[41]
The course opened in June 2000 and received a "Tourism Friendly Golf Course" award from India's
Ministry of Tourism
in 2011.
[42]
[43]
It is the longest course in India.
There will also be a hockey stadium which is under construction and has a sports training academy and infrastructure for other sports.
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citation needed
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The Time Trial cycling event for the 2010
Commonwealth Games
was held at
Noida?Greater Noida Expressway
. Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground is also the Home Ground of Afghanistan Cricket Team.
Notable people
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.
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