Timarpur
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Timarpur is a big and one of the seven electoral constituencies situated in North Delhi
Delhi
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, India
India
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. Timarpur is located near University of Delhi
University of Delhi
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 and is spread under the area of 2 square kilometers. Rough estimates shows that the population of Timarpur is about 10,000. Timarpur is the first government colony situated by the Government of India and is predominantly a government residential area. The area includes 8 schools in all, including 6 Senior Secondary School, 1 primary school and 1 special school for intellactually disabled children. The health service in Timarpur are of good class. It includes the well known INMAS Health centre, which is the biggest Thyroid
Thyroid
The thyroid gland or simply, the thyroid , in vertebrate anatomy, is one of the largest endocrine glands. The thyroid gland is found in the neck, below the thyroid cartilage...

 centre all over India. A government owned CGHS dispensary is also present in the area. Timarpur is well connected to the Delhi Metro train service.
The area also includes a DRDO complex consisting of both, residential and official area.

Legislature

The legislative assembly of Timarpur is currently being run by the Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
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. The legislator of the area is Surendra Pal Singh who is a member of the Indian National Congress.

Residence

Most of the area is occupied by government flats, although a private colony is also present there.
The area includes about 2,000 government flats which are meant for active government servants only. A small portion of the area is privately owned, known as Banarsi Das Estate. There are two Police Stations present in the area. Because of being a government residential area, Timarpur includes only a few markets.
Besides being a government owned area, Timarpur is having a problem of slum area. A wide portion of the area in occupied by people living in slum. The residents in the government and the private sectors often find it difficult to co-operate with people living in slum area.

Education and Health Facilities

The education facilities of Timarpur are moderate. In total, there are 8 schools in Timarpur, 6 of them government owned and 2 are privately owned. Also, the area is well connected to the University of Delhi, thus making it a better education place.
The health facilities of Timarpur are worth being mentioned. It includes the famous health centre of INMAS which is the biggest and the most technically equipped Thyroid centre in India. However, the area includes only one dispensary owned by Government of India. There are several privately owned clinics also present there.

List of Schools

  • Arya Samaj Mandir

  • Massom Special School

  • Nagar Nigam Vidhyalaya

  • Patrachar Vidhyalaya

  • Sarvodaya Kanya Vidhyalaya

  • Sarvodaya Bal Vidhyalaya

  • Sarvodaya Vidhyalaya Lancers Road

  • Virendra Public School
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