Katwaria Sarai is a small (urban) village, with a
population of about 50,000. It is spread over an area of a few kilometres. It
is very unique in its character. It supports a large number of young immigrants,
who have come here from other states. A large number of them are students and
many have come to Delhi in search for work.
Katwaria
sarai has in close proximity a number of well-known educational and other
institutions. Among these are Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Indian
Institute of Delhi (IIT – Delhi), Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), Indian
Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM), National Centre for Education Research
and Training (NCERT), NIEPA, Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Sanskrit Vidya
Peeth, IMI and more…
Katwariya Sarai
has two very good hospitals less than one kilometre away – Sitaram Bhartia Institute
of Science & Research and Rockland Hospital.
The pin code
or postal code (or zip code) of Katwariya Sarai is 110016 and falls under the
Hauz Khas Post office. It however, is under the Vasant Vihar Police Station.
Katwaria
Sarai is surrounded by the Qutub Institutional area, Qutub Enclave and Qutub
View Apartments. There are two bank branches in Katwariya Sarai – Indian Bank
and HDFC Bank. Mandarin Court is a good Chinese restaurant here and Qutub Hotel
is a few hundred meters away.