Any one know's Guargon?

Question

Hey guys i wanna know about the guargon city.. Is it an happening city or what? what is distance between delhi and guargon (manesar) ? iam from chennai and gonna work there..so i need some info abt the city?

Answer 1

Gurgaon is a happening city all right

Answer 2

Gurgaon pronunciation (help·info) (Hindi: गुड़गांव) is the sixth largest city in the Indian state of Haryana. According to 2001 India census, Gurgaon has a population of 228,820.[1] Gurgaon has grown extensively during the last decade due to its proximity to Delhi and emergence as a major outsourcing destination and real estate market in northern India.

An important town in ancient Hindu mythology, Gurgaon is one of Delhi's four major satellite cities and is therefore considered to be a part of the National Capital Region of India. Over the past few years the city has grown tremendously as an outsourcing destination within India and has also witnessed a big real estate boom. It has also become the poshest area of Delhi with numerous Villas and condominiums and many a malls with multinational brands. Burdened under this rapid development are the civic services of the city and in some ways, Gurgaon has become a set of contradictions. Read More.

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    * 1 Etymology

    * 2 History

    * 3 Geography

    * 4 Demographics

    * 5 Economy

    * 6 Transportation

    * 7 Culture

    * 8 Education

    * 9 Shopping Malls

    * 10 District Administration

    * 11 Citizen Action

    * 12 Media

    * 13 Sports

    * 14 Immigration

    * 15 Gallery

    * 16 References

    * 17 External links

[edit] Etymology

The origins of the city's name are steeped in Hindu mythology. Legend has it that Gurgaon is the ancestral village of Guru Dronacharya, the teacher of the Pandavas and Kauravas in the Indian epic, the Mahabharata. In Sanskrit, Guru means teacher, which in this case refers to Dronacharya and Gram means village. According to Hindu mythology, the village was gifted by the Pandavas and Kauravas to Dronacharya, and was therefore known as guru-gram. The gram was over a period of time rounded off to a colloquial gaon (which also means village in Prakrit) and hence the name Gurgaon emerged. According to another theory, the word Gurgaon is an amalgamation of the words 'gur' (a kind of Jaggery) and 'gaon'(village).

[edit] History

Gurgaon in Punjab Province in 1903.

Gurgaon in Punjab Province in 1903.

Before the real estate boom, Gurgaon was dominated by Jat people. Jats, like the citizens of ancient Rome, alternated between farming and fighting for their lands in this part of the world for centuries. This fierce race had been the buffer by default shielding Hindus from foreign Islamic invasions from the northwestern parts of the Indian subcontinent. However, after the rise of Mughals, Jats' influence gradually waned. During the British rule in India, Gurgaon was integrated into the Punjab Province. Following India's independence, Gurgaon remained a part of the state of Punjab but after the bloody Punjab insurgency, it became a part of the newly created state of Haryana.

Gurgaon remained a small farming village while neighboring Delhi emerged as India's political capital. Delhi's economic rise attracted a large influx of laborers from neighboring regions like Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab rapidly increasing Delhi's population. By early 1990s, Delhi was one of the most populated and crowded cities in the world and the need for a satellite city became more apparent. Gurgaon seemed like an ideal choice given its vast undeveloped farming lands and proximity to Delhi. Real estate firms, like the DLF Group, bought large acres of land from farmers in Gurgaon and developed high-end residential apartments. Tax incentives by the state government of Haryana and improvement in infrastructure attracted Indian companies and foreign investment and Gurgaon emerged as a major manufacturing and services hub in northern India.

[edit] Geography

DLF Gatweway Tower and many other skyscrapers are built on the hardwork of migrant workers from poorer Indian states and cnstruction workers from Africa

DLF Gatweway Tower and many other skyscrapers are built on the hardwork of migrant workers from poorer Indian states and cnstruction workers from Africa

Gurgaon is located at [show location on an interactive map] 28.47° N 77.03° E[2]. It has an average elevation of 220 metres (721 feet).

The present Gurgaon district comprising nine blocks Tauru, Nuh, Pataudi, Nagina, Punhana, F.P.Jhirka, Sohna, Gurgaon & Farrukhnagar was created on 15 August,1979. It is the southern-most district of Haryana. On its north, it is bounded by the district of Rohtak and the Union Territory of Delhi. Faridabad district lies to its east. On its south, the district shares boundaries with the states of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. To its west lies the district of Rewari and the State of Rajasthan.

Gurgaon has the typical north Indian weather. In summers, the temperature soars to as high as 40 - 44 degree Celsius and in the winters the mercury dips to as low as 0 degree Celsius. For an updates weather forecast for the next week, please see Gurgaon Weather for next 7 days

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census[3], Gurgaon had a population of 228,820. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Gurgaon has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 73%. In Gurgaon, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Most Gurgaonites are Jats and Punjabis. But now due to the real estate boom there also a large number of Biharis and Oriyas. There is also a fast growing expatriates community with foreign investment flowing into Gurgaon but there is also a growing African Immigrant Community.

[edit] Economy

    Further information: List of companies in Gurgaon

Cyber Greens Office Complex. Containing offices like ABN Amro, Microsoft IBM Daksh, Sapient, Nokia, Canon, and Alcatel

Cyber Greens Office Complex. Containing offices like ABN Amro, Microsoft IBM Daksh, Sapient, Nokia, Canon, and Alcatel

DLF Square

DLF Square

Initially a small farming village located south of Delhi, Gurgaon saw a massive increase in its population and economy after real estate major, DLF Group, bought farms owned by local people and started developing housing societies for upper-middle class residents of Delhi. One such housing society, DLF City, became a real estate phenomenon in northern India with many Delhites preferring the greener and newly planned Gurgaon over the congested and heavily polluted metropolis.

Favorable tax policy by the Haryana government, improvement in city's infrastructure by Haryana Urban Development Authority and the need of a business center close to Indira Gandhi International Airport saw the emergence of Gurgaon as one of the most prominent outsourcing and offshoring hubs in South Asia. Real estate, automobiles, retail and banking are other major industries. Gurgaon contributes over 50% of Haryana's income tax revenues along with Faridabad. [4]

Signature Towers

Signature Towers

Plaza Tower

Plaza Tower

DLF City

DLF City

The distribution of outsourcing companies is skewed towards non-IT services. India's outsourcing industry was born in Gurgaon in 1997 when GE Capital International Services (GECIS) was set up as the India-based business process services operations of GE Capital. Later in 2005, GECIS became an independent company - Genpact, which is now headquartered in Gurgaon. A plethora of BPO and KPO firms such as Quatrro - Raman Roy's Fourth Venture Keane, Genpact, Evalueserve, Dell, British Telecom, Accenture, Hewitt Associates and Convergys made Gurgaon their regional operations hub. This trend continued after several other firms like Alcatel-Lucent, Niksun, Nagarro, IBM, Opera Solutions and Bain & Company established themselves in the city. Gurgaon also has a major manufacturing industry. Several auto-manufacturing facilities exist, though they do not dominate the city's economy in the manner they did a decade ago. India's largest passenger car company, Maruti Suzuki, and largest motorcycle company, Hero Honda, are based in Gurgaon.

The outsourcing boom has led to a rapid growth in employment prospects and local wages, leading to a mushrooming of shopping malls, swank restaurants and entertainment facilities. Demand for such lifestyle options is driven by the demographic shift to a younger, more cosmopolitan, more affluent and better educated population. This also led to boom in the city's retail industry. However, the industrial boom has widened the economic and social gap between Gurgaon's new rich residents and its relatively poor, native population.

[edit] Transportation

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The 32 lane toll gate at National Highway 8 is the largest in Asia and third largest in the world

The 32 lane toll gate at National Highway 8 is the largest in Asia and third largest in the world

The city requires an effective traffic planner to help develop economic growth.Gurgaon's roads are its Achilles' heel. While the road layout in the city is well-planned, Drives to improve the condition of non-arterial roads continue. However, 2 state governments, Delhi and Haryana finished a 8 lane expressway from Delhi to Gurgaon, which clear all European standards. Though only 28 km long, the expressway became one of the 35 motorways in the world fourth in India to have street lights.The travelling time was cut by about 40 minutes though in rush hours the journey can take as much as 1 hour.

CNG propelled radio taxi.

CNG propelled radio taxi.

Besides roads, the main problem of the city is its virtually non-existent intra-city public transport. There are a handful of local buses plying on a few routes. The only other form of public transport is shared auto rickshaws, which are generally overcrowded. Recently the Gurgaon administration has started city bus service [cita

Answer 3

Guragon is in Wikipedia or try this link

Answer 4

hey its gurgaon..its not guargon..

its an industrial city..

and ya quite happening place

and the distance between delhi and gurgaon is nt specific

it differs from place to place

Answer 5

well man delhi opens into gurgaon in haryana.so we are next door neighbours ok.

here most of the call centres are locared.

thousands of cabs carry boys and girls from delhi to gurgaon and back everyday and night. many it companies have opened their offices at gurgaon.

when you land here going by the infrastructure you may not believe that is it INDIA?

I think more than enough?

Answer 6

Gurgaon is a great happening City, with lots of prmium accommodation, big malls, but no power and water. However it is still great.

Gurgaon Border is approx. 20-22 kms from New Delhi Railway Station, and not far away from Airport (Hardly 6-7 kms). and beyond the Border....it depends where in Gurgaon you want to go.

Next...MANESAR IMT, well ! it is another 25-27 kms from Gurgaon Border, which meand from New Delhi Station,it is around 45-47 kms.

Gurgaon is a really expensive city to live in, and if you work in Manesar, you might find some good accommodation nearby manesar, as this is developing area.

Now these 45-47 kms may take you around 1 to 2 hours depending upon traffic, and in no traffic you can reach therein 30 mins. flat.