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Gomti Nagar is an area in the North Indian city of Lucknow consisting of both residential and business settlements. It is one of the largest and upcoming areas of Lucknow.

Gomti Nagar has the population of over 500,000. It is a planned and organised settlement developed by Lucknow Development Authority (LDA). Gomti Nagar and Gomti Nagar Extension jointly is the largest well planned developed township of India. The expected population of the township in 2021 will be touching 1,300,000 mark.

It is home to high-end premium residential projects, malls, IT parks, commercial property, SEZs, plots, universities, business centers, multiplexes, clubs, banks, food courts, entertainment centers and financial institutions. The colonies in Gomti Nagar are based on a 'maximum open space' concept hence most of the plots/houses are park-facing

Gomti Nagar is now developing as the commercial and IT hub of mainland Lucknow. Till now the Central Lucknow consisting of Hazratganj, Vidhan Sabha Marg & Ashok Marg was the main commercial area.


Gomti Nagar is divided into

Gomti Nagar - Phase-I
Gomti Nagar - Phase - II &
Gomti Nagar Extension

Many important Government offices like the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), PICUP, Office of the CRPF, Custom Division, Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), etc. are situated in Gomti Nagar.

Gomti Nagar has three big parks - Buddh Vihar, Janeshwar Mishra Park and Ram Manohar Lohia Park.

Marine Drive located on the banks of river Gomti is a crowd-puller during evenings. The musical fountain show organised every evening in a nearby park attracts people from all over the city.


Gomti Nagar is divided into various sectors known as "Khands" and name of all "Khands" start with letter "V".


Sectors (known as Khands) of Gomti Nagar.

Vardaan Khand
Vastu Khand
Vibhav Khand
Vibhor Khand
Vibhuti Khand
Vijay Khand(Ujariyaon)
Vijayant Khand
Vikalp Khand
Vikas Khand
Vikrant Khand
Vinamra Khand
Vinay Khand
Vineet Khand
Vipin Khand
Vipul Khand
Viram Khand
Viraj Khand
Virat Khand
Vishal Khand
Vishesh Khand
Vishwas Khand
Vivek Khand
Vyom Khand
Vikram Khand

Railways[edit]
Gomti Nagar Railway Station is a railway station which is situated on Barabanki-Lucknow Suburban Railway railway line. Many stations are covered by Lucknow-Kanpur Suburban Railway. It serves daily commuters. Some of the trains are operated from Barabanki city.

In 2013, Railway Minister DV Sadananda Gowda declared that a paltry Rs three crore for its second phase development and upgradation of amenities at Gomtinagar station. The station will be developed into a terminal in the second phase.

Another railway station - Malhaur now falls within Gomti Nagar. The transportation is mainly road based. It is connected with the city through city bus, autorickshaw etc.


Metro[edit]
For the Gomti Nagar Metro link, the train coming from the airport terminal was to be diverted towards Gomti Nagar at the Indira Nagar trisection Polytechnic crossing along an elevated route. The planned stations were Indira Nagar Trisection, West End Mall [Waves Multiplex], Gomti Nagar and Patrakarpuram.