Greater Noida is a planned city located in the Gautam Buddha Nagar district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.[6] The city was created as an extension of the area under the UP Industrial Area Development Act, of 1976.[7] Situated 30 km (19 mi) southeast of the capital city of New Delhi, 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.
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Greater Noida |
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Aerial view of Greater Noida (2011) |
Nicknames: GreNo, Commercial Hub |
Motto: Planned with an obsession |
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Coordinates: 28.47°N 77.51°E / 28.47; 77.51 |
Country | 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[1] |
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• Commissioner, Meerut Division | Anita Meshram, IAS |
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• District Magistrate and Collector | Manish Kumar Verma, IAS[2] |
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• Total | 380 km2 (150 sq mi) |
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• Total | 107,676[4] |
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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, Yamuna Expressway and Eastern Peripheral Expressway |
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Sports | Buddh International Circuit, Jaypee Sports City, 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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