Featured in Newsweek International as one of the 10 most dynamic cities of the world for 2006, Ghaziabad is situated in the state of Uttar Pradesh. At a distance of 19 Km from Delhi, it is the headquarter of Ghaziabad district.
The population of Ghaziabad was 5.12 lacs in the year 1991 which increased to 9.69 lacs in 2001.
As it is connected to Delhi, its climate is similar to Delhi. Rajasthan's dust storms and snowfall in the Himalayas, Kumaon and Garhwal hills have a impact in the weather regularly. The monsoon arrives in the district during the end of the June and normally it rains till October. Like the other districts of northern India, there are main seasons - summer, winter and rainy prevail here but sometimes due to severe snowfall in the Himalayas and Kumaon Hills adverse weather can also seen.
Ghaziabad is well connected by air, road and rail.
» Air : The nearest airport is the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi which is about 45 Km from here.
» Roads : By road Ghaziabad is well connected on all sides to Delhi, NOIDA, Meerut, Saharanpur, Haridwar etc. Everyday, a large number of people commute to Delhi for work from Ghaziabad by cars and buses. There is also a Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus service from ALTTC, Ghaziabad to ITO, Delhi after about every 15 minutes. Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) buses ply all over the Ghaziabad.
» Rail : Ghaziabad is also connected to all parts of the country through Railway line. It is a railway junction and several lines pass through Ghaziabad. The central railway station is suitated in the middle of the city.
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