In the summer of 1978, US President Jimmy Carter visited a village in Gurgaon district of Haryana during his India state visit. The village was known at the time as Daulatpur Nasirabad — also called Khera Choma. To commemorate the American president’s visit, it was renamed Carterpuri in 1978, a name that has endured through four and a half decades of Gurugram’s extraordinary urban transformation. It is almost certainly the only Indian village whose name directly records the visit of a foreign head of state. Today, Palam Vihar — one of Gurugram’s most established residential localities — was developed on land that originally belonged to Carterpuri. The village that hosted an American president is now enclosed within Gurugram’s urban expansion, its agricultural identity absorbed but its community character preserved.

Carterpuri Village Gurgaon – Quick Overview

Detail	Information
Location	Sector 23A, Gurugram North, Gurgaon District, Haryana
Pin Code	122017 (Sector 23A belt); 122022 (Carterpuri Village main)
District	Gurgaon (Gurugram)
State	Haryana
Division	Gurgaon Division
Former Names	Daulatpur Nasirabad; Khera Choma
Renamed	1978 (to Carterpuri, in honour of US President Jimmy Carter’s visit)
Founding Credit	Late Mohar Singh Yadav (per Wikipedia)
Dominant Community	Yaduvanshi Ahirs (Yadav community)
Assembly Constituency	Badshahpur
Assembly MLA	Rakesh Daultabad
Lok Sabha Constituency	Gurgaon
Parliament MP	Rao Inderjit Singh
Post Office	Palam Vihar, Gurgaon
Distance from Gurgaon Railway Station	Approximately 6 km
Distance from IGI Airport	Approximately 8–10 km (proximity is a noted investment advantage)
Nearest Metro Stations	IndiusInd Bank Cyber City – Yellow Line (accessible); MG Road – Yellow Line (~4 km)
Nearest Railway Stations	Palam Vihar Railway Station; Bijwasan Railway Station
Connectivity Rating	3.6/5 (99acres residents)
Safety Rating	3.8/5
Rental Range	₹10,000–₹35,000 per month (serviced apartments)
Key Neighbouring Areas	Palam Vihar; Sector 23A Gurgaon; Palam Vihar Extension; Sector 2 Gurgaon
Key Commercial	Ansal Plaza Mall; HUDA Sector 23 Market; Palam Vihar Vyapar Kendra
Key Heritage	Rezangla Smarak Chowk (1962 India-China war memorial)
Key Schools	Chiranjeevi Bharati Public School Palam Vihar; GSSS Carterpuri; Swiss Cottage School
Key Hospitals	Metro Hospital and Heart Institute Gurgaon; Kalyan Hospital Gurgaon; Manipal Hospital

History — The Village That Hosted a President

Carterpuri’s original name was Daulatpur Nasirabad, also locally called Khera Choma. It was a Yadav-dominated agricultural village in Gurgaon district’s northern belt — the Yaduvanshi Ahir community being the dominant group, a lineage that traces its identity to the Yadava clan of Krishna mythology.

In 1978, US President Jimmy Carter — the 39th President of the United States — visited this village during his state visit to India. The visit was part of Carter’s diplomatic outreach and his engagement with Indian rural communities. In commemoration, the village was formally renamed Carterpuri. It became, in this small way, a minor footnote in Indo-American diplomatic history.

The development of Palam Vihar — one of Gurugram’s earliest and most established planned residential localities — was carried out on land that originally fell within Carterpuri’s village boundary. This is a pattern repeated across Gurugram’s history: agricultural land from older villages absorbed into planned colonies while the original gaothan survives at the colony’s edge. Ansal Plaza Mall, Manipal Hospital, Sector 23 Park, Global Foyer Mall, and the Sector 23 HUDA Market are all developed on what was once Carterpuri agricultural land.

Rezangla Smarak Chowk — a memorial dedicated to the Veer Ahir soldiers who participated in the 1962 India-China war — is located in Carterpuri. The Ahir soldiers from Haryana who fought and died in the Battle of Rezang La are commemorated through this chowk, giving the village a military heritage dimension that connects its Yadav community identity to one of independent India’s most significant military engagements.

Connectivity

By Metro: The Yellow Line (Delhi Metro) reaches into Gurugram’s commercial belt — IndiusInd Bank Cyber City Metro Station and MG Road Metro Station are the nearest functional options at approximately 4 km from Carterpuri. The Yellow Line connects northward through Central Delhi and southward into Gurugram’s commercial zones.

By Rail: Palam Vihar Railway Station and Bijwasan Railway Station are the nearest suburban rail connections — on the Delhi Cantonment-Bijwasan corridor with northward access toward New Delhi Railway Station.

By Road: The Dwarka Expressway (NH-248BB) is accessible from the Carterpuri belt via the Palam Vihar road network, connecting toward Delhi’s Dwarka Blue Line metro and southward to Gurugram’s NH-48 junction. IGI Airport is approximately 8–10 km away — a proximity advantage cited consistently by property listings for the area.

Key Landmarks and Nearby Places

Rezangla Smarak Chowk — A war memorial in Carterpuri dedicated to the Ahir (Yadav) soldiers who fought at the Battle of Rezang La in 1962, linking the village to one of India’s most celebrated last-stand military engagements.

Palam Vihar — The established Gurugram residential colony built substantially on former Carterpuri land, providing the commercial, educational, and hospital infrastructure that Carterpuri residents access.

Ansal Plaza Mall — A major mall accessible from the Carterpuri neighbourhood, developed on former village land.

Manipal Hospital — A major private hospital in the belt, providing multi-speciality healthcare.

HUDA Sector 23 Market — The local HUDA commercial market, a daily-use retail and services hub.

FAQs About Carterpuri Village Gurgaon

Q1. Why is Carterpuri village Gurgaon famous?

Carterpuri (formerly Daulatpur Nasirabad / Khera Choma) was renamed in 1978 when US President Jimmy Carter — the 39th President of the United States — visited the village. It is almost certainly the only Indian village whose current name commemorates a US presidential visit. The Yadav-dominated village also houses Rezangla Smarak Chowk, memorialising Ahir soldiers from the 1962 India-China war.

Q2. What is the pin code of Carterpuri village Gurgaon?

122022 (main Carterpuri Village); 122017 (Sector 23A belt sub-locality). Post office: Palam Vihar, Gurgaon. Assembly constituency: Badshahpur (MLA: Rakesh Daultabad). Lok Sabha: Gurgaon (MP: Rao Inderjit Singh).

Q3. Which is the nearest metro station to Carterpuri village Gurgaon?

IndiusInd Bank Cyber City Metro Station and MG Road Metro Station on the Yellow Line, approximately 4 km from the village. The Yellow Line connects toward central Delhi northward and Gurugram’s Millennium City Centre southward.

Q4. What is Rezangla Smarak Chowk in Carterpuri?

A war memorial in Carterpuri dedicated to the Veer Ahir (Yadav) soldiers who participated in the Battle of Rezang La — the November 1962 India-China war engagement where a company of Ahir soldiers from 13 Kumaon regiment held their position against overwhelming Chinese forces. The memorial honours their sacrifice and reflects the Yadav community’s deep connection to this military history.

Q5. What major developments were built on Carterpuri’s original land?

Palam Vihar residential colony (one of Gurugram’s most established localities), Ansal Plaza Mall, Manipal Hospital, Global Foyer Mall, Sector 23 Park, and HUDA Sector 23 Market are all developed on what was originally Carterpuri agricultural land — a pattern typical of Gurugram’s rapid urbanisation absorbing older village land boundaries.