Most Delhi villages are known for their history, their caste demographics, or their proximity to planned colonies. Dhaka village — also called Dhaka Dheer — is known for something else: its students. The village sits 1.5 kilometres from Delhi University’s North Campus, and within walking distance of Mukherjee Nagar, which has been the epicentre of India’s UPSC (IAS) and SSC coaching industry for three decades. The combination means that thousands of students from Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan live in Dhaka village’s single-room accommodations every year, studying for examinations that will determine their career in the Indian bureaucracy. Dhaka functions as the residential engine of India’s most concentrated aspirational educational corridor.

Dhaka Village Delhi – Quick Overview

Detail	Information
Location	Mukherjee Nagar area, North West Delhi District, Delhi
Also Known As	Dhaka Dheer
Pin Code	110009
District	North West Delhi
Ward	Multiple (near Mukherjee Nagar-Kingsway Camp zone)
Assembly Constituency	Badli / Adarsh Nagar belt (near Mukherjee Nagar zone)
Post Office	Mukherjee Nagar area
Primary Roads	GTB Nagar Road; Outer Ring Road (accessible); Kingsway Camp Road
Nearest Metro Stations	GTB Nagar Metro Station – Yellow Line (~10 min walk); Model Town Metro Station – Yellow Line
Nearest Railway Stations	Delhi Azadpur Railway Station; Adarsh Nagar Railway Station
Delhi University Distance	Approximately 1.5 km
Mukherjee Nagar Distance	Immediately adjacent (~500 m–1 km)
Connectivity Rating	4/5 (99acres residents)
Safety Rating	3.7/5
Population	Approximately 1,500 houses (local records)
Historical Landmark	Pathar Wali Kothi (pre-Partition Muslim family structure)
Chaupals and Parks	Two chaupals; Prithvi Raj Chauhan Park
Key Nearby Institutions	Delhi University; Mukherjee Nagar coaching centres; Gandhi Ashram; Nirankari Sarovar
Key Hospitals	Nulife Hospital; Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute (VPCI) – DU; Vinayak Hospital

History and the Partition Connection

Dhaka village is an urban settlement near Kingsway Camp in North West Delhi. The village has approximately 1,500 houses and two community chaupals — traditional public gathering spaces — alongside Prithvi Raj Chauhan Park, the community’s primary recreational space.

The most historically significant fact about Dhaka’s recent past is the Partition of India in 1947. After Partition, much of the agricultural land surrounding Dhaka village was acquired by the Delhi Development Authority to house migrants from Pakistan who had been displaced westward. The planned colonies that now surround Dhaka on all sides — Outram Line, Mukherjee Nagar, West Mukherjee Nagar, Bhai Parmanand Colony, Indira Vihar, Gandhi Vihar, and Nehru Vihar — were all built on this acquired agricultural land to accommodate the Partition refugee population. The Dhaka village gaothan thus became the historical core around which a new planned residential belt was organised.

A large structure called the Pathar Wali Kothi — literally “stone house” — stands in the village. Originally constructed by a Muslim family before the Partition of India, it is one of the few material survivors of the pre-Partition demographic that once inhabited this part of North Delhi. Its survival within the gaothan boundary gives Dhaka village a concrete architectural connection to a history that the surrounding planned colonies no longer visibly carry.

Dhaka Village and the UPSC Ecosystem

Mukherjee Nagar is to UPSC aspirants what Kota is to IIT-JEE students. The area hosts India’s highest concentration of IAS, IPS, and state civil services coaching centres — Vajiram and Ravi, Vision IAS, Shankar IAS Academy, BYJU’s IAS, and dozens of other established and emerging coaching institutions. Thousands of students from across North India relocate to Mukherjee Nagar every year to prepare for the Civil Services Examination.

Dhaka village, immediately adjacent, absorbs the housing overflow. The village’s single-room rental accommodations, shared PGs, and affordable independent house floors provide the cheapest residential option for students who need to be within walking distance of coaching classes but cannot afford Mukherjee Nagar’s colony-housing prices. The result is an extremely high proportion of student residents — young people from Bihar, UP, MP, and Rajasthan — giving Dhaka a demographic composition entirely unlike most Delhi urban villages. The Thursday local market near the village is a social institution for this student community — vegetables, daily essentials, and affordable food at prices calibrated to student budgets.

Connectivity

By Metro: GTB Nagar Metro Station on the Yellow Line is approximately 10 minutes’ walk from Dhaka village — the primary metro connection. The Yellow Line connects southward through Central Delhi, Chandni Chowk, New Delhi, and toward Gurugram, and northward toward Jahangirpuri and Samaypur Badli. Model Town Metro Station on the Yellow Line is an additional option. Nirankari Sarovar and Naini Lake provide recreational green spaces within accessible proximity.

By Rail: Delhi Azadpur Railway Station and Adarsh Nagar Railway Station on the Delhi Outer Ring Railway are the nearest suburban rail options.

By Road: GTB Nagar Road and Kingsway Camp Road connect Dhaka to the Outer Ring Road and the broader North Delhi road network. The area’s bus routes connect extensively given the high student population and the commercial activity of the Mukherjee Nagar belt.

Key Landmarks and Nearby Places

Delhi University (North Campus, 1.5 km) — India’s largest urban university, with colleges including Hindu College, Miranda House, and St. Stephen’s. The proximity means many DU students also live in Dhaka village.

Mukherjee Nagar Coaching Hub (~500 m–1 km) — India’s most concentrated UPSC and SSC coaching district, hosting over 100 coaching institutes and serving tens of thousands of aspirants annually.

Gandhi Ashram — A historical institutional presence in the immediate area.

Nirankari Sarovar — A religious and recreational water body accessible from the village, providing community green space.

Pathar Wali Kothi — The pre-Partition Muslim family structure within the gaothan, a unique heritage marker of the village’s pre-1947 identity.

5 FAQs About Dhaka Village Delhi

Q1. What is Dhaka village Delhi known for?

Dhaka (also Dhaka Dheer) is a North Delhi village near Kingsway Camp, famous for its position 1.5 km from Delhi University and immediately adjacent to Mukherjee Nagar — India’s premier UPSC coaching hub. Thousands of civil services aspirants from across North India live in the village’s affordable single-room rentals annually. Pin code: 110009.

Q2. Which is the nearest metro station to Dhaka village Delhi?

GTB Nagar Metro Station on the Yellow Line — approximately 10 minutes’ walk. The Yellow Line connects southward to Central Delhi, Chandni Chowk, and New Delhi Railway Station, and northward toward Jahangirpuri.

Q3. What is the Pathar Wali Kothi in Dhaka village?

A large building originally constructed by a Muslim family before India’s Partition in 1947, still standing within Dhaka village’s gaothan. It is one of the few surviving pre-Partition structures in the North Delhi village belt and serves as a material heritage marker of the area’s pre-1947 demographic.

Q4. Why do so many students live in Dhaka village Delhi?

The combination of affordable single-room rentals, 10-minute walk to GTB Nagar Yellow Line metro, 1.5 km proximity to Delhi University, and immediate adjacency to Mukherjee Nagar’s UPSC coaching institutes makes Dhaka the cheapest and most practically located accommodation for the thousands of civil services aspirants who study in Mukherjee Nagar each year.

Q5. What is the Thursday market in Dhaka village?

A weekly local market held every Thursday near Dhaka village, selling vegetables, daily essentials, household items, and street food at affordable prices. It is a key social and economic institution for the village’s large student and working-class resident population.