Local businesses in Ghaziabad
Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3.5 km of the city centre.
- IT and company offices: 2
- Basic Ayurveda Corporate; BR Irrigation
- Government offices: 2
- Aadhar Seva Kendra; Regional Passport Office
- Colleges and universities: 5
- Christ (Deemed to be University); ITS Ghaziabad; Institute of Technology and Science; Raj Kumar Goel Institute of Technology; Santhosh Deemed To Be Uniersity
- Workshops and craft businesses: 2
- Gupta Watch Repairing; Shri Sai Communication
- Finance, insurance and legal offices: 1
- Muthoot Finance
- Banks: 5
- Allahabad bank Ingraham Institute; Bank of Maharashtra; Union Bank of India; HDFC Bank; State Bank of India
- Hospitals: 47
- District Women Hospital Ghaziabad; Sunetra Eye, Laser and Dental Care Centre; City Central Hospital; District combind hospital sanjay nagar; Jeevan Jyoti Hospital and Diagnostic Centre; Kailash Medicare and Research Center; Pannalal Shyamlal Hospital; Sakshi Medicare; Vardan Eye Hospital, Ghaziabad; Anand Nursing Home Orthopaedic Centre and Maernity Home
Ghaziabad facts
- District
- Ghaziabad district
- Population, 2011 Census
- 23,75,820
- Area
- about 220 sq km, about 214 m above sea level
- People
- 885 females per 1,000 males; 98.81% literacy
- PIN codes
- 201001 (Ghaziabad), 201009 (Ghaziabad City)
- Places nearby
- Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Ghaziabad) (cricket ground, 2 km), Mohan Meakins Cricket Stadium (cricket ground, 4 km), Shyam Park metro station (metro station, 5 km), Shalimar Garden (integrated township, 7 km)
- History
- Ghaziabad was founded in 1740 by Ghazi-ud-Din II, a wazir at the Mughal court, and first named Ghaziuddinnagar. The name was shortened to Ghaziabad when the railway opened in 1864.
- Education
- Ghaziabad has become a major education destination, with institutions such as the Christ University Delhi NCR campus and Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technical University.
- Local economy
- Ghaziabad has had a railway since 1865, but its first modern industry came only in 1940. Industry grew quickly after independence, helped by people and businesses arriving from what became Pakistan.
Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.