Editing Noida

{{short description|Metropolis in Uttar Pradesh, India}}
{{distinguish|Greater Noida}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2025}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
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| other_name         = 
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| official_name      = New Okhla Industrial Development Authority
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|caption2=  [[Sector 62, Noida|Sector 62]]
| image4             = Gautam Buddha NagarView from Star Court.jpg
| caption4 = Gautam Buddha Nagar skyline 
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| caption3 = [[Supernova Spira]]
| image5             = DLF Mall of India.jpg
| caption5 = [[Mall of India]]
| image6             = HCL Tech Noida SEZ Campus.png
| caption6 = [[HCLTech]] headquarters 
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| subdivision_type3  = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1  = {{flagicon image|Flag of Uttar Pradesh.svg}} [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Meerut Division|Meerut]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[Gautam Buddha Nagar]]
| established_title  = Established
| established_date   = 17 April 1976
| founder            = [[Sanjay Gandhi]]
| named_for          = Acronym for New Okhla Industrial Development Authority
| government_type    = [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]
| governing_body     = Noida Authority
| leader_title       = Chairman, Noida Authority
| leader_name        = Manoj Kumar Singh 
, [[Indian Administrative Service|(IAS)]]
| leader_title1      = CEO, Noida Authority
| leader_name1       = Lokesh M.
| leader_title2      = Commissioner, Meerut Division
| leader_name2       = Selva Kumari J, [[Indian Administrative Service|(IAS)]]
| leader_name3       = Manish Kumar Verma, [[Indian Administrative Service|(IAS)]]<ref>{{cite web |title=DM's Profile |url=https://gbnagar.nic.in/dms-profile/ |website=GautamBuddha Nagar, India |access-date=21 April 2024}}</ref>
| leader_title3      = District Magistrate and Collector
| leader_title4      = Commissioner of Police
| leader_name4       = Laxmi Singh, [[Indian Police Service|(IPS)]]
| unit_pref          = Metric
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| area_total_km2     = 203
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| elevation_m        = 200
| population_total   = 637,272
| population_as_of   = 2011
| population_footnotes = <ref name="2011 census data">{{cite web|title=Census of India Search details |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=128539|publisher=censusindia.gov.in|access-date=10 May 2015}}</ref>
| population_density_km2 = 2463
| population_rank    = [[List of cities in India by population|71st]]
| population_demonym = Noidite
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| timezone1          = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1        = +5:30
| postal_code_type   = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code        = 201301 to 201307
| area_code          = 0120
| area_code_type     = Telephone code
| registration_plate = UP-16
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| blank_info_sec1   = [[Gautam Buddha Nagar Lok Sabha constituency|Gautam Buddha Nagar]]
| blank1_name_sec1    = [[Gross domestic product|GDP Nominal]] ([[Gautam Buddha Nagar district]])
| blank1_info_sec1    = Rs. 1,66,320.81 crores (2021–2022)<ref>{{cite web |title=District Domestic Product Estimates Uttar Pradesh Year 2020–21 |url=http://updes.up.nic.in/esd/Book/DDP2020-21(T)MARCH22%20%20new%20web.pdf |website=Directorate of Economics And Statistics Government Of Uttar Pradesh |access-date=6 November 2021}}</ref>
| blank2_name_sec1    = [[Gross domestic product|GDP Per capita Nominal]] ([[Noida]])
| blank2_info_sec1    = USD. 8,000 (2020)
| website            = {{URL|https://www.noidaauthorityonline.in/}}
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi]]<ref name="langoff">{{cite web|title=52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf |publisher=[[Ministry of Minority Affairs]]|access-date=4 January 2019|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|archive-date=25 May 2017}} See page numbered 49 (frame54 on the pdf) 14.3 b. Additional Official Language: English has been declared as the Additional Official Language of the State.</ref>
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| blank_name_sec2    = [[Rapid Transit]]
| blank_info_sec2    = [[Noida Metro]] and [[Delhi Metro]]
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'''Noida''' ({{ipa|hi|noːeːɖaː|lang}}), short for '''New Okhla Industrial Development Authority''' ([[ISO 15919|ISO]]: {{IAST|Navīna Ōkhalā Audyōgika Vikāsa Prādhikaraṇa}}),<ref>{{Cite web |title=नवीन ओखला औद्योगिक विकास प्राधिकरण, उत्तर प्रदेश, भारत की आधिकारिक वेबसाइट |url=https://noidaauthorityonline.in/hi |access-date=19 August 2024 |website=noidaauthorityonline.in}}</ref> is a city<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Vibha-Chibber-We-moved-to-Noida-as-it-is-a-planned-city/articleshow/48058752.cms|title=Vibha Chibber: We moved to Noida as it is a planned city|last=Patra|first=Pratyush|date=14 July 2015|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=13 August 2017}}</ref> located in [[Gautam Buddha Nagar district]] of the [[India|Indian]] state of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. As per provisional reports of [[Census of India]], the population of Noida in 2011 was 642,381.<ref name=":3" /> The city is managed by New [[Okhla]] Industrial Development Authority (NOIDA).<ref>{{Cite web|title=New Okhla Industrial Development Authority, Uttar Pradesh, India.|url=https://noidaauthorityonline.in/|access-date=31 July 2020|website=noidaauthorityonline.in|archive-date=27 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327164342/https://noidaauthorityonline.in/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The district's administrative headquarters are in the nearby city of [[Greater Noida]]. 

The city is a part of the [[Noida Assembly constituency|Noida (Vidhan Sabha)]] constituency and [[Gautam Buddha Nagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Gautam Buddha Nagar (Lok Sabha)]] constituency. Noida was ranked as the "Best City in Uttar Pradesh" in the "Best City Awards" conducted by [[ABP News]] in 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abplive.in/india/2015/03/11/article524150.ece/Mumbai-wins-the-Best-City-Award-2015|title=Mumbai wins the Best City Award 2015 |work=[[ABP News]] |date=11 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150312225833/http://www.abplive.in/india/2015/03/11/article524150.ece/Mumbai-wins-the-Best-City-Award-2015 |archive-date=12 March 2015}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite news|url=http://tennews.in/abp-news-awards-noida-city-for-housing-and-best-city-in-uttar-pradesh/|title=ABP News awards Noida city for housing and best city in Uttar Pradesh |work=Ten News Network |date=11 March 2014 }}</ref> It is also ranked the cleanest city in medium category cities (cities with a population of 300,000 to 1,000,000) and 4th cleanest city among cities with less than 1,000,000 people.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Noida 25th cleanest city among cities with less than 10 lakh people|work=[[The Economic Times]] |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/noida-25th-cleanest-city-among-cities-with-less-than-10-lakh-people/articleshow/77660015.cms|date=20 August 2020}}</ref>

==History==
The city lies in the cultural region of [[Braj]]. Noida came into administrative existence on 17 April 1976 and celebrates 17 April as "Noida Day". It was set up as part of an urbanisation thrust during the controversial [[The Emergency (India)|Emergency period]] (1975–1977). The city was created under the ''UP Industrial Area Development Act, 1976'' by the initiatives of [[Sanjay Gandhi]].<ref name=":2" /> The city has the highest per capita income in [[Uttar Pradesh]], ahead of [[Lucknow]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/noida-tops-state-gdp-per-capita-income-again-lucknow-is-second/articleshow/74602571.cms|title=Noida tops Uttar Pradesh GDP & per capita income again, Lucknow is second|newspaper=The Times of India |date=13 March 2020}}</ref> Noida is classified as a [[special economic zone]] (SEZ).<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Operational SEZ of India as on 07.09.2017|url=http://www.sezindia.nic.in/writereaddata/pdf/ListofoperationalSEZs.pdf|publisher=[[Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)|Ministry of Commerce and Industry]]|access-date=15 October 2017|date=7 September 2017}}</ref> The Noida Authority is among the richest civic bodies in the country.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Aradhak |first=Purusharth |date=27 January 2014 |title=Infrastructure projects to get a boost with Noida Authority's Rs 8,000 crore budget |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/noida/Infrastructure-projects-to-get-a-boost-with-Noida-Authoritys-Rs-8000-crore-budget/articleshow/29427179.cms |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257 |access-date=9 June 2024}}</ref>

== Geography ==
Noida is located in the [[Gautam Buddh Nagar district]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]] state of [[India]]. Noida is about {{convert|19|km|mi}} southeast of [[New Delhi]], {{convert|25|km|mi}} northwest of the district headquarters, [[Greater Noida]], and {{convert|520|km|mi|0}} northwest of the state capital, [[Lucknow]]. It is bound on the west and southwest by the [[Yamuna]] River, on the north and northwest by the city of [[Delhi]], on the northeast by the cities of Delhi and [[Ghaziabad]] on the north-east, east, and south-east by the [[Hindon River]]. Noida falls under the catchment area of the [[Yamuna]] River, and is located on the old riverbed. The soil is rich and loamy.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rajput |first=Vinod |date=5 April 2017 |title=Noida to set up five STPs to ensure the cleanliness of Hindon, Yamuna |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/noida/noida-to-set-up-five-stps-to-ensure-cleanliness-of-hindon-yamuna/story-eW9p8VwgzAxX1JMUoack7N.html |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=25 June 2022 }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|Geographical area
|{{cvt|1442|km2}}
|-
|Population
|1,105,290; 600,950(M), 504,340 (F)
|-
|Literate
|627,930; 402,230(M), 225,700 (F)
|-
|Tehsils
|3
|-
|Development blocks
|4
|-
|Nyay panchayat
|38
|-
|Gram sabha
|243
|-
|Inhabited village
|343
|-
|Inhabited village
|30
|-
|Towns
|8
|-
|Source
|http://gbnagar.nic.in/
|}

== Residential Sectors and Villages ==
Noida is home to a large number of residential sectors and villages. As of 2021, the city has a total of 168 residential sectors that offer a range of housing options to its residents.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |title=Sectors in Noida |url=https://www.noidabusinessguide.com/sectors-in-noida/ |access-date=6 May 2023 |website=Know Noida City |language=en-US}}</ref> These sectors are well-planned and well-connected to major roads and highways, making them a popular choice for people looking for a comfortable and convenient living experience. In addition to its 168 residential sectors, Noida includes more than 80 villages that retain distinct cultural identities despite their urban surroundings. These villages offer a glimpse into the traditional way of life in the region and are home to a diverse population of people from different communities and backgrounds. Despite being located in close proximity to the city, many of these villages continue to maintain their unique cultural identity and way of life. 

=== Climate ===
Noida features a warm [[Semi-arid climate|semi arid climate]] (BSh) under the [[Köppen climate classification]].<ref name="ClimateData">{{Cite web |title=Noida climate: Weather Noida & temperature by month |url=https://en.climate-data.org/asia/india/uttar-pradesh/noida-31485/ |website=en.climate-data.org |access-date=28 April 2024}}</ref>

In summer (March to June), the weather remains hot and the temperature ranges from a maximum of 48&nbsp;°C to a minimum of 30&nbsp;°C.

Monsoon season prevails from mid-June to mid-September.

The cold waves from the Himalayan region make the winters in Noida chilly and harsh. Temperatures fall to as low as 3&nbsp;°C to 4&nbsp;°C at the peak of winters. Noida also has fog and smoke problems In January, a dense fog envelops the city, reducing visibility on the streets.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 January 2023 |title=Fog thickens in Noida; air quality reaches severe |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/noida-news/fog-thickens-in-noida-air-quality-reaches-severe-101673284060318.html |access-date=14 May 2023 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>

{{Weather box
| location = Noida (1991-2021)
| metric first = yes
| single line = yes
| Jan high C = 20.1
| Feb high C = 23.6
| Mar high C = 29.8
| Apr high C = 36.7
| May high C = 39.5
| Jun high C = 39.2
| Jul high C = 35.2
| Aug high C = 34.3
| Sep high C = 34.1
| Oct high C = 31.6
| Nov high C = 27.3
| Dec high C = 22.2
| Jan mean C = 13.5
| Feb mean C = 16.9
| Mar mean C = 22.5
| Apr mean C = 29.1
| May mean C = 32.7
| Jun mean C = 32.9
| Jul mean C = 29.9
| Aug mean C = 28.7
| Sep mean C = 27.7
| Oct mean C = 25.2
| Nov mean C = 20.4
| Dec mean C = 15.3
| Jan low C = 7.7
| Feb low C = 10.6
| Mar low C = 15.2
| Apr low C = 21.0
| May low C = 25.3
| Jun low C = 27.5
| Jul low C = 26.6
| Aug low C = 25.8
| Sep low C = 23.9
| Oct low C = 18.9
| Nov low C = 14.0
| Dec low C = 9.2
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 23
| Feb precipitation mm = 33
| Mar precipitation mm = 20
| Apr precipitation mm = 14
| May precipitation mm = 20
| Jun precipitation mm = 74
| Jul precipitation mm = 208
| Aug precipitation mm = 183
| Sep precipitation mm = 99
| Oct precipitation mm = 13
| Nov precipitation mm = 5
| Dec precipitation mm = 8
| Jan rain days = 2
| Feb rain days = 3
| Mar rain days = 3
| Apr rain days = 3
| May rain days = 4
| Jun rain days = 7
| Jul rain days = 15
| Aug rain days = 15
| Sep rain days = 8
| Oct rain days = 2
| Nov rain days = 1
| Dec rain days = 1
| Jan humidity = 68
| Feb humidity = 62
| Mar humidity = 48
| Apr humidity = 29
| May humidity = 32
| Jun humidity = 47
| Jul humidity = 72
| Aug humidity = 78
| Sep humidity = 73
| Oct humidity = 58
| Nov humidity = 55
| Dec humidity = 62
| year humidity = 51
| Jand sun = 8.2
| Febd sun = 9.4
| Mard sun = 10.6
| Aprd sun = 11.5
| Mayd sun = 12.1
| Jund sun = 11.8
| Juld sun = 9.5
| Augd sun = 9.0
| Sepd sun = 9.3
| Octd sun = 10.1
| Novd sun = 9.6
| Decd sun = 8.8
| source = Climate Data<ref name="ClimateData"/>
}}Noida has been ranked 6th best “National Clean Air City” under (Category 2 3-10L Population cities) in India.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |date=7 September 2024 |title=Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan 2024 |url=https://prana.cpcb.gov.in/ncapServices/robust/fetchFilesFromDrive/Swachh_Vayu_Survekshan_2024_Result.pdf |website=Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan 2024}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
As per provisional data of 2011 census, Noida had a population of 637,272 out of which the male population was 349,397 and the female population was 287,875. The literacy rate was 88.58 per cent. Male literacy was 92.90% and female literacy was 83.28%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 6.67% and 0.29% of the population respectively.<ref name=":3">{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_3_PR_UA_Citiees_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf|title=Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above|work=Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India|publisher=[[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]], [[Government of India]]|page=3|access-date=3 October 2017}}</ref>

{{bar box
|title=Religions in Noida (2011)<ref name="religion">{{Cite web|date=2011|title=Table C-01 Population by Religion: Uttar Pradesh|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11394/download/14507/DDW09C-01%20MDDS.XLS|website=censusindia.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
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|float=left
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism]]|darkorange|86.86}}
{{bar percent|[[Islam in Uttar Pradesh|Islam]]|green|8.55}}
{{bar percent|[[Sikhism]]|darkkhaki|1.11}}
{{bar percent|[[Christianity in Uttar Pradesh|Christianity]]|dodgerblue|0.86}}
{{bar percent|[[Jainism in Uttar Pradesh|Jainism]]|pink|0.54}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|2.08}}
|caption=Distribution of religions
}}

There are people of almost all major religions, but the majority practice [[Hinduism]]. Many famous Hindu temples are located in the city, some of the more famous ones are the Hanuman temple in Sector 22, the Kalibari Temple in Sector 26, the [[ISKCON]] temple in Sector 33, Shree Jagannath Temple in Sector 34, Sai Baba Temple in Sector 61, Shiv Mandir in Sector 31, Shri Ram Mandir in Sector 36 and the Kuti Temple at Sec 163 [[Mohiyapur]]. Locals believe that the birth of [[Ravana]] also took place on the outskirts of Noida in a village called [[Bisrakh|Bishrakh]] (near Noida-Greater Noida border).<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 October 2014 |title=Only the elderly come to mourn Ravana in 'birthplace' Bisrakh |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/only-the-elderly-come-to-mourn-ravana-in-birthplace-bisrakh/ |access-date=12 February 2023 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> A Shia Jama Masjid in Sector 50 and St. Gregorios Indian Orthodox Church in Sector 51, Mar Thoma Church in Sector 50, and St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sector 34 are also well known.

{{pie chart
|thumb = left
|caption = Languages in Noida (2011)<ref name="Lang"/>
|label1 = [[Hindi]] |value1 = 85.82 |color1 = orange
|label2 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]] |value2 = 2.88 |color2 = orchid
|label3 = [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]] |value3 = 2.18 |color3 = gold
|label4 = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] |value4 = 2.16 |color4 = pink
|label5 = [[Maithili language|Maithili]] |value5 = 1.14 |color5 = mistyrose
|label6 = [[Urdu]] |value6 = 0.98 |color6 = green
|label7 = Others |value7 = 4.84 |color7 = grey
}}

[[Hindi]] is the most spoken language. Other languages such as [[Urdu]] and [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], are spoken by a minority. There is a smattering of speakers of other languages due to Ghaziabad's position in the Delhi metro area.<ref name="Lang">{{cite web |title=2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue - Uttar Pradesh (Town Level) |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10235/download/13347/DDW-C16-TOWN-STMT-MDDS-0900.XLSX |access-date=27 June 2022 |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>

==Administration==

=== Authority ===
The city's infrastructure is looked after by the NOIDA Authority, a [[statutory authority]] set-up under ''Uttar Pradesh Industrial Area Development Act, 1976''.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.noidaauthorityonline.com/UPIndAreaDevp.pdf|title=U.P. INDUSTRIAL AREA DEVELOPMENT ACT – 1976 (U.P. Act Number 6, of 1976)|date=1976|website=Noida Authority|access-date=13 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170812211441/http://www.noidaauthorityonline.com/UPIndAreaDevp.pdf|archive-date=12 August 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Authority's head is its chairman, who is an [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] officer, the authority's daily matters, however, are looked after by its CEO, who is also an [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] officer.<ref name=":9">{{cite web |title=Key Management Persons |url=https://www.greaternoidaauthority.in/keyoff |website=Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority |access-date=20 March 2022}}</ref> NOIDA Authority comes under the [[Department of Infrastructure and Industrial Development (Uttar Pradesh)|Infrastructure and Industrial Development Department]] of [[Government of Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh Government]]. The Chairman of NOIDA Authority is Manoj Kumar Singh<ref>{{Cite news |date=21 March 2023 |title=Manoj Singh appointed Noida chief |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/manoj-singh-appointed-noida-chief/articleshow/98847864.cms?from=mdr |access-date=6 May 2023 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> and CEO is Lokesh M.<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 May 2025 |title=Who’s Who {{!}} New Okhla Industrial Development Authority, Uttar Pradesh, India. |url=https://noidaauthorityonline.in/en/page/who%E2%80%99s-who |url-status=live |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= |website=Noida Authority}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1= |first1=DNA Web Team |date=19 July 2023 |title=Who is IAS Lokesh M, the new Noida CEO who replaced Ritu Maheshwari? |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-who-is-ias-lokesh-m-the-new-noida-ceo-who-replaced-ritu-maheshwari-noida-greater-noida-news-delhi-ncr-3052471 |url-status=live |access-date=30 May 2025 |work=DNA}}</ref>

=== General Administration ===
The [[Gautam Budh Nagar district]] is a part of [[Meerut division]], headed by the [[Divisional Commissioner]], who is an [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS officer]] of high seniority. The [[Divisional Commissioner|Commissioner]] is the head of local government institutions (including [[Municipal corporation|Municipal Corporations]]) in the division, is in-charge of infrastructure development in his division, and is also responsible for maintaining law and order in the division.<ref name=":22">{{Cite web|url=http://up.gov.in/upconstitution.aspx|title=CONSTITUTIONAL SETUP|website=[[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]|access-date=30 August 2017}}</ref><ref name=":422">{{Cite book|title=Indian Administration|last=Maheshwari|first=S.R.|publisher=Orient Blackswan Private Ltd.|year=2000|isbn=9788125019886|location=[[New Delhi]]|pages=563–572|edition=6th}}</ref><ref name=":52">{{Cite book|title=Revenue administration in India: A case study of Bihar|last=Singh|first=G.P.|publisher=Mittal Publications|year=1993|isbn=978-8170993810|location=[[Delhi]]|pages=26–129}}</ref><ref name=":62">{{Cite book|title=Governance in India|last=Laxmikanth|first=M.|publisher=McGraw Hill Education|year=2014|isbn=978-9339204785|location=Noida|pages=5.1–5.2|edition=2nd}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.yourarticlelibrary.com/india-2/role-and-functions-of-divisional-commissioner/46672/|title=Role and Functions of Divisional Commissioner|date=6 January 2015|website=Your Article Library|access-date=20 August 2017}}</ref> The [[District collector|District Magistrate]], hence, reports to the Divisional Commissioner of [[Meerut]]. The current Divisional Commissioner of Meerut is Smt. Selva Kumari J. (IAS).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meerut Division, Uttar Pradesh Government |url=https://meerutdivision.nic.in/ |access-date=12 May 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref>

Gautam Budh Nagar district administration is headed by the [[District collector|District Magistrate]] (DM) of Gautam Budh Nagar, who is an [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS officer]]. The DM is in charge of property records and revenue collection for the central government and oversee the [[Elections in India|national elections]] held in the city.<ref name=":22" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite book|title=Indian Administration|last=Maheshwari|first=S.R.|publisher=Orient Blackswan Private Ltd.|year=2000|isbn=9788125019886|location=[[New Delhi]]|pages=573–597|edition=6th}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite book|title=Governance in India|last=Laxmikanth|first=M.|publisher=McGraw Hill Education|year=2014|isbn=978-9339204785|location=Noida|pages=6.1–6.6|edition=2nd}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite book|title=Revenue administration in India: A case study of Bihar|last=Singh|first=G.P.|publisher=Mittal Publications|year=1993|isbn=978-8170993810|location=[[Delhi]]|pages=50–124}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.importantindia.com/1724/powers-of-district-magistrate-in-india/|title=Powers Of District Magistrate in India|website=Important India|access-date=20 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816062201/http://www.importantindia.com/1724/powers-of-district-magistrate-in-india/|archive-date=16 August 2017|url-status=usurped}}</ref>

The district magistrate is assisted by one chief development officer, three additional district magistrates (ADM) (Executive, Finance & Revenue and Law & Order), and one city magistrate. The district has divided into three Subdivisions named Noida Sadar, Dadri, and Jewar each headed by a [[sub-divisional magistrate]] (SDM) who reports to the district magistrate. The current DM of Gautam Buddha Nagar (Noida) since is Manish Kumar Verma (IAS).

=== Law Enforcement ===
In January 2020, the government of Uttar Pradesh, led by CM [[Yogi Adityanath]] announced that Gautam Buddha Nagar (Noida) and [[Lucknow]] will have a Commissionerate Police system,<ref>{{Cite news|date=13 January 2020|title=Police gets more powers in U.P., commissioner system implemented in Lucknow, Gautam Buddha Nagar|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/police-gets-more-powers-in-up-commissioner-system-implemented-in-lucknow-gautam-buddha-nagar/article30556740.ece|access-date=19 July 2020|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> headed by a Commissioner of Police who shall directly report to the DGP of Uttar Pradesh Police. The Commissioner of Police (Additional DGP rank) is assisted by two Additional Commissioner of Police (Deputy IGP rank). Below them, there are seven Deputy Commissioner of Police/DCP (SP rank).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Uttar Pradesh Police {{!}} Police Units {{!}} Police Commissionerate G.B. Nagar {{!}} Officials |url=https://uppolice.gov.in/frmOfficials.aspx?commgbngr&cd=NAA0ADYAMwA= |access-date=12 May 2023 |website=uppolice.gov.in}}</ref>

Noida<ref>{{Cite web|title=List of Officers posted at G.B. Nagar, Uttar Pradesh (Noida Police)|url=https://uppolice.gov.in/frmOfficials.aspx?commgbngr&cd=NAA0ADYAMwA=|access-date=19 July 2020|website=uppolice.gov.in}}</ref> is divided into three police zones i.e. Noida, Central Noida and Greater Noida, each of them under a zonal DCP (SP rank). Apart from these three zonal DCPs, Noida Police has four other DCP looking after Headquarters, Traffic, Crime, and Women Safety. Below them, there are 16 Assistant Commissioner of Police/ACP (Deputy SP rank). The current Commissioner of Noida Police is Laxmi Singh, an [[Indian Police Service]] (IPS) officer.<ref name=":0" />

=== Courts===
The Court for Noida is situated at District Court Complex, Surajpur Greater Noida, Gautam Budh Nagar formed in 2012 with 18 courts in function. The court complex at Surajpur Greater Noida is built on more than 30 acres of land. The infrastructure of the Court is neat and clean with good size courtrooms.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gautam Buddha Nagar/District Court in India {{!}} Official Website of District Court of India|url=https://districts.ecourts.gov.in/gautam-buddha-nagar|url-status=dead |website=districts.ecourts.gov.in |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808132844/https://districts.ecourts.gov.in/gautam-buddha-nagar |archive-date=8 August 2022}}</ref>{{Verify source|date=August 2021}}<ref>{{Cite web|date=9 June 2020|title=All courts now functional in Gautam Budh Nagar|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/all-courts-now-functional-in-gautam-budh-nagar/story-ofDluSEwb2gZLCQU4lSVVN.html|url-status=live|website=Hindustan Times|language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406021445/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/all-courts-now-functional-in-gautam-budh-nagar/story-ofDluSEwb2gZLCQU4lSVVN.html |archive-date=6 April 2023 }}</ref>{{Verify source|date=August 2021}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.apsinghlawyer.com/post/where-is-court-for-noida-greater-noida-situated|title = Where is Court for Noida, Greater Noida Situated ?|date = 9 August 2021}}</ref>

==Politics==
[[Noida (Assembly constituency)]] represents the area. The incumbent [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] in the Noida (assembly constituency) is [[Pankaj Singh (politician)|Pankaj Singh]] of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP). The city falls under the [[Gautam Buddha Nagar Lok Sabha constituency|Gautam Buddha Nagar]] parliamentary constituency, and the incumbent [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] is [[Mahesh Sharma]].

== Infrastructure ==

Noida ranks one of the cleanest medium population cities when it comes to cleanliness among cities in India.<ref>{{cite news |title=Noida ranked India's Cleanest Medium City |url=https://wap.business-standard.com/content-amp/press-releases-ani/noida-ranked-india-s-cleanest-medium-city-122011001060_1.html |access-date=20 March 2022 |work=Business Standard}}</ref> The creation of associated physical infrastructure is higher in Noida and Greater Noida.<ref>[http://www.financialexpress.com/news/the-uneven-growth-in-ncr/1025916/0 The uneven growth in NCR]. Financialexpress.com. Retrieved on 21 July 2013.</ref> Most of the land in Noida is not very fertile and the agricultural output is low. It is in the flood plains of the [[Yamuna]] River on one side and the [[Hindon River|Hindon]] River on the other. Many villages are visible from the [[Noida–Greater Noida Expressway|Noida Expressway]], beginning from the Mahamaya flyover to Greater Noida on both sides. One end of the [[Yamuna Expressway|Taj expressway]] terminates on [[Noida–Greater Noida Expressway|Noida Expressway]] near the Hindon River and the other at [[Agra]]. Up until the 1980s, these villages were flooded every two–three years, resulting in people temporarily moving to other places in Noida, and even as far as [[Mehrauli]] in [[South Delhi district|South Delhi]]. Noida is also famous for its tall buildings and comes 2nd in India after [[Mumbai]] in this parameter.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Noida – The Skyscraper Center |url=https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/city/noida |access-date=11 May 2023 |website=skyscrapercenter.com}}</ref>

The new Parthala Flyover in Noida, which is often compared to the iconic [[Signature Bridge]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 May 2023 |title=Noida's First Signature Bridge To Cut Down Travel Time by 30-40 Minutes, Set To Open Soon |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/delhi/noidas-first-signature-bridge-to-cut-down-travel-time-by-30-40-minutes-set-to-open-soon-article-100065859 |access-date=11 May 2023 |website=TimesNow |language=en}}</ref> is a major infrastructure improvement for the region. The flyover spans across the busy Parthala Chowk intersection, providing a faster and more efficient route for commuters. With its sleek and modern design, the Parthala Flyover has quickly become a landmark in the area and has drawn comparisons to the [[Signature Bridge]] in Delhi. While it may not have the same scale or grandeur as the Signature Bridge, the Parthala Flyover is a significant development that has greatly improved the flow of traffic in Noida and reduced travel time for commuters.
[[File:IT Park, Noida, Uttar Pradesh (2011-06-18).jpg|thumb|Noida is home to many [[Business park|IT Parks]] ]]

There is always a huge amount of revenue surplus each year as they are unable to spend the entire amount on development or on maintaining civic amenities. Lease rent and interest from builders are the biggest contributors to Noida's revenue. Besides, the authority gets huge revenues out of water and property transfer charges. "The Noida authority had deposited {{INR}}3,500 [[crore]] as fixed deposits in various banks because of surplus funds. Noida has so much surplus funds with it that it can run the city even if it does not take any taxes from its allottees for 5 years in a row."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/noida/noida-gold-mine-of-uttar-pradesh/story-Gi7dyHwV5QYRoTsnpKZhiJ.html|title=Noida: Gold mine of Uttar Pradesh|date=3 December 2014|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|access-date=3 October 2017}}</ref>

A {{cvt|300|m}} tall skyscraper named "[[Supernova Spira]]" stands on the Noida side of Delhi Noida Border.<ref>{{cite news |title=At 300 metres, Noida's tallest tower will be ready in 2 years |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/noida/at-300-metres-noida-s-tallest-tower-will-be-ready-in-2-years/story-qo5krORv8HJcthuEV2biZI.html |work=Hindustan Times |date=18 August 2018 |language=en}}</ref> It will be the tallest residential tower in [[North India|northern India]] after its completion in 2021.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Haidar |first1=Faizan |title=North India's tallest residential tower to be ready by next year: Supertech |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/property-/-cstruction/north-indias-tallest-residential-tower-to-be-ready-by-next-year-supertech/articleshow/79058942.cms |access-date=2 February 2021 |work=The Economic Times |date=5 November 2020}}</ref> The Noida Authority's plans to establish 'New Noida' have opened new opportunities in the Dadri-Noida-Ghaziabad Investment Region (DNGIR). The region will be settled in four phases, according to the Master Plan 2041 submitted recently to the Authority. New Noida will include a land bank consisting of 87 villages of [[Bulandshahr]] and [[Dadri]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sanjeev |first=Sinha |date=28 October 2022 |title=New Noida to emerge as an industrial & corporate hub |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/money/new-noida-to-emerge-as-an-industrial-amp-corporate-hub/2754425/ }}</ref>

In 2014, [[Allahabad High Court]] ordered demolition of [[Noida Supertech Twin Towers|twin towers]] and pulled up Noida Authority for collusion with developer. Construction work stopped at the site in 2014 but the twin towers in Noida, built illegally by realty firm Supertech Ltd., were brought down within 12 seconds around 2.30 p.m. on 28 August 2022 with more than 3,700 kg of explosives.<ref>{{Cite news |date=28 August 2022 |title=Noida Supertech twin towers demolition |pages=1 |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/noida-supertech-twin-towers-demolition-live-updates-august-28-2022/article65821312.ece}}</ref>

== Economy ==
In the last few years, Noida has also become a hub for software and mobile app development companies like [[Microsoft]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gaur |first1=Vatsala |title=Microsoft to open a 4000-employee campus in Uttar Pradesh |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/ites/microsoft-to-open-a-4000-employee-campus-in-uttar-pradesh/articleshow/76695414.cms |access-date=15 September 2020 |work=The Economic Times}}</ref> [[Arm Holdings]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Punit |first1=Itika Sharma |title=British multinational ARM opens second design center in India |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/british-multinational-arm-opens-second-design-center-in-india-113101000414_1.html |access-date=15 September 2020 |work=Business Standard India |date=10 October 2013}}</ref> [[HCL Technologies|HCL]],<ref>{{cite news |title=HCL Technologies launches hackathon to identify solutions for covid impact |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/hcl-technologies-launches-hackathon-to-identify-solutions-for-covid-impact-11597928329529.html |access-date=15 September 2020 |work=mint |date=20 August 2020 |language=en}}</ref> [[Samsung]] and [[Barclays]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=MP |first1=Team |title=6 injured as transformer blasts outside Barclays building in Noida Sector 62 |url=http://www.millenniumpost.in/delhi/6-injured-as-transformer-blasts-outside-barclays-building-in-noida-sector-62-396182 |access-date=15 September 2020 |work=www.millenniumpost.in |date=17 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref> These companies are contributing to the city's economy with their software product development and service export in foreign currencies. [[Samsung]] recently invested {{INRConvert|50|b|year=2018}} in Noida, under the [[Make in India]] initiative.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-samsung-elec-india/samsung-opens-worlds-largest-phone-factory-in-india-idUSKBN1JZ1EP|title=Samsung opens world's largest phone factory in India|last=Phartiyal|first=Sankalp|work=U.S.|access-date=19 July 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>

[[Paytm]], India's largest [[Unicorn (finance)|unicorn]] [[Fintech|fintech company]] is also headquartered in Noida.<ref>{{cite news |title=India's biggest unicorn Paytm commits $1.4&nbsp;billion to penetrate deeper into hinterland; raises funding |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/sme/paytm-raises-1b-paytm-16-b-valuation-softbank-ant-financial-vijay-shekhar-sharma-patym-commit-rs-10000-crore-phonepe-google-pay-wallet/1774363/ |access-date=7 March 2020 |work=The Financial Express |date=25 November 2019}}</ref> Other growing startups from Noida include Astrotalk, an online astrology platform founded in 2017, which has expanded internationally and raised significant venture capital funding,<ref>{{cite news |title=Astrotalk raises $9.5 million from Elev8 Venture Partners |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/astrotalk-raises-9-5-million-from-elev8-venture-partners-12739680.html |website=Moneycontrol |publisher=Network18 |date=3 June 2024 |access-date=28 March 2025}}</ref> and [[Appinventiv Technologies|Appinventiv]], one of APAC's high-growth companies according to the [[Financial Times]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-03-13 |title=FT ranking: High-Growth Companies Asia-Pacific 2024 |url=https://www.ft.com/high-growth-asia-pacific-ranking-2024 |access-date=2024-11-18 |language=en-GB}}</ref>

==Cityscape==
=== Parks and Recreation ===
{{See also|Okhla Sanctuary|Rashtriya Dalit Prerna Sthal and Green Garden}}

==== Okhla Bird Sanctuary ====
[[File:Spoonbills.jpg|thumb|[[Spoonbill|Spoonbills]] at Okhla Bird Sanctuary]]
[[Okhla Sanctuary|Okhla Bird Sanctuary (OBS)]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://obs-up.com/|title=Okhla Bird Sanctuary|website=obs-up.com|access-date=22 December 2019}}</ref> is at the entrance of the city at the point where the [[Yamuna]] river enters the state of [[Uttar Pradesh]] from the state of [[Delhi]]. The Okhla Barrage over the Yamuna has created the unique position of the OBS which attracts various species of birds. OBS is among the 466 important bird areas in India. About 324 various bird species are seen in the [[sanctuary]], about 50% of which are migratory birds.
==== Noida Botanical Garden ====
Noida's [[botanical garden]] was formed in 2002 with the aim to turn it into a hub of special and endangered plants, representing the entire country. It is located in Sector 38A of the city. Today, it sprawls across 160 acres, There are around 7,500 plants in the garden. The garden has a seed bank, where seeds of more than 250 plant species are conserved.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BOTANIC GARDEN OF INDIAN REPUBLIC |url=https://tools.bgci.org/garden.php?id=4195 |access-date=25 June 2022 |website=tools.bgci.org}}</ref> It also features a [[Cartography of India|map of India]], made entirely from plants.
[[File:Purple-rumped Sunbird - Leptocoma zeylonica, Okhla Bird sanctuary, India.jpg|thumb|A [[purple-rumped sunbird]] at OBS]]

Scientists are giving a new lease of life to endangered and extinct plant species at the Botanical Garden. A look around the green expanse reveals species like [[Psilotum nudum|''Psilotum nudum'']], better known as skeleton fork fern. Considered a "primitive" plant – a descendant of possibly the first group of [[Vascular plant|vascular plants]] from 400 million years ago – that was widespread during the [[Devonian]] and [[Silurian]] periods – its name means "bare naked" in Latin as it lacks most of the organs found in plants species that evolved later.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/noida/New-orchids-bring-diversity-to-Botanical-Garden-flora/articleshow/30253001.cms|title=New orchids bring diversity to Botanical Garden flora|last=Alam|first=Shafaque|date=12 February 2014|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Keelor|first=Vandana|date=1 August 2014 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/noida/Noidas-botanical-garden-a-Jurassic-Park-for-plants/articleshow/39383202.cms|title=Noida's botanical garden a 'Jurassic Park' for plants|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=3 October 2017}}</ref>

Noida's botanical garden is divided into 10 sections. The "medicinal plants" section has an astounding variety of 96 plants and is further divided into eight sections named after the parts of the human body they benefit. For example, the "digestive system" section has [[aloe vera]] and ''[[Gymnema sylvestre]]'' (madhunaashini), which treats [[diabetes]].

The "blood and circulation" section has [[Withania somnifera|''Withania somnifera'']] (Ashwagandha) and [[Aristolochia indica|''Aristolochia indica'']] (Isharmul) – blood purifiers. The "musculo-skeletal" section has [[Cissus quadrangularis|''Cissus quadrangularis'']] (Hadjod); "skin disease" section has [[Plumbago zeylanica|''Plumbago zeylanica'']] (Chitarak) which cures [[leucoderma]].

Noida's botanical garden has a large fruit section which has many varieties of mango, pomegranate, lemon, pear, plum, mulberry, etc., besides their speciality the black [[guava]]. The woodland section is equally impressive with trees like [[Sapindus marginatus|''Sapindus ]marginatus'']] (Reetha), [[Pterocarpus marsupium|''Pterocarpus marsupium'']] (Sandalwood), [[Dalbergia sissoo|''Dalbergia sissoo'']] (Sheesham wood), and [[Teak|Tectona Grandis]] (Teakwood).<ref>{{cite news|last=Adak|first=Baishali|date=18 July 2012|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/265017/a-garden-heal.html|title=A garden to heal|work=[[Deccan Herald]]|access-date=3 October 2017}}</ref>

The garden also has a lotus pond featuring five different coloured water lilies.<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 October 2016 |title=Botanical garden conserves rare lily variety 'Victoria' |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/noida/botanical-garden-conserves-rare-lily-variety-victoria/articleshow/54918366.cms |access-date=14 May 2023 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

==== Noida Dog Park ====
The Noida Dog Park is a 3.85 acres park dedicated to dogs where pet owners can visit with their pets. The park allows dogs to get off-leash exercise and social activity. There are shelters for many stray dogs in the park.<ref>{{cite news |title=Noida's dog park is to be on lease for 20 years |url=https://www.cityspidey.com/news/21144/noida-s-dog-park-is-to-be-on-lease-for-20-years |access-date=16 September 2023 |work=Cityspidey.com |date=11 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Kaur |first1=Jasreet |title=Dogs' Day Out: Noida To Get Its First Park For Pet Canines Soon |url=https://english.jagran.com/india/dogs-day-out-noida-to-get-its-first-park-for-pet-canines-soon-10082927 |access-date=16 September 2023 |work=English Jagran |date=15 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Park for pet dogs opened in Noida |url=https://www.indianarrative.com/india-news/park-for-pet-dogs-opened-in-noida-145552.html |access-date=16 September 2023 |work=Indianarrative |date=17 June 2023}}</ref> The Noida Authority is planning to hire an agency to run a dog-food canteen and a vet clinic.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kambiri |first1=Kriti |title=International Dog Day: Every dog will have their day at this park in Noida! |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/noida-news/dog-park-in-noida-s-sector-137-a-safe-haven-for-dogs-to-socialize-and-play-on-international-dog-day-101693036187336.html |access-date=16 September 2023 |work=Hindustan Times |date=26 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Noida: Dog park dedicated to stretching, walking pets set to open by May |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/cities/noida/story/noida-dog-park-dedicated-to-stretching-walking-pets-set-to-open-by-may-1919804-2022-03-02 |access-date=17 September 2023 |website=India Today |date=2 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Pet trainers will be provided.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Let your dogs out. Noida gets its first park for pet canines |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/cities/noida/story/noida-opens-first-dog-park-sector-137-pet-canines-2393402-2023-06-15 |access-date=17 September 2023 |website=India Today |date=15 June 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

== Transport ==
=== Metro ===
{{Main|Noida Metro|Delhi Metro}}
[[File:Metro in Botanical Garden station of the Magenta line network of Delhi Metro.jpg|thumb|[[Botanical Garden metro station]] of the [[Magenta Line (Delhi Metro)|Magenta Line]] of the [[Delhi Metro]] in Noida.]]
Noida is connected by rail by the [[Noida Metro]] and [[Delhi Metro]].
*The [[Noida Metro]] is a [[rapid transit]] system connecting the twin cities of Noida and [[Greater Noida]] in [[Gautam Buddh Nagar district]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]], India. The metro network consists of one line (called [[Aqua Line (Noida Metro)|Aqua Line]]), with a total length of 29.7 kilometres (18.5 mi) serving [[List of Noida Metro stations|21 stations]]. A second line is planned.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sinha|first1=Snehil|date=13 May 2018|title=Noida-Greater Noida Metro aqua line may begin by September|language=en|work=Hindustan Times|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/noida/aqua-line-of-noida-metro-may-begin-by-september/story-e84pDJahfRMKTu0fscVIPJ.html}}</ref> 
*The Delhi Metro officially ran in Noida on 12 November 2009.  It now connects [[Connaught Place, New Delhi|Connaught Place]] and [[Dwarka, Delhi|Dwarka]] sub-city, via the [[Blue Line (Delhi Metro)|Blue Line]].The same Blue Line connects Noida with [[Vaishali metro station|Vaishali]] through the [[Yamuna Bank metro station|Yamuna Bank interchange station]]. 
*[[Delhi Metro]]'s [[Magenta Line (Delhi Metro)|Magenta Line]] connects Noida and [[Janakpuri]] via [[Botanical Garden metro station|Botanical Garden]] and [[Janakpuri West metro station|Janakpuri West]] metro stations.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pillai |first1=Soumya |title=It's official: The Magenta Line of Delhi Metro |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/it-s-official-delhi-metro-s-full-magenta-line-to-open-for-public-from-may-29/story-2qMg7uzARrgGXi9P3bKHPJ.html |work=Hindustan Times |date=21 May 2018 |language=en}}</ref>

Noida is not directly connected via high-speed rail, but there are railway stations nearby reachable by road, including [[Ghaziabad railway station]] and [[Anand Vihar Terminal]]. However, the [[New Delhi Railway Station]] and [[Old Delhi Railway station]], which are both accessible via metro, are the main railway stations most often used by commuters to reach Noida.

=== Road ===
{{see also|DND Flyway|Noida–Greater Noida Expressway|Yamuna Expressway}}
[[File:Noida expressway.jpg|thumb|The [[Noida–Greater Noida Expressway|Noida-Greater Noida Expressway]].]]
[[File:Delhi Noida Direct flyway (Uttar Pradesh - 2011-06-18).jpg|thumb|The [[DND Flyway]] connects Noida to [[Delhi]].]]
[[File:Yamuna Expressway Delhi - Agra.jpg|thumb|The [[Yamuna Expressway]] runs through Noida ]]
Noida has roads laid mostly in a grid pattern, and all main roads are 6 lanes wide. Noida features three main expressways. One is the [[DND Flyway]], which connects Noida and Delhi, and runs across the river Yamuna. The second is the [[Noida–Greater Noida Expressway]], which connects Noida to Greater Noida. The area adjacent to the NGN Expressway has seen heavy residential development in recent years. The third is the [[Yamuna Expressway]] which connects Greater Noida to [[Agra]] via [[Mathura]]. The [[Eastern Peripheral Expressway]], [[Delhi–Meerut Expressway]], [[Upper Ganges Canal Expressway]] and the [[Ganga Expressway]] are the four expressways that are currently under construction which will be passing through the city.

A 4/6-lane double-decker elevated road is over the MP-II which takes only 5 minutes to cross the whole city. This {{cvt|4.8|km|adj=on}} road starts from Flex crossing and ends at Vishwa Bharti school. Another elevated road from sector 12/22 to sector 12/10-21/21A crossing is going to be built on the MP-I road. Three more elevated roads are planned. Along with these five elevated roads, several underpasses are under construction or approval and all these projects could be completed by 2020. Noida will become the city with the highest number of elevated roads and underpasses in India.

[[UPSRTC]], [[Delhi Transport Corporation|DTC]] and private buses ply through some routes in the city. [[Taxi]], [[Auto rickshaw|auto-rickshaws]], and [[Cycle rickshaw|cycle rickshaws]] are available for short-distance transport.

The [[Noida–Greater Noida Expressway|Noida-Greater Noida Expressway]] is poised to become a self-sustaining urban pocket in Noida with good infrastructure. This {{cvt|24.5|km|mi|adj=mid|long}} corridor has attracted real estate Noida Extension investors and buyers with its good infrastructure facilities and connectivity to the other regions of NCR.

This area has emerged as a major growth corridor. Sectors abutting this corridor are 44, 45, 92–94, 96–100, 105, 108, 125–137 and 141–168. These sectors lie towards the south and south-east of Noida.

As of December 2021, a new [[Faridabad–Noida–Ghaziabad Expressway|Faridabad-Noida-Ghaziabad (FNG) expressway]] is also under construction to connect [[Faridabad]] and [[Ghaziabad]] directly with Noida.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sinha |first1=Meenakshi |title=2.5km stretch of Faridabad-Noida-Ghaziabad eway to be repaired |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/noida/2-5km-stretch-of-fng-eway-to-be-repaired/articleshow/88265842.cms |access-date=20 March 2022 |work=The Times of India |date=14 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

=== Air ===
The nearest airport to Noida is the [[Indira Gandhi International Airport]] in Delhi. 

In June 2017, the [[Government of India|Union Government]] sanctioned the construction of an [[international airport]] in [[Jewar]], officially named the [[Noida International Airport]], to reduce the traffic of the one in New Delhi.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/noida/new-airport-to-come-up-in-greater-noida-s-jewar-as-centre-clears-proposal/story-B6RPkVuN5zggHTYyKAgxtL.html|title=New airport to come up in Greater Noida's Jewar as Centre clears proposal|date=24 June 2017|website=[[Hindustan Times]]|access-date=16 August 2017}}</ref> The [[groundbreaking]] for the airport in Jewar was done on 25 November 2021.<ref>{{cite news |title=PM Modi to visit Noida for Jewar airport bhoomi pujan on Nov 25; here's what you need to know |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/industry/aviation/story/pm-modi-to-visit-noida-for-jewar-airport-bhoomi-pujan-on-nov-25-heres-what-you-need-to-know-313062-2021-11-23 |access-date=20 March 2022 |work=Business Today |date=23 November 2021 |language=en}}</ref> The first flight validation test of [[IndiGo]]'s [[Airbus A320neo family|A320neo]] [[aircraft]] was successfully conducted on 9 December 2024, marking the airport's operational readiness.<ref>{{cite news |last=Dev |first=Aditya |date=9 December 2024 |title=Airbus 320 lands & takes off from Jewar airport in passenger flight trial conducted in 'record' time|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/noida/successful-trial-of-a320-marks-major-milestone-for-noida-international-airport/articleshow/116145499.cms |work=The Times of India |access-date=4 January 2025}}</ref> The Noida International Airport is slated to be operational by April 2025.<ref>{{cite news |title=PM Modi to inaugurate Noida International Airport in Jewar in April 2025 |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/india/story/pm-modi-to-inaugurate-noida-international-airport-in-jewar-in-april-2025-458130-2024-12-21 |work=Business Today|date= 21 December 2024 |access-date=4 January 2025}}</ref>

===Bus===
Noida has a bus stand at Morna village in Sector 35. There are regular buses to nearby cities like [[New Delhi]], [[Dehradun]], [[Ghaziabad]], [[Tappal]], [[Khair]], [[Aligarh]], [[Hathras]], [[Bulandshahr]], [[Meerut]], [[Muzaffarnagar]], [[Haridwar]] and others. [[Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation|Uttar Pradesh Parivahan]] runs local buses in the city. However, there are plans to shift the Bus Stand from Morna.

== Education ==
===Colleges and Universities===
[[File:Amity University Noida.jpg|thumb|Campus of [[Amity University, Noida|Amity University]] in Noida]]
Noida is the location of [[Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University]] and various colleges affiliated with it. Noida is also the home to other institutions, including:
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* [[Amity University, Noida|Amity University Uttar Pradesh]]<ref name=":1" />
* [[Government Post Graduate College Noida]]
* [[IMS Law College]]
* [[Jaypee Institute of Information Technology]] 
* [[JSSATE Noida|JSS Academy of Technical Education]]

===Schools===
High schools in Noida include:
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* [[Amity University, Noida|Amity International School, Noida]]<ref name=":7" />
* [[Delhi Public School|Delhi Public School, Noida]]<ref>{{cite news |title=HT Code-a-Thon ends on a high note: Six crowned winners of Olympiad |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/delhi-news/htcodeathon-ends-on-a-high-note-six-crowned-winners-of-olympiad-101642791038494.html |access-date=17 April 2022 |work=Hindustan Times |date=22 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Kendriya Vidyalaya]]<ref>{{cite news |title=KV NOIDA Recruitment 2022 for Teaching and Non Teaching Posts |url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/articles/kv-noida-recruitment-2022-1647944824-1 |access-date=17 April 2022 |work=Jagran |date=22 March 2022}}</ref>
* [[Maharishi Vidya Mandir]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Govt has no solution for unemployment, protesting farmers: Mehbooba Mufti |url=https://zeenews.india.com/live-updates/live-pm-narendra-modi-to-inaugurate-purvanchal-expressway-xi-jinping-joe-biden-covid-19-mahatma-gandhi-hardik-pandya-2410750 |access-date=17 April 2022 |work=Zee News |date=16 November 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Ryan International School]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=PTI |title=Ryan International School, Greater Noida Awarded 'Leading Schools of India' |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/ryan-international-school-greater-noida-awarded-leading-schools-of-india-119062700422_1.html |access-date=17 April 2022 |work=Business Standard India |date=27 June 2019}}</ref>

== Hospitals ==
There are many private super speciality hospitals in Noida, including:

* [[Yatharth Hospitals]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 September 2024 |title=Yatharth Hospital targets over 65% occupancy by FY27, plans capacity expansion - CNBC TV18 |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/business/companies/yatharth-hospital-occuapncy-targets-2027-yatharth-tyagi-19483633.htm |access-date=8 February 2025 |website=CNBCTV18 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Kailash Hospital|Kailash Hospitals]]
* [[Metro Hospital|Metro Hospitals]]
* [[Fortis Hospital]]
* Max Super Speciality Hospital<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 September 2024 |title=Max Healthcare acquires majority stake in Jaypee Hospitals |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/industry/pharma/story/max-healthcare-acquires-majority-stake-in-jaypee-hospitals-447815-2024-09-27 |access-date=8 February 2025 |website=Business Today |language=en}}</ref>
* Felix Hospital<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 December 2016 |title=Felix Healthcare: Offering Unmatched Healthcare in Noida: Felix Healthcare: Offering Unmatched Healthcare in Noida - Elets eHealth |url=https://ehealth.eletsonline.com/2016/12/felix-healthcare-offering-unmatched-healthcare-in-noida/ |access-date=8 February 2025 |website=eHealth Magazine |language=en}}</ref>

==Media==
Noida is a prominent location for the Indian entertainment industry, with many films, television series, news channels, and other media being filmed here. An example of a music company having its headquarters here is [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]. The city is fast becoming a favourite among directors who want to show a shot of urban culture or college life. According to film producer Rishabh Arora, "Noida has developed a lot in the last decade and feels like home. And it's a great place for outdoor shoots. Films with urban stories become big hits and Noida lends the perfect flavor for urban-themed movies and song sequences. The city has highways, colleges, wide roads, and a good crowd."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/noida/CM-to-launch-trailer-of-film-shot-in-Noida-at-Saifai-Mahotsav/articleshow/45822585.cms|title=CM to launch trailer of film shot in Noida at Saifai Mahotsav|last=Lal|first=Niharika|date=9 January 2015|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Noidas-Bollywood-calling-Lending-backdrop-to-urban-stories/articleshow/46636840.cms|title=Noida's Bollywood calling: Lending backdrop to urban stories|last=Lal|first=Niharika|date=20 March 2015|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=3 October 2017}}</ref> [[Noida Film City|Film City]], established by [[Sandeep Marwah]], is a hub for major news channels and studios.

News channels such as [[News Nation]], [[WION (TV channel)|WION]], [[Zee News]], [[NDTV]], [[TV Today]] group, [[Network 18]], [[NewsX]], and [[India TV]]<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.nyoooz.com/news/noida/ |title = Noida News – Noida Latest News &#124; Latest Updates of Noida News Today on NYOOOZ}}</ref> are situated here and some newspaper companies are also working in Noida such as ''[[Amar Ujala]] – Noida'', ''[[Dainik Jagran]]'', ''[[Dainik Bhaskar]]'', ''[[Rajasthan Patrika]]'', ''[[The Indian Express]]'', ''Tricity Today'' and ''[[The Times of India]]''. Noida's proximity to Delhi, which is the political hub of the country, makes it an attractive destination for news channels. Commercial activities have also risen in recent years, with a spate of new malls including [[Mall of India]], [[The Great India Place]], [[Spice World Mall|Modi Mall]]<ref name=":8" /> and multiplexes.

== Sports ==
{{see also|Noida Cricket Stadium|Jaypee Sports City}}
In 2005, the city hosted the Noida Half-[[Marathon]] and the city's maiden international exposure, the [[Queen's Baton Relay]] for the [[Commonwealth Games]]. The cycling competition for the 2010 commonwealth games was held at [[Noida–Greater Noida Expressway|Noida-Greater Noida Expressway]].<ref name=":9" /> The Noida [[Golf course|Golf Course]] is situated on the southern end of the city. The Noida Golf 18-hole par 72 Course having a length of 6989 yards length has been assessed by [[Indian Golf Union]] Technical Committee. In 2011, [[Greater Noida]] hosted the inaugural [[Formula One]] [[Indian Grand Prix]] at the [[Buddh International Circuit]] constructed by the [[Jaypee Group]]. The circuit is the first of its kind in [[South Asia]].

An international cricket stadium has been built in Sector 21 known as [[Noida Cricket Stadium]]. With a capacity of around 20,000 spectators, the Noida Stadium Complex houses facilities like dedicated tracks for cycling enthusiasts, golf, and football training facilities. The Noida Cricket Stadium Complex consists of a Basketball court, Squash court, Table-tennis court, Lawn tennis court, Golf course, and Skating rink.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/noida/Noida-stadium-to-turn-into-pedallers-paradise/articleshow/12656863.cms|title=Noida stadium to turn into pedallers' paradise|date=12 April 2012|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=3 October 2017}}</ref>

A 50,000-capacity cricket stadium-cum-sports facility with 125 acres land will be built at Noida Expressway in Sector 152, which makes it bigger than [[Feroz Shah Kotla Ground|Feroz Shah Kotla]] in capacity and area.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/noida/Cricket-stadium-bigger-than-Kotla-planned-in-Noida/articleshow/47534440.cms|title=Cricket stadium bigger than Kotla planned in Noida|last=Keelor|first=Vandana|date=4 June 2015|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/other/good-governance/-/Worldclass-International-cricket-stadium-planned-in-Noida/articleshow/47539522.cms|title=नोएडा में नया वर्ल्ड क्लास क्रिकेट स्टेडियम जल्द|date=4 June 2015|work=[[Navbharat Times]]|trans-title=New world class stadium in Noida soon|access-date=3 October 2017}}</ref>

==Notable people==
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=== Literature and the arts ===
*[[Ram Awana]], Indian film and television actor
*[[Vikram Seth]], novelist and poet

===Politics===
*[[Mahesh Sharma]], politician
*[[Nawab Singh Nagar]], politician<ref name="Gujjars">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/noida/greater-noida-bjp-s-tejpal-singh-nagar-wins-the-battle-of-the-gujjars-in-dadri/story-SXv2Jy7lca1LXFFbVhLKrL.html |title=Greater Noida: BJP's Tejpal Singh Nagar wins the battle of the Gujjars in Dadri |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |author=Sohil Sehran |date=12 March 2017 |access-date=16 January 2019}}</ref> 
*[[Tejpal Singh Nagar]], politician<ref name="Gujjars"/>
*[[Pankaj Singh (politician)|Pankaj Singh]], politician, MLA for Noida
*[[D. P. Yadav]], politician

===Sports===
*[[Parvinder Awana]], Indian cricketer
*[[Varun Singh Bhati]], para high jumper
*[[Shivam Mavi]], Indian cricketer
*[[Robin Singh (footballer)|Robin Singh]], footballer
*[[Arjun Vajpai]], mountaineer

== Villages in Noida City ==
{{See also|List of cities in Uttar Pradesh|Nangli Wazidpur|Nithari}}

Noida originally consisted of around 81 villages, but now comes under the [[Gautam Budh Nagar district|Gautam Buddh Nagar district]] of Uttar Pradesh.<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/noida/Rural-Noida-to-enter-digital-domain/articleshow/47007097.cms|title=Rural Noida to enter digital domain|last=Keelor|first=Vandana|date=22 April 2015|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=3 October 2017}}</ref>

Still, Noida villages lack permanent postal and individual address but according to officials, the homes in villages will be soon mapped using aerial imagery captured by drones designed by [[North East Centre for Technology Application and Reach|North East Centre for Technology Application and Reach (NECTAR)]], an autonomous society set up under the [[Government of India|Union government]]'s [[Department of Science and Technology (India)|department of science and technology]]. These maps will also provide crucial information about rural areas in an emergency. Officials said it will take almost a year to complete mapping and allotting addresses to all 81 villages.

With houses getting mapped and being allotted a formal address in Noida villages, procuring information on land rights, development plans, etc. will become easier. "Easily available maps will also be helpful in advancing development plans and settling disputes over bordering parcels of land. Mapping will also ease land transfers, by creating reliable maps and title documents."<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com"/>

==References==
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