Noida

**Noida** () also known as **New Okhla Industrial Development Authority** is newly emerged and one of the most important cities of Uttar Pradesh. The name is an acronym derived from **N**ew **O**khla **I**ndustrial **D**evelopment **A**uthority. It is at the border of Uttar Pradesh and New Delhi. It comes under the Delhi-NCR region. With many IT Parks growing, it is one of the major contributors for Uttar Pradesh state revenue. The city is comparatively new, it started developing in the early 1980s. It now has all major facilities including hospitals, schools, shopping malls, markets, offices, active police force, well maintained roads and well built residential areas.

## Transport

Noida's connectivity to Delhi was improved by Delhi-Noida Direct Flyway or DND which was completed by 2001. By 2009, Noida was connected to New Delhi via metro lines which made the commute for locals much easier.

## Politics

Mahesh Sharma is the present Lok Sabha MP of Gautam Buddha Nagar (since 2014) and Pankaj Singh is the present MLA of Noida (since 2017). Both politicians are members of the Bharatiya Janata Party

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Noida
- **official name**: New Okhla Industrial Development Authority
- **settlement type**: City
- **pushpin map**: India Uttar Pradesh#India
- **pushpin map caption**: Location of Noida in Uttar Pradesh, India
- **pushpin label**: Noida
- **pushpin label position**: right
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision type1**: States and territories of India, State
- **subdivision type2**: Divisions of Uttar Pradesh, Division
- **subdivision type3**: List of districts of India, District
- **subdivision name1**: Uttar Pradesh
- **subdivision name2**: Meerut Division, Meerut
- **subdivision name3**: Gautam Buddh Nagar
- **established title**: Established
- **established date**: 17 April 1976
- **government type**: Government of Uttar Pradesh
- **governing body**: Noida Authority
- **leader title**: Chairman, Noida Authority
- **leader name**: Alok Tandon, Indian Administrative Service, (IAS)
- **leader title1**: CEO, Noida Authority
- **leader name1**: Lokesh M, Indian Administrative Service, (IAS)
- **unit pref**: Metric
- **area total km2**: 203
- **elevation m**: 200
- **population total**: 637,272
- **population as of**: 2011
- **population density km2**: 2463
- **population rank**: 66th
- **demographics type1**: Language
- **demographics1 title1**: Official
- **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
- **blank1 name sec1**: Lok Sabha Constituency
- **blank1 info sec1**: Gautam Buddh Nagar
- **demographics1 info1**: Hindi language, Hindi
- **demographics1 title2**: Additional official
- **demographics1 info2**: Urdu
- **leader title2**: Commissioner, Meerut Division
- **leader name2**: Aneeta Meshram, Indian Administrative Service, (IAS)
- **leader name3**: Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj, Indian Administrative Service, (IAS)
- **leader title3**: District Magistrate and Collector
- **leader title4**: Commissioner of Police
- **leader name4**: Alok Singh, Indian Police Service, (IPS)