NoidaThe 1976-planned NCR city — news-channel towers, IT campuses, the Okhla bird sanctuary and the expressway economy
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Noida — live weather, population, hidden places and cost of living, auto-updated.
Noida — the New Okhla Industrial Development Authority’s 1976-planned city — grew from authority plots into one of NCR’s working cores: IT and BPO campuses across Sectors 62–63, the Film City studios that put India’s news channels here, and the mall-and-office grid along the DND Flyway. Census 2011 counted about 6.4 lakh; the Noida-Greater Noida UA now crosses ten lakh.
The city keeps green gaps in the concrete — the Okhla Bird Sanctuary on the Yamuna edge, the Botanical Garden station’s parklands and the sector parks — while the expressway orbit (Greater Noida, the Yamuna Expressway, the Jewar airport belt) keeps stretching its geography. The Aqua Line metro and the supertech-demolition headlines write its modern chapters.
Fast facts
| Status | Planned city — Noida Authority |
| District | Gautam Buddha Nagar (HQ) |
| Founded | 1976 — planned industrial authority |
| District population (2011) | 16,74,714 |
| City population (2011) | 6,42,381 — UA now 10 lakh+ |
| Elevation | ≈200 m on the Yamuna edge |
| Claim | India’s TV-news & media hub |
| Languages | Hindi · English · Urdu |
| Metro | Blue Line · Aqua Line · Magenta edge |
| Nearest airport | IGI Delhi (DEL) — Jewar NIA rising |
| Green edge | Okhla Bird Sanctuary · Botanical Garden |
| Industry | IT/BPO · media · electronics (SEZ) |
| District literacy | 80.1% (2011) |
| Famous for | Media city · IT campuses · DND Flyway |
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Demographics CENSUS 2011
Last official census — 2021 census deferred, estimates update on release.
6,37,078 residents
per 1,000 males
municipal area (2011)
≈70,079 children (est.)
🌟 Hidden & heritage places
Noida beyond the postcards — quiet places and lanes most guides skip.
Okhla Bird Sanctuary
The Yamuna-barrage wetland — the winter migratory ducks, the flamingo strays and the dawn-hide birding.
Directions ↗Noida Film City & news towers
The Sector-16 studios — newsroom floors, production sets and the broadcast satellites of India’s TV capital.
Directions ↗City Park & sector greens
The planned grid’s breathing spaces — the Sector-1 lake park, the atal-krida grounds and the evening walkers.
Directions ↗Botanical Garden belt
The park-and-metro corner — the botanical gardens, the golf-course greens and the skyline lookouts.
Directions ↗Yamuna riverfront belt
The river-edge reclamation — the floodplain wetlands, the cycling tracks plan and the greenway walks.
Directions ↗Greater Noida sports orbit
The cricket-stadium and F1-circuit orbit — the Buddh International ring and the sports-city arenas.
Directions ↗Weekend getaways
Approximate road distances from Noida.
Cost of living
Indicative monthly estimates for a single person — verify locally before deciding.
| 1 BHK rent (city) | ₹3,000 – 6,000 / mo |
| 2 BHK rent (city) | ₹6,000 – 11,000 / mo |
| Meal at a local eatery | ₹70 – 150 |
| Groceries (single, month) | ₹3,500 – 5,500 |
| Utilities (basic) | ₹1,200 – 2,500 |
| Monthly total (est.) | ₹10,000 – 17,000 |
Estimates only · NCR premium city · updated with market data over time
Top industries
What actually runs Noida.
IT & BPO campuses
The software core — HCL-legacy campuses, fintech floors and the Sector-62-63 office grids.
IT ↗Film City & broadcast
The TV-news capital — channel HQs, studio floors, post-production houses and the OTT content mills.
Media ↗Electronics & mobile SEZ
The assembly economy — mobile-fabrication parks, component vendors and the export-processing units.
Electronics ↗Real estate & development
The authority-plot verticals — developer HQs, commercial leasing and the high-rise economy.
Realty ↗Malls & Great India Place
The NCR retail core — mall anchors, food courts and the entertainment parks.
Retail ↗Amity & university belt
The private-university cluster — Amity’s campus, engineering colleges and the coaching rows.
Education ↗Expressway logistics
The DND-Jewar corridor — warehousing parks and the last-mile NCR distribution hubs.
Logistics ↗Top restaurants & food
Where locals actually eat — local counters, classics and street institutions.
Brahmaputra Market food rows
The sector-market food line — momo carts, chaat counters and the tandoori evenings.
Directions ↗Sector 18 food halls
The mall-and-office circuit — global counters, craft coffee and the Friday desk crowds.
Directions ↗Dal-makhani & kebab rooms
The grill streets — butter-chicken plates, kebab platters and the naan baskets.
Directions ↗Sector 62 cafe strip
The campus-adjacent cafe mile — coffee roasts, bakery counters and the student crowds.
Directions ↗Bengali & mithai houses
The sweet belt — roshogolla trays, kaju-katli tins and the festival boxes.
Directions ↗Style-verified from local guides · Sep 2026 · hours change — call ahead
Markets & shopping
Brahmaputra & Atta markets
The sector-market pair — apparel rows, street retail and the office-lunch arcades.
Directions ↗Sector 18 & Great India Place
The premium retail core — mall anchors, multiplexes and the weekend entertainment economy.
Directions ↗Sector mandis & sabzi rows
The utility markets — vegetable mandis, kirana clusters and the morning-belt trades.
Directions ↗Festival & fair calendar
Surajkund Mela orbit
The crafts fair on the NCR edge — artisan lanes, folk stages and the weekend crowds.
Diwali in the towers
The lamp festival — high-rise lightings, sector puja pandals and the market rows.
Holi in the sectors
The colour festival — sector grounds, society lawns and the Rang Barsa mornings.
Okhla bird-count weeks
The citizen-science season — sanctuary migratory peaks and the birding mornings.
October – March
The NCR winter — park walks, food streets and the mela calendar.
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FAQ
What is Noida famous for?
The 1976-planned NCR city — India’s TV-news and media hub, IT/BPO campuses, the DND Flyway and the Okhla Bird Sanctuary on the Yamuna edge.
What is the population of Noida?
Census 2011: about 6,42,381 (queue figure 6,37,078, pending reconciliation); the Noida-Greater Noida UA now crosses ten lakh; district 16,74,714.
What is the pincode of Noida?
The city starts at 201301; Noida spans 201301–201309 across Sector belts and the Phase-2 industrial area.
Which places should I visit there?
The Sector-18 mall circuit, Okhla sanctuary’s birding hides, Brahmaputra market’s food rows — with the Buddh circuit as the day run.