Greater Noida is a planned city located in the Gautam Buddha Nagar district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

[7] Established in 1991 under the UP Industrial Area Development Act of 1976, it is part of the National Capital Region (NCR) and serves as an extension to the city of Noida.

Originally conceived to alleviate Delhi's rapid expansion and demographic pressure, Greater Noida has evolved into a significant hub for education, industry, and sports.

The city is known for its wide roads, planned sectors named after Greek letters, and underground utilities.As per the 2011 census, Greater Noida had a population of 107,676, with a literacy rate of 86.54%.

The city has attracted major investments in various sectors, including education, with several universities and institutes establishing campuses in the area.

[8] In the early 1980s, the Government of India realised that the rapid rate at which Delhi was expanding would result in chaos.

Migration to cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad and Bangalore exceeded planning estimates.

The massive population influx from Delhi, however, caused it to overload in a mere 15 years, although intake is not complete and illegal mining remains a problem.

A railway station near Boraki and an international airport were included later in the plan intending to develop Greater Noida as an independent city.

The Buddh International Circuit was used to hold the Indian Grand Prix in 2011, 2012 and 2013 before the premature cancellation of the contract.

The present GNIDA office is in Gamma  II sector just opposite the historical village Rampur Jagir/Jahangir where the revolutionary Pandit Ram Prasad Bismil lived in 1919 when he was hidden underground after the Mainpuri conspiracy.

The road from Sector 121 that crosses Hindon river reaches Sectors 1,2,3,4, 16B, 16C,10, 12, Techzone, Knowledge Park 5, etc in Greater Noida West and consists of 16 villages: Khairpur Gurjar, Shahberi, Devla, Patwari, Ghanghola, Bisrakh, Roza-Yakubpur, Haibatpur, Itaida, Patwari, Aminabad, Asadallapur, Maincha and Chipyana Buzurg.

According to the Bureau of Indian Standards, the town falls under seismic zone-III, on a scale of I to V (in order of increasing proneness to earthquakes).

Greater Noida has a Tropical Savanna Climate with three main seasons: summer, monsoon and winter.

The DM is in charge of property records and revenue collection for the central government and oversee the national elections held in the city.

Zone Three, Greater Noida, has nine police stations — Sector Beta 2, Knowledge Park, Site V, Dadri, Jarcha, Dankaur, Rabupura, Ecotech 1 and Jewar.

Of late, Greater Noida has attracted a lot of interest from major corporate houses for setting up their businesses in the city.

[44] On 30 October 2011, Greater Noida hosted the inaugural Formula One Indian Grand Prix at the Buddh International Circuit constructed by Jaypee Group.

[citation needed] The Time Trial cycling event for the 2010 Commonwealth Games was held at Noida–Greater Noida Expressway.