Nizamuddin West is an upscale residential locality, conveniently located south of India gate.

With the opening of the Nizamuddin Metro Station on the Pink Line, the prices of the colony are expected to rise further.

[citation needed] The colony has been home to noted writers, scholars and freedom fighters in the past.

Noted Islamic scholar and peace activist, Padam Bhushan Maulana Wahiduddin Khan lives here.

The first Chief Executive Councillor of Delhi and veteran freedom fighter Padma Shri Mir Mushtaq Ahmad resided here.