Palam

Palam (phonetically Pālam) is a major residential colony located in Dwarka, South West Delhi.

It is one of 70 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of the Delhi National Capital Territory in northern India.

Palam is listed in the Ain-i-Akbari as a pargana under Delhi sarkar, producing a revenue of 5,726,787 dams for the imperial treasury and supplying a force of 1000 infantry and 70 cavalry.

Palam lies in the South Delhi Lok Sabha constituency[8] from where Ramesh Bidhuri from BJP is the MP.

[10] Palam features an atypical version of the humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa).

[12] The brief, mild winter starts in late November, peaks in January and heavy fog often occurs.

[16][17] The average annual rainfall is approximately 714 mm (28.1 in), most of which falls during the monsoon in July and August.

[31] Palam's culture is diverse and includes many temples, the biggest and oldest of which is Dada Dev Mandir,[32] worshiped as the gram devta (village god) of the 12 villages of Palam, Shahbad, Bagdola, Nasirpur, Bindapur, Dabri, Asalatpur, Untkala, Matiala, Baprola, Poothkala and Nangalraya.

Established in Vikram Samvant 781 or 838 AD, after a dream made Saints Dada Dev and Jaidev transport a stone north from Tonk in Rajasthan, the temple complex is huge and is spread over eight acres.

According to an inscription in mixed Arabic and Persian prose on the northern arch of its central compartment, it was built by one Ghazanfar in 935 AH (1528–29).

[38] Porbandar, Motihari & Delhi Sarai Rohilla trains pass through Palam Railway Station.

Ram Chowk Market
Palam Metro Station Gate-2
Palam Station Signboard in English Hindi and Urdu showing level above the sea.