Noida

About Noida

Noida, short for New Okhla Industrial Development Authority, is a city located in Gautam Buddha Nagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is a part of the National Capital Region (NCR). Situated in the floodplain region between the Yamuna and the Hindon Rivers, the city was established in 1976, and is regarded as one of the most systematically planned cities in India. It was designed under the NCR planning strategy to decentralise growth from Delhi. Gautam Buddha Nagar District that includes the cities of Noida, Greater Noida and YEIDA City contributes over 10% to the Uttar Pradesh GSDP, more than 2.5x the state capital district of Lucknow which contributes 4%.

Noida is frequently ranked as one of India’s greenest cities, boasting over 50% green cover, including botanica gardens and biodiversity parks. The city emphasises sustainable development, green corridors, and high-quality landscaping. As per provisional reports of Census of India, the population of Noida in 2011 was 642,381. The city is managed and maintained by the New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (NOIDA). The district's administrative headquarters are in the nearby city of Greater Noida. The city is a part of the Noida (Vidhan Sabha) constituency and Gautam Buddha Nagar (Lok Sabha) constituency. Noida was ranked as the "Best City in Uttar Pradesh" in the "Best City Awards" conducted by ABP News in 2015. It is also ranked the cleanest city in medium category cities (cities with a population of 300,000 to 1,000,000) and 4th cleanest city among cities with less than 1,000,000 people.

Noida is a prominent IT hub of India, for several software development companies, such as Microsoft, Arm Holdings, HCL, Samsung and Barclays. The city has evolved into a prominent economic engine, owing to concentrations of information technology firms, electronics assembly, automotive production, logistics facilities and news broadcasting houses. As of August 2025, Noida accommodates approximately 11,000 industrial units. Noida is the leading mobile manufacturing hub in India, home to the Samsung, Xiaomi, Google Pixel, Vivo and OPPO, collectively responsible for over 60% of India's mobile production. A new planned city, Greater Noida extensions further expand capacity with new SEZs and tech parks.

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