Property in Shanti Niketan

The colony of big plots and numbered streets, between Anand Niketan, Moti Bagh and Rao Tula Ram Marg. Fewer buildings, wider roads and a green centre that takes up a good part of the plan.

Circle rate Category A ₹20 Cr+ new floor, 400 sq yd Plots ~400–1,500 sq yd Metro Pink Line, Moti Bagh

Property in Shanti Niketan starts at about ₹20 crore for a new floor on a 400 sq yd plot, and the colony carries one of the highest prices per square yard of plot of any floor market in South Delhi.

Shanti Niketan is the quiet one in Delhi’s diplomatic west. It sits between Anand Niketan and Moti Bagh, with Rao Tula Ram Marg along its southern edge and Vasant Vihar and Chanakyapuri a few minutes away. What sets it apart is the plot. On the colony plan we work from, most plots run from about 600 sq yd to almost 1,500 sq yd, which is far larger than the South Delhi norm.

So the market here is small and slow. Few buildings exist, fewer come up for sale, and a good floor often changes hands without a public listing. This guide covers what property in Shanti Niketan costs, how the numbered streets differ, what the plan says about heights on the main road, and how it compares with Anand Niketan next door.

SouthDelhiFloors insight

In Shanti Niketan you are buying the plot first and the floor second. A 1,200 sq yd plot on Third Street and a 600 sq yd plot on Fourth Street share a colony name, but not a price per floor, a floor size or a buyer. Read the plot dimensions on the deed before you read the brochure.

Property in Shanti Niketan, by the Numbers

These are indicative levels for property in Shanti Niketan, drawn from our own pricing data, our current listing in the colony and the colony plan. On plots this large, the plot size, the street and the outlook move the price far more than the fittings, so test every figure against the specific floor.

New floor, 400 sq ydfrom ₹20 Cr

Floors range₹18–22 Cr on 400 sq yd

Price per sq yd of plot~₹5 L

Land rate (market)₹12–14 L / sq yd

Circle-rate categoryA

Plot sizes on the plan~600–1,500 sq yd

Street widths30, 45 and 60 ft

Nearest metroMoti Bagh · Pink Line

NeighboursAnand Niketan, Moti Bagh

Category AShanti Niketan · circle rate

Land · per sq metre₹7,74,000

Per sq yard (gaj)₹6,47,163

Per sq foot₹71,907

Min. construction · per sq m₹21,960

This is the minimum registration value of the land, not its market price, and for a floor the Sub-Registrar applies it to your share of the plot. Shanti Niketan is notified in Category A, the top band, alongside Anand Niketan and Vasant Vihar. See Delhi circle rates in full →

A colony planned around large plots and a green centre

Shanti Niketan was laid out as a low-density bungalow colony, and the plan still shows it. Instead of lettered blocks, it is organised by numbered streets. First Street is Rao Tula Ram Marg itself. Second Street and Sixth Street are 60 foot roads on the Moti Bagh and Anand Niketan sides, and the inner streets are mostly 45 feet wide, with one 30 foot lane.

The middle of the colony is given over to shared space. A Children Park, a playground, the club, a primary school and two nursery schools sit together at the centre, with a dispensary, a few shops and tube wells at the edges. For a colony this size, that is a lot of public ground, and it is one reason the streets feel open.

The plots themselves are where Shanti Niketan differs most. The plan gives dimensions such as 60 by 120 feet (about 800 sq yd), 72 by 150 feet (about 1,200 sq yd) and 78 by 170 feet (close to 1,500 sq yd). The original houses are now being rebuilt one plot at a time into floors, which is the only way new homes appear here.

The Shanti Niketan format: a new floor building on a large plot, with the terrace kept for the top floor.

Shanti Niketan property, street by street

Property in Shanti Niketan is read by street and plot number, because each street restarts its numbering. Plot 12 on Third Street and plot 12 on Fourth Street are different sizes, on different roads, at different prices. The map below is drawn on the colony plan and marks the main groups of plots.

Broadly, the biggest plots line Rao Tula Ram Marg and Third Street, the middle-size plots sit around Fourth and Seventh Street, and the two 60 foot roads, Second and Sixth Street, form the long diagonal edges. Tap the map to compare them.

Shanti Niketan, street by street

Drawn over the colony’s own plot plan. Tap a number or a gold zone to read that part of the colony. The overlay is schematic, not to scale, for orientation only.

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Shanti Niketan · First to Ninth Street

Pick a street on the map

Shanti Niketan is organised by numbered streets, not lettered blocks. Tap a number or a gold zone.

Quote the street, the plot number and the colony name together, because plot numbers repeat on every street.

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First Street · the Rao Tula Ram Marg row — the plots facing Rao Tula Ram Marg, marked two-storeyed on the plan

Third Street · the long inner row — the long 45-foot street one row in from Rao Tula Ram Marg

Fourth and Seventh Street · the centre — the 600 to 800 sq yd plots in the middle of the colony

Fifth Street · the west side — the diagonal street on the west side, next to the playground and club

Sixth Street · the Anand Niketan edge — the 60-foot road on the boundary with Anand Niketan

Second Street · the Moti Bagh edge — the 60-foot road on the Moti Bagh side, with narrower plots

The green heart · parks, club and school — the Children Park, playground, club and primary school at the centre

Every part of Shanti Niketan and what it is known for

The plot dimensions below, which shape every piece of property in Shanti Niketan, come from the colony plan. We convert them to square yards because that is how the market quotes, but always confirm the plot area on the title papers.

First Street, on Rao Tula Ram Marg

The largest plots on the plan, from about 950 to nearly 1,500 sq yd, facing the main road. The plan marks this row two-storeyed.

USP: the biggest land holdings in the colony, for buyers who want a whole house.

Third Street

One row in from the main road, with 72 by 150 foot and 69 by 180 foot plots on the south side and smaller 625 sq yd plots to the west.

USP: very large plots without the main-road traffic.

Fourth and Seventh Street

Plots of about 600 and 800 sq yd around the dispensary, the shops and a nursery school, a short walk from the park.

USP: the most common source of new floor buildings.

Fifth Street

A diagonal street of plots close to 970 sq yd, with the playground and the club on one side and Anand Niketan beyond.

USP: large plots next to the club and playground.

Sixth Street

A 60 foot road with plots of about 640 and 975 sq yd. The inner row backs onto the Children Park.

USP: a wide road in front and a park behind.

Second Street

The second 60 foot road, with narrower plots of about 600 sq yd facing Moti Bagh II.

USP: the lowest entry into a 60 foot road address.

What property in Shanti Niketan costs against its neighbours

Very few Shanti Niketan deals are ever reported, so we price the colony from our own current levels, from the floors we are offering in it and from its two closest rivals.

₹20 Cr+New floor · 400 sq yd
Our current starting point for a new floor on a 400 sq yd plot in Shanti Niketan. That works out to roughly ₹5 lakh per square yard of plot, among the highest of any floor colony in South Delhi.
₹18–22 CrOur current listing
A new 400 sq yd building on a wide road where the second floor is offered at ₹18 crore and the top floor with a planted terrace at ₹22 crore, both about 2,250 sq ft with four bedrooms.
₹18 Cr+Anand Niketan · 400 sq yd
A new four-bedroom floor on the same plot size next door in Anand Niketan. So the Shanti Niketan address adds a premium for the same land.
₹18 Cr+Vasant Vihar · 400 sq yd
A new four-bedroom floor on a 400 sq yd plot in Vasant Vihar, a short drive west. Vasant Vihar has more stock, a bigger market and more choice, while Shanti Niketan offers fewer, quieter streets.

What these numbers tell a buyer

Price per square yard falls as plots get bigger, so a floor on a 1,000 sq yd plot will not cost two and a half times one on 400 sq yd. On the larger Shanti Niketan plots, compare floors by built area, land share and outlook, and ask what the sanctioned height allows on that street.

A new floor, a resale floor, or a whole plot?

A new floor

From about ₹20 crore on a 400 sq yd plot, and more on the bigger plots. Ask which floor comes with the terrace and which with the basement, because the top and ground floors are priced above the middle ones.

A resale floor

Older floors in Shanti Niketan are few and are often larger than new ones. The discount sits on the building, not the land, so a sound older floor on a big plot can be the best value in the colony.

A whole plot

Shanti Niketan is one of the few South Delhi colonies where a buyer can still find a plot of 1,000 sq yd or more. Price the land first, then check the sanctioned height for that street before paying for development potential.

The Children Park and playground form the green centre of Shanti Niketan.

Living in Shanti Niketan

Daily life around property in Shanti Niketan is quiet in a way that few South Delhi addresses can match. With large plots, few buildings per street and wide roads, there is little through traffic, and the green centre gives children and walkers space that does not involve crossing a main road.

For daily needs, the colony has a few shops of its own, and the markets of Vasant Vihar, Anand Niketan and Moti Bagh are a short drive away. Chanakyapuri’s embassies and its retail are close, and the airport and Gurugram are reached quickly by Rao Tula Ram Marg. That airport run is a large part of the colony’s appeal to people who travel for work.

On connectivity, the nearest Delhi Metro station is Sir M. Vishweshwaraiah Moti Bagh on the Pink Line, a short drive away. Most residents drive, though, so check the parking allotment in any deed. Shanti Niketan falls under the MCD, and property tax for the colony is paid on the MCD online portal.

The rental market

Tenants for property in Shanti Niketan are mostly diplomats, senior executives of multinational companies and families who want a large floor near the airport road. The big plots mean big floors, often with staff rooms and room for several cars, and that is what this tenant pays for.

Rents are negotiated floor by floor, so we quote them against current comparables rather than a single average. Next door in Anand Niketan, our guide puts floors at about ₹2.5–5 lakh a month, and larger Shanti Niketan floors sit at the upper end of that band. As with any land-heavy address, gross yields are low, because the buyer is paying for land and location rather than for cash flow.

What a transaction actually looks like

Property in Shanti Niketan is valued on the Category A circle rate of ₹7,74,000 per square metre of land, with minimum construction at ₹21,960 per square metre. Duty is charged on the higher of the deal value and the circle value. Because Category A is the highest band and the plots are large, the circle value of a big Shanti Niketan plot can itself run to tens of crores, so check that it sits below your agreed price.

Budget the full cost of registration on top of the price. The all-in rate is 8% in a man’s name, 6% in a woman’s name and 7% for joint ownership. In a man’s name, that is 3% stamp duty, 4% MCD transfer duty and 1% registration. In a woman’s name, the two duties fall to 2% and 3%, and a 50:50 joint deed sits in between at 2.5% and 3.5%. On a ₹20 crore floor, that comes to about ₹1.6 crore in a man’s name and ₹1.2 crore in a woman’s. The buyer also deducts 1% TDS against the seller’s PAN, and the rules change if the seller is a non-resident. See the full stamp duty breakdown → · Circle rate vs market rate →

Banks lend against a clean title and an approved building plan, but at these tickets most buyers pay largely from their own funds. How a home loan works on a builder floor → · The NRI buyer’s guide →

Buying property in Shanti Niketan: what to verify

The street name and plot number together. In Shanti Niketan every street restarts its numbering, so a deed that says only “plot 12” is not enough. Match the street on the deed to the street you visited.
The plot area and dimensions on the title papers. Plots on the Shanti Niketan plan range from about 600 to almost 1,500 sq yd, and a floor’s land share is a percentage of that figure.
For a plot on Rao Tula Ram Marg, the sanctioned height. The colony plan marks that row two-storeyed, so confirm what the current sanction allows before you pay for a four-floor rebuild.
For a floor, the land share, terrace, basement and parking written into the sale deed, with the sanctioned plan for the whole building.
Whether the seller is the builder or the original family. Most new floors in Shanti Niketan come through collaboration with the plot owner, so read the registered collaboration agreement and confirm who signs your deed.
The completion certificate, and that the built floors match the sanctioned plan.
A clean title chain and a registered sale deed only, never a GPA or power-of-attorney transfer, with MCD property tax paid and mutation completed after purchase.

Where deals go wrong

In Shanti Niketan, the costly mistakes come from size and height rather than finish. A buyer pays a big-plot price for a smaller plot, or pays for a four-floor rebuild on a main-road plot that the plan marks two-storeyed. So confirm the street, the plot dimensions and the sanctioned height before you agree a price for property in Shanti Niketan. The 21-point buying checklist →

Shanti Niketan property for sale

Property in Shanti Niketan rarely lists publicly, and most floors change hands through families, builders and advisers. This is the floor building we are offering in the colony today. Our Shanti Niketan page always shows the current list.

Penthouse in Shanti Niketan with terrace garden

₹22 Cr

4 bed5 bath~2,250 sq ft + terrace400 sq yd plot

Also in this building

The second floor below the penthouse, the same layout of about 2,250 sq ft with four bedrooms and five bathrooms, without the terrace.

₹18 Cr

Browse all Shanti Niketan listings →

Property in Shanti Niketan or Anand Niketan?

The two colonies share a 60 foot road, Sixth Street, and the same buyer looks at both. Both are Category A. Anand Niketan is organised into lettered blocks A to E with plots from about 200 to 800 sq yd, its own market and a club with a pool, and a new four-bedroom floor on 400 sq yd starts around ₹18 crore. It also offers a way in at ₹9 crore for a 3 BHK on 200 sq yd, which Shanti Niketan does not.

Shanti Niketan is the bigger-plot colony, with a larger green centre and fewer buildings per street, and the same 400 sq yd floor starts nearer ₹20 crore. Choose Anand Niketan for more stock, a lower entry and in-colony shopping. Choose Shanti Niketan for space, quiet and the chance of a very large plot. Compare: the Anand Niketan guide → · Or see Vasant Vihar → · Or Westend, the gated bungalow colony nearby →

Where property in Shanti Niketan goes from here

Three things support the case for property in Shanti Niketan. Supply is fixed, because the colony is fully built and new homes only come from rebuilding. The plots are large, so each floor carries a lot of land. And the diplomatic west, close to the airport road and Chanakyapuri, has held its appeal to embassies, multinationals and business families through several cycles.

The risks are thinness and rules. Few deals happen, so one sale can move the average, and our own market notes suggest Category B colonies have recently been rising faster than Category A ones. Height rules on the main-road row also limit how much can be rebuilt there. Over a long horizon, though, large plots in this belt have been among the steadiest stores of value in Delhi.

Frequently asked questions

Prices and plots

What does property in Shanti Niketan cost?

A new floor on a 400 sq yd plot starts at about ₹20 crore. Our current listing offers a second floor at ₹18 crore and the top floor with a terrace garden at ₹22 crore in the same building. Floors on bigger plots cost more in total but less per square yard of plot.

What is the circle rate in Shanti Niketan?

Shanti Niketan is in Category A, valued at ₹7,74,000 per square metre of land, or ₹6,47,163 per square yard, with minimum construction at ₹21,960 per square metre. Market land rates run at roughly twice that.

How big are the plots in Shanti Niketan?

On the colony plan, most plots run from about 600 sq yd to almost 1,500 sq yd, with the largest on Rao Tula Ram Marg and Third Street. Floors also trade on 400 sq yd plots, so always confirm the plot area on the title papers.

Does Shanti Niketan have blocks?

No. Shanti Niketan is organised by numbered streets, from First Street on Rao Tula Ram Marg to Ninth Street, and each street has its own plot numbers. Quote the street and the plot number together.

What extra costs apply when buying in Shanti Niketan?

Budget 6–8% of the price: 8% in a man’s name, 6% in a woman’s and 7% jointly. That covers stamp duty and MCD transfer duty together, 5–7% depending on whose name the deed is in, plus 1% registration. The buyer also deducts 1% TDS from the seller.

Location and daily life

Where exactly is Shanti Niketan?

In the diplomatic west of South Delhi, with Rao Tula Ram Marg on its southern edge, Anand Niketan across Sixth Street and Moti Bagh across Second Street. Vasant Vihar and Chanakyapuri are a short drive away.

Which metro station is nearest to Shanti Niketan?

Sir M. Vishweshwaraiah Moti Bagh on the Pink Line is the nearest, a short drive away. Most residents drive, so parking in the deed matters.

Is Shanti Niketan the same as Anand Niketan?

No. They are separate colonies that share a boundary road. Anand Niketan has lettered blocks and smaller plots on average, while Shanti Niketan has numbered streets and larger plots, so check the colony name on the deed.

Who rents in Shanti Niketan?

Tenants for property in Shanti Niketan are mostly diplomats, senior executives and families who want a large floor near the airport road. Rents are agreed floor by floor, and yields are low because buyers pay mainly for land.

Key takeaways

Property in Shanti Niketan means large plots on numbered streets in the diplomatic west, on Category A land.
New floors on 400 sq yd start near ₹20 crore, about ₹5 lakh per square yard of plot, above Anand Niketan and Vasant Vihar for the same plot size.
Plots on the plan run from about 600 to almost 1,500 sq yd, and the Rao Tula Ram Marg row is marked two-storeyed.
A large green centre, the club and wide roads make it one of the quietest colonies in South Delhi.
Verify the street, plot dimensions and sanctioned height, and buy only on a registered deed with the land share written in.

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