Vastral

Overview

Vastral is a well-known locality in the east of Ahmedabad. It is a city and municipality in Ahmedabad district. This locality comes under the jurisdiction of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation. It is a rapidly developed residential area and offers affordable property in Ahmedabad. Some of the prominent locality located close to Vastral are Mahadev Nagar Tekra, Arbudanagar, Lakshmi Nagar, Janta Nagar, Ramol, Harboleshwar Nagar, Amraiwadi, Hatkeshwar, Odhav, Maninagar, Kathwada etc. The area is served by the Vastral Road and it also enjoys close proximity to the Sardar Patel Ring Road. Vastral Road is the only internal roads which serves the locality. NH48 is passing through the centre of the locality. The under-construction Ahmedabad metro is the added advantages for the locality.

Connectivity

The transport network is mainly operated by Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Services (AMTS) and Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) buses.

Maninagar, Vatva, Ahmedabad Junction, Geratpur, Sabarmati Junction are its nearby railway stations. However, Ahmedabad Junction is the major and the nearest railway station to Vastral which is the located at a distance of 9 km via Rakhial Road and Vastral Road.

It has close proximity to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport which is located at a distance of 17 km via Airport Road.

Factors for past growth
Its proximity to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, Ahmedabad Junction along with commercial centre of Prahlad Nagar have been a plus point, driving residential demand and development in the locality.

Factors for future growth
Under-construction Ahmedabad Metro Rail once completed will drive the property rates in the locality and at the same time, it will reduce the traffic congestion for daily commuters.The outer ring road is already operational and mainly benefitted peripheral locations of the city.

Proposed and Planned Infra

Under-construction Ahmedabad Metro Rail Corridor

Proposed GIFT City.

Infra development (Social & Physical)
The locality has a number of good educational institutions like international schools, schools affiliated to all the different boards and colleges. Some of the prominent schools present here are Delhi Public School, Podar International School, Arpan High School, Madhav International School, Shanti Asiatic School, Tajendra English School, Shanti Juniors Vastral, New Thomas School, Little Millennium Vastral Ahmedabad, Bhavna High School among others. It also houses some good colleges nearby. These include Takshila College of Education, Vision College of Education, CIPET Ahmedabad, Central Institute of Plastics Engineering, PD Pandya Mahila Commerce College, Darshan Engineering among others

The locality has super specialty, multi-specialty and general hospitals. The locality has a number of clinics and pharmacies too. Svayambhu Hospital, M.B. Patel Hospital, Bhagwati General Hospital, Narayana Multispeciality Hospital, Shalby Hospital, Naroda to name a few.

The locality has a good retail market with malls, shopping plazas, shopping complexes, retail outlets, stationery shops, and grocery outlets. The shopping malls in the locality include Swastik Mall Vastral, Harihar Shopping Centre, Metro Mall, 10 Acres, Sarada Shopping Centre, Krishna Shopping Centre, Krish Avenue-2 among others. It also houses retail outlets of national and international brands such as Reliance Digital Xpress Mini, The Raymond Shop, Digital Xpress Mini, My Jio Store, The Raymond Shop, Chroma Corporation etc.