Noida is situated in the state of Uttar Pradesh in its district Gautam Budh Nagar. The distance between Delhi and Noida is around 20 kilometres to southeast. The distance between Noida and the headquarter of the district Greater Noida is also about 20 kilometres to northwest and the distance between Noida and Uttar Pradesh's capital Lucknow is about 457 kilometres to northwest. Noida is encircled by the River Yamuna on west and south-west, the Delhi city on north and north-west, Ghaziabad and Delhi's cities on north-east, and river Hindon on the east, north-east and south-east. Noida comes under Yamuna River's catchment area, and is situated on an old river bed. The city's soil is considered rich and with characteristics of loam