Shamshabad

Shamshabad శంషాబాద్)
—  suburban neighbourhood  —
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad from a distance
Shamshabad శంషాబాద్) Location of Shamshabad శంషాబాద్) in Andhra Pradesh and India
Coordinates	17°15′37″N 78°23′49″E
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District(s)	Rangareddy
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 574 metres (1,883 ft)

Shamshabad (Telugu: శంషాబాద్) is a suburban village and a mandal headquarters, located on the outskirts of Hyderabad, India.

There is a railway station at Shamshabad which is part of the South Central Railway, Indian Railways.

Geography

Shamsabad is located at 17.2603°N 78.3969°E / 17.2603; 78.3969. It has an average elevation of 574 metres (1,886 ft).

New International Airport

Shamshabad boasts the brand-new Hyderabad International Airport, which commenced operations on March 23, 2008. The airport site totals 5,400-acre (22 km²) in area and the GPS coordinates are 17"15' North and 78"25' East. Currently the biggest project in Hyderabad, the new international airport, once completed in all its phases, will be able to provide much-needed infrastructure to handle large aircraft and the booming passenger and cargo traffic at Hyderabad. With world-class facilities and latest technology aimed at providing passenger convenience, this airport is one of the best in the country. Other noteworthy features of the airport are, the second longest runway (4.2 km or 2.6 miles) in the country, and extensive connectivity to/from the city. This multi-phased project is conceptualised on the lines of modular-expansion and has been developed to cater to over 7 million passengers a year in the first phase i.e. March 2008. It would be able to cater to over 50 million passengers a year in the final phase of development.

Many projects of AP Govt. are coming in and around Shamshabad Airport, including Fab City, Nano Tech Park, Hardware Park, and Textile Park. The airport is connected to Hitech City by the recently constructed Outer Ring Road which makes it very convenient to International visitors visiting the Hitech city.

Panchayats

There are 24 panchayats in the Shamshabad mandal.

• Chinna Golkonda (village and panchayat)
• Chinna Gollapally (village and panchayat)
• Ghansimiyaguda (village and panchayat)
• Hamidullanagar (village and panchayat)
• Jukal (village and panchayat)
• Kacharam (village and panchayat)
• Uppal, Shamshabad mandal (Village and panchayat)
• Kavvaguda (village and panchayat)
• Kothwalguda (village and panchayat)
• Madanpally (village and panchayat)
• Malkaram (village and panchayat)
• Muchintal (village and panchayat)
• Nanjapur (village and panchayat)
• Narkhuda (village and panchayat)
• Ootpally (village and panchayat)
• Palamakole (village and panchayat)
• Pedda Golkonda (village and panchayat)
• Pedda Shapur (village and panchayat)
• Pedda Tupra (village and panchayat)
• Ramanujpur (village and panchayat)
• Satamrai (village and panchayat)
• Shamshabad (village and panchayat)
• Shankarapur (village and panchayat)
• Sultanpally (village and panchayat)
• Tondpalli (village and panchayat)

Temples

• seetharamaswamy temple at ammapally.

Built by Vengi kings in 13th Century BC and one of the rarest Kodanda rama temple, where lord Ram is holding an arrow in his hand along with Sita and Laxmana in the Sanctum sanctorum. Lord Hanuman is placed at the Dhwaja stamba. Temple is located 4 kms from Shamshabad bus stand and is one of the popular destinations for the Telugu film industry.

seetharamaswamy temple at Ammapally.

External links

• Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (Shamshabad)
• Shamshabad