Malkajgiri

Malkajgiri మల్కాజ్గిరి
neighbourhood
The Skyline Of Malkajgiri
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Ranga Reddy
Metro	Hyderabad
Government
• Body	GHMC
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	500 047
Lok Sabha constituency	Malkajgiri
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Malkajgiri
Planning agency	GHMC

Malkajgiri is a suburban locality in the city of Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, in India. It comes under Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation. With a population of more than 150,000 people, Malkajgiri is itself a mini-town with many shopping arcades, community centers, etc. It is also one of the most populated mandals in Ranga Reddy district.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Malkajgiri had a population of 175,000. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Malkajgiri has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 65%. In Malkajgiri, 7% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Commercial area

One of the oldest factories in the area is Shaw Wallace Distilleries Limited, which in 2007 merged with the United Spirits, a part of UB group.Malkajgiri is the hub of industrial activity in Ranga Reddy District.

The shops in Malkajgiri cater to all needs of the locals. Sawansaboo Travel Agent in IRCTC internet booking. Sri Sai Textiles and R.S Tex, R.9000 and Anutex are the oldest textile showrooms. CMR shopping mall has recently opened its stores in Malkagiri giving a tough competition to the existing giant Anutex. Among other well-known retailers here are Hero Moto Corp, Bombay Dyeing, Reebok Factory Outlet, and Bata. Its supermarkets include Reliance Fresh and Reliance Delight, More, Taruni, Magna, Ushodaya, Heritage Fresh and Tulsi food Bazaar. Electronic retail stores include Next Retail, Hotspot, the Mobile store,Big C,Univercell mobile store, Sangeeta mobile store, Reliance web world, Uninor, Shah Electronics, PCH zone, Classic Polo. Vaikuntam is a big store in old Malkajgiri.

Banking

All major Indian banks have branches and ATMs in Malkajgiri.

Malkajgiri Assembly Constituency

The Malkajgiri Assembly Constituency is a new constituency formed after delimitation of constituencies. The General elections held in 2009 were the first elections to be held in this constituency.

Education

Malkajgiri has several good quality schools, including nationally known school D A V Public School,Gautami High School, Bhasyam Public School, Podar Jumbo Kids, Siddhardha convent high school, Bhega's High School, Durga Bhavani High School a.k.a. DBHS, Balaji High School, St. Martin High School, St. Ann's Grammar School, Anand Bagh High School, etc., within the proximity making it an ideal place for kids' education. Takshasila Public School was the first of many CBSE schools in this area. Zilla Parishad High School(ZPHS) is the only State Govt School present in Malkajgiri, apart from that within a close perimeter, Railway Boys High School a.k.a RBHS and Railway Girls High School a.k.a RGHS are the Central Government Schools very old and are very famous as they are main centres for most of the Competitive Examinations. In addition, the intermediate (junior college or +2) education requirements are met by two of the most popular colleges such as Sri Chaitanya, Narayana junior colleges,St.Ann's junior cum degree college for Women are located in this area.In Neredmet there is also a famous institution of Bhavan's with school, junior college, degree college, with all the facilities like lab, sports, etc.

Culture

Malkajgiri also has quite a few wonderful temples that one can visit, namely, the Shirdi Sai Baba temple near railway station,Lord venkateswara temple along with goddesses Sridevi & Bhoodevi at Sattireddy colony. Vijaya Vinayaka temple in Vani Nagar, the Lord Rama temple in Prem Vijay Nagar Colony, the Raghavendra Swamy mutt in Venkateshwara Nagar, Hanuman and santhoshimata temple at Old Malkajgiri, Mallanna temple in Mallikarjuna Nagar and the Ganapathi and Panchamukha Anjaneya temples in Vasanthapuri Colony.

Malkajgiri also witnesses a grand scale celebration of festivals like Mahankali Jatara (Bonalu), Ganesha Chaturthi and Dussehra wherein the whole area is decorated with colourful pandals during the festival days.Special cultural festivals are arranged and movies screened during Ganesh Chaturthi near the famous Sangam in Mirjalguda.

Martin Lutheran near Neredmet X roads and Divine Grace Lutheran Church near ECIL X roads. At Christmas time, carols singing and skits are played and be celebrated with great joy.

The youth of Malkajgiri are heavily inclined to sports. Malkajgiri has produced some of the finest cricketers in town who hone their skills by training hard in the nearby British Grounds in Lallaguda. Other popular sports in Malkajgiri include Gotil(10-20 free style,kunda style etc.) and Gilli Danda.

Transport

Malkajgiri is well-connected with other parts of the city by road as well as rail.Malkjgiri boasts of some of the finest roads in town.The stretch between Mirjalguda and Malkajgiri centre is no less than any expressway Malkajgiri Railway Station will be converted into a major junction thereby connecting it to most of places by rail route.

The principal intra-city bus routes through this area are 16A (Secunderabad - ECIL X Roads), 16C (Secunderabad - ECIL X Roads), 16A/K (Secunderabad - ECIL X Roads), 16H (Secunderabad - ECIL X Roads), 16H/10H (ECIL X Roads to Kondapur).

Proximity to transport

Malkajgiri is less than 15 mins drive from Secunderabad Railway Station. It is also just 3 km away from Mettuguda junction where the road leading to Uppal and the International Airport is being expanded into eight lanes.

Neighbourhoods

Panoramic View of Malkajgiri

Safilguda is one of the bustling residential areas in Malkajgiri. The most prominent landmark being "The Mini Tank Bund". The beautiful water storage tank with a well built boundary is a major attraction. It also has a famous temple "Kata Maisamma", attracting thousands of piligrims. Other places of interest include Safilguda Railway Station, Sri Venkateshwara Swamy temple (Balram nagar), Shiva Temple (Seetaramnagar) and Sai Baba Temple (Sainathpuram). The other side of Mini Tank Band houses the famous residential skyscrapers known as Krupa Complex which started the trend of high rise living in Hyderabad with buildings as tall as 3 floors. The area is adjacent to the Army Ordnance Center (AOC) with open land, making it a perfect location for giving respite from the bustling concrete jungle of the east. There is considerable population of Christian faith with several churches.

Anandbagh is a suburb of Hyderabad located adjacent to Malkajgiri. It is a predominantly residential area with many commercial establishments coming up. Anandbagh is located in the North-Eastern part of Hyderabad and is a thickly populated area.

The area is well connected to other parts of the city with a number of city buses plying in this route. (APSRTC bus routes from Secunderabad Bus Station : 16A, 16C, 16A/K, 16E, 16H, 38A, 38X, 38EX, 10S etc. to name a few.) A couple of landmarks in and around Anandbagh are the Lord Venkateshwara temple(at Anandbagh X-Roads) and the Safilguda lake - popularly called as Mini Tankbund beyond which is the Krupa complex. Nalanda High School, Safilguda is considered to be one of the best schools in Hyderabad is situated near this locality.

Mallikarjuna Nagar is a thickly populated residential area in the vicinity of Safilguda after the famous temple of the Lord "Mallikarjuna Swamy". The 2.5 KM Stretch from Safilguda through Jyothi Nagar is named after the Late Pilot Sri. Raj Kumar. Most famous temple "Mallikarjuna Swamy" is situated in the center of this landscape and attracts many devotees from far flung areas. Moreover every festival is celebrated with vibrant flowering and devotees feel pleased to come to this place. The place is well connected with the Bus Routes of APSRTC viz, 38E, 38EX, 38H, 38X.