Sikh Village earlier known as Sikhul thota is a small suburb in
Secunderabad
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India
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Nizam
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's Sikh troops being settled here a century ago. It is from Paradise Circle and from
Bowenpally
Bowenpally (Spelled as Bow-en-palli) is a locality in Secundrabad, India. It is predominantly an upper middle class area. It has some of the best residential colonies. It is located on the northwest fringe of secundrabad city.Tadbund Hanuman temple is located here. Also it is the place where the Indian hockey players Mukesh Kumar and Saranjeet Singh live. Old Mudfort, an area earlier named as Tilleri is also very near. Sikh Village is also house to the Dobhi ghat that was given to local washer man community by British to wash soiled clothes here by not going to Hasmathpet lake.
Masthana Hotel is an age-old landmark of Sikh Village and Mudfort. It is close to
Trimulgherry
Tirumalagiri, previously spelt as Trimulgherry, is a locality and a Mandal in the city of Secunderabad also it falls under Secunderabad Revenue Division, Earlier is a major suburb of Secunderabad, India. The name is an anglicization of Tirumalag ...
, Park View Enclave and the AWHO housing colony. There is a Gurudwara in the vicinity. The key circle areas are Diamond Point Circle, Mastana Hotel Cross. The Diamond Point Hotel is also there in the area.
It has a number of function halls like Imperial Gardens, Jewel Gardens, Bantia Gardens, and Raja Rajeshwari Gardens. A
hockey
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ground is planned in the area.
The wholesale Monda Market which was moved from Secunderabad is located here.
The landscape of Sikh Village was entirely lush green fields of fruits and vegetables, hence the name thota.
Transport
TSRTC
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26,26N,26M,26G 26M/V all connect Sikh Village to Secunderabad and other parts of the city.
The closest MMTS Train station is at
Secunderabad
Secunderabad, also spelled as Sikandarabad (, ), is a twin cities, twin city of Hyderabad and one of the six zones of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Telangana. It ...
Schools
There are several schools in this suburb, including
Delhi Public School
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