Old era nameboard at Sitaphalmandi railway station

Sitaphal Mandi is one of the old suburbs of

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City in the

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. It is located close to

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and is surrounded by

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in the east,

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in the south,

in the west and

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in the north. Sitaphalmandi is located about 1.5 km from Secunderabad.

Etymology

The suburb's name comes from the words sitaphal (

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) and mandi (market).

Education

Sitaphalmandi has a lot of schools that has been catering for the past 40 years to the students in and around the locality.

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is located close to the railway station.

Culture

Sitaphalmandi has many religious landmarks – two mosques in this area include the one that is close to the

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, and the other at

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. The Hindu temples include Rama Lingeshwara Swamy Temple (Ramalayam), Pochamma Temple, Saibaba Temple (Dattatreya temple). And, also a

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is located in the area. A recently constructed temple of Sri Kalyana Venkateswara Swamy (Lord Balaji) at

Namalagundu Namalagundu is a residential suburb of Secunderabad, India. The area is located at about 1.5 km from the Secunderabad Station. The neighbourhood surroundings of Namalagundu include Chilkalguda, Sitaphalmandi, Warasiguda and Mylargadda. ...

on a spiritual rock, has now made the place more famous.

Transport

Sitaphalmandi is well connected with the other localities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad by rail and road. Sitaphalmandi Railway Station is located on the Falaknuma – Secunderabad line of the

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, a local train service serving the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad and thus connecting it to other parts of the city such as

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and Lingampally. The buses in the series 86, 107, 57S, 2V, 16S run by

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connect Sitaphalmandi with the areas of

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and other parts of the city. A Rail over bridge (ROB) over the railway tracks was inaugurated on 14 August 2009 by the then

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. The bridge was opened after a long gap of thirteen years after works were grounded due to the delay caused by land acquisition problems and various other reasons.

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