Uppal is a suburb in Eastern
Hyderabad, Telangana
Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India. ...
, India. It is the mandal headquarters of Uppal mandal in Keesara revenue division in
Medchal-Malkajgiri district
Medchal−Malkajgiri district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. Shamirpet is the headquarter of the district. It is the second most populous district with a population of 25 lakh and also 91.40% urbanized district in the state of ...
.
It forms
Circle No.2 in the
L. B. Nagar Zone of
Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation
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. There are four wards i.e., Chilukanagar (7),
Habsiguda
Habsiguda is a neighbourhood in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It is located at the eastern end of the city between Tarnaka and Uppal. It forms Ward No. 7 of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation.
History of Habsiguda
The origin of the name ...
(8),
Ramanthapur
Ramanthapur lies in the eastern part of the city of Hyderabad, located in the Indian state of Telangana. It lies between Uppal and Amberpet, on the road from Uppal to Kachiguda. The area has been drastically developed when compared to the early ...
(9) and Uppal (10) in this circle.
Etymology and history
It was a municipality prior to its merger into the
Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation
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.
The words khurd and kalan were administrative terminology dating back to
Mughal times, to differentiate two areas with the same name. Khurd means "small" and kalan means "big" are taken from
Persian language
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.
Demographics
India
census
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,
Uppal Kalan had a population of 118,259. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Uppal Kalan has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 66%. In Uppal Kalan, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
In 1991, it had a population of 78,644. The recorded growth rate of this area in 10 years (1991–2001) was about 56 percent.
Education
*St. Marks High School
*Global Indian International School
*Little Flower Junior College
*Aurora Technical Research Institute
Transport
Uppal metro station
Uppal metro station is located on the Blue Line of the Hyderabad Metro. It is near to Kendriya Vidyalaya, Uppal X Roads, Uppal Police station, Karachi Bakery, Rajlakshmi Theatre, Uppal Bus stop.
History
It was opened on 29 November 2017.
The ...
is located here.
Religious Place
Qutub Shahi Mosque located on the main road of Uppal. dated back to 400 years one of the biggest Mosques in Uppal
Karigiri Venkateshwara Swamy Temple located in Swaroop Nagar Colony is one of well known religious places.
Chilkanagar Church near Srinivasa heights very famous church in Uppal
See also
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Uppal (Assembly constituency)
Uppal Assembly constituency is a constituency of Telangana Legislative Assembly, India. It is one of 14 constituencies in Ranga Reddy diiwuudhs part of Malkajgiri Lok Sabha constituency. It is also one of the 24 constituencies of GHMC.
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References
Neighbourhoods in Hyderabad, India
Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation
Municipal wards of Hyderabad, India
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