Bagh Lingampally should not be confused with Serilingampally.
Bagh Lingampally | |
Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
Pushpin Map: | India Hyderabad#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Hyderabad, India |
Coordinates: | 17.3992°N 78.4976°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Telangana |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Hyderabad |
Subdivision Type3: | City |
Subdivision Name3: | Hyderabad |
Governing Body: | GHMC |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Telugu |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 500 044 |
Registration Plate: | TS |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Hyderabad |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Himayatnagar |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Planning agency |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | GHMC |
Bagh Lingampally is a commercial and residential neighbourhood of Hyderabad, Telangana, India.[1] It has become one of the many major centres of Hyderabad. Lingampalli.It was earlier known as Lingampalli Bagh, which contained a royal palace with a compound of 55 acres, with 130 acres around it. Lingampalli Bagh was given as a wedding present by the 5th Nizam, Nawab Afzal-ud-Dowla Bahadur when his daughter Shehzadi Haseen unnisa married Nawab Khursheed Jah Bahadur, H.E. Paigah Amir Nawab Sir Khursheed Jah Bahadur, the second greatest Paigah nobleman of Hyderabad Deccan. A little portion of the palace remains today...in what is Ambedkar College inside Lingampalli Bagh. The bagh was acquired by the Housing Board A.P., in the sixties. Furthermore, the palace had a tunnel leading to Golconda Fort. This was a property belonging to the Nizams and was given to Haseen Unnisa Begum, wife of Sir Khursheed Jah, by her father Nawab Afzal-ud-Dowla, Asaf Jah V, at the time of her wedding. She was also the sister ofH.H Nawab Mahboob Ali Khan, AsafJah VI. This locality was also home to one of the Nobility of Hyderabad, Khan Bahadur Abdulkareem Lal Khan, Former Kotwal (Commissioner of Police and Finance Minister until 1911) in the 7th Nizams Government. This area used to be full of fruit gardens belonging to them, from where the prefix ‘Bagh' (meaning garden) is derived. The place had a small village called Lingampally which had a tank where queens would bathe. The locality has gained importance due to its proximity to RTC X Roads, Chikkadpally, Barkatpura, Himayathnagar, Nallakunta and Koti. This suburb is a mixture of the Old and New City cultures of Hyderabad. There is a vegetable market on Saturdays.
Bagh Lingampally has a multitude of shops throughout the stretch with numerous chat bandars, fast food centers, bakeries, tea stalls, pan shops, juice centers and restaurants.
Bagh Lingampally is connected by TSRTC buses with a Bus depot located there. There is a MMTS train station at Kachiguda and Vidyanagar. This place also contains travel agencies.
Baghlingampally is home to reputable educational institutions such as Nrupatunga Junior and Degree College, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's institutionSpecialized in Law & Management Studies and other institutions like St. Gabriel's, Gowtham Model School too exist
This suburb is rich in culture. It contains various temples (Sri Anjaneyaswamy Temple and Sri SaiBaba Temple) and auditoriums (Sundarayya Vignana Kendram). Sundarya Park is considered a local landmark of this suburb. Sarojini Cricket Academy is considered one of the best cricket coaching academies in Hyderabad.
There is a proposal from the TSHB to construct a multi storied township on the site of the Housing Board Flats. The current owners would receive a flat in the proposed development. There are proposals for constructing malls in the area.
Imliban Bus Stand - 3 kmJubilee Bus Stand - 5.2 kmSecunderabad Station - 3.6 kmPanjagutta X Roads - 5.6 kmKukatpally HB - 14.9 kmBegumpet Airport - 5.9 kmTrimulgherry RTA - 7.3 kmMadhapur (Cyber Towers) - 12.9 kmDilsukhnagar - 4.6 km