Namalagundu | |
Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
Pushpin Map: | India Telangana#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Telangana, India |
Coordinates: | 17.4247°N 78.5136°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Telangana |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Hyderabad |
Subdivision Type3: | Metro |
Subdivision Name3: | Hyderabad |
Governing Body: | Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Secunderabad |
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: | 500 061 |
Registration Plate: | TS |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Secunderabad |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Secunderabad |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Planning agency |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Secunderabad |
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.
Originally there were two huge boulders; one sitting a top of a small hill and another boulder bisecting the road towards Sithafalmandi and Mylargadda. The first boulder has completely disappeared which was behind the current Hanuman Temple and replaced by dwellings. The second boulder was where the current Lord Kalyana Venkateswara temple stands. Both these boulders had huge three vertical lines or Namalu (Telugu) and boulders are called Gundu (Telugu); hence the name Namalagundu.
A good transport facility is available to the locality. TSRTC buses – 86, 86J 139, 107J and 107V/K from Secunderabad station passes through the area.
The closest MMTS Train station is at Secunderabad and Sitaphalmandi.[1]
Schools in the locality include Nehru High School, Vedic Vidyalam High School and Amaravathi Grammar High School.[2]