Malkajgiri

Malkajgiri is a suburb of Hyderabad in the Medchal–Malkajgiri district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is the headquarters of Malkajgiri mandal in Malkajgiri revenue division. Erstwhile Malkajgiri Major Village Panchayati, Then upgraded as municipality in the year of 1965, after that in 1985, it became Municipal Corporation, it was merged into the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation in 2007. [2] It was a part of Ranga Reddy district before the re-organisation of districts in the state. Now it's in Medchal-Malkajgiri district. [3]

This article is about a suburban area. For other uses, see Malkajgiri (disambiguation).
Malkajgiri

Sub District
Suburb
Malkajgiri 'x' roads
Malkajgiri
Location in the state of Telangana, India
Malkajgiri
Malkajgiri (India)
Coordinates: 17°26′54″N 78°31′45″E
Country India
StateTelangana
DistrictMedchal–Malkajgiri
CityHyderabad
Incorporated1965
Government
 • BodyGHMC–Malkajgiri Circle
Area
 • Total23.5 km2 (9.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total413,541
 • Density18,000/km2 (46,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
 • Additional OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
  • 500047
  • 500056
  • 500040
  • 500097
  • 500062
  • 500087
Vehicle registrationTS-08
Lok Sabha constituencyMalkajgiri
Vidhan Sabha constituencyMalkajgiri
Planning agencyHyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority

Demographics

As of the 2011 India census,.[4] Malkajgiri had a population of 413,571. The population is 51% male and 49% female. Malkajgiri has an average literacy ratio of 87% with a total of 321,525 literates. In terms of literacy, Malkajgiri ranked at 1st in K.V.Rangareddy district, higher than the national averages of 59.5%; male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 65%. In Malkajgiri, 7% of the population is under 6 years of age.

History

Malkajgiri mandal before bifurcated used to be much larger, It consisted of two municipal units. They are Malkajgiri Municipality & Alwal Municipalities.

  • Malkajgiri : Moulali, Neredmet, Yapral, Kowkoor.
  • Alwal : Maccha Bollaram, Venkatapuram.
  • After district bifurcation "or" formation Alwal Municipality became a New Mandal "Alwal mandal."

Neighbourhoods in Malkajgiri

Administration

Malkajgiri is administered by GHMC as Circle No. 28 which falls under Secunderabad Zone. It includes seven wards which include:

  • 136 Neredmet division
  • 137 Vinayak nagar division
  • 138 Moula Ali division
  • 139 East anandbagh division
  • 140 Malkajgiri division
  • 141 Goutham Nagar division

Transport

Malkajgiri is well-connected with other parts of the city by road as well as rail. The Malkajgiri Junction Railway Station is located at the backside of St. Martins High School will soon be converted into a major junction. Until now the station has 4 tracks and 3 Platforms in which 2nd&3rd Platforms are only Electrified. There is a Railway Reservation Complex too. thereby connecting it to most of the places by rail route.[5]

Nearest metro station is Mettuguda on Blue line of Hyderabad Metro.

Railway Stations
Malkajgiri Railway Station

Malkajgiri has six Suburban railway stations with two more under construction.

Under Construction - MMTS Phase

Malkajgiri is less than 15 drive from Secunderabad Railway Station. It is also just 3 km away from Mettuguda junction, where the road leading to Uppal and the International Airport is being expanded into eight lanes.

Politics

Malkajgiri (Lok Sabha constituency) is India's largest constituency.[6] The Malkajgiri (Assembly constituency) is a new constituency formed after the delimitation of constituencies. The General elections held in 2009 were the first elections to be held in this constituency. Akula Rajender Mudiraj was elected as MLA in 2009. In the 2014 general assembly elections, C. Kanaka Reddy (TRS) won by 2768 votes against Ram Chander Rao.N (BJP).

Landmarks
Cinepolis in Malkajgiri

References
  1. "Malkajgiri". Census of India.
  2. "Medchal-Malkajgiri district" (PDF). Official website of Medchal district. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  3. "Medchal−Malkajgiri district" (PDF). New Districts Formation Portal. Government of Telangana. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  4. "Census of India 2009: Data from the 2009 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  5. "Proposal for the Fourth rail Terminal for Hyderabad and Electrification of whole line". The Hindu. 21 June 2006. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
  6. IANS (2 April 2019). "TRS sitting pretty in India's largest constituency Malkajgiri (Constituency Profile)". Business Standard India. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  7. India, The Hans (29 November 2019). "2K walk urges all to spread greenery at Malkajgiri". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
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