Bolarum( Telugu :బొల్లారం ) is a locality in

Secunderabad Secunderabad () is a twin cities, twin city of Hyderabad and one of the six zones of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Telangana. It is the headquarters of the South ...

Hyderabad Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India. With an average altitude of , much ...

, Telangana, India. It is in the

Hyderabad Metropolitan Region The Hyderabad Metropolitan Region is the metropolitan area covered by the city of Hyderabad in the Indian state of Telangana. The region is spread over the districts of Hyderabad District, India, Hyderabad, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district, Bhuvanag ...

. The distance from Bolarum to

is 10 km.

Demographics

As per the Census 2001, Bolarum had a population of 34,667 (58% males, 42% females) with 15% of the population under the age of six. Bolarum's average literacy rate is 58%, which is lower than the national average of 59.5%. Male and female literacy rates are 68% and 43% respectively.

About

Rashtrapati Nilayam Rashtrapati Nilayam (), formerly known as Residency House, is the official winter retreat of the President of India located in Hyderabad, Telangana. The President stays here for at least two weeks during their winter visit and conducts official ...

, the official retreat of the President of India, is in Bolarum. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel planned the police action against the Razakars from Bolarum. It is also famous for the Ayyappa Swamy Temple which is one among the oldest temples in Hyderabad and Secunderabad. Bolarum has a very old Public Garden which is located near St. Ann's High School. Bolarum is located 3 km away from the Alwal bus stop. The City Public High School (later changed to The City High School), Valerian Grammar School, Sadhana Mandir High School and Shastri High School are the oldest and the most popular private schools in the area. Bolarum Railway Station (station code: BMO) was constructed by the British to transport military goods. There was a meeting held in Bolarum on 27 August 1952 with a huge number of students attending the meeting headed by the then mayor Thimma Raju.

Landmarks

Some important landmarks in the area are; Ayyappa Swamy Temple, near Lakdawala Bus-Stop, and the

Holy Trinity Church, Bolarum CSI-Holy Trinity Church is a church under the auspices of the Protestant Church of South India, a uniting Church. It is located in the Bolarum locality of Secunderabad Cantonment. History Construction of the church, in 1847, was personally ...

– a church built in European style architecture in 1847 by

Queen Victoria Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until Death and state funeral of Queen Victoria, her death in January 1901. Her reign of 63 year ...

, a member of British Royal family. In the 1980s, on her visit to Bolarum, Queen

Elizabeth II Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 19268 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II, her death in 2022. ...

attended church service for her wedding anniversary. Bolarum Reading Room and Library, close to Lakdawala crossroads is also a very old landmark of Bolarum. After multiple attempts, this library was finally inaugurated by Lieutenant Colonel Kirkwood on 23 July 1892.

Transport

Bolarum Bazar railway station Bolarum Bazar is a railway station in Hyderabad, Telangana, India located on the Manmad–Kachiguda section of the South Central Railway. Macha Bollaram, a suburb of Hyderabad, is accessible from this station. Lines *Hyderabad Multi-Modal T ...

is the

local train Regional rail is a public rail transport service that operates between towns and cities. These trains operate with more stops than inter-city rail, and unlike commuter rail, operate beyond the limits of urban areas, connecting smaller cities a ...

station located near Bolarum Bazar, which runs local trains (Diesel Multiple Units) connecting it to

, Kacheguda,

Falaknuma Falaknuma is a former palace and currently a luxury hotel in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It originally belonged to the Paigah (Hyderabad), Paigah family, and was later owned by the Nizam of Hyderabad. It is on a hillock and covers a area in F ...

, and Hyderabad Deccan (Nampally) railway stations. The state-owned

TSRTC The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (abbreviated as TGSRTC) is a state-owned corporation that runs bus transport services to and from the Indian state of Telangana. It was formed in 2014 by bifurcating the Andhra Pradesh State Ro ...

runs the city bus service, connecting to all the major parts of the city. It is approximately 10 km from

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, 12 km from Begumpet Old Airport, and 51 km from Shamshabad International Airport.

Notable people

Kenneth Anderson (writer) Kenneth Douglas Stewart Anderson (8 March 1910 – 30 August 1974) was an Indian writer and hunter who wrote books about his adventures in the jungles of South India. Biography Kenneth Anderson was born in Bolarum, Secunderabad and came fr ...

References

{{Neighborhoods of Hyderabad, state=collapsed Cities and towns in Ranga Reddy district Neighbourhoods in Hyderabad, India