Chanchalguda is a locality in

Old City, Hyderabad The Old City of Hyderabad is a walled city of Hyderabad, Telangana, India, located on the banks of the Musi River built by Qutb Shahi sultan Muhammed Quli Qutb Shah in 1591 AD. There used to be a wall surrounding the Old City, most of wh ...

. It is located near

Saidabad Saidabad is a mandal in Hyderabad District in Telangana, India. Transport Saidabad is well-connected by TSRTC buses, which ply on two routes covering most of the area, and all the buses stop here. Saidabad is named after Syed Mir Mommin, the ...

and

Dabirpura Dabeerpura is one of the oldest neighborhoods in the Old City area of Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It is surrounded by Yakutpura, Chanchalguda, Purani Haveli, Noorkhan Bazar, and Azampura. Dabeerpura has one of the original thirteen gatewa ...

. The Chanchalguda Central Jail is located here. Birthplace of Inayath Ulla Khan(Arman) s/o Shakeel Ulla Khan.

Transport

Chanchalguda is connected by buses run by

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

. Buses that run are 98 connecting to Nampally and 78 connecting to

Charminar The Charminar () is a mosque and monument located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Constructed in 1591, the landmark is a symbol of Hyderabad and officially incorporated in the emblem of Telangana The Charminar's long history includes the exist ...

But 78 number service is discontinued. The closest MMTS train stations are at

and

Malakpet Malakpet is one of the suburbs in the old city area of Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It is famous for TV tower which was built by Teegala Sree Ramulu. This is further divided into two parts, Old Malakpet and New Malakpet and is traditionally cons ...

Culture

Chanchalguda has a historic temple of

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, it is popular here as Lord Chenna Keshava Swamy Temple. It is 106 years old and is located in the central street opposite to City Function Hall. Shri Krishna Janmashtami is the prominent festival here which is celebrated with the citing of

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as Thiti for the occasion and the festival is celebrated for 9 days including various Annual

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, Pujas and Homams, out of which 6th day is celebrated for Lord Krishna's birthday with the special puja called "Dolarohanam" which means Unjal Seva and on 8th day there will be "

Garuda Seva Sri Venkateswara Swami vari Brahmotsavam or Srivari Brahmotsavam is the most significant annual fête celebrated at the Venkateswara Temple in Tirumala-Tirupati, Tirupati district, Andhra Pradesh, India. The feast lasts for one month during the ...

" which is procession of Lord

Vishnu Vishnu ( ; , ), also known as Narayana and Hari, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the supreme being within Vaishnavism, one of the major traditions within contemporary Hinduism. Vishnu is known as "The Preserver" within ...

on Rath through the streets of Chanchanguda. Chenna Keshava Swamy Temple

Schools

Schools in the area include the popular Chanchalguda Government Junior College, Modern High School, Farah High School, Rehmatia High School, St. Lawrence High School, Caramel High School and Neo School Aizza.

References

{{Neighborhoods of Hyderabad, state=collapsed Neighbourhoods in Hyderabad, India