Serilingampally, also known as Lingampally, is a major suburb located in the north western part of Hyderabad City. It is the headquarters of the Serilingamapally

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in the

Ranga Reddy district Ranga Reddy district ( R. R. district) is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. The district headquarters is located at Lakdikapool, Hyderabad. The district was named after the former deputy chief minister of the United Andhra Pradesh, ...

of the

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Telangana Telangana (; , ) is a state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the eleventh-largest state and the twelfth-most populated state in India with a geographical area of and ...

It is administered by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC). Due to its close proximity to Hitech City, Gachibowli, Nanakramguda, Manikonda and Kondapur, there has been a heavy influx of IT companies. University of Hyderabad (UoH) is also located here.

Demographics

India

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, Serilingampally had a population of 153,364 composed of 32,642 households. This population contains 79,225 males and 74,139 females. census, Serilingampally has an average literacy rate of 42%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 42%, and female literacy is 41%. In Serilingampally, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Industries

Patancheru, an industrial area in Medak district, is about 6 km from this area. ALIND (Aluminum Industries) is a private company near the railway station on the road towards Mehdipatnam. Indian Immunologicals (serum and vaccine unit), State Bank Institute for Rural Banking, University of Hyderabad and International Institute of Information Technology are in Gachibowli area just 4 to 5 km away from Lingampally railway station. It is very close to the Bharat Heavy Electricals, Ramachandrapuram unit and is also located off the National Highway 65 leading to

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Transport

Lingampally has an MMTS train station, which is also its terminus, i.e., the train concludes its journey coming from Hyderabad and Falaknuma/

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. Buses run by the

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connect it to major parts of the city.

Politics

MLA of Serilingampally constituency is Arekapudi Gandhi elected in the 2014 and 2018 general election and won from Telugu Desam Party and Bharat Rashtra Samithi parties, respectively. Former MLA is M Bikshapathi Yadav from 2009 to 2014.

Education

There are several schools, such as * Vidya Niketan Model High School, Old Lingampally * Sahithi Vidya Niketan High school * Vidyanjali high School * ZPHS Lingampally * Vidya Vani School * Kalam Anji Reddy School *Sri Chaitanya Techno School

Notable people

* Maraboina Bikshapathi Yadav, Former MLA (2009-2014) United Andhra Pradesh Assembly

References

Cities and towns in Ranga Reddy district Neighbourhoods in Hyderabad, India {{Rangareddi-geo-stub