Serilingampally, also known as Lingampally, is a major

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located in the north western part of Hyderabad city, India. It is the headquarters of the Serilingamapally

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in the

Ranga Reddy district Ranga Reddy district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. The district headquarters is located at Kongara Kalan Village, Ibrahimpatnam Mandal. The district was named after the former deputy chief minister of the United Andhra Prade ...

of the

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. It is administered by the

Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) is the civic body that oversees Hyderabad, the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. It is the local government for the city of Hyderabad. It is one of the largest munici ...

(GHMC). Due to its close proximity to

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, Gachibowli, Nanakramguda, Manikonda and Kondapur, there has been a heavy influx of IT companies. A few of the tallest buildings in Hyderabad are located in Serilingampally, with Candeur Crescent being the tallest among them. 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 TSRTC connect it to major parts of the city.

Politics

MLA of Serilingampally Assembly constituency is Arekapudi Gandhi elected in the 2014 and 2018 general election and won from

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and

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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 * Triveni Talent school, Miyapur

Notable people

* Maraboina Bikshapathi Yadav, Former MLA (2009-2014) United Andhra Pradesh Assembly * Tilak Varma, Indian Cricketer * Korada Subrahmanyam (1954) - Sanskrit grammarian, scholar, and retired Professor of Sanskrit at the University of Hyderabad.

References

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