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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It is administered by the

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(GHMC). Due to its close proximity to Hitech City,

Gachibowli Gachibowli is a suburb of Hyderabad, Telangana, India, located in the Serilingampally mandal of the Rangareddy district. It is situated about 5 km away from HITEC City, another IT hub. Gachibowli is home to numerous tech companies and r ...

Nanakramguda Nanakramguda Financial District is an information technology, real estate and architectural suburb in Serlingampally mandal, in Hyderabad, India. The financial district covers an area of about . History Nanakramguda and Gachibowli were the ar ...

, Manikonda and Kondapur, there has been a heavy influx of IT companies.

University of Hyderabad The University of Hyderabad ( IAST: ''Hydarāvād visvavidyālayamu'') is a top ranking public central research university located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Founded in 1974, this mostly residential campus has more than 5,000 students ...

(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,

and International Institute of Information Technology are in

area just 4 to 5 km away from Lingampally railway station. It is very close to the

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, 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 The Telugu Desam Party (; TDP) is an Indian regional political party operating in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana at the state and central level. Since its founding by N. T. Rama Rao (often referred to as NTR) on 29 March 1982, the party has f ...

and

Bharat Rashtra Samithi Bharat Rashtra Samithi ( ; BRS), formerly known as Telangana Rashtra Samithi ( TRS), is an Indian political party which is predominantly active in the state of Telangana. It was founded on 27 April 2001 as by K. Chandrashekar Rao, with a singl ...

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