Safilguda
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DAV School at Safilguda
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 Safilguda
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| Country | India |
| State | Telangana |
| District | Ranga Reddy |
| City | Hyderabad |
| Government | |
| • Body | GHMC |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 500 047 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Malkajgiri |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Malkajgiri |
| Planning agency | GHMC |
Safilguda is a residential suburb in Hyderabad, India. It comes under the Malkajgiri Municipality.
There is a lake popularly known as Safilguda lake or Nadimi Cheruvu. The boundary road around the lake is fashioned like the "tank bund" on the Hussain Sagar Lake and hence is also referred to as mini tankbund. This is a popular attraction for the localites for jogging and evening-walks.[1]
The early settlers of Safilguda who came around the 60s-70s had a very tough time since this area was isolated with no means of transport to reach the city and no electricity.
In 70s people had to cycle around 6 km to reach the city unless they were able to get the occasional bus. There were only two or three houses and barren land and rock everywhere. Land cost around Rs5/-per sq ft.
Commercial area
There are many shops in the area catering to all needs of the people. Outlets of major Retail chains such as Reliance, Fresh @, More. and others are available here.
All the amenities of a suburban town — medical, educational, shopping, offices, public transportation — are available. There are medical shops and hospitals that function round the clock. Educational institutions of the D.A.V group, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan are prominent and within close proximity. Some colleges also function here like the Sri Chaitanya Malkajgiri branch, Narayana College, Malkajgiri branch etc.
Transport
Buses are run by TSRTC connecting it to all major parts of the city making them the most preferred mode of transportation here.
Suburban trains plying between Medchal, Bolarum to Secunderabad pass via Safilguda Railway Station but they always run late. On one side of the station is military cantonment area and the other side is civilian area coming under Ranga reddy district..
You can also find a golf course next to Safilguda, but entry is restricted to military personnel only (Now there is no Golf course but the entire open area has been fenced up by military). The whole cantonment area provides a great relief to the joggers and walkers.
Safilguda is one of the most densely populated Middle/Upper class localities in the City today. While independent houses are more in this locality, many number of flats have also come up in and around Safilguda. However, one cannot say much about the design, look or aesthetics of the flats as most of them just present a boxy look.
Colonies around Safilguda
A number of residential colonies form Safilguda: Radha Krishna Nagar, Anandbagh, Balramnagar, Chanakyapuri, Krupacomplex, Deendayal Nagar, Santoshimanagar, Uttamnagar, Surya nagar Enclave and Vinayaknagar.
Anandbagh crossroads facilitates connections to various parts of the city. The public transport at this location provides connections to Uttam nagar, Alwal, ECIL, MaulaAli and more. Additionally, this junction also hosts Farmers market every Wednesday. The landmark is also famous for Venkateshwara Temple.
Radha Krishna Nagar is specifically a colony that took shape in the 1970s and is one of the well-laid out colonies out there. Uttam Nagar, Dayanand Nagar and Chanakyapuri have also been around since the 1970s.
These colonies became popular and a place of choice for Railway employees who purchased plots during the 1970s and constructed houses in the colonies.
Even now we can find the Railway employees settled in this part of city and their sons working or settled in abroad. we can sizeable population came from AP, local people and more importanaly people came from Kerala settled here.
