The ancient name of Malkajgiri was Mallikarjuna Giri (Before 1936's)[according to whom?], dedicated to Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple on Hills. Which eventually turned as the present. Earlier Malkajgiri has its own fort. Now its became ruins, we see walls and watch towers in Old Malkajgiri Area - Shaw Wallace Factory (Present).
The lakes like Safilguda Nadimi cheruvu, Safilguda Banda cheruvu, Ramakrishnapuram Munkidigan cheruvu are famous which falls under Neredmet (Esterwile Village). And also lots of small ponds which are vanished now. It has well connections with Moula-Ali history.
Demographics
As of the 2001 India census,[4]
Malkajgiri had a population of 413,571. The population is 51% male and 49% female. Malkajgiri has an average literacy ratio of 87% with a total of 321,525 literates. In terms of literacy, Malkajgiri ranked at first in the Rangareddy district, higher than the national averages of 59.5%; male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 65%. In Malkajgiri, 7% of the population is under 6 years of age.
History
Malkajgiri mandal before bifurcated used to be much larger,
It consisted of two municipal units.
They are
Malkajgiri & Alwal Municipalities.
After district bifurcation "or" formation Alwal Municipality became a New Mandal "Alwal mandal."
Villages in Malkajgiri Mandal
Malkajgiri is a Mandal in Ranga Reddy (Eastrwile) district of Telangana state in India. Below is the list of Towns and Villages in Malkajgiri Mandal. Total Number of Villages in this Mandal list are 7.
Alwal (Municipality)
Ammuguda
Kowkur
Lothkunta
Macha Bolaram
Malkajgiri (Municipality)
Yapral
Later some villages merged in Alwal and formed Alwal Mandal by burificating Malkajgiri Mandal in 2017.
At Present now Malkajgiri Mandal has following neighbourhoods erstwhile Villages:
Malkajgiri has two revenue villages. They are Malkajgiri and Ammuguda Villages.
Malkajgiri Major Village Consists of,
Malkajgiri Main Village (Including Talla Basthi, Hanumanpet,Mirzalguda earlier Hamlet villages)
Malkajgiri Mandal has also Administered by Mandal Revenue Office. It consists of Malkajgiri (M) Village & also Ammuguda Village.
Jurisdiction falls under Malkajgiri Metropolitan Court & 2 Police Station limits, Malkajgiri PS and Neredmet PS.
Transport
Malkajgiri is well-connected with other parts of the city by road as well as rail. The Malkajgiri Junction Railway Station is located at the backside of St. Martins High School will soon be converted into a major junction. Until now the station has 4 tracks and 3 Platforms in which 2nd&3rd Platforms are only Electrified. There is a Railway Reservation Complex too. thereby connecting it to most of the places by rail route.[5]
Malkajgiri is less than 15 drive from Secunderabad Railway Station. It is also just 3 km away from Mettuguda junction, where the road leading to Uppal and the International Airport is being expanded into eight lanes. Malkajgiri is an emotion
Politics
Malkajgiri (Lok Sabha constituency) is India's largest constituency.[6] The Malkajgiri (Assembly constituency) is a new constituency formed after the delimitation of constituencies. The General elections held in 2009 were the first elections to be held in this constituency. Akula Rajender Mudiraj was elected as MLA in 2009. In the 2014 general assembly elections, C. Kanaka Reddy (TRS) won by 2768 votes against Ram Chander Rao.N (BJP).
^"Medchal−Malkajgiri district"(PDF). New Districts Formation Portal. Government of Telangana. Archived from the original(PDF) on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
