Uppal Kalan

Uppal

Uppal Kamaan
Uppal Uppal Kamaan
neighborhood
	Aerial view of Uppal
	Uppal Location in Hyderabad, India Uppal Uppal (India)
	Coordinates: 17°23′N 78°33′E / 17.38°N 78.55°E
Country	India
State	Telangana
District	Medchal-Malkajgiri
City	Hyderabad
Elevation	455 m (1,493 ft)
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	500039
Telephone code	91 040
Vehicle registration	TS-08

Uppal is a neighbourhood in Eastern Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It is the mandal headquarters of Uppal mandal in Keesara revenue division in Medchal-Malkajgiri district.^[1] It forms Circle No.2 in the L. B. Nagar Zone of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation. There are four wards i.e., Chilukanagar (7), Habsiguda (8), Ramanthapur (9) and Uppal (10) in this circle.

Etymology and history

It was a municipality prior to its merger into the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation.^[2] The words khurd and kalan were administrative terminology dating back to Mughal times, to differentiate two areas with the same name. Khurd means "small" and kalan means "big" are taken from Persian language.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[3] Uppal Kalan had a population of 118,259. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Uppal Kalan has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 66%. In Uppal Kalan, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

In 1991, it had a population of 78,644. The recorded growth rate of this area in 10 years (1991–2001) was about 56 percent.

Education

St. Marks High School
Global Indian International School
Little Flower Junior College
Aurora Technical Research Institute
Joshi Vidya Niketan School

Transport

Uppal metro station is located here.

Religious Place

Sri Sri Sri Uppalamma Temple is one of the famous temples in the locality. It is near Uppal X roads

Karigiri Venkateshwara Swamy Temple located in Swaroop Nagar Colony is one of well known religious places

Sri Ramachandra Swamy Devasthanam in Beerappagadda is also a well known temple in Uppal

Other religious places include Qutub Shahi Mosque and Chilkanagar Church

References

^ "Medchal−Malkajgiri district" (PDF). New Districts Formation Portal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
^ "Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation". www.ghmc.gov.in. Archived from the original on 1 January 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

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[district-1] "Medchal−Malkajgiri district" (PDF). New Districts Formation Portal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.

[2] "Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation". www.ghmc.gov.in. Archived from the original on 1 January 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.

[3] "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

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