Chanda Nagar
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Chandanagar | |
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  Chanda Nagar చందా నగర్ Chanda Nagar, Greater Hyderabad, Telangana, India. | |
| Coordinates: 17°29′48″N 78°21′41″E / 17.4968°N 78.3614°ECoordinates: 17°29′48″N 78°21′41″E / 17.4968°N 78.3614°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Telangana |
| District | Ranga Reddy (RR), previously 'Hyderabad (Rural)'[1] |
| Revenue Division | Chevella |
| Revenue Mandal | Serilingampally (Mandal Code #6) |
| Lok Sabha Constituency | Chevella (Constituency #10) Member of Parliament = G. Ranjith Reddy |
| Vidhan Sabha Constituency | Serilingampally (Constituency #52) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) |
| Elevation | 536 m (1,759 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+5.30 (IST) |
| Postal Index Number (PIN) | |
| +Country Code-Area Code | +91-40 |
Chanda Nagar is a suburb of Hyderabad and is located close to Lingampally and Miyapur.[2] It is administered as Ward No. 110 of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation.[3]
It has a mixture of commercial and residential property with shopping malls and housing colonies. Power equipment manufacturer Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) is about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) and the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)- is about (8 km) from Chandanagar.
It has undergone a drastic change in the recent years specially due to proximity to major IT companies like CA, Microsoft, Wipro, TCS, Infosys, Capgemini, Polaris, CMC, Honeywell,CTS and Infotech and Hi-Tech city. Many IT professional choose to stay at Chandanagar for the all-round facilities provided and the peaceful environment. Major educational institutes such as Indian School of Business (ISB), International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) and Hyderabad Central University are within 10 km and it is also the nearest major suburb to the newly established Indian Institute of Technology (IIT).
The area has become a multi community living area. In the recent GHMC elections Mrs Manjula Raghunath Reddy has won the corporator seat.
Commercial area[]
There are many shopping malls and super markets located in this area.
Large malls (Clothing) Chennai Shopping Mall, RS Brothers,KLM Mall. Leading brands Stores like Reebok, Addidas, BATA, Raymonds, Peter England, Pepe etc. Among many super markets, Vijetha, Ratandeep,Heritage are the most famous. Also Big Bazaar is planning an outlet just opposite to Chennai Shopping Mall and the work is already in progress. Furniture stores such as Anu home needs, Visree traders Furniture store are among the ones present from the inception. Leading Electronic Stores like Bajaj Electronics, YES Mart, Reliance Digital are in this area. Health - Apollo Clinic, Pranam Hospital.
Bigbazar are under renovation to chandanagar.
Sridevi theatre, Srilatha Theatre, Asian Jyothi Theatre, Inox Gsm Mall, Miraj Geeta Cinemas and upcoming Pvr Maruti Mall are surrounded by chandanagar with 19 screens (adding Pvr maruti mall)
Chandanagar also has many educational institutions like Sri Chaitanya Jr. college, Narayana Jr. college, etc. and schools like Bhavans, Sancta Maria in the vicinity. Mytri super specialty hospital, Tesla diagnostics are located here with many other clinics and general hospital.
Gangaram Hanuman temple and Venkateshwara Swamy temple are the most prominent temples in the area. Hyderabad St. Thomas Marthoma Church is also located in Chandanagar.
Public transport[]
The state-owned TSRTC runs the city bus service, connecting Chandanagar to all the major centers of the city and IT Parks. Chandanagar is on the Hyderabad-Mumbai NH road which was widened to six lanes
It is serviced by Hyderabad's local train MMTS Train service.
The proposed road from Myhome Jewel on NH9 to Navayuga SEZ on Old Mumbai road as per the master plan may be laid as early as possible.
IT/ITES Park (SEZ)[]
The Ameenpur area in Chandanagar is declared as Special Economic Zone. Phoenix Living Spaces Pvt Ltd has initiated plans in setting up the infrastructure
References[]
- ^ [1] Archived 26 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Chandanagar Police Station Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation wards" (PDF). Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- Cities and towns in Ranga Reddy district