Vanasthalipuram

Vanasthalipuram
Neighbourhood
A street in Vanasthalipuram
Country	India
	Telangana
Elevation	566 m (1,857 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	33,814
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	TS

Vanasthalipuram is a residential neighborhood in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It is comes under Hayath Nagar Mandal located in L.B. Nagar zone along the highway towards Vijayawada and Nagarjuna Sagar. During the rule of the Nizam of Hyderabad, the area was a dense forest with wild animals and famous as a hunting ground, hence the name Vanasthalipuram (Vana="forest"+sthali="place"+puram-a locality or site). Vanasthalipuram derived its name from Harini Vanasthali, a deer park located beside national highway. It was originally known as Shikharghar.

Landmarks[]

Blackbucks at the Mahavira Harina Vanasthali

Mahavira Harina Vanasthali (deer park), Saheb Nagar Trinetra Hanuman Temple, Venkateswara Swamy temple and Ganesh Temple are some of the attractions of this area.

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