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Sitaphalmandi

Sitaphalmandi
Neighbourhood
Railway Reservation counter of Sitaphalmandi Railway Station
Railway Reservation counter of Sitaphalmandi Railway Station
Sitaphalmandi is located in Telangana
Sitaphalmandi
Sitaphalmandi
Location in Telangana, India
Sitaphalmandi is located in India
Sitaphalmandi
Sitaphalmandi
Sitaphalmandi (India)
Coordinates: 17°25′32″N 78°31′09″E / 17.425556°N 78.519225°E / 17.425556; 78.519225Coordinates: 17°25′32″N 78°31′09″E / 17.425556°N 78.519225°E / 17.425556; 78.519225
Country  India
State Telangana
District Hyderabad
Metro Hyderabad
Government
 • Body Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation
Languages
 • Official Telugu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 500061
Vehicle registration TS
Lok Sabha constituency Secunderabad
Vidhan Sabha constituency Secunderabad
Planning agency Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation
Website telangana.gov.in

Sitaphalmandi is one of the old suburbs of Secunderabad in the state of Telangana, India. It is located close to Secunderabad Railway Station and is surrounded by Osmania University in the east, Warasiguda in the south, Secunderabad in the west and Tarnaka in the north. Sitaphalmandi is located about 1.5 km from Secunderabad.

The suburb's name comes from the words sitaphal (custard apple) and mandi (market).

Sitaphalmandi has a lot of schools that has been catering for the past 40 years to the students in and around the locality.

English and Foreign Languages University is located close to the railway station.

Sitaphalmandi has many religious landmarks – two mosques in this area include the one that is close to the railway station, and the other at Chilkalguda. The Hindu temples include Rama Lingeshwara Swamy Alayam (Ramalyam), Pochamma Temple, Saibaba Temple (Dattatreya temple). And, also a Gurdwara is located in the area. A recently constructed temple of Sri Kalyana Venkateswara Swamy (Lord Balaji) at Namalagundu on a spiritual rock, has now made the place more famous.

Sitaphalmandi is well connected with the other localities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad by rail and road. Sitaphalmandi Railway Station is located on the Falaknuma – Secunderabad line of the Hyderabad MMTS, a local train service serving the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad and thus connecting it to other parts of the city such as Falaknuma, Kachiguda and Lingampally. The buses in the series 86, 107, 57S, 2V, 16S run by TSRTC connect Sitaphalmandi with the areas of Secunderabad, Jamia Osmania, Ramnagar and other parts of the city.


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