Safilguda
Safilguda
Safil Gudem | |
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GHMC , Malkajgiri Circle |
Safilguda originally named as Safilgudem before (1970's) is a residential locality in
Popular
History
The early settlers of Safilgudem, who came around the 1960s/1970s, had a very tough time since this area was isolated with no means of transport to reach the city and no electricity. Gudem means "hamlet" or "village". In 1970s people had to bicycle around 6 km to reach the city unless they were able to get the occasional bus. There were only two or three houses and barren land and rock was everywhere. Land cost around ₹5 per sq ft. Earlier it was a hamlet called Safilgudem and then it became a small town in
Subregions of Safilguda
Safilguda is divided into two major regions.
Old Safilguda
The old hamlet (Safilgudem) of Neredmet village is now known as Old Safilguda.
Colonies in Old Safilguda
- Santoshima Nagar Colony
- Old Safilguda
- Bharath Nagar
- Ganesh Nagar
- Lakshmi Nagar
- Creative Nagar
- PB Colony
- PB Surya Nagar
- Safi nagar
- Dwarkamayi Colony
- Sudha Nagar
- Sainathpuram
- Pragathi Nagar
- Venkateshwara Nagar Colony
- Mahadevi colony
Safilguda (New)
This area is in between Safilguda X road – Safilguda Railway station – Safilguda Pocket Complex(Defence Quarters) – Safilguda AOC – RK Nagar – Uttam Nagar – Balram Nagar - Chanakyapuri Region is known as (New) Safilguda. Earlier (1970's) called as Station Safilguda because Railway station near by area.
Safilguda is well connected with Roads and Railways. Located at an approximate distance of 8 km from Secunderabad railway station and 4 km from Jubilee bus station.
Colonies in Safilguda (New)
- Sharda Nagar
- Surya Nagar Enclave
- Chanakyapuri Colony
- RK Nagar
- Uttam Nagar
- Dayanand Nagar
- Chandragiri Colony
- Shiva Gowri Enclave
- Balramnagar
These colonies became popular and a place of choice for Railway employees who purchased plots during the 1970s and constructed houses in the colonies.
Even now we can find the Railway employees settled in this part of city and their children working or settled in abroad. A sizeable population came from AP, local people and more importantly people came from Kerala settled here.
Commercial area
There are many shops in the area catering to all needs of the people. Outlets of major Retail chains such as Reliance, Fresh @, More. and others are available here.
All the
Transport
Buses are run by
Transportion
Road transportation
Anandbagh X roads connects to various parts of the city. The public transport at this location provides connections to Uttam nagar, Mettuguda, ECIL, MaulaAli, Tarnaka and more.
Railway transportation
- Safilguda Railway station
It is the rail route between Secunderabad junction to Bollaram junction
Anandbagh crossroads facilitates connections to various parts of the city. The public transport at this location provides connections to Uttam Nagar, Alwal, ECIL, MaulaAli and more. Additionally, this junction also hosts Farmers market every Wednesday. The landmark is also famous for Venkateshwara Temple. Suburban trains plying between Medchal, Bolarum to Secunderabad pass via Safilguda Railway Station but they always run late. On one side of the station is military cantonment area and the other side is civilian area coming under Ranga Reddy district.
You can also find a golf course next to Safilguda, but entry is restricted to military personnel only (Now there is no Golf course but the entire open area has been fenced up by military). The whole cantonment area provides a great relief to the joggers and walkers.
Safilguda is one of the most densely populated Middle/Upper class localities in the City today. While independent houses are more in this locality, many number of flats have also come up in and around Safilguda. However, one cannot say much about the design, look or aesthetics of the flats as most of them just present a boxy look.
References
- ^ a b "Delimitation of Election Wards" (PDF). Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 November 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ Safilguda Lake Anything but Swachh, Needs Attention