Secunderabad

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}-->Founded in 1806 as a British cantonment and named after Sikandar Jah, the third Nizam of the Asaf Jahi dynasty, Secunderabad, popularly known as the twin city of Hyderabad is located in the Indian state of Telangana. Geographically divided from Hyderabad by the Hussain Sagar lake, Secunderabad is no longer a separate municipal unit; both cities i.e., Hyderabad and Secunderabad are collectively known as Hyderabad and form the sixth largest metropolis in India. Secunderabad has a large presence of army and air force personnel as it is one of India’s largest cantonments. With distinct culture and history, Secunderabad’s popular neighborhoods include Paradise Circle, Trimulgherry, Jawaharnagar colony, Marredpally, Jhirra, General Bazar, Sitaphalmandi, Kharkhana, Ranigunj, New Bhoiguda, etc. Lying on the northern part of the Deccan Plateau and situated in the North of Hyderabad, Secunderabad is connected to Hyderabad by Rastrapathi Road and MG Road via Tank Bund. Secunderabad has good infrastructures relating all fields of communication and also houses some famous heritage structures within its limits. A cosmopolitan borough, Secunderabad boasts several recreational and leisure sites including Secunderabad Club, Plaza cinema, sports grounds like Gymkhana Ground, Parade Ground, Polo Ground, Bollarum Golf Course and Railway Golf Course; age old temples like Sri Laxminarayana Swami temple, Mahankali Temple. Famous local churches include Wesely church, St. Mary's church adding to the typical cosmopolitan culture of the city. This GHMC part also has some major private companies’ base in the area such as ITC, Infosys, Intergraph and Coromandel International. The Secunderabad Railway Station is the headquarters of South Central Railway. Secunderabad also one of the legislative assembly constituencies of Hyderabad with an average rate of a property being INR 3,900/ sq ft. Secunderabad is an academic and educational hub of the City housing several popular primaries, secondary and higher education institutions. Research institutes such as National Institute of Nutrition, Center for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, The English and Foreign Languages University, Osmania University, National Geophysical Research Institute are situated in Secunderabad. TSRTC buses, Auto rickshaws, and MMTS are the major mediums of transport in this vibrant multi-ethnic city.