Uppuguda

Uppuguda
neighbourhood
Country	India
State	Telangana
District	Hyderabad
Metro	Hyderabad
Government
• Body	GHMC
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	500 053
Lok Sabha constituency	Hyderabad
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Chandrayan Gutta
Planning agency	GHMC

Uppuguda is one of the old suburbs in Hyderabad, India. It is part of the old city of Hyderabad.

About Uppuguda

Uppuguda is one of the oldest suburbs of old city of Hyderabad. Uppuguda also called as Huppuguda (according to Railway Station Name)is located very near to the historic monument the Charminar. From Charminar, the distance of Uppuguda is around 3.5 Kilometers and from Defence Research Development Laboratories, (DRDL) it is approximately 2 km away. Uppuguda had been considered as a Village in the past and in present it falls under the jurisdiction of Bandlaguda Mandal. Uppuguda is surrounded by Arundathi Nagar Colony, Rajiv Gandhi Colony, Shivaji Nagar, Tanaji Nagar, Chatrimet, Lalitha Bagh, Bhaiyya Lal Nagar, Ambika Nagar, Chatrinaka, Tovvala Bavi,Reddy Basthi, Kandikal Gate, Rakshapuram Colony, Shankarbagh, Saibaba Nagar, Mukkera Basthi, Harijan Basthi, DRDL, Kanchanbagh, Rakshapuram Colony,Riyasath Nagar, Laldarwaza and Gowlipura. Highly populated and popularly known for slum area, Uppuguda is now progressing towards erection of multi-storeyed buildings and commercial complexes. Nearby Cinema Theatres to Uppuguda are Yadagiri 70mm located in Santoshnagar and Sudha 70mm near Chandulal Bela of Shah-Ali Banda. Room Rents in Uppuguda is comparatively low when compared to other parts of the old city and hence, it is highly populated. Among 150 wards of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), Uppuguda is listed on the serial number 27. The choice for shops at Uppuguda is very good. Due to narrow roads Uppuguda looks clumsy and sometimes chaotic because of preoccupied roads with four seater sharing autos and the petty businesses of vegetable and other vendors along the roadside of Uppuguda Station Road.

Public transport

Uppuguda is connected by buses run by TSRTC, since a Bus Depot is close by, it is well connected. Buses that run are 75A, 75U, 8U,2U, 9M, 72L and 67B.

MMTS services are available from Huppuguda Railway Station. Local Trains towards Umdanagar (Shamshabad), Mahabubnagar, Vikarabad, Nanded, Kurnool, Nizamabad, Guntur and Lingampally make a halt the passenger trains only here at Huppuguda Railway Station and Express Trains like Venkatadri Express, Tirupathi-Hazrath Nizamuddin, Bangalore Express, Chennai Egmore, Bangalore-Hazrath Nizamuddin etc., pass through this station.

4-seater local autos towards charminar are most frequently available and many commuters rely upon either MMTS or Auto Services than newly introduced mini buses from Uppuguda to save time and cost.

Famous Temples and Places to Visit

Mahankali Temple, Narasimha Swamy Temple, Kalika Devi Temple, Lalithambika Devi Mandir, Nalla Pochamma Temple, Oora Pochamma Temple, Hanuman Nagar Anjaneya Swamy Temple, Shivalayam and Potha Linganna Temple.

Shirdi Sai Baba Temple is under construction and Mahankali Temple is under reconstruction.

Chatrimet is a burial ground which is under the supervision of Archaeological Survey of India is of historical prominence but now is barren.