Uppal Kalan

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| subdivision_name1 =Telangana

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| subdivision_name2 = Medchal-Malkajgiri

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| subdivision_name3 = Hyderabad

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Uppal is a neighbourhood in Eastern Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It is the mandal headquarters of Uppal mandal in Keesara revenue division in Medchal-Malkajgiri district.{{cite web|title=Medchal−Malkajgiri district|url=http://newdistrictsformation.telangana.gov.in/uploads/gos-circulars/1476130732346249.Medchal.pdf|website=New Districts Formation Portal|access-date=11 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161130125523/http://newdistrictsformation.telangana.gov.in/uploads/gos-circulars/1476130732346249.Medchal.pdf|archive-date=30 November 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} It forms Circle No.2 in the L. B. Nagar Zone of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation. There are four wards i.e., Chilukanagar (7), Habsiguda (8), Ramanthapur (9) and Uppal (10) in this circle.

Demographics

{{As of|2001}} India census,{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}} Uppal Kalan had a population of 118,259. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Uppal Kalan has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 66%. In Uppal Kalan, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

In 1991, it had a population of 78,644. The recorded growth rate of this area in 10 years (1991–2001) was about 56 percent.

Etymology and history

It was a municipality prior to its merger into the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation.{{cite web|title=Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation|url=http://www.ghmc.gov.in/greaterhyd.asp|website=www.ghmc.gov.in|access-date=2 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101224338/http://www.ghmc.gov.in/greaterhyd.asp|archive-date=1 January 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}

The words khurd and kalan were administrative terminology dating back to Mughal times, to differentiate two areas with the same name. Khurd means "small" and kalan means "big" are taken from Persian language.

Education

St. Marks High School
Global Indian International School
Little Flower Junior College
Aurora Technical Research Institute
Joshi Vidya Niketan School

Religious Place

Sri ayyappa devasthanam survey of India colony uppal, a 52 years old ayyappa temple 1st ayyappa temple in Hyderabad and Telangana state

Sri Sri Sri Uppalamma Temple is one of the famous temples in the locality. It is near Uppal X roads

Karigiri Venkateshwara Swamy Temple located in Swaroop Nagar Colony is one of well known religious places

Sri Ramachandra Swamy Devasthanam in Beerappagadda is also a well known temple in Uppal

Other religious places include Qutub Shahi Mosque and Chilkanagar Church

Transport

Uppal metro station is located here.

References

Category:Neighbourhoods in Hyderabad, India

Category:Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation

Category:Municipal wards of Hyderabad, India