Kompally | |
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  Kompally Location in Hyderabad, India Show map of Hyderabad Kompally Kompally (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:17°29′58″N78°27′30″E / 17.499313°N 78.458261°E /17.499313; 78.458261 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Telangana |
| District | Medchal |
| Metro | Hyderabad Metropolitan Region |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Council |
| • Body | Komapally Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.78 km2 (4.16 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 15,575 |
| • Density | 1,445/km2 (3,742/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 500100 |
| Vehicle registration | TG |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Malkajgiri |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Qutubullapur |
| Planning agency | HMDA |
| Civic agency | Komapally Municipality |
| Website | https://kompallymunicipality.telangana.gov.in |
Kompally is a residential suburb in theMedchal-Malkajgiri district. It comes under theDundigalmandal in the same district.[2] It is one of the fastest growing residential areas aroundHyderabad, and has many large residential layouts filled with ample greenery.[3]
According to locals, Kompally was named after Kohanuddin, who was the Jagirdhar of the village during the Nizam’s rule. During the course of time, Kohanuddin became popularly known as "KhomPally".[4]
Before the formation of theGreater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, it was a small village on the outskirts of Hyderabad with grape gardens, farm houses, horticulture and was flooded with poultry farms. Chekuri Suryanarayana Raju and late Byrraju Satyanarayana Raju started the Grape Gardens in the 1960s.[4] Satyanarayana was the father ofRamalinga Raju, the founder chairman ofSatyam Group of Companies. The family and their related entities reportedly bought over 1,100 acres in four villages including Kompally as a part of theSatyam scandal.[5]
Mooga Manasulu, a 1964 Telugu film withAkkineni Nageswara Rao andSavithri as protagonists, was shot in a haunted building adjacent to the Fox Sagar Lake here. The building has been replaced by the Shiva Shivani institute now.[4]
Previously,National Highway 7 used to run by it, before it was merged with six other national highways to form the largest national highway in India,NH 44.[6][7]
Kompally is located adjacent to theNational Highway 44 (NH 44), which is the longest national highway in India and connectsSrinagar toKanyakumari. Therefore, it is very well connected toNizamabad,Kurnool,Bangalore andKanyakumari inSouth India, as well asDelhi,Nagpur,Srinagar and other places up north.[8]
Kompally is located 10 kilometers (km) from Paradise Junction inSecunderabad. TheSecunderabad Junction railway station is 15 kilometer away by road. To travel to theRajiv Gandhi International Airport, residents either take theOuter Ring Road (80 km taking about 1.25 hours), which is 3 km away atKandakoya, or travel through the city (50 km in about 1.5 hours).
Kompally is currently not accessibly bycity's metro system. This is a major disadvantage for locals.[4]
Places of interest include the cinema hall Asian Cineplanet Multiplex, Raichandani Mall, Sim and Sam's Party and Playtown, Dhola-ri-Dhani, etc. The famousBasara Saraswathi temple is a four-and-a-half hour drive from here.[4]ISKON Medchal is just half an hour away.
TheFox Sagar Lake is just a few minutes away inJeedimetla.
Zee Dhaba, Chandini Dhaba and Taj Dhaba are some of the manydhabas in Kompally. There are a lot of dhabas here to it being beside a national highway which is frequented bytruckers.
Several schools and hospitals are located in Kompally.[4]
