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Sindhi Colony | |
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Neighbourhood | |
  Sindhi Colony Location in Telangana, India | |
| Coordinates:17°28′N78°31′E / 17.467°N 78.517°E /17.467; 78.517 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Telangana |
| District | Hyderabad |
| Metro | Hyderabad |
| Government | |
| • Body | Cantonment Board,Secunderabad |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 500 015 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Secunderabad Lok Sabha constituency |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Cantonment |
| Planning agency | Cantonment Board,Secunderabad |
Sindhi Colony is a major suburb ofSecunderabad,India. It was founded to house refugeeSindhis coming fromSindh that became a part ofPakistan after thepartition of India in 1947. It is to the north ofHyderabad.
The suburb has many smaller residential colonies. Adjacent communities like Babu Bagh, Krishna, Venakat Rao and Jawahar Lal communities are considered part of Sindhi Colony. This suburb is one of the most affluent sections of Secunderabad, home to traders and educated professionals of the city.
Historically, before Sindhi Colony was built it was the back water areas of theHussain Sagar lake to hold excess water. The first dam was built in 1946 by Michael Bakes.
There are many shops for all kinds of needs in this suburb. In 2002, a lot of garment factory outlets opened in the suburb. Many branded clothes for all ranges can be found here at discounted prices. Because of this, people from many parts of the city come to shop here.
There is anRTA office which serves entire Secunderabad Region (AP 10). Manybanks started operating since 2002, catering to the growing population of this suburb like Andhra Bank (Sindhi Colony),SBI etc. are located here.
