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Tirumalagiri Trimulgherry | |
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Suburb | |
| Trimulgherry | |
 Traffic in Trimulgherry | |
  Tirumalagiri Location in Hyderabad, India | |
| Coordinates:17°28′16″N78°30′34″E / 17.47111°N 78.50944°E /17.47111; 78.50944 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Telangana |
| District | Hyderabad District |
| Metro | Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority |
| Established | 1857 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Cantonment Board,Secunderabad |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 500015 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Secunderabad |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Cantonment |
| Planning agency | Cantonment Board,Secunderabad |
Tirumalagiri, formerly known by its colonial nameTrimulgherry, is a locality and a Mandal in the city of Secunderabad which falls under Secunderabad Revenue Division, and is a major suburb ofSecunderabad, inTelangana, India. It is in the north ofHyderabad District. Tirumalagiri used to be base for the British in the Secunderabad cantonment in colonial era and many British people lived here even after the independence . Mainly many churches were built around this area for the British. Few notable ones[according to whom?] are Holy Family Church, Wesley Garrison Church, All saints Churches. These churches are of old era. A military Hospital was built for the British, it now serves the Indian armed forces. Tirumalagiri also has very famous[according to whom?] Surya Bhagwan Temple, one of the few dedicated to Sun God where there is a small pond.
The suburb has many smaller residential townships. Adjacent suburbs likeKarkhana and AOC centre are often considered part of Tirumalagiri. In the past 15 years, this suburb has become an important[according to whom?] residential area in the twin cities. Many colonies, townships, and apartments came up in this suburb. Tirumalagiri also has football ground where numerous players represented erstwhile Andhra Pradesh.[citation needed] Few went on to represent India.[citation needed] Many of these players played for Army, South Central Railways, SBI, SBH, AG Office etc .
Closeby, a small lake known as theHasmathpet lake supplies fresh fish to the city.[citation needed]
Historically, Secunderabad constituted a combination of three villages namely, Tirumalagiri,Bowenpally andMarredpally.[citation needed] It has some historic buildings built during theBritish era like an old British Jail and a Medical college.Sir Ronald Ross who discovered cure forMalaria worked not far from this place atSir Ronald Ross Institute of Parasitology. Originally This is base for British Army, as many buildings were constructed by British egBritish Jail, Military Hospital, You could also see surrounding this area, a lot of Tamil-speaking people who have settled at Tirumalagiri, Lal Bazaar, Old Diary Farm, Kantha Basti, 108 Bazaar etc. These people were brought by British from Tamil Nadu and settled here hundreds of years back. These people used to work in British army, Military Hospital, and in the houses of Britishers as domestic servants.[according to whom?]
There are some good[according to whom?] schools and colleges in this suburb. Notable[according to whom?] are Holy Family Girls High School (oldest school ), St Josephs High School, Delhi Public School, New Ushodaya High School (Subhash Nagar), Sherwood Public School, St Andrews School,Kendriya Vidyalaya Gowtham Model School, Army School R. K. Puram.
