Shamshabad | |
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  Shamshabad Location in Hyderabad, India Show map of Hyderabad Shamshabad Shamshabad (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:17°15′37″N78°23′49″E / 17.2603°N 78.3969°E /17.2603; 78.3969 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Telangana |
| District | Ranga Reddy |
| Metropolitan | Hyderabad Metropolitan Region |
| Founded by | Paigah |
| Named after | Shams-ul-Umra |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.8 km2 (6.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 574 m (1,883 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 32,581 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi) |
| Demonym | hyderabadi |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu,Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 501218 |
| Vehicle registration | TG-07 |
Shamshabad is a census town in the Indian state of Telangana. It is located in Shamshabadmandal of Rajendranagarrevenue division.[2] Sri Vendikonda Siddalingeswara Devastanam temple is situated in Siddulagutta Road in Shamshabadmandal. Theinternational airport of Hyderabad is located here.
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The area was previously known as Sedanti village, which was later renamed Shamsabad in reference to Shams-ul-Umra, the title bestowed upon "Abul Fateh Khan", Tegh Jung, Shams-ud-Daula, Shams-ul-Mulk and Shams-ul-Umrah ("The Sun among the Nobles"), who founded thePaigah nobility during the reign ofNizam II, MirNizam Ali Khan (1762–1803). There was a time when the whole of the Shamsabad area were under the direct control ofPaigah, including the location where the new airport has been built, the entire Shamsabad village was granted to Nawab Shams-ul-Umara Bahadur as a reward. NawabMoin-Ud-Dowlah Bahadur Asman Jah, a leadingPaigah noble, built a country home on a hillock and a race course in Shamsabad for his own use. As happened with other locality names, Shamsabad too got corrupted and over the years came to be called Shamshabad.
There is arailway station at Shamshabad by the name Umdanagar, which is part of theSouth Central Railway,Indian Railways.[3]
Shamshabad is located at17°15′37″N78°23′49″E / 17.2603°N 78.3969°E /17.2603; 78.3969.[4] It has an average elevation of 574 metres (1,886 ft).
Shamshabad is the location of theRajiv Gandhi International Airport, which began operations on 23 March 2008.
Hyderabad Airport Express Metro has a metro station planned at airport in Shamshabad mandal.[5][6][7]
There are 24panchayats in the Shamshabad mandal.[8]
