Uppal Uppal Kamaan | |
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 Aerial view of Uppal | |
  Uppal Location in Hyderabad, India Show map of Hyderabad Uppal Uppal (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:17°23′N78°33′E / 17.38°N 78.55°E /17.38; 78.55 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Telangana |
| District | Medchal-Malkajgiri |
| City | Hyderabad |
| Elevation | 455 m (1,493 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 500039 |
| Telephone code | 91 040 |
| Vehicle registration | TG-08 |
Uppal is a neighbourhood in EasternHyderabad, Telangana, India. It is the mandal headquarters of Uppal mandal in Keesara revenue division inMedchal-Malkajgiri district.[1] It formsCircle No.2 in theL. B. Nagar Zone ofGreater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation. There are four wards i.e., Chilukanagar (7),Habsiguda (8),Ramanthapur (9) and Uppal (10) in this circle.
As of 2001[update] Indiacensus,[2] 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.
It was a municipality prior to its merger into theGreater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation.[3]The words khurd and kalan were administrative terminology dating back toMughal times, to differentiate two areas with the same name. Khurd means "small" and kalan means "big" are taken fromPersian language.
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
Uppal metro station is located here.
