Trimulgherry

Infobox Indian Jurisdiction
native_name = Trimulgherry
metro = Hyderabad
state_name = Andhra Pradesh
type = neighbourhood
skyline = Rainbow%2BMall.jpg
skyline_caption = Rainbow Shopping Mall in Trimulgherry
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district = Hyderabad
parliament_const = Secunderabad
assembly_const = Cantonment
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postal_code = 500 015
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planning_agency = Cantonment Board, Secunderabad
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Trimulgherry or Thirmulgherry or Tirumalagiri is a major suburb of Secunderabad, India. It is the anglicised name for Tirumalagiri. It is to the north of Hyderabad.

In earlier days, Secunderabad was considered to be a combination of three villages namely, Trimulgherry, Bowenpally and Marredpally.Trimulgherry comes under Secunderabad Cantonment Board and it houses some elegant buildings built during the British era like an old British Jail, a Medical college. Sir Ronald Ross who discovered cure for Malaria was not far from this place. Close by is a small lake known as the Hasmathpet Lake which supplies fresh water fish to the city.

As a Residential Suburb

The region constitutes one major area of Secunderabad, and thus includes many smaller residential townships. Adjacent suburbs like Karkhana and AOC centre are often considered part of Trimulgherry.

In the past 15 years, this suburb has become an important residential area in the twin cities. Many colonies, townships and apartments came up in this suburb. Even the land and property value has become very expensive considering the fact that it is just 5 km away from Secunderabad City.

Commercial area

There are many shops for all kinds of needs in this suburb. In 2002, a lot of clothing factory outlets opened in this 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 during festival season.

There is an "RTA office" which serves entire Secunderabad Region (AP 10). The office is busy at all times during normal business hours.Many Banks started operating since 2002, catering to the growing population of this suburb like SBI etc. are located here.

Specialist Grocery shops like Spencer's Retail, Reliance Fresh, FabIndia, Food World, Trinethra Super Market and Subiksha are located here. A modern mall, Rainbow Mall has many nice shops and restaurants, including Fab India. The old "Monda Market" was shifted during the TDP Govt regime near Hasmatpet lake. The Government allocated land and built a huge market for this purpose called as "Bowenpally Market Yard".

Restaurants

There are some upmarket restaurants in this suburb ranging from Continental, Chinese and Indian. There are many fast food joints. In January 2007, McDonalds opened its second restaurant in Hyderabad here. There is a KFC and many bakeries like Vacs Pastry, Shangrilla, Cake Basket, etc are here. Specialist Hyderabadi Restaurants like Biryani Durbar, Hyderabad House and The Pride Residency (includes lodging) are located here. Chinese Restaurants like Bowl-O-China are present here.

Function halls

The function halls in this suburb are popular for weddings and other parties like SMR Jayalaxmi Gardens (RTC Colony), Teachers CO-Operative Society Community Hall (Teachers Colony), Anubhav Gardens (Hanuman Temple near RTA), Jooluri Vajramma Kalyana Mandapam (Currently Under Renovation), Modern Function Plaza (Lalbazar), Leela Gardens (Near Teachers Colony), Mahatma Gandhi Community Hall (Main Rd Lalbazar)

chools

There are some good Schools and Colleges in this suburb. Notable of them are Sherwood Public School, St Andrews School, St Josephs High School, Holy Family Girls High School, Kendriya Vidyalaya. Colleges in this area include St Josephs Junior College, Ken Degree College, Little Flower Junior and Degree College.

Transport

This suburb is well connected with roads. The Rajiv Rahadari (Highway) which connects Secunderabd to the northern Telangana districts of Andhra Pradesh passes through this suburb. National Highway 7 (NH7) is 4 km from this suburb. There is a link road that connects NH 7 to ECIL 'X' Roads and further and it passes through this suburb. A lot of transportation through trucks takes place via this road. Due to this there is a lot of traffic congestion during peak hours. The closest MMTS Train station is at Bolarum or Secunderabad.

Colonies around Trimulgherry

Listed below are some popular and highly developed colonies in Trimulgherry.

Teachers Colony, Jupiter Colony, Indian Airlines Colony, Surya Enclave, A.W.H.O Ved Vihar, Durgavihar Colony, Vasavi Nagar, SBH Colony, RTC Colony, IOB Colony, Ravi Colony, Sardar Patel Colony, Chandragiri Colony, P&T Colony, Aruna Enclave, Sri Nagar Colony, Banjara Nagar, LB Nagar, Sri Sai Enclave, Laxmi Narayan Colony, Bank Colony, Kanajiguda, Indira Nagar, Greenfields Colony, Mansarovar Heights, Yadamma Nagar, Gunrock Enclave.

uburbs around Trimulgherry

* Secunderabad City 5 km
* Begumpet Airport 6.5 km (via Tadbund)
* Karkhana 2 km
* Bowenpally Old and New 3 km
* Sikh Village 2 km
* Tadbund 3 km
* ECIL X Roads 8 km
* Alwal 3.5 km
* Bolarum 6 km
* Maredpally East and West 4 km