Alwal (Hyderabad)

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Alwal is a major residential suburb of Secunderabad, the twin city of Hyderabad city. It has a population of 106,424 (2001 census) and forms part of the Greater Hyderabad agglomeration.

A part of the British cantonment, Alwal got its name after people from Alwar, Rajasthan settled here in late 1800s.

Alwal is home to a historic Venkateshwara Temple, which is located near Alwal Municipal office. There are a number of other temples in the vicinity, at the nearby cantonment (Lalbazar) including one built in the style of the Lotus Temple, Delhi.

Locals celebrate festivals in grandeur and the community is rich with resources and public transport, markets etc.

This area is booming as residents of central Hyderabad are moving to Alwal to escape traffic congestion and pollution. The nearby cantonment (military) area offers good lung space for walkers. Alwal is major shopping hub for nearby suburbs and villages, the shopping options are wide ranging.It has many shopping malls like reliance fresh,spencer shopping mall,Moore etc.Alwal is just 3km away from Tirumalgiri(Now it has become famous for textile shopping allover andhra pradesh) where we get lot of Branded textile shopping malls

There is an e-seva centre, a service provided for paying bills and other government services. A farmers vegetables market, Rythu bazaar is located here.

There are four cinema halls here. Some of the major resorts like The Celebrity Club, Alankrita, The Orange Bowl, Dhola-Ri-Dhani and Runway-9 are 10km away.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alwal
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Coordinates:   17°30'0"N   78°32'18"E

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  • Alwal is one of the Municipal divisions of Grater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, abbreviated and popularly known as GHMC. The place was originally known as ALUVAALAYA, named after Aluvelu Manga, consort of the presiding deity Lord Venkateshwara of the famous temple situated there. It got transformed and came to be known as ALUVAALA, the most popular and likened name by the locals for centuries, before it got the Englishised name ALWAL. It does not bear any close nor any scant connection with the name Alwar, which is popular in tits own way.
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