Lallaguda
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Lallaguda is a suburb in Secunderabad
Secunderabad
Secunderabad popularly known as the twin city of Hyderabad is located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh north of Hyderabad. Named after Sikandar Jah, the third Nizam of the Asaf Jahi dynasty, Secunderabad was founded in 1806 AD as a British cantonment...

, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. It is close to Malkajgiri
Malkajgiri
Malkajgiri is a suburban locality in the city of Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, in India. It is located in Ranga Reddy district, but comes under Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation. With a population of more than 150,000 people, Malkajgiri is itself a mini-town with many shopping arcades, community...

. It is 7 km away from the city centre. This area is covered with railway quarters. Lallaguda is divided into south and North Lallaguda by the railway track dividing it. South Lallaguda was dubbed "Little England" ages ago due to it being the home of the Anglo-Indian Community.

A few years back, nearly hundred Anglo-Indian families lived in the Railway quarters of South Lallaguda along with ten Parsi families in one lane. Christmas used to be a carnival in this once quaint suburbs, which would be decorated with lights and stars throughout Christmas and new years.Now they are very few Anglo Indians but still there is a lot of love and music in the streets.

However, now over 60% of them have migrated elsewhere in the city and other countries such as England and Australia. The boom in real estate saw this once picturesque suburb being transformed into a concrete jungle.

It is completely a Railways area with quarters, workshops, Railway Hospital, schools, college (Junior and Degree), Officers club, Golf Course, function halls, handicrafts training center for women etc. It's a very good and peaceful residential area with many facities provided by the Railways for its employees.

Education

All it has is Railway schools and colleges.
  • Railway Mixed High school
  • Railway Girls High school
  • Railway Boys High school
  • Railway Junior college
  • Railway Degree college
  • Sacred Heart High school
  • St. Francis De Sales High School near to Shanthinagar was constructed in 1976.
  • Takshashila Public School
  • Pupils own school. is one of the oldest in lalaguda. students from this school are placed in very good organisation. Mr.Kusha is district migstrate and many more like him.
  • G.M.Sanghi College of commerce and degree college estd 1970.
  • St Anns high school and Junior college.

Transport

APSRTC runs buses to this area, connecting it to all parts of the city.

The closest MMTS Train Station
MMTS Hyderabad
MMTS or Multi-Modal Transport System is a commuter rail system in Hyderabad, India. It is a joint partnership of Government of Andhra Pradesh and the South Central Railway, and is operated by the latter. MMTS is unusual in providing first class commuter travel.-First phase:The first phase was...

 is at Lallaguda gate, Sitaphalmandi
Sitaphalmandi
Sitaphalmandi is one of the old suburbs of Secunderabad in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located close to Secunderabad Railway Station and is surrounded by Osmania University in the east, Warasiguda in the south, Secunderabad in the west and Tarnaka in the north...

 and Secunderabad
Secunderabad
Secunderabad popularly known as the twin city of Hyderabad is located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh north of Hyderabad. Named after Sikandar Jah, the third Nizam of the Asaf Jahi dynasty, Secunderabad was founded in 1806 AD as a British cantonment...

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Andhra Pradesh Dairy Development Corporation Limited.
Osmania University.
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