Raj Bhavan Road

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Raj Bhavan Road
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Telangana
District Hyderabad
Metro Hyderabad
Government
  Body GHMC
Languages
  Official Telugu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 500 082
Lok Sabha constituency Secunderabad
Vidhan Sabha constituency Khairtabad
Planning agency GHMC

Raj Bhavan Road is a prominent political and commercial area of Hyderabad, Telangana, India. [1] It is home to the residence of the Governor of Telangana called as Raj Bhavan, hence the name. It also has Lake View Guest House, a state owned guest house for the visiting dignitaries. It overlooks the Hussain sagar lake to its east.

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Commercial area

There are some upmarket shops on this road.

Reliance Communications is headquartered here.

Transport

Khairtabad is the closest MMTS Train station for this suburb.

Buses are run by the state-owned TSRTC, and is well connected to all parts of Hyderabad.

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