Ramakrishnapuram

R K Puram Ramakistapuram
Ramakrishnapuram, Neredmet
Country	India
State	Telangana
District	Medchal–Malkajgiri
City	Secunderabad
Government
• Body	GHMC Malkajgiri Circle
Area
• Total	2.5 km2 (1.0 sq mi)
Languages
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Ramakrishna Puram	500056
Vehicle registration	TG-08
Lok Sabha constituency	Malkajgiri
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Malkajgiri

Ramakrishnapuram (or RK Puram ) is a locality in Neredmet in Medchal-Malkajgiri district of Indian State of Telangana. It falls under Malkajgiri mandal. 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. ^[1]

History

RK Puram lake's roots can be traced back to 1798 when the 'subsidiary alliance' was proposed by then British Governor-General in India, Lord Wellesley.

By the early 1800s, the Electronics and Mechanical Engineering (EME), which is presently the Military College of Electronics and Mechanical Engineering (MCEME), had been set up at Trimulgherry. The engineers and electricians who worked here needed water, So RK Puram Lake was commissioned by the Nizam and dug up in the mid-1800s, occupying a space of around 100 acres. ^[2]

Localities in RK Puram

Listed below are some popular and developed colonies in R K Puram also known as Ramakrishnapuram.

• RK Puram (Ramakrishnapuram Hamlet) Village,
• Sapthagiri Colony,
• Bharani Colony,
• Chandra Babu Naidu Colony,
• Raghavendra Nagar,
• Matrupuri Colony,
• GK Colony,
• Brundavan Colony,
• Prem Nagar,
• Ananthaiah Colony,
• Santhosh Colony,
• Balaji Colony,
• Sri Venkateshwara Officers Colony,
• Asha Officers Colony,
• Shakthi Nagar,
• Gandhi Nagar,
• Anantha Saraswathi Colony,
• Brindavan Colony.
• Balaji Nagar.

Services

Schools

• Army Public School RK puram
• Little Diamond High School, RK.Puram

Lakes and Water Parks

• Ramakrishnapuram Mukidigan Cheruvu ^[3]

Transport

Kaacheguda Yesvanthpur Express at Ramakistapuram Gate Railway Station.

Bus Stops

R K Puram is well connected by TSRTC city bus services with Secunderabad. Tirumalagiri and ECIL X Roads, by RK Puram Bus Stop and R K Puram Rythu Bazar Bus Stop.

Railways

It is connected by suburban rail system, by Ramakistapuram Gate Railway Station. ^[4]

Metro

Nearest Hyderabad Metro station is Parade Grounds Metro Station.

References

1. "Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation wards" (PDF). Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation . Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
2. "From bird paradise to frothing mess: Tracing the history of Secunderabad's RK Puram lake". The News Minute. 6 January 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
3. TelanganaToday. "RK Puram lake to wear new look". Telangana Today. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
4. Biswas, Preeti (26 January 2020). "GHMC plans new railway overbridge at RK Puram to ease traffic, DPR being finalised". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 December 2020.