Saroornagar

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Saroornagar
Saroornagar
State - District(s)	Andhra Pradesh - Ranga Reddy
Coordinates	17.21° N 78.31° E
Area - Elevation	- 487 m
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Population (2001) - Density	3,91,358 -
Codes - Postal - Telephone - Vehicle	- 500 035 - +91 040 -

Saroornagar or Sururnagar is a suburban area and Mandal in Ranga Reddy District of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is on the eastern side of Hyderabad Metropolitan area on the National Highway 9.

1 Demography
2 Villages and Panchayats
3 Places of Interest
4 Institutions
5 References

[edit] Demography

Saroornagar Mandal has a population of 3,91,358 in 2001. Males consists of 2,02,926 and females 1,88,432.

[edit] Villages and Panchayats

There are 29 villages and 13 panchayats in Saroornagar mandal.^[1]

Almasguda (village and panchayat)
Badangpet (village and panchayat)
Bahadurguda
Bairamalguda,
Balapur (village and panchayat)
Champapet
Chintalakunta
Dawoodkhanguda
Gaddi Annaram
Gurramguda (village and panchayat)
Jalpalle (village and panchayat)
Jillelguda (village and panchayat)
Karmanghat
Kothapet (village and panchayat)
Kurmalguda (village and panchayat)
Lingojiguda
Mallapur
Mamidipalle (village and panchayat)
Mansoorabad
Medbowli
Meerpet (village and panchayat)
Nadargul (village and panchayat)
Pahadi Shareef
Papaya Kumandan
Renukapur
Roshanuddowla
Saroornagar (village, panchayat and mandal headquarters)
Sultanvalva
Thumma Bowli
Thummalakunta and
Venkatapur (village and panchayat)

[edit] Places of Interest

Saroornagar Lake was constructed in late 16th century during the reign of Quli Qutub Shah to provide water for irrigation of farm lands. This 400 year old lake is spread in an area of 1 square kilometer. Due to the population explosion in Hyderabad after independance, the farm land around this lake has been converted into residential area. In recent years, there have been efforts to beautify the lake and its surroundings.

Saroornagar Indoor Stadium is an indoor sporting arena located on the National Highway to Vijayawada. It was constructed in 2002 during the 32nd National Games held in Hyderabad. The capacity of the arena is 2,000 people.

Saroornagar Palace or Victoria Memorial Orphanage was built by The VIth Nizam Mir Mahboob Ali Khan to serve the dual purpose of a hunting lodge and a summer resort for his family. The palace came up in 65 acres of land close to the Saroornagar lake. It was considered inauspicious for the Nizam, who then ordered that it be used as an orphanage. On the request of the then British Resident, it was dedicated to the memory of Queen Victoria.

Aware Hospital was established by founder Chairman P.K.S. Madhavan, on the occasion of silver jubilee year of AWARE (India) Foundation. It is situated on Nagarjuna Sagar Road at Shanthivanam in Bairamalguda. It is designed with spiritual ambience and an excellent environmental landscaping. It has 300 beds with 50 speciality departments, state-of-the-art-equipment and renowned medical specialists providing 24 hrs service.