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| Country | India | ||
| State | Andhra Pradesh | ||
| District(s) | Hyderabad | ||
| Parliamentary constituency | Secunderabad | ||
| Assembly constituency | Secunderabad | ||
| Planning Agency | GHMC | ||
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) | ||
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Tarnaka is a major residential suburb in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located close to Osmania University.
Tarnaka literally translates as "wired checkpost". In local language (Urdu) Tar means wire/cable and naka means check post. Tarnaka used to have a vineyard during Nizams period. An area called Kimtee colony got its name from the vineyards called 'Keemthi Gardens'. [1]. Another explaination for the naming of area lies in fact that there used to be old telegraph office to which people used to come to telegraph from far so people used to refer to the area as "Tar" (which also means Telegram) "Naka" . We can still find a BSNL office at junction. The former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Chenna Reddy was a resident of Tarnaka. St.Ann's school was a land mark few decades back and it was a white building at that point of time hence the area was also called "White House".
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The area was predominately dominated by Tamilians( predominately Mudaliars) few decades back as the time passed by they moved out of this location and the Mudaliars [2]., who were camp followers of the British, made immense contributions for the growth of education and health care and explained the growth of the Secunderabad Club from a public room.[3] as stated by Narendra Luther,who is authority in hyderabad history. This area was indeed a big vineyards and every nook and corner would be checkered with large trees. Till the IT boom hit our hyderabad this place was one of the most serene place to reside with large bungalows and villas. The huge mango, gulmohar,Ashoka and tamarind trees spread over the roads from one side to another would provide huge shadows and extremely pleasant feel in hot summer. This place was well planned and organized place which all old timers would swear by but at turn of new millennium with IT revolution hitting hard with large influx of population and settlers the area swelled with lot more apartments and commercial buildings giving a complete new look. The canopy of tree was so dense that people never need to bother about shade in summer. Even till date the area does have its trees and vegetation which may not be as dense as past but still has the glimpses of past glory.
The shopping area has big shopping malls like Big Bazaar and corner grocery stores alike. This place has shops which caters to all possible needs of people. There is also a cinema theater called Aradhana 70 mm, which is visited by students from the O.U. and also the residents in the area.
Tarnaka is well connected by APSRTC buses..
The closest MMTS Train station is at Sitaphalmandi.
There are many good and popular schools like Sandeepam Vidyalaya high school, St.Ann's High School for Girls, St.Jude's High School, David Memorial High School and Sacred Heart high school, Narayana Concept School. Some new junior colleges which came up has made this a busy center for learning. The area has OU campus.