Kachiguda

Kachiguda
కాచిగూడ

Kachiguda Railway Station
Kachiguda

Location in Telangana, India

Coordinates: 17°23′29″N 78°29′43″E / 17.391269°N 78.49524°ECoordinates: 17°23′29″N 78°29′43″E / 17.391269°N 78.49524°E
Country  India
State Telangana
District Hyderabad
Metro Hyderabad
Government
 • Body GHMC
Languages
 • Official Telugu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 500 027
Lok Sabha constituency Secunderabad
Vidhan Sabha constituency Amberpet
Planning agency GHMC

Kachiguda is one of the old suburbs in Hyderabad, India. The third biggest railway station in Hyderabad, Kachiguda Railway Station, built during the Nizam rule, is a major landmark of the area. The name was derived from the Kachi community, which still has a good population near the Kachiguda Railway Station.

Locality

Kachiguda business includes textiles, ready-made garments, and footwear for economical buyers.

This locality also has a cinema hub with cinema theaters like INOX Kachiguda (Multiplex), Venkatramana 70mm, Padmavati 35mm, Tarakrama 70mm and Kumar 70mm.

Reliance Fresh and Reliance Digital outlets are also located in Kachiguda.

There is a popular hotel, Tourist Plaza Hotel, which was recently rebuilt. The locality also has Vaishnaoi Hotel, Panchratan Hotel and Nand International. Top Veg Restaurtants like Hotel Sweekar, Invitation Restaurtant, Swaad Restaurtant, Panchratan Restaurtant, Rambharose Idli Center and Swaati Coffee Shop are here, as well.[1]

There is a very beautiful Shri Khatu Shyam Baba (Lord Krishna Devoteed Auvataar) Temple in front of the Railway station, providing services such as free physiotherapy, free food to poor people at lunch time, and daily prasad offered to all devotees who come for darshan of Shri Shyam Baba.

Kachiguda is the hub of the Marwadi, Jain and Gujrati communities and there was a famous beautiful Jain Mandir adjacent to the Bank Of India for Jains and Gujratis. kachiguda mahakali mandir famous for ugadi, Bonalu Festival,dassera and dipawali festivals. Kachiguda is also famous for second biggest Lord Shri Ganesh Idol in Chappal Bazar during Ganesh Festival and also for Bonalu Festival in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad.

Kachiguda also has the famous mosque, Masjid Shah Miyan.[2] kachiguda mahakali mandir

Transport

Kachiguda Railway Station is a very important Railway Station. Its importance is growing, as trains from northern India to southern India pass through Kachiguda Railway Station.

Kachiguda is connected by buses run by TSRTC. Since a Bus Depot is located here, it is well connected. Buses that run are 89. MMTS train facility is present at the Kachiguda Railway Station which connects to major parts of the city.

Education

There are several educational institutions located here.

-- temples-- kachiguda mahakali mandir

Hospitals

Hospitality

References

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  1. ↑ "12 Hotels around Kachiguda Railway Station Hyderabad ranked by travellers". Holidayiq.com. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "Masjid Shah Miyan". Fullhyd.com. Retrieved 24 April 2014.