Hayathnagar
Hayath Nagar | |
|---|---|
| Hayath Nagar Hyderabad | |
 TSRTC Hayathnagar City busstand | |
  Hayath Nagar  Hayath Nagar  Hayath Nagar | |
| Coordinates: 17°19′48″N 78°36′11″E / 17.330°N 78.603°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Telangana |
| Founded by | Begum Hayat Bakshi |
| Named for | Begum Hayat Bakshi |
| Government | |
| • Type | GHMC |
| • Body | Hayathnagar GHMC |
| Elevation | 566 m (1,857 ft) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 35,467 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone code | 040 |
| Vehicle registration | TS 07 |
Hayathnagar is a busy residential locality Hyderabad in Ranga Reddy district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is mandal headquarter of Hayathnagar mandal of Hayathnagar revenue division.[3] Hayathnagar forms circle No 3 in Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation.[4] There are four wards i.e Nagole (11) Mansoorabad (12), Hayathnagar (13) and B. N. Reddy Nagar (14) in this circle.[4] It lies on National Highway 65.
History
In 1620, then ruler of Golconda, Sultan Muhammad Qutb Shah had decided to move his capital away from Golconda and Hyderabad. He selected a site about 6 miles (9.7 km) east of then Hyderabad, what is today Saroornagar. The fort was named after himself and called as Sultan Nagar Fort. The construction of this fort was abandoned by his wife Hayat Bakshi Begum who considered his sudden death in 1625 as a bad omen. [5] Later a new settlement known as Hayathnagar which established further to the east by the Begum. The Hayat Bakshi Mosque which is located here was commissioned by Begum Hayat Bakshi.[6] [7]
There is a Sai Baba Temple located in Hayathnagar.
See also
- Hayat Bakshi Mosque
- Sri Ramalingeswara Swamy Devalayam (Lord Shiva)
References
- ^ "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Hayathnagar, India". fallingrain.com.
- ^ "Delimitation of Election Wards" (PDF). Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 November 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ "Rangareddy district" (PDF). New Districts Formation Portal. Government of Telangana. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ 4.0 4.1 "New circles and wards in GHMC". Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation. Archived from the original on 27 September 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ "Sultan Nagar Fort". MIT Libraries. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ Akbar, Syed (17 January 2022). "Hyderabad growing in circular fashion, expanding fast". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ Gopalan, Madhumita (23 April 2016). "Photo essay: Hayath Bakshi Begum- the hand of the king, three times over".
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