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Uppal Kalan

Uppal is a neighbourhood in Eastern Hyderabad, Telangana, India.

Uppal Kalan
Uppal Kalan · Wikimedia Commons
The place

Uppal is a neighbourhood in Eastern Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It is the mandal headquarters of Uppal mandal in Keesara revenue division in Medchal-Malkajgiri district. It forms Circle No.2 in the L. B. Nagar Zone of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation. There are four wards i.e., Chilukanagar (7), Habsiguda (8), Ramanthapur (9) and Uppal (10) in this circle.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Uppal Kalan

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Osmania University

    Osmania University is a collegiate public state university located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Mir Osman Ali Khan, the 7th Nizam of Hyderabad, issued a firman calling for its creation on 29 August 1917.

    4 km · state public university in Hyderabad, Telangana, India · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium

    The Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, commonly known as Uppal Stadium, is an international cricket stadium in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It is owned and operated by Hyderabad Cricket Association.

    2.9 km · Stretched over 16 acres of land, the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium did away Hyderabad's reputation of being a high-scoring venue. The ground has had its share of controversy. · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park

    Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park is a deer national park located in Vanasthalipuram, Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It is spread over 3605 acres.

    5.9 km · national park in Hyderabad, India · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    English and Foreign Languages University

    The English and Foreign Languages University is a central university for English and foreign languages located in Hyderabad, India. It is the only such university dedicated to languages in South Asia.

    5.6 km · Public Central University in Hyderabad, Telangana, India · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Karmanghat Hanuman Temple

    The Karmanghat Hanuman Temple is a Hindu temple in Hyderabad in the state of Telangana, India. The presiding deity of the temple is Hanuman as Dhyana Anjaneya.

    5.2 km · Hindu temple in Hyderabad, Telangana · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Saroornagar Lake

    Saroornagar Lake is a lake in Hyderabad, India. From the year of its creation in 1626, the lake remained largely clean until 1956 when Hyderabad expanded.

    3.6 km · lake in India · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Indian Institute of Chemical Technology

    The CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology is a national-level research center located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. IICT conducts research in basic and applied chemistry, biochemistry, bioinformatics, chemical engineering and provides science and technology inputs to the industrial and economic development of the country.

    4.8 km · research institute in Hyderabad, Telangana · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology

    The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology or CCMB is an Indian fundamental life science research establishment located in Hyderabad that operates under the aegis of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. CCMB is a designated "Centre of Excellence" by the Global Molecular and Cell Biology Network, UNESCO. The center collaborates with the University of Nebraska Medical Center for translational research on glaucoma.

    4.7 km · Life science research institute in Hyderabad, India · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    Ashtalakshmi Temple, Hyderabad

    Ashtalakshmi Temple is a Hindu temple of Goddesses Ashtalakshmi in Ramakrishnapuram, Kothapet, Hyderabad, India. The temple located on the outskirts of the city is built in the style of south Indian architecture and presents Goddess Lakshmi in her eight forms.

    1.7 km · building in India · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    Masjid Uppal Kalan

    The Masjid Uppal Kalan is a mosque located in the Uppal Kalan neighborhood of Hyderabad, in the Hyderabad district of the state of Telangana, India. The mosque was built in c. 1660s CE by Abdullah Qutb Shah.

    3 km · Mosque in Uppal Kalan, Hyderabad, India · Wikipedia

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See

What Wikivoyage says to see

  1. 01
    Ramoji Film City
  2. 02
    Shilparamam

    It is an arts and crafts village located in Uppal.

  3. 03
    Telangana State Archives and Research Institute

    Rajya Abhilekha Nlym, Upl Road, Tarnaka, +91 40 2700 2373.

  4. 04
    Victoria Memorial Home

    A historic school and orphanage located in Saroornagar.

  5. 05
    Ashtalakshmi Temple

    A popular Hindu temple of the Goddess Ashtalakshmi.

  6. 06
    Hayat Bakshi Mosque

    It was constructed in 1672 during the reign of Abdullah Qutb Shah the fifth Sultan of Golconda, and named after Hayat Bakshi Begum.

From Wikivoyage: Uppal Kalan, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Do

Things to do

  1. 01
    Kapra Lake

    Rao Nagar is famous for its idol immersion events during the Ganesh Puja festival.

  2. 02
    Saroornagar Lake

    This lake is a pleasant space for young couples to spend their evening.

  3. 03
    Shamirpet Lake

    A Nizam-era lake, populated among birdwatchers.

  4. 04
    Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park

    Autonagar (adjacent to the Vijayawada National Highway 65).

  5. 05
    Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium

    The home ground of Hyderabad cricket team, Hyderabad women's cricket team and Sunrisers Hyderabad.

  6. 06
    Saroornagar Indoor Arena

    Indoor sporting arena with a capacity of 2,000 people.

From Wikivoyage: Uppal Kalan, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Go there

Getting to Uppal Kalan

Airports
Rajiv Gandhi (HYD), 21 km · Vijayawada (VGA), 258 km
Stations
Arts College railway station, 5.3 km · Tarnaka metro station, 5.8 km · Habsiguda Metro Station, 4.6 km · Vasavi LB Nagar metro station, 3.4 km · Victoria Memorial Metro Station, 2.1 km
  • Vijayawada → Uppal Kalan
    243 km · quickest by road, 4h 35m · ₹1,770–2,220
  • Nagpur → Uppal Kalan
    420 km · quickest by road, 8h 8m · ₹3,220–4,020
  • Tirupati → Uppal Kalan
    429 km · quickest by air, 5h 9m · ₹6,090–9,300
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Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Uppal Kalan. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Get inTake a taxi or an auto-rickshaw if at all possible.

From Wikivoyage: Hyderabad/Old City, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.

The nearest places where the work is done
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    HampiIN

    8 ways of moving, 18 sources

    318 km
  2. 02
    GokarnaIN

    7 ways of moving, 14 sources

    551 km
  3. 03
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    7 ways of moving, 26 sources

    788 km
  4. 04
    KanthalloorIN

    6 ways of moving, 13 sources

    810 km
  5. 05
    VattavadaIN

    6 ways of moving, 19 sources

    812 km

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Around it

Next door to Uppal Kalan

Uppal Kalan is 10 km from Hyderabad, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.