Malkajgiri
Malkajgiri also known as Mallikarjuna Giri is a suburb of Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
It is located in Medchal–Malkajgiri district and also Sub-District in Medchal District is the headquarters of Malkajgiri mandal in Malkajgiri revenue division. Erstwhile Malkajgiri Major Grampanchayat was upgraded to a municipality in 1965 and became a municipal corporation in 2007. It was merged into the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation in 2007. It was a part of Ranga Reddy district before the re-organisation of districts in 2016.
Getting to Malkajgiri
East Hyderabad is connected with the rest of the city through a metro line. The line starts from the MG Bus Station and ends at the L. B. Nagar.
Worth seeing
- 01Ramoji Film City
- 02Shilparamam
It is an arts and crafts village located in Uppal.
- 03Telangana State Archives and Research Institute
Rajya Abhilekha Nlym, Upl Road, Tarnaka, +91 40 2700 2373.
- 04Victoria Memorial Home
A historic school and orphanage located in Saroornagar.
- 05Ashtalakshmi Temple
A popular Hindu temple of the Goddess Ashtalakshmi.
- 06Hayat 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.
Things to do
- 01Kapra Lake
Rao Nagar is famous for its idol immersion events during the Ganesh Puja festival.
- 02Saroornagar Lake
This lake is a pleasant space for young couples to spend their evening.
- 03Shamirpet Lake
A Nizam-era lake, populated among birdwatchers.
- 04Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park
Autonagar (adjacent to the Vijayawada National Highway 65).
- 05Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium
The home ground of Hyderabad cricket team, Hyderabad women's cricket team and Sunrisers Hyderabad.
- 06Saroornagar Indoor Arena
Indoor sporting arena with a capacity of 2,000 people.
Getting around Malkajgiri the local way
- 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. Last edited 2026-09.
Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Sandeepsatri (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.