Asif Nagar
Asif Nagar is a major neighbourhood in the western part of Hyderabad, India. It is located north of the Musi River near Mehdipatnam. It is a mandal in the Hyderabad District and one of the oldest neighbourhoods that have existed for a long while.
This used to be a legislative assembly seat part of the Lok Sabha but was delimited and now it comes under the Nampally seat. ACP Office for West Zone for Hyderabad Police is situated here.
Etymology
The name "Asaf" is derived from the Asaf Jahi Dynasty the Nizam of Hyderabad. Nagar is the Urdu, Hindi and Dakahini word for town or colony.Legislature
In the Lok Sabha: Asif Nagar belongs to the Hyderabad Constituency represented by Asaduddin Owasi of the AIMIM party.In the Telangana Legislative Assembly: Asif Nagar belongs to the Nampally constituency represented by Mohammed Majid Hussain of the AIMIM party.
In the GHMC Ghousia Sultana of AIMIM is the corporator
Asif Nagar used to be a legislative assembly seat represented in the Lok Sabha; the lower house of the Indian parliament. but was delimited under the provisions of Delimitation Act, 2002 by the Delimitation Commission of India based on the 2001 census.
Commercial Areas
Furniture
Asif Nagar is famous for wood work and carving handiwork. The furniture prepared here is exported to across the globe. All types of Furniture will be thereFood
Asif Nagar is known for its Naan bread. Famous naan shops like Madina Naan Centre have existed for more than half a century.Schools
The schools of this locality include:- H.V.B.H.S
- Happy Scholar School
- Ravindra Bharathi school
- Gowtam Model School
- Narayana College IT Academy
- Sri Chaintanya Jr College
- G. Pulla Reddy College
- Azra Public School