Shamshabad, Hyderabad


Shamshabad is a census town in the Indian state of Telangana. It is located in Shamshabad mandal of Rajendranagar revenue division. Sri Vendikonda Siddalingeswara Devastanam temple is situated in Siddulagutta Road in Shamshabad mandal. The international airport of Hyderabad is located here.

History

The area was previously known as Sedanti village, which was later renamed Shamsabad in reference to Shams-ul-Umra, the title bestowed upon "Abul Fateh Khan", Tegh Jung, Shams-ud-Daula, Shams-ul-Mulk and Shams-ul-Umrah, who founded the Paigah nobility during the reign of Nizam II, Mir Nizam [Ali Khan]. There was a time when the whole of the Shamsabad area were under the direct control of Paigah, including the location where the new airport has been built, the entire Shamsabad village was granted to Nawab Shams-ul-Umara Bahadur as a reward. Nawab Moin-Ud-Dowlah Bahadur Asman Jah, a leading Paigah noble, built a country home on a hillock and a race course in Shamsabad for his own use. As happened with other locality names, Shamsabad too got corrupted and over the years came to be called Shamshabad.
There is a railway station at Shamshabad by the name Umdanagar, which is part of the South Central Railway, Indian Railways.

Geography

Shamshabad is located at. It has an average elevation of 574 metres.

Rajiv Gandhi International Airport

Shamshabad is the location of the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, which began operations on 23 March 2008.

Metro station

has a metro station planned at airport in Shamshabad mandal.

Panchayats

There are 24 panchayats in the Shamshabad mandal.