Anandbagh

Anandbagh is a locality and a ward in Malkajgiri suburb of Hyderabad city.^[1] It falls under the Malkajgiri mandal of the Medchal-Malkajgiri district of the Indian State of Telangana. It is administered as Ward No. 139 of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation.^[2]

Anandbagh
Neighbourhood
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Coordinates: 17°26′54″N 78°31′45″E
Country	India
State	Telangana
District	Medchal–Malkajgiri
City	Hyderabad
Government
• Body	GHMC
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN Code Postal Area and Head Office	500047
Vehicle registration	TG-08
Lok Sabha constituency	Malkajgiri
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Malkajgiri
Planning agency	Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority

Etymology

Anandbagh is a portmanteau of two words: Anand and Bagh, meaning Joy and Garden respectively in Urdu language. Therefore, Anandbagh translates to Joy Garden. Earlier(1578-1970's) times AnandBagh is forest in between Neredmet Village - Malkajgiri Village. Then it was converted into Agricultural fields and Fruit Gardens.

Locality

Anandbagh is bifurcated into East Anandbagh and West Anandbagh.^[3] While East Anandbagh is predominantly residential, West Anandbagh has many commercial establishments. Nearby neighbourhoods include Safilguda, Vinayak Nagar, Neredmet and Moula Ali.

Transportation

Anandbagh is well connected by TSRTC city bus services with Secunderabad and ECIL X Roads. The nearest railway station is Safilguda railway station and the nearest metro is Mettuguda metro station.