Somajiguda

Somajiguda
Somajigudem
City Centre
Fortune towers at Somajiguda
Fortune towers at Somajiguda
Somajiguda is located in Hyderabad
Somajiguda
Somajiguda
Location in Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Somajiguda is located in Telangana
Somajiguda
Somajiguda
Somajiguda (Telangana)
Somajiguda is located in India
Somajiguda
Somajiguda
Somajiguda (India)
Coordinates: 17°25′44″N 78°27′19″E / 17.428911°N 78.455343°E / 17.428911; 78.455343
CountryIndia
StateTelangana
DistrictHyderabad
MetroHyderabad
Named forSonaji Pandit
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
500082
Vehicle registrationTG
Parliament constituenciesSecunderabad
Sasana Sabha constituenciesKhairtabad
Planning agencyGHMC
Websitetelangana.gov.in

Somajiguda is a locality of Hyderabad located on either side of Raj Bhavan Road. It started as a residential locality but slowly transformed into a modern business centre in Hyderabad. It is a hub of commercial activity with many jewellery, automobile and banking establishments running their businesses from here. Popular landmarks are Raj Bhavan, The Park and Yashoda hospital. Somajiguda has also gained importance because of its proximity to city centres such as Begumpet, Punjagutta and Khairtabad. The official residence of Governor of State of Telangana - the Raj Bhavan is in Somajiguda.

Etymology

Somajiguda is named after Sonaji Pandit, a Daftardar (revenue officer) in the estate of Raja Rai Rayan, a nobleman of Hyderabad in 1853. A mansion was built by the then Raja of the Rai Rayan estate during the rule of Nasir-ud-Daulah for Sonaji Pandit to honour his service. Sonaji Pandit resided in this mansion his entire life. Over time Sonaji-Guda (Guda meaning place in the local dialect of Telugu) became Somajiguda.

Economy

Raj Bhavan Road
Raj Bhavan Road, Somajiguda

Automobile

Somajiguda is a hub[fact or opinion?] for automobile sales with showrooms of Honda, Skoda, Volkswagen, Maruti Suzuki, Nexa, Hero, Yamaha, Bajaj and TVS. This led to many car interior refurbishing shops setting up their business there, some tying up with international brands like 3M.[fact or opinion?]

Health & Fitness

Somajiguda has the largest number of Health and Fitness products stores in the city.[fact or opinion?]

Banking

Somajiguda is home[fact or opinion?] to international banking institutions such as the Standard Chartered, Bank of Mauritius, HDFC, HSBC, and Bank of Kuwait. Many Indian banks like State Bank of India, IndusInd, Canara Bank, Karnataka Bank, Kotak Mahindra, South Indian Bank, and Yes Bank have their regional offices or branches there.

Commercial and IT

Companies such as ADP, Cavium, Vijai Electrical, Creamline Dairy Products Ltd., Pitti Laminations Ltd., Sri Chakra Cements, Geo infospace Pvt LTD, Ramky Industries, BlueDart, Reliance Jio and many others operate their businesses in Somajiguda. Babukhan Millennium Centre and Fortune Towers are two prominent[fact or opinion?] commercial office space providers.

Hospitals, medicine and emergency

  • Yashoda Hospitals
  • Deccan Hospital
  • Matrika Hospital
  • Maxivision Eye Hospital
  • Vijaya Diagnostics
  • Zoi Hospital

Hotels and hospitality

Seven to three-star hotels such as The Park, Katriya hotel & towers, IK London and others are located in Somajiguda. Real estate activities in the neighbourhood has grown, with newer structures coming up in this area.

Shopping and entertainment

Somajiguda is also a shopping centre with brands lined up at Somajiguda circle, including over 30 jewellery showrooms within a stretch of half a kilometre.[fact or opinion?]

Food

KFC, Pizza Hut, and Sanjos Donuts are located right next to the Necklace Road MMTS station.

Pubs and restaurants

Headquarters is a popular rest-o-bar on Raj Bhavan Road. Aish, Aqua and Carbon are popular watering-hole(s) and restaurant(s) in The Park.

Education

Government

Many government buildings are located in Somajiguda. These include

Localities

Public transport and connectivity

Somajiguda is connected by TSRTC buses. The closest MMTS stations are Necklace Road, Khairtabad and 2 kilometers away Begumpet. The closest Metro stations are Panjagutta and Khairtabad.

References

  1. ↑ "Somajiguda second-best high street in India: Report".
  2. ↑ Dharmendra Prasad (1986). Social and Cultural Geography of Hyderabad City: A Historical Perspective. Inter-India Publications. p. 115. ISBN 9788121000451. Somaji was the name of a pandit Sonaji was employed in the Revenue Department of Roy Rayan Sham Raj when Nawab Nasiruddaula was the ruler of Hyderabad ( 1267 A.H. / 1853 A.D. ). The mansion of the pandit who was very popular in Hyderabad was built here and hence forward the locality came to be called after his name which with the passage of time was changed from Sonaji to Somajiguda is now one of the best ...
  3. ↑ "List of banks in Somajiguda locality".
  4. ↑ "Creamline Dairy: Contact Us". www.creamlinedairy.com. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
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