Alwal

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Alwal
State - District(s)	Andhra Pradesh - Rangareddi
Area
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Population (2001) - Density	106,424 -

Alwal is a town and municipality in Rangareddi district, just north of Hyderabad city. It has a population of 106,424 (2001 census) and forms part of the Hyderabad agglomeration.

Alwal is famous for the Historic Venkateshwara Temple near Alwal Municipal office. There are a number of other temples in the vicinity, at the nearby cantonment including one built in the style of the Lotus Temple in Delhi.

Alwal is also home to some of the famous schools in secunderabad like the Valerian Grammar School, Loyola Academy, K.V.Bollarum and not to forget the Raja Praja High School.

This area is slowly getting urbanised and there is a new boom in real estate housing projects as residents of central Hyderabad move to Alwal to escape traffic congestion and noise pollution. The nearby cantonment (military) area offers extensive green spaces which offers a breath of fresh air for the morning walkers.

There are four cinema halls for the locals, recently the Nartaki Cinema was renovated by the family members and the theaters offers a very splendid Audio and Visual experience, adding a fresh breath to the recreation.

Alwal is 8 km away from Secunderabad Railway station and just 12 km from away from the Old Hyderabad Airport in Begumpet Begumpet Airport and about 40 km from New International Airport in Shamshabad Rajiv Gandhi International Airport.

Also a lot of famous recreation clubs like The Celebrity Club, 'Alankritha ', 'The Orange Bowl', Dhola-Ri-Dhani, Runway-9 are located very nearby.

The People of Alwal celebrate all festivals with lot of grandeur and the community is rich with resources and facilities like connectivity of roads, rail, market places etc.

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^GRIndia, Alwal had a population of 106,424. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Alwal has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 58% of the males and 42% of females literate. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.