Bolarum

Not to be confused with IDA Bollaram.
Bolarum
బొల్లారం
Bollarum
Neighbourhood
Bolarum

Location in Telangana, India

Coordinates: 17°30′52″N 78°30′49″E / 17.51444°N 78.51361°E / 17.51444; 78.51361Coordinates: 17°30′52″N 78°30′49″E / 17.51444°N 78.51361°E / 17.51444; 78.51361
Country  India
State Telangana
District Hyderabad
Government
 • Body GHMC
Languages
 • Official Telugu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 500 010
Lok Sabha constituency Secunderabad
Vidhan Sabha constituency Cantonment
Planning agency Secunderabad Cantonment Board
Civic agency GHMC

Bolarum is a major suburb of Hyderabad, India. Geographically, Bolarum extends into two administrative districts, Hyderabad district and Ranga Reddy District. Bolarum was originally developed as a planned military encampment by the British during the time of the Nizams rule of Hyderabad. Bolarum is managed by the Secunderabad Cantonment Board, an administrative arm of the union defense ministry of the government of India. Besides military barracks, housing, training, and parade grounds facilities, Bolarum was also known for agricultural uses. Until recent urbanization, farms occupied nearly half the area. Bolarum has a railway station that is used primarily for local and suburban commuter trains.

Today Bolarum is well-known for many historical events, some connected to famous landmarks. It was here that Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the first Defence Minister of India and commander of the Indian Army, negotiated the terms of surrender with the Nizam and annex Hyderabad state into India. Before the annexation, Bolarum was the destination for many British Officers at the Officer's Mess. It is prominently located across from the Holy Trinity Church, Bolarum, the Ayyappa Temple, and St. Ann's Provincilate.

The Holy Trinity Church, Bolarum is a European-style church funded by Queen Victoria and constructed in 1847. In the 1980s, on her visit to Bolarum, Queen Elizabeth II attended church service for her Wedding Anniversary. [1]

Demographics

Template:As of the India census,[2] Bolarum had a population of 13,305 (58 males, 42% females) with 15% of the population under the age of six. Bolarum's average literacy rate is 58%, which is lower than the national average of 59.5%. Male and female literacy rates are 68% and 43% respectively.

Bolarum's majority is Hindu. Other religious institutions, besides christianity, include a Jain temple, two mosques, and a Gurdwara. Most people of Bolarum are employed by the railways, defence and military installations, local industries and services sectors.

Economy

Macha Bolarum market is an old vegetable market where the villagers get their produce/vegetable in train and sell it in this market, which lies next to the railway station. It has a big bazaar named Sadar Bazaar which has many textile, jewelry, general shops and Money lending shops.

Education

Bolarum is an educational hub of Hyderabad with many popular schools and colleges like the Valerian Grammar School, St. Ann's Girl School, Holy Angels High School, Model Mission High School, and a few postgraduate colleges like Navabharathi College of P.G. Studies.

The boys high school It was built in the year 1931.The boys high school headed by great mathematician Sri K. Sambamoorthy, who wrote Mathematics text books from 6 th class to 12th class and was in state cyllabus. Many more teachers Mr. Subba Rao, Head master, Mr. S. Subramaniam, Head master who was also Mathematician, Mr. V. Subramanian, Chemistry, Mr. Mahadevan, English, Mr. Venkatakrishnan, Tamil Pandit and many more have contributed for the best education. In those days it was giving more than corporate school education. Many students who passed out of this school turned out to be good doctors and engineers. Many sports personalities, to cite an example Mr. Thangaraj, football goal keeper who represented India, Mr. Ramswamy, football coach for railways, are from Bolarum Boys High School.

Mr. TRV Mani Iyer was another revered teacher from Bolarum. He taught Math and English in Valerian Grammar School.

Mr. Rajalingam Modiliar, who was a contractor during British rule, his wife, Lakshmi Rajalingam Mudaliar donated place for junior college, to be named as Lakshmi Rajalingam Mudaliar Govt. Junior college. The government could not make use of the place. Instead continued in the High school. Now renamed as Govt. Junior College.

Culture

Bolarum Ayyappa Temple

Bolarum is a popular place for Hindu temples like Ayyappa temple which is one of the oldest temple and Lord Shiva temple is famous for celebration of Navarathri, Ugadi & Shri Ram Navami which comes every year in the month of October and March or April and Ayappa temple in Telangana was built in the 1970s the first temple in Hyderabad. Muthyalamma temple is the oldest, and where every weekend is like a carnival with huge crowd. Mahankali Temple is known for Mela celebration every year in July. Shree Saraswati Devi Devalayam in Bolarum is the oldest devalayam which has been here since 75 years, this temple initially was a bhajan mandir and is famous for basant panchami and dusherra which are celebrated with huge devotees. Hanuman Temple, Sai baba temple, Lord Shri Ram, Ganesh Ji, Bhulakshmamma Temple are other temples. There is a Venugopal Swamy temple which celebrates the Margazhi month from mid Dec to mid Jan till Sankranti, every year. Tirupavai is recited with great devotion during this period.

Bolarum is home to a very big Church built in European style (Holy Trinity Church), built in 1847 by a member of British Royal family (Queen Victoria), which is why Queen Elizabeth [1] visited this church and attended a service on her Wedding Anniversary when she visited to India in the 1980s.

Important landmarks

Some important landmarks are:

Neighbourhoods

Bolarum's major localities include: Doveton Bazar, Risala Bazar, Kalasiguda, Chintal Bazar, Pioneer Bazar, Burton Guda and Macha Bolarum (which is separated from the others mentioned by a railway track that has two broad gauge lines). A major gated community under the name ARK homes has recently come up near Bolarum Railway Station.

Transport

Bolarum has a local train station which runs local trains (Diesel Multiple Units) connecting it to Secunderabad, Kacheguda, Falaknuma and Hyderabad (Nampally) Railway stations . Hyderabad's light rail transportation system Multi-Modal Transport System (MMTS) is yet to be introduced in Bolarum. After the Union Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure approved the upgradation of railway infrastructure for introduction of Phase II of Multi-Modal Transport System (MMTS) in the twin cities, the work on the Secunderabad - Bolarum stretch was supposed to start in March–April 2012 but it hasn't been taken up by the South Central Railway yet.

The state-owned TSRTC runs the city bus service, connecting to all the major parts of the city. It is 10 km from Secunderabad Central Railway Station and 12 km from Begumpet Airport & 41 km from New International Airport at Shamshabad. It is the most preferred mode of transport here as the local trains are very few, very slow and are always late and they take double the time to reach Secunderabad than the buses.

References

  1. 1 2 QE II visit
  2. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
  3. ↑ Henry Guppy; Arundell James; Kennedy Esdaile. Library Association Record, Volume 5.

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