Bolarum

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{{distinguish|IDA Bollaram|Macha Bollaram}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = BOLORAM
| other_name = BOLLORAM
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Locality
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Bolaram Bazar railway station in 2011
| pushpin_map = India Telangana
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Telangana, India
| coordinates = {{coord|17|30|52|N|78|30|49|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Telangana]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Hyderabad district, India|Hyderabad]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =<ref name="census">{{cite web|title=District Census Handbook – Medak|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2804_PART_B_DCHB_MEDAK.pdf|website=Census of India|access-date=11 June 2016|pages=12, 44}}</ref>
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 8.36
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| population_total = 19385
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Urdu]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 500 010
| registration_plate =
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Malkajgiri]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Cantonment]]
| blank3_name_sec1 = [[Urban planning|Planning]] agency
| blank3_info_sec1 = [[Secunderabad Cantonment Board]]
| website = {{URL|telangana.gov.in}}
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'''Bolaram''' is a locality in [[Secunderabad|Secunderabad Cantonment]] in [[Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]], India. It is in the [[Hyderabad Metropolitan Region]]. The distance from Bolaram to [[Secunderabad]] is 10 km.

== Demographics ==
As per the Census 2001,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999 census of India 2001]</ref> Bolaram had a population of 34,667 (58% males, 42% females) with 15% of the population under the age of six. Bolaram'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.

==About==
{{Section citations needed||date=July 2020}}
[[Rashtrapati Nilayam]], the official retreat of the President of India, is in Bolaram. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel planned the police action against the Razakars from Bolaram. It is also famous for the Ayyappa Swamy Temple which is one among the oldest temples in Hyderabad and Secunderabad. Bolaram has a very old Public Garden which is located near St. Ann's High School. Bolaram is located 3 km away from the Alwar bus stop.{{cn|date=April 2021}}
The City Public High School (later changed to The City High School), Valerian Grammar School, Sadhana Mandir High School and Shastri High School are the oldest and the most popular private schools in the area. Bolaram Railway Station (station code: BMO) was constructed by the British to transport military goods.{{cn|date=April 2021}} There was a meeting held in Bolarm on August 27, 1952 with a huge number of students attending the meeting headed by the then mayor Thimma Raju.

== Landmarks ==

Some important landmarks in the area are; Ayyappa Swamy Temple, near Lakdawala Bus-Stop, and the [[Holy Trinity Church, Bolarum]] – a church built in European style architecture in 1847 by [[Queen Victoria]], a member of British Royal family. In the 1980s, on her visit to Bolarum, Queen [[Elizabeth II]] attended church service for her wedding anniversary.<ref name="QE II visit2">{{Cite web |url=http://www.htcbolarum.org/queensvisit.html |title=QE II visit |access-date=11 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412005016/http://htcbolarum.org/queensvisit.html |archive-date=12 April 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Bolarum Library, close to Lakdawala crossroads is also a very old landmark of Bolarum. After multiple attempts, this library was finally inaugurated by Lieutenant Colonel Kirkwood on July 23, 1892.<ref>{{cite book|author1=Henry Guppy|author2=Arundell James|author3=Kennedy Esdaile|title=Library Association Record, Volume 5|year=1903|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=x1MwAQAAMAAJ&q=bolarum+library&pg=PA655}}</ref>

== Transport ==
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[[Bolarum Bazar railway station]] is the [[Hyderabad Multi-Modal Transport System|local train]] station located near Bolarum Bazar, which runs local trains (Diesel Multiple Units) connecting it to [[Secunderabad Railway Station|Secunderabad]], [[Kacheguda Railway Station|Kacheguda]], [[Falaknuma Railway Station|Falaknuma]], and [[Hyderabad Deccan railway station|Hyderabad Deccan (Nampally)]] railway stations. The state-owned [[TSRTC]] runs the city bus service, connecting to all the major parts of the city. It is approximately 10 km from [[Secunderabad Railway Station|Secunderabad railway station]],12 km from [[Begumpet Airport|Begumpet Old Airport]], and 51 km from [[Shamshabad Airport|Shamshabad International Airport]].

== References ==
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{{Neighborhoods of Hyderabad|state=collapsed}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Ranga Reddy district]]
[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Hyderabad, India]]

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