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Karkhana | |
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Secunderabad | |
  Karkhana Location in Telangana, India  Karkhana Karkhana (India) | |
| Coordinates: 17°27′40″N 78°30′05″E / 17.46111°N 78.50139°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Telangana |
| District | Hyderabad District |
| City | Secunderabad |
| Government | |
| • Body | Cantonment Board |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 500 026 |
| Vehicle registration | TS |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Secunderabad |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Secunderabad |
| Planning agency | Cantonment Board |
| Website | telangana |
Karkhana is a Locality in the city of Secunderabad, India. Part of the Trimulgherry Mandal, Karkhana is approximately 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from Secunderabad station and approximately 1-kilometre (0.62 mi) from Jubilee Bus stand. The region has experienced a real estate boom in recent years and has become a base for a number of small IT start-ups. It can be reached easily by public transport and is well connected to surrounding areas.
Sub regions[edit | edit source]
Karkhana is divided up into several colonies - Vikrampuri Colony, AP Textbook Colony, Venkat Ram Nagar (PAO ORS Colony), State Bank Colony, Gunrock Enclave, Vasavi Nagar, R n D Defence Colony, Priya Colony, Brooke Bond Colony, Jyothi Colony and many more.
Transport[edit | edit source]
TSRTC connects Karkhana to Secunderabad Station, Paradise, thereby connecting commuters to all parts of the city. Jubilee Bus Station (JBS) is just one km distance away. JBS has a well connected network to many places in the Telangana and neighbouring states. The plan for the first phase of Hyderabad Metro train has a selected JBS in the route plan.
The closest MMTS Train station is at Secunderabad. The new Metro station is coming nearby at JBS.