Vanasthalipuram  is a outer part Hyderabad and belongs to L. B. Nagar zone. It is situated 13 km from the heart of the city. It is located near the Vijayawada Highway, NH-9. It is a residential area with a peaceful atmosphere and abundant greenery. It is now the hub of commercial activity with a rapidly expanding commercial business, transforming the colony into a town-like atmosphere. Hill Colony, Sachivalayanagar, NGO's Colony, BN Reddy Colony, Prashanthnagar etc. are some of the famous colonies in Vanasthalipuram, which has rich infrastructure, good access to all kinds of things. It is also one of the peaceful and second largest colonies in Hyderabad after Kukatpally.

During the rule of the Nizam of Hyderabad, the area was a dense woods with wild animals and was famous as a hunting ground or shikarghar(hunting ground in Urdu) of the Nizams. Hence the name Vanasthalipuram (Vana="forest"+sthali="place"+puram-a Telugu postfix for a locality or site). Due to its serene surroundings and real estate cost, the place has become one of the preferred residential areas for people working in the city. In spite of being an integral part of Hyderabad, It provides an alternative to the hustles of a city, with a peaceful environment.


The Vanasthalipuram till late 80's have been an untouched locality to the residents of Hyderabad, but the governments project for allotment of Houses through Public auction and Houses to the Non-Gazetted officers of the Government department at a very competitive rate have all a sudden created 10s of thousand living community in the area, thus laying the foundation of Today's Vanasthalipuram. Many top IT employees buses come to pick the employees from this area like Infosys, TCS, Tech Mahindra Satyam, IBM, CapGemini, Keane, Google and many top Engg. College buses do pick up their students from here.


Commercial area

The main commercial centers are Complex, Ganesh Temple, NGOs Colony and Rythu bazaar.

It has 4 cinema halls, Sushma, Vishnu, VijayaLakshmi and Sampoorna, all of which are located within 1 km radius.

It also has many function halls and Open Air Auditoriums for marriages and parties.

Popular supermarket chains like More, Reliance Fresh, Heritage fresh have their outlets here catering to the needs of the residents.

Lot of Factory Outlets have opened recently between Panama Godowns & Ganesh Temple road...like Reebok, Spykar, Benetton, Pepe etc. Also now there is the cool Coffee Day joint.

There are lot of restaurants and dhabas in and around Vanasthalipuram to hang-out during weekends and for authentic Indian Cuisine.

The Speciality of this Colony its more than Commercial - Government Hospital, Government Library, Telugu Kalakshetram and many Temples, Masjids, Church and Gurudwara. Rajiv Gandhi Park is a recent addition which capsulates 20 well developed parks. Naagarjuna ground is very famous ground here in colony

Major banks have their ATMs here like Andhra Bank, SBH, SBI, ICICI Bank, Central Bank of India, AXIS Bank, HDFC Bank, ING vysya and Canara Bank.

It has a Government hospital in NGO's colony, it also has private hospitals like Chaithanya multi-specialty hospital and many other clinics. Recently the 24 hour Appollo pharmacy got opened in NGOs colony and Puttur Bone Setter Mr. G.S. Raju is available at Kamalanagar (9848562942).
Transport

Vanasthalipuram is well connected to all the parts of the city by public transport. Due to its accessibility and location it has become a major residential hub.

Around 250 buses ply from the area and all the Buses, private, and APSRTC buses towards Vijayawada route stop here.
Colonies

Vanasthalipuram consists of many colonies like NGO's Colony, T.V. colony, F.C.I. colony, VENKATA RAMANA NAGAR, S.k.d nagar, Hariharapuram Colony, Vaidehinagar, Prashanth Nagar, Sachivalaya Nagar, Sri Srinivasapuram Colony, Kamalanagar, Dwarakamayi Nagar, HUDA Sai Nagar, Sharada Nagar, Sai Nagar, Saheb Nagar, Medical and Health Colony, Andhra Kesari Nagar, B.N. Reddy colony, etc.
Bus: main routes

* 100 V (Ordinary/Metro Express)  : from Nampally / Koti Women's college
* 1 V (Ordinary/Metro Express)  : from Secunderabad Station
* 290 (Ordinary) : from Jubilee Bus Station
* 100 I (Ordinary) : from Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station
* 187D/V (Ordinary/ Metro/Veera) : from KPHB colony
* 299 (Ordinary)  : from Hayathnagar
* 72V (Ordinary/Metro Express) : from Charminar
* 156V (Ordinary/Metro Express): from Mehidipatnam
* 158V (Ordinary/Metro Express) : from ESI
* 90v (Ordinary) : from Secunderabad via Uppal, Nagole
* 186 (Ordinary/Metro Express/Veera): from Secunderabad via Uppal - Tarnaka, Balnagar, KPHB Colony
* 299 S(Saheb nagar Via( Sushma and Sampoorna Theatre) to Nampally
* 127K/V (Metro Express/Metro Liner) to Kondapur/Hitec City via Lakdi Ka pool, Banjara Hills, Jubilie Hills, Madhapur
* 225l/v ---vpuram to lingam pally
* Others: 99V, 299S, 100V/W, 225D/V, 90, 100C, 1C, 100, 208P, etc. (Ordinary/Metro Express)

Ganesh temple, Rythu Bazaar and NGOs Colony are major bus stops.

The closest MMTS Train station is 12 km away at Malakpet.

Buses coming from Vijayawada highway stop at Panama Godowns for pick-ups.
Landmarks

Mahavira Harina Vanasthali (deer park), Venkateswara Swamy temple are some of the attractions of this area. Tourist attractions and entertainment areas like Ramoji Film City, Deer Park and Mount Opera are located within 10 – 15 km of Vanasthalipuram, on the highway. The police station is located just opposite Ganesh temple.
Schools

Vanasthalipuram has good educational institutes like the Karthikeya High School (4 branches in Vanasthalipuram) Loyola Model High School, St.Ann's High School, Siddartha High School, Siddartha Model School, Siddartha Grammar School, Dilsukhnagar Public School, Loyola Montessori School, Nagarjuna High School, Heralds High School, Bhashyam School, Vanasthali high School, Prashanthi Vidya Niketan School, SivaSindhu High School, Purnodaya Concept School, St. Francis High School (Complex Area) Calibre creative school, ViswaBharathi school, Globe the School, Aditya Concept School, Lotus lap.

Colleges such as Narayana, Rajadhani, loyola and Chaitanya. However Once popular St. Meera's (Acquired by Lotus Lap), St. Bede's and St. Nicholas Schools now don't exist.