a town of India, in the Nizam's Secundus, territory, 6 miles N. of Hyderabad, and 398 N.W. of Madras. It stands on the N.E. side of an artificial lake called Hoosain Sagur, 3 miles in length by 2 in breadth, and in the midst of isolated granite hills and rocks. It consists of a British military cantonment, regularly laid out, and a native town, with crooked, narrow, and irregular streets. In the former part there are, besides commodious barracks, several bazaars, a large and handsome church, and an hospital. Pop. 34,357.