| Habsiguda | |
| Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
| Pushpin Map: | India Hyderabad |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Hyderabad, India |
| Coordinates: | 17.4192°N 78.5414°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Telangana |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Hyderabad |
| Subdivision Type3: | Zone |
| Subdivision Name3: | East |
| Subdivision Type4: | Circle |
| Subdivision Name4: | Uppal Kalan |
| Subdivision Type5: | Ward |
| Subdivision Name5: | 6 |
| Governing Body: | GHMC |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 36206 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Telugu |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 500007 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | +9140 |
| Registration Plate: | TS |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Malkajgiri |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Uppal |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Civic agency |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | GHMC |
Habsiguda is a neighbourhood in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It is located at the eastern end of the city between Tarnaka and Uppal. It forms Ward No. 7 of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation.[2]
The origin of the name Habsiguda may have originated from Habshi meaning African and guda a suffix for village; Habshi was a common term referring to the Siddi, Africans from Al-Habash (an Arabic term for Abbysinia or Ethiopia).[3] This barren land was a Cattle ground for Nizams of Deccan Princely State, and was probably the home of the African troops in Nizam's military. Abyssinians used to be brought as labourers by Nizams to take care of their cattle. Habshi's (people from Abyssinia) lived for decades in and around this area hence the name "Habshi-guda" and now being called as Habsiguda.[4] Today one can still find these Abyssinians in many parts of Old City and especially in "Barkas". Many of these people were mixed with local people and accepted in all communities.
Later Habsiguda was occupied by many construction and plantation labourers that were brought from surrounding districts to construct Osmania University by Mir Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah Vii (Last Nizam of Hyderabad Deccan).
Habsiguda remained as a hamlet under "Nacharam Village" until 1981 and later became an independent Grampanchayat under Uppal Kalan Municipality and now its part of Hyderabad Metropolitan City.
The Hyderabad Metro Rail has a route covering from Nagole to Raidurg which is laid via Habsiguda. Hyderabad Metro Rail Project is the World's Largest Public-Private Partnership Project (PPP) in the Metro Sector. The Hyderabad Metro Rail Network covers a total distance of around 72 km. It has three Metro stops one at Cricket Stadium, second at National Geophysical Research Institute and other at Crossroads of Habsiguda.[5]
Habsiguda is well connected by TSRTC buses. It is about 5 km from Secunderabad Railway Station and about 11 km from Hyderabad Nampally Railway Station of the South Central Railway. Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad is about 30 km away from Habsiguda. The closest MMTS Train station is 2.5 km away at Sitaphalmandi.