Kukatpally

Kukatpally is a suburb located in north western part of Hyderabad in the Indian state of Telangana. It is the headquarters of Kukatpally mandal in Malkajgiri revenue division of Medchal-Malkajgiri district.[1] It was a municipality prior to its merger into the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, now it is the headquarters of "North Zone of GHMC".[2]

Kukatpally
Suburb
Raintree Park (Malaysian Township)
Nickname(s): 
Kp
Kukatpally
Location in Telangana, India
Kukatpally
Kukatpally (India)
Coordinates: 17°29′N 78°25′E
CountryIndia
StateTelangana
DistrictMedchal-Malkajgiri
CityHyderabad
Government
 • TypeMayor-Council
 • BodyGHMC
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
500 072,500 085
Vehicle registrationTS-07
Lok Sabha constituencyMalkajgiri
Vidhan Sabha constituencyKukatpally
Planning agencyHMDA
Civic agencyGHMC

It has road connectivity and proximity to the Information Technology hub of Hitech city.[3]

Demographics

The main language spoken is Telugu and few people speak Urdu. It is one of the busiest business hubs in Hyderabad famous for its clothing and eateries. It has the largest density of population within Hyderabad with 33,076 persons per km².[4]

History

Kukatpally used to be an Industrial corridor in the northwestern part of Hyderabad. Its population began to grow after the early 1990s, with many people migrating from Andhra Pradesh and settling in and around Kukatpally.

Culture

Ugadi, Varalakshmi Vratham, Atlathaddi, Ganesh Chaturthi, Sankranti, Deepavali, Bonalu, Ramadan, Bakrid,and Eid-e-Milad are celebrated with lot of rigor and joy, Dussehra is also one of the important festival.

Economy

The presence of Mumbai national highway and Kukatpally Housing board has led to large scale boom in retail activity and currently Kukatpally is a commercial hub in the north western part of Hyderabad.

Industries

There are many small scale industries based in Kukatpally - Sanathnagar belt.

Transport

Kukatpally is well connected by road, rail and air. The nearest airport is Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Shamshabad The railway station for this area is Lingampally. It has two Metro Stations at Kukatpally Metro and KPHB Metro and can also be reached by MMTS near to Hitech city/ Bharathnagar. TSRTC operates the bus in this area it has excellent connectivity with almost all the parts of Hyderabad.

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References
  1. "Medchal−Malkajgiri district" (PDF). New Districts Formation Portal. Government of Telangana. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  2. "Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation". www.ghmc.gov.in. Archived from the original on 1 January 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  3. Nemmani Sreedhar. "Kukatpally sits high on the rental graph". The Hindu.
  4. "Kukatpally population density to double by 2041". THE HANS INDIA. 18 June 2018.
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