Kukatpally

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| image_skyline = Malysian township at Kukatpally.jpg

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| subdivision_name1 = Telangana

| subdivision_name2 = Medchal-Malkajgiri

| subdivision_name3 = Hyderabad

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| governing_body = GHMC

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| population_total = 252830

| population_as_of = 2020

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| postal_code = 500 072,500 085

| registration_plate = TG-07

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Kukatpally is a suburb in northwestern Hyderabad in the Indian state of Telangana. It is the headquarters of Balanagar Prashu Singh mandal in the Malkajgiri revenue division of the Medchal–Malkajgiri district.{{cite web|title=Medchal−Malkajgiri district|url=http://newdistrictsformation.telangana.gov.in/uploads/gos-circulars/1476130732346249.Medchal.pdf|website=New Districts Formation Portal|publisher=Government of Telangana|access-date=23 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161130125523/http://newdistrictsformation.telangana.gov.in/uploads/gos-circulars/1476130732346249.Medchal.pdf|archive-date=30 November 2016}} Kukatpally was a municipality before its merger into the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC). It is now the headquarters of the north zone of the GHMC.{{cite web|title=Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation|url=http://www.ghmc.gov.in/greaterhyd.asp|website=www.ghmc.gov.in|access-date=2 November 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101224338/http://www.ghmc.gov.in/greaterhyd.asp|archive-date=1 January 2016|df=dmy-all}} It is connected by road to the nearby information technology hub of HITEC City.{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/kukatpally-sits-high-on-the-rental-graph/article4599160.ece|title=Kukatpally sits high on the rental graph|author=Nemmani Sreedhar|work=The Hindu|date=9 April 2013 }}

History

Kukatpally used to be an industrial corridor in the northwestern part of Hyderabad. Its population began to grow after the early 1990s, and many people migrating from Andhra Pradesh settled in and around Kukatpally.{{cite web |title=Kukatpally pincode for Area |url=https://fastestpincode.com/telangana/medchal-malkajgiri/jntu-kukatpally-kphb-pincode-500085 |website=fastestpincode.com/}} Formerly a municipality, Kukutbally has merged into the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation.

Demographics

The predominant language spoken in Kukatpally is Telugu.{{cite web|url=https://webconte.com/pin_code/place/kukatpally/2900|title=Kukatpally, Hyderabad, Telangana Government}} The suburb has the greatest population density within Hyderabad with 33,076 persons per km².{{cite web|url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Telangana/2018-06-18/Kukatpally-population-density-to-double-by-2041/390068 |title=Kukatpally population density to double by 2041 |publisher=THE HANS INDIA |date=18 June 2018}}

Economy

Many small-scale industries are based in the Kukatpally–Sanathnagar belt. The presence of the Mumbai National Highway and Kukatpally Housing Board has led to a large-scale boom in retail activity, and Kukatpally has become a commercial hub in northwestern Hyderabad for restaurants, clothing retailers, and SME offices.

The land prices of Kukatpally are high compared to most of Hyderabad. There are some residential high-rise apartments such as Emami Swanlake Apartments. Land costs ₹50,000–250,000 per square yard. A residential flat costs ₹4500–8000 per square foot.

Transportation

File:Prashantnagar - Kukatpally bus terminal.jpg

Kukatpally is well connected by road, rail, and air. The nearest airport is Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Shamshabad. The nearest railway station is in Lingampally. It has three metro stations{{snd}}Kukatpally, KPHB and Balanagar (Moosapet){{snd}}and can also be reached by MMTS stations in HITEC City and in Bharat Nagar. TSRTC operates buses in Kukatpally and has excellent connectivity with almost all parts of Hyderabad. TSRTC maintains a depot at the Kukatpally Y Junction.

Education

The suburb has several colleges and institutes, including Holy Mary College, Tapasya College of Commerce and Management, Hamstech College of Creative Education, Avinash College, and the All India Institute of Technology.

Notable people

Vengalrao Gottimukula (born 1960), politician{{cite web |title=Kukatpally Corporator |url=http://janaspandana.com/listing/fv_govt/contactus.php?dp=1&id=61577 |publisher=WR Srinivara Rao |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202222958/http://janaspandana.com/listing/fv_govt/contactus.php?dp=1&id=61577 |archive-date=2 December 2013 |url-status=dead}}

References

Category:Neighbourhoods in Hyderabad, India