Kothapet, Hyderabad
Kothapet | |
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Neighbourhood | |
Kothapet Location in Telangana, India Kothapet Kothapet (India) | |
Coordinates: 17°22′34″N 78°32′46″E / 17.376197°N 78.546053°ECoordinates: 17°22′34″N 78°32′46″E / 17.376197°N 78.546053°E | |
Country |
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State | Telangana |
District | Hyderabad |
Zone | East |
Circle | L.B.Nagar/Gaddiannaram |
Ward | 8 |
Government | |
• Body | GHMC |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 33,684 |
Languages | |
• Official | Telugu |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 500 060 |
Vehicle registration | TS |
Lok Sabha constituency | Malkajigiri |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | LB Nagar |
Planning agency | GHMC |
Kothapet is a suburb of Hyderabad, Telangana, India.[2]
History
Kothapet village was a gram panchayat until the passage of Government Order by the erstwhile Andhra Pradesh government wherein it was absorbed into the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority region thereby subsuming the municipality into municipal corporation.[3]. The merger of the village into the municipality was challenged subsequently in a petition to the Telangana High Court, but was quashed due to lack of merits[4].
Economy
Kothapet houses one of largest fruit markets[5] in the state of Telangana, and is an upcoming real estate destination[6]. Owing to the congestion due to local businesses, it was proposed that the market in Gaddiannaram be shifted to Koheda[7]. Naveen Valluru is the chief
Transport
TSRTC connects Kothapet by buses to several parts of Hyderabad. Kothapet will also be connected by Hyderabad Metro Rail in the Red Line Corridor in the future[8].
References
- ↑ "Delimitation of Election Wards" (PDF). Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 November 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ↑ "List of wards under Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation" (PDF). http://www.ghmc.gov.in/. External link in
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(help) - ↑ "Abstract of Govt of Andhra Pradesh order dated 25th Aug 2008" (PDF). www.hmda.gov.in. Government of Andhra Pradesh.
- ↑ "No stay on merger".
- ↑ "Fruits flood Hyderabad Markets".
- ↑ "Kothapet - Realty Compass".
- ↑ "Gaddiannaram market to be shifted to Koheda to ease traffic snarls".
- ↑ "Victoria Memorial - Kothapet Metro Station L&T metro".