Madhapur

Madhapur
Location in Telangana, India
Coordinates: 17°26′30″N 78°23′30″E / 17.44167°N 78.39167°E / 17.44167; 78.39167Coordinates: 17°26′30″N 78°23′30″E / 17.44167°N 78.39167°E / 17.44167; 78.39167
Country  India
State Telangana
District Rangareddy
Metro Hyderabad
Government
 • Body GHMC
Languages
 • Official Telugu
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 500 081
Vehicle registration TS-07
Lok Sabha constituency Chevella
Vidhan Sabha constituency Serilingampally
Planning agency GHMC

Madhapur is a suburb of Hyderabad, Rangareddy district, India. It is noted as a centre of information technology activity. The heart of this area is called HITEC City which has the highest concentration of IT/ITES establishments in the city.[1]

Madhapur has transformed from a small, rocky village in the early 1990s into a modern IT and BPO hub.[2] Madhapur has made its mark on the city map by having the highest concentration of IT/ITES companies in Hyderabad city. Madhapur also has become the preferred meeting place, with many international conferences and meetings taking place at Hitex Convention Center and Hotel Novotel, Hotels like Westine, Lemon Tree, Trident and other business hotels in surrounding areas like Banjara Hills and Jubilee Hills has enhanced the value of Madhapur over the last decade.

This suburb is also home to National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT),[3] Venkateshwara Arts and pharmacy college, Manthan International School and CGR International school, which are leading new International Schools in Hyderabad.

Geography

The entire city sits below 600m. The official elevation sits at about 576m.[4] In the southeast corner of the city, next to the Inorbit Mall, there is a lake named Durgam Cheruvu which is being destroyed by the construction activities in that area affecting the swans in the lake.

Economy

Lake Durgam, located close to the Hitec city

Top IT/ITES and Telco companies from all over the world are located in this suburb, fuelling the software and BPO businesses. Cyber Towers, Cyber Gateway and Cyber Pearl were the first IT structures to come up. Later on big names like Broadcom, Qualcomm, CSC, Tata Communications, Accenture, Tata Consultancy Services, Automatic Data Processing(ADP), NTT Data, Tech Mahindra, Deloitte, Amazon.com, Convergys, Oracle Corporation, IBM, Dell, Google, Verizon, CA Inc., Infosys, Wipro, Tata Consultancy Services, AppLabs, Invensys, Keane, Cognizant, Patni, Ram info solutions, Cyient, Capital IQ, Genpact, Novartis, Deloitte, Sitel India, Colruyt , Netcracker Technology and many others have made the city their business centre.

Real estate is on the rise with big names such as Ramky Estates, Aparna, Aliens, Lanco Infratech and many others constructing skyscrapers, luxury homes, SEZs etc. Companies choosing Madhapur for their business ventures have made Madhapur an integrated and modern city.

Transport and infrastructure

TSRTC, a state-owned bus service, connects Madhapur with other parts of the city. The bus numbers plying to Madhapur are 10H, 127K, 222A. Madhapur is served by MMTS train service, the station is HiTech City Station, which is a kilometer away. Taxis and autos shuttle between the station and the city. Hyderabad Metro Rail is also available at a distance.

Inner and outer ring roads are being developed to ease traffic during peak hours, and also to provide connectivity to the new Hyderabad International Airport near Shamshabad.

Hospitals

  • MaxCure Hospitals
  • Oakridge Hospitals
  • Image Hospital
  • FirstHealth Diagnostics[5]

See also

Landmarks

  • Shilparamam Auditorium, Arts and crafts centre
  • State Gallery of Arts
  • HITEX Convention Centre
  • Fortune Towers
  • Mind Space campus
  • Vanenberg IT Park
  • Cyber Pearl
  • Image Hospital
  • Cyber Towers
  • Cyber gateway
  • Durgam cheruvu
  • Inorbit Mall
  • Botanical gardens 3 km from madhapur
  • Peddama Temple is 4 km from madhapur

References

  1. ↑ A wave of change in Madhapur
  2. ↑ Madhapur: From a sleepy village to Hyd’s Silicon Valley
  3. ↑ NIFT Hyderabad
  4. ↑ "Madhapur Elevation (576.61 M)". www.distancesto.com. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
  5. ↑ FirstHealth Diagnostics Archived 21 August 2015 at the Wayback Machine.
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