Gachibowli

Gachibowli is a suburb of Hyderabad, Telangana, India, located in the Serilingampally mandal of the Rangareddy district.[1] It is situated about 5 km away from HITEC City, another IT hub. It has a vast area and is dotted with rocky surface and hillocks all around.

Gachibowli

Financial District
Sky Line of Gachibowli From ICICI Bank Towers
Nickname(s): 
Gachibowli
Gachibowli
Location in Telangana, India
Gachibowli
Gachibowli (India)
Coordinates: 17.4372°N 78.3444°E / 17.4372; 78.3444
Country India
StateTelangana
DistrictRanga Reddy District
MetroHyderabad
Government
  BodyGHMC
Languages
  OfficialTelugu, Urdu English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
500 032, 500075
Vehicle registrationTS
Lok Sabha constituencyChevella (Lok Sabha constituency)
Vidhan Sabha constituencySerilingampally (Vidan Sabha constituency)
Planning agencyGHMC
Websitetelangana.gov.in

Gachibowli has grown into a software hub for companies operating from Hyderabad.

Education and research

Cityscape

Gachibowli IT & Financial District Skyline View

Sports

Apart from the IT industry, Gachibowli is also a sports hub. Some of the best stadiums in the city are located here including the Swarna Telangana State Sports Complex, the GMC Balayogi Stadium, the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, a hockey stadium and an aquatics complex. The Military World games, World badminton championships were conducted at Gachibowli. A golf course with natural rock formations has come up there recently. Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy is also located in Gachibowli.

Gachibowli stadiums in the foreground, high rises in the background
GMC Balayogi Stadium
Gachibowli Aquatics Complex
Gachibowli Indoor Stadium

Transport

Gachibowli is well connected by roads to another IT hub – HITEC city, and also to the rest of the city. TSRTC buses – No.216, No.217 connects Gachibowli to Mehdipatnam, Koti, and the major city centers. The closest MMTS train station is Lingampally railway station. The Outer-Ring Road connects Gachibowli to the International airport at Shamshabad. A metro train service is also being planned in Hyderabad, which would provide better connectivity in the city and will be another public transport.

Government of Telangana and Cyberabad Security Council (SCSC) Launched She Shuttles Bus Services in Hyderabad for women employees in the IT corridor in the Cyberabad area was launched on 29 June 2015.

See also

References

  1. "Official website of the Ranga Reddy District". Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
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