Kothapet is a major commercial and residential suburb in the city of

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located around a strip of NH65. It belongs to Maheshwaram constituency of Ranga Reddy district.

History

Kothapet village was a gram panchayat until the passage of Government Order by the erstwhile

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government wherein it was absorbed into the

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region thereby subsuming the municipality into municipal corporation. The merger of the village into the municipality was challenged subsequently in a petition to the

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, but was quashed due to lack of merits.

Economy

Kothapet houses one of largest fruit markets in the state of

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, and is an upcoming real estate destination. Owing to the congestion due to local businesses, it was proposed that the market in

Gaddiannaram Gaddiannaram is a suburb in Hyderabad, India. It is located close to the major commercial center, Dilsukhnagar. Transport Gaddiannaram has a major bus depot owned by TSRTC, and is therefore well connected to all parts of the city. The closes ...

be shifted to Koheda.

Transport

The locality is served by

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bus stops and Chaitanyapuri Metro Station of the

Hyderabad Metro Rail The Hyderabad Metro is a rapid transit system, serving the city of Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It is the second longest operational metro network in India after the Delhi Metro (285 stations) with 57 stations and the lines are arranged in a T ...

Red Line Corridor.

Institutes

Hamstech Institute of Fashion & Interior Design
is located here.

References

Neighbourhoods in Hyderabad, India {{Telangana-geo-stub