Kukatpally is a suburb located in north western part of

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in the

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. It is the headquarters of Balanagar mandal in Malkajgiri revenue division of

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, now it is the headquarters of "North Zone of GHMC". It has road connectivity and proximity to the

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hub of Hitech city.

Demographics

Geo coordinates of Kukatpally is 17°29′N 78°25′E. The language spoken is predominantly Telugu. It is one of the busiest business hubs in Hyderabad famous for its clothing and eateries. It has the largest density of population within Hyderabad with 33,076 persons per km².

History

Kukatpally used to be an Industrial corridor in the northwestern part of Hyderabad. Its population began to grow after the early 1990s, with many people migrating from

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and settling in and around Kukatpally.

Economy

The presence of Mumbai national highway and Kukatpally Housing board has led to a large scale boom in retail activity and currently Kukatpally is a commercial hub in the north western part of Hyderabad. The land prices of Kukatpally are higher when compared to most of Hyderabad. There are some residential high-rise apartments like Emami Swanlake Apartments etc. The Min Land Cost starts from 50000 per square yard and higher at 250000 per square yard. Where as the residential flat price range min of 4500 PerSft to max of 8000 PerSft.

Industries

There are many small scale industries based in Kukatpally - Sanathnagar belt. The major industries are located in Prasanth Nagar which comprises both manufacturing, assembling, mechanical works.

Offices

Kukatpally is a hub for SME offices (Nosch Labs, LIC, IELTS).

Colleges

The place is also a hub for prestigious colleges & institutes like Holy Mary College,

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, Hamstech College of Creative Education and Avinash College. It is also home to the

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Transport

Kukatpally is well connected by road, rail and air. The nearest airport is

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, Shamshabad. The railway station for this area is Lingampally. It has two Metro Stations at Kukatpally Metro and KPHB Metro and can also be reached by MMTS near to Hitech city/ Bharathnagar. TSRTC operates the bus in this area it has excellent connectivity with almost all the parts of Hyderabad.

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