Kothapet is a major commercial and residential suburb of
Hyderabad
Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India. With an average altitude of , much ...
, in
Telangana
Telangana is a States and union territories of India, state in India situated in the Southern India, south-central part of the Indian subcontinent on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, ele ...
state of
India
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located around a strip of
NH65. It belongs to Maheshwaram constituency of
Ranga Reddy district
Ranga Reddy district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. The district headquarters is located at Kongara Kalan Village, Ibrahimpatnam Mandal. The district was named after the former deputy chief minister of the United Andhra Prade ...
.
History
Kothapet village was a gram panchayat until the passage of Government Order by the erstwhile
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (ISO 15919, ISO: , , AP) is a States and union territories of India, state on the East Coast of India, east coast of southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, seventh-largest state and th ...
government wherein it was absorbed into the
Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority
The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) is the urban planning agency of Hyderabad in the Indian state of Telangana. The HMDA administers the Hyderabad Metropolitan Region, spread over an area of and covers the districts of Hyde ...
region thereby subsuming the municipality into the municipal corporation. The merger of the village into the municipality was challenged subsequently in a petition to the
Telangana High Court
The Telangana High Court is the High Court for the Indian state of Telangana. Founded by the 7th Nizam of Hyderabad Mir Osman Ali Khan, It was established as a High Court for the erstwhile Hyderabad State and in November 1956 after formati ...
, but the challenge was quashed due to lack of
merit.
Economy
Kothapet houses one of largest fruit markets in the state of Telangana, and is an upcoming real estate destination. Owing to the congestion due to local businesses, it was proposed that the market in
Gaddiannaram be shifted to
Koheda.
Transport
The locality is served by
TSRTC
The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (abbreviated as TGSRTC) is a state-owned corporation that runs bus transport services to and from the Indian state of Telangana. It was formed in 2014 by bifurcating the Andhra Pradesh State Ro ...
bus stops and Chaitanyapuri Metro Station of the
Hyderabad Metro Rail Red Line Corridor.
Institutes
Hamstech Institute of Fashion & Interior Designis located here.
References
Neighbourhoods in Hyderabad, India
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