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| area_total_km2 = | | area_total_km2 = 27.3 | ||
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| elevation_m = | | elevation_m = | ||
| population_total = | | population_total = 149264 | ||
| population_as_of = | | population_as_of = 2020 | ||
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| population_density_km2 = auto | | population_density_km2 = auto | ||
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| demographics_type1 = Languages | | demographics_type1 = Languages | ||
| demographics1_title1 = Official | | demographics1_title1 = Official | ||
| demographics1_info1 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[ | | demographics1_info1 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[English language|English]] | ||
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] | | timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] | ||
| utc_offset1 = +5:30 | | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | ||
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] | | postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] | ||
| postal_code = 500032,<ref>{{cite news|url=https:// | | postal_code = 500032,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://searchmypincode.in/pin-code/gachibowli|title=Pin code of Gachibowli|date=9 July 2020}}</ref> 500075<ref>{{cite news|url=https://pincodeindia.net.in/500075|title=Search Pin code 500075|date=9 July 2020}}</ref> | ||
| registration_plate = TS | | registration_plate = TS | ||
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency | | blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency | ||
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| blank3_name_sec1 = Civic agency | | blank3_name_sec1 = Civic agency | ||
| blank3_info_sec1 = [[GHMC]] | | blank3_info_sec1 = [[GHMC]] | ||
| leader_title2 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] | |||
| leader_name2 = Arekapudi Gandhi(TRS) | |||
| leader_title3 = [[Member of Parliament]] | |||
| leader_name3 = [[G. Ranjith Reddy]] | |||
| website = {{URL|telangana.gov.in}} | | website = {{URL|telangana.gov.in}} | ||
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'''Gachibowli''' is a suburb of [[Hyderabad, Telangana]], India, located in the [[Serilingampally]] [[mandal]] of the [[Rangareddy district]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://rangareddy.nic.in/ria/serilingampally.html |title=Official website of the Ranga Reddy District |access-date=19 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723031656/http://rangareddy.nic.in/ria/serilingampally.html |archive-date=23 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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''' is a suburb of [[Hyderabad, Telangana]], India, located in the [[Serilingampally]] [[mandal]] of the [[Rangareddy district]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://rangareddy.nic.in/ria/serilingampally.html |title=Official website of the Ranga Reddy District |access-date=19 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723031656/http://rangareddy.nic.in/ria/serilingampally.html |archive-date=23 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is situated about 5 km away from [[HITEC City]], another IT hub. Gachibowli is home to numerous tech companies and residential units.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2022/oct/24/gachibowli-the-mostactive-sub-market-in-hyderabad-2511262.html|title=Gachibowli the most active sub-market in Hyderabad}}</ref> It has a vast area and is dotted with rocky surface and hillocks all around. | ||
==Etymology== | |||
The word ‘Gachi’ means [[lime mortar]] and ‘bowli’ comes from the word ‘baoli’ which means a stepwell.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/200-yr-old-stepwell-springs-back-to-life/articleshow/87898657.cms|title=200-yr-old stepwell springs back to life}}</ref> Thus the area ‘Gachibowli’ is named after the presence of a stepwell [[Lime plaster|plastered]] with [[limestone]]. The [[Asaf Jahi dynasty|Asaf Jahi]] period 200 year old Gachibowli Stepwell, next to Jama Masjid-E-Dilawarsha Begum, was revived and inaugurated in November 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/hyderabad/hyderabad-start-up-revives-lost-wells-7744614/|title=Hyderabad: Start-up revives lost wells to help city’s sustainable development}}</ref> | |||
== | ==Gachibowli- ORR Junction== | ||
=== | There are multi-level flyovers at the [[Outer Ring Road, Hyderabad|Outer Ring Road]] entrance at the Gachibowli Junction,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/will-expand-metro-with-or-without-centres-help-telangana-minister-kt-rama-rao/articleshow/95775941.cms|title=Will expand Metro with or without Centre's help: Telangana minister KT Rama Rao}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/hyderabad-entire-stretch-of-outer-ring-road-illuminated/articleshow/88324616.cms|title=Hyderabad: Entire stretch of Outer Ring Road illuminated}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/diversions-choke-gachibowli-jams-spill-over/articleshow/100342776.cms?from=mdr|title=Diversions choke Gachibowli, jams spill over}}</ref> which are constructed as part of Strategic Road Development Program (SRDP). As per 2022 traffic study conducted by the [[Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation]] (GHMC), the peak hour traffic at Gachibowli junction stands at 9,806 PCU ([[Passenger Car Unit]])/per hour. By 2036, the same junction is estimated to face a traffic of 17,711 PCU/hour.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/hyderabad-gachibowli-flyover-will-ease-traffic-woes-for-next-20-years/articleshow/93381986.cms|title=Hyderabad: 'Gachibowli flyover will ease traffic woes for next 20 years'}}</ref> The four-lane bi-directional flyover from Shilpa Layout to the Outer Ring Road near Gachibowli Junction was inaugurated on 25 November 2022.<ref name="phasetwo63">{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/ktr-assures-to-take-up-phase-ii-metro-rail/article66184006.ece|title=KTR assures to take up Phase-II Metro Rail}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/shilpa-layout-flyover-ready-for-launch/article66108307.ece|title=Ready for launch, Shilpa Layout flyover to free Gachibowli of congestion}}</ref> This 823-metre-long, 16.60-metre-wide flyover has two twin steel girders.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2022/nov/25/ktr-to-inaugurate-shilpa-layout-flyover-on-friday-2521843.html|title=KTR to inaugurate Shilpa Layout flyover on Friday}}</ref> Some spans of this flyover are placed across the existing Gachibowli Crossroad Flyover. The 2.81-km long flyover at Shilpa Layout is the second longest four-lane bi-directional flyover in Hyderabad.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/ktr-assures-to-take-up-phase-ii-metro-rail/article66184006.ece|title=KTR assures to take up Phase-II Metro Rail}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/251122/ktr-inaugurates-shilpa-layout-flyover-in-gachibowli.html|title=KTR inaugurates Shilpa Layout flyover in Gachibowli}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/hyderabad-ktr-inaugurates-four-lane-bidirectional-shilpa-layout-flyover-170321|title=Hyderabad: KTR inaugurates four-lane bidirectional Shilpa Layout flyover}}</ref> | ||
The construction of another six-lane bidirectional flyover in the direction of the Kondapur side towards ORR at the second level crossing, Gachibowli Junction is expected to complete by December 2023. This flyover will be 816 metres long and 24 metres wide. | |||
== | <gallery mode="packed" heights="150"> | ||
File:Gachibowli flyover.jpg|existing Gachibowli Crossroad Flyover | |||
File:View from Nehru outer ring road 3114.JPG| [[Outer Ring Road, Hyderabad|ORR]] entrance at the Gachibowli Junction in 2012 | |||
File:Gachibowli 15022015.jpg| [[Outer Ring Road, Hyderabad|ORR]] entrance at the Gachibowli Junction in 2015 | |||
File:Gachibowli Flyover2022.jpg|Gachibowli Crossroad Flyover in 2022 | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Cityscape== | ==Cityscape== | ||
{{Wide image| Gachibowli_IT_%26_Financial_District_Skyline_View,_Dec_2018.jpg|1280px|Gachibowli IT & Financial District Skyline View}} | {{Wide image| Gachibowli_IT_%26_Financial_District_Skyline_View,_Dec_2018.jpg|1280px|Gachibowli IT & [[Financial District, Hyderabad|Financial District]] Skyline View}} | ||
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| caption4 = [[Gachibowli Indoor Stadium]] | | caption4 = [[Gachibowli Indoor Stadium]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
<gallery mode="packed" heights="150"> | |||
File:Amazon campus in Financial district.jpg|Amazon campus in Financial district | |||
File:Q-City building in Financial district.jpg|Q-city | |||
File:ICICI Bank Towers Hyd.jpg|ICICI bank financial district hyderabad | |||
File:Waverock buildings in Financial district (2).jpg|Waverock buildings | |||
File:Care hospital, Hyderabad.jpg|[[CARE Hospitals]], Gachibowli | |||
</gallery> | |||
== | ==Schools and Colleges== | ||
[[File:CHIREC GB.jpg|thumb|CHIREC International, Gachibowli Branch| right]] | |||
One campus of [[CHIREC International]] is situated in Gachibowli. The Gachibowli branch, which caters to students from Grades 1 through 3, was inaugurated in 2012. Kendriya Vidyalaya and Nasr Boys School (affiliated to CBSE) are also situated in Gachibowli. [[Maulana Azad National Urdu University]] is also located in Gachibowli. There is one off-campus of Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Hyderabad in [[Roda Mistry]] College of Social Work and Research Center, Gachibowli.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cswhyd.org/campus.html|title=RMCSW :: HOME|website=cswhyd.org|url-status=live|access-date=2019-11-15}}</ref> Blue Blocks Pre School and [[National Institute of Tourism and Hospitality Management]] is also situated in Gachibowli. | |||
==See also== | |||
* [[List of flyovers and under-passes in Hyderabad]] | |||
* [[Khajaguda]] | |||
* [[List of tallest buildings in Hyderabad]] | |||
* [[Financial District, Hyderabad]] | |||
== | == References == | ||
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