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Gachibowli
Financial District
Sky Line of Gachibowli From ICICI Bank Towers
Sky Line of Gachibowli From ICICI Bank Towers
Nickname(s): 
Gachibowli, Financial District, FD
Gachibowli is located in Telangana
Gachibowli
Gachibowli
Location in Telangana, India
Gachibowli is located in India
Gachibowli
Gachibowli
Gachibowli (India)
Coordinates: 17°26′14″N 78°20′40″E / 17.4372°N 78.3444°E / 17.4372; 78.3444Coordinates: 17°26′14″N 78°20′40″E / 17.4372°N 78.3444°E / 17.4372; 78.3444
Country India
StateTelangana
DistrictRanga Reddy District
MetroHyderabad
Area
 • Total27.3 km2 (10.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total149,264
 • Density5,500/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
500032,[1] 500075[2]
Vehicle registrationTS
Lok Sabha constituencyChevella (Lok Sabha constituency)
Vidhan Sabha constituencySerilingampally (Vidan Sabha constituency)
Civic agencyGHMC
Websitetelangana.gov.in

Gachibowli is a suburb of Hyderabad, Telangana, India, located in the Serilingampally mandal of the Rangareddy district.[3] It is situated about 5 km away from HITEC City, another IT hub. Gachibowli is home to numerous tech companies and residential units.[4] It has a vast area and is dotted with rocky surface and hillocks all around.

Gachibowli- ORR Junction

There are multi-level flyovers at the ORR entrance at the Gachibowli Junction,[5] 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.[6] The four-lane bi-directional flyover from Shilpa Layout to the Outer Ring Road near Gachibowli Junction is set to be inaugurated on December 10, 2022. This 823-metre-long, 16.60-metre-wide flyover has two twin steel girders. Some spans of this flyover are placed across the existing Gachibowli Crossroad Flyover. 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.

Cityscape

Gachibowli IT & Financial District Skyline View
Gachibowli stadiums in the foreground, high rises in the background
Gachibowli Aquatics Complex

See also

References

  1. ^ "Pin code of Gachibowli". 9 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Search Pin code 500075". 9 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Official website of the Ranga Reddy District". Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
  4. ^ "Gachibowli the most active sub-market in Hyderabad".
  5. ^ "Hyderabad: Entire stretch of Outer Ring Road illuminated".
  6. ^ "Hyderabad: 'Gachibowli flyover will ease traffic woes for next 20 years'".