Coordinates: 17°22′28″N 78°27′39″E / 17.37444°N 78.46083°E / 17.37444; 78.46083

Dhoolpet

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Dhoolpet
Inner city
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CountryFile:Flag of India.svg India
StateTelangana
DistrictHyderabad
MetroHyderabad
Government
 • BodyGHMC
 • MLAT. Raja Singh (BJP)
 • Member of ParliamentAsaduddin Owaisi
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
500 006
Lok Sabha constituencyHyderabad
Vidhan Sabha constituencyGoshamahal
Planning agencyGHMC

Dhoolpet is a neighbourhood in the Old City of Hyderabad India,[1] partly inhabited by people who migrated from Uttar Pradesh during the Nizam rule.[citation needed] Dhoolpet is part of Goshamahal Assembly constituency in old city. Dhoolpet has a sizeable Hindu migrant population, drawn from north India and Gujarat, among which Lodha community is dominant.[2] 52-feet Hanuman statue is located at Sri Akashpuri Hanuman Mandir in Dhoolpet.

The area is well known for illegal bootlegging.[3] The Jummerat Bazaar (Thursday Market) is a flea market held every Thursday in Dhoolpet.[4]

Transport

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Dhoolpet, situated near Afzalgunj, is connected by TSRTC buses (80 from Afzalgunj and 1J and 2J from Sec'bad). The closest MMTS train station is Nampally railway station.


References

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