Dhoolpet
Dhoolpet | |
|---|---|
Inner city | |
  Dhoolpet Location in Telangana, India | |
| Coordinates: 17°22′28″N 78°27′39″E / 17.37444°N 78.46083°ECoordinates: 17°22′28″N 78°27′39″E / 17.37444°N 78.46083°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Telangana |
| District | Hyderabad |
| Metro | Hyderabad |
| Government | |
| • Body | GHMC |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 500 006 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Hyderabad |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Karwan |
| Planning agency | GHMC |
Dhoolpet is part of the Old City of Hyderabad India, partly inhabited by people who migrated from Uttar Pradesh during the Nizam rule.[citation needed]
The area is well-known for illegal bootlegging.[1] The Jummerat Bazaar (Thursday Market) is a flea market held every Thursday in Dhoolpet.[2]
Transport[]
Dhoolpet, situated near Afzalgunj, is connected by TSRTC buses (80 from Afzalgunj and 2J from Sec'bad). The closest MMTS train station is Uppuguda and railway station is Nampally.
References[]
- ^ "Hyd: 45 held in crackdown on illegal liquor manufacturing". Press Trust of India. 13 October 2014 – via Business Standard "The city police have arrested 45 persons in a massive cordon-and-search operation in Dhoolpet area here in a crackdown on manufacturing of illicit liquor...The area is notorious for bootlegging".
- ^ "Hyderabad's old faithfuls". The Times of India.
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- Neighbourhoods in Hyderabad, India