Country India District Hyderabad Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) | State Telangana Metro Hyderabad PIN 500 034 | |
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Government body Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation | ||
Banjara Hills (Telugu: బంజారా హిల్స్) is belongs to Nomadic people like sevalal Maharaj had been settled their but after few months they were no basic food grains for banjara people they left from the hills and went to north side for business by using cot and bulls. Nomadic people usually called Rajput / Nayak. Un urban commercial center in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It is one of more than 150 cities/boroughs comprising greater Hyderabad. This is an upmarket locality close to Jubilee Hills. This area was a hilly forest and was least inhabited in the past. Only few royal members of the Nizam's dynasty lived here, which was a hunting ground for them. Even with its history and status, this area now has completely been transformed to an urban commercial centre of importance. Banjara Hills is segregated by its road numbers, with each road having its own importance: the numbers start from 1 and end at 14.
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Map of Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana
Banjara Hills is considered the most expensive zip code in India according to Economic Times magazine and, along with Jubilee Hills, is the most prestigious borough/city in the greater Hyderabad area to live in. Economic Times estimated that properties in Banjara Hills were worth "a whopping Rs 96,000 crore", an equivalent to US$20,794,944,000, (US$20.7 billion, as of 8 September 2011). The much neglected Banjara Lake is located here.
Landscape
Banjara Hills is famous for its hotels, upscale restaurants, and large shopping malls. Taj Krishna, Taj Deccan and Taj Banjara are well-known star hotels in this area. Many restaurants offer cuisines from all over the world: Chinese Pavilion, Ohris Banjara, Barbeque Nation, and Fusion 9. There are many retail business establishments. Big malls like the GVK One, City Center, Midtown, Ohri's, Alcazar Plaza among many more dot the skyline. The highest building in the Banjara Hills area is the commercial Laxmi Cyber Center.
The Jalagam Vengal Rao Park is in Banjara Hills. This park is very beautiful, has its own charm, and many locals visit regularly for jogging and relaxing. Most of the businesses are concentrated on Road No. 1 and 3. Muffakham Jah College of Engineering and Technology is on Road No. 3. This college has one of the largest campuses in the city. It works under the management and ownership of Sultan-ul-Uloom Education Society, which also operates Sultan-ul-Uloom College of Law, College of Education, Junior College, and School in the same premises. KBR park, named after Kasu Brahmananda Reddy, is close to Road No. 3. A cultural center, called Lamakaan, opened on Road No. 1 in 2010. The 400-year-old Svayambhu Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple on road 12 is famous for Grand Harinam sankirtans. Guitarmonk school is also there.
Hospitals
Transport
TSRTC connects Banjara hills to parts of Hyderabad like Dilsukhnagar, Koti, Ghatkesar, and Khairtabad. New flyovers have eased traffic congestion towards this suburb. The closest MMTS train station is at Khairtabad. This suburb has a good road network, with roads being renovated constantly to accommodate high traffic during peak hours.
Localities
Somajiguda, Errammanzil Colony, Venkata Ramana Colony, Anand Nagar, Srinagar Colony, Naveen Nagar, Masab Tank, Tolichowki, Panjagutta and Mehdipatnam are nearby areas