Dhoolpet Explained

Dhoolpet
Settlement Type:Inner city
Pushpin Map:India Hyderabad
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Hyderabad, India
Coordinates:17.3744°N 78.4608°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Telangana
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Hyderabad
Subdivision Type3:Metro
Subdivision Name3:Hyderabad
Governing Body:GHMC
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Leader Title2:MLA
Leader Name2:T. Raja Singh (BJP)
Leader Title3:Member of Parliament
Leader Name3:Asaduddin Owaisi
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Telugu
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:500 006
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Hyderabad
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Goshamahal
Blank3 Name Sec1:Planning agency
Blank3 Info Sec1:GHMC

Dhoolpet is a neighbourhoods in the Old City of Hyderabad India,[1] partly inhabited by people who migrated from Uttar Pradesh during the Nizam rule. 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

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 Uppuguda and railway station is Nampally.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The other face of Dhoolpet.
  2. Web site: How Raja Singh of Hyderabad's Goshamahal Emerged as the New Poster Boy of Hindutva.
  3. Web site: Hyd: 45 held in crackdown on illegal liquor manufacturing. Press Trust of India. 13 October 2014. 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".
  4. Web site: Hyderabad’s old faithfuls. The Times of India.