Banjara Hills
Neighbourhood in Hyderabad, Telangana, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Banjara Hills is an urban commercial centre and one of the most affluent neighbourhoods in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. 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 consisting of an array of high-end hotels, restaurants, night clubs and office buildings of global corporations. Banjara Hills is segregated by its road numbers, with each road having its own importance: the numbers start from 1 and end at 14.
Banjara Hills | |
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Coordinates: 17.415°N 78.440°E / 17.415; 78.440 | |
Country | India |
State | Telangana |
District | Hyderabad |
Metro | Hyderabad |
Government | |
• Body | GHMC |
Population | |
• Total | 150,000 |
Languages | |
• Official | Telugu |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 500 034 |
Vehicle registration | TS-09 |
Parliament constituencies | Secunderabad |
Sasana Sabha constituencies | Khairtabad |
Planning agency | GHMC |
Banjara Hills is considered the most expensive zip code in India according to Economic Times magazine[1] 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$20.7 billion (As of 8 September 2011).[citation needed]
The much neglected Banjara Lake is also located here.