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{{short description|Suburb near Hyderabad, Telangana}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}

{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kokapet
| settlement_type = Suburb
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| image1 = ORR view from Narasinghi flyover (02).jpg {{!}} ORR at Kokapet
| image2 = High-Rise Buildings in Kokapet After Sunset.jpg {{!}} Night time view
| image3 = NCC Urban One from Koakpaet road (Perspective 01).jpg {{!}} NCC Urban
| image4 = Prestige Tranquil and SAS Crown in Kokapet.jpg {{!}} Highrise structures under construction}}
| image_caption = '''Clockwise from top''': Building along [[Outer Ring Road, Hyderabad|Outer Ring Road]], NCC Urban One at Kokapet Junction, SAS Crown under construction and cityscape of Kokapet
| pushpin_map = India Hyderabad#India Telangana#India
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in [[Hyderabad]]##[[Telangana]]##Location in India
| coordinates = {{coord|17|23|44|N|78|20|05|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Telangana]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts in Telangana|District]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Rangareddy district|Ranga Reddy]]
| subdivision_type4 = [[Mandal]]
| subdivision_name4 = [[Gandipet]]
| unit_pref = Metric
| population_total = 3471
| postal_code = 500075
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-TG]]
| website = {{URL|telangana.gov.in}}
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'''Kokapet''' is a suburb in the [[Ranga Reddy District]] of [[Telangana]], [[India]]. As of 2011, it had a resident population of 3,471.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hyderabad (Greater Hyderabad) Metropolitan Urban Region Population 2011-2025 Census |url=https://www.census2011.co.in/census/metropolitan/342-hyderabad.html |access-date=2025-01-24 |website=www.census2011.co.in}}</ref> It lies within the '''Kokapet Special Economic Zone (KSEZ) (Neopolis)''' and is a major commercial and residential area in the western part of [[Hyderabad]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/buoyed-by-kokapet-will-budvel-bid-make-killing/articleshow/102438117.cms?from=mdr|title=Buoyed by Kokapet, will Budvel bid make killing?|website=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2025-08-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/rs-3625-crore-for-100-acres-budvel-windfall-for-telangana-govt/articleshow/102625915.cms|title=Rs 3,625 crore for 100 acres: Budvel windfall for Telangana govt|website=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2025-08-26}}</ref> It falls under Gandipet [[Mandal]]. It is three [[kilometre]]s north of [[Gandipet]] and is close to [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport]]; it is adjacent to [[Financial District, Hyderabad]] and in the vicinity of the IT hub.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/workplace-proximity-techies-prefer-homes-in-kokapet/articleshow/83904652.cms|title=Workplace proximity: Techies prefer homes in Kokapet|website=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2025-08-26}}</ref>

In 2021, Hyderabad-based company My Home Group finalised plans to build one of India's largest private IT parks at Kokapet, occupying 30–35 million square feet.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Telangana: At $2 billion, largest IT hub to come up at Kokapet |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/at-2bn-largest-it-hub-to-come-up-at-kokapet/articleshow/81640662.cms |website=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2025-08-26}}</ref> The project is estimated to cost around $2 billion<ref name=":0" /> and is being developed as a business district along the lines of Gurugram's [[Cyber City, Gurgaon|Cyber Hub]], which was developed by DLF. The commercial project on an 80‑acre plot will comprise a combination of SEZ and non‑SEZ development along with [[MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, Exhibitions) tourism]], a star hotel, retail, and entertainment facilities. The layout development is proposed to connect to the [[Outer Ring Road, Hyderabad|Outer Ring Road]] by building a [[trumpet interchange]] at the Kokapet layout and providing additional access to the highway at [[Narsingi, Ranga Reddy|Narsingi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://realty.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/infrastructure/rs-265-crore-allotted-to-develop-hyderabads-neopolis-kokapet-township/84291515|title=Rs 265 crore allotted to develop Hyderabad's Neopolis Kokapet township|website=ETRealty |access-date=2025-08-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2022/jan/03/2-new-interchanges-to-ease-traffic-in-hyderabad-2402423.html|title=2 new interchanges to ease traffic in Hyderabad|website=The New Indian Express |access-date=2025-08-26}}</ref> OKOS Gokarting is also located in Kokapet.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/lack-of-safety-for-drivers-puts-go-karting-in-dangerous-lane/articleshow/78596857.cms|title=Lack of safety for drivers puts go‑karting in dangerous lane|website=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2025-08-26}}</ref> A Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) is being planned in the Kokapet area.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/now-ktr-seeks-centre-support-for-hyd-metro-ii/articleshow/101248791.cms?from=mdr|title=Now, KTR seeks Centre support for Hyd Metro II|website=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2025-08-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2021/nov/15/telangana-government-favours-light-rail-transit-system-in-hyderabad-2383766.html|title=Telangana government favours light rail transit system in Hyderabad|website=The New Indian Express |access-date=2025-08-26}}</ref> The earlier proposed Elevated Bus Rapid Transit System (EBRTS) project, also known as Metro Neo, from Kukatpally Housing Board (KPHB) to Narsingi—covering parts of the IT corridor including Kokapet—has been put on hold by the Government of Telangana.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/t-puts-brakes-on-elevated-bus-rapid-transit-system/articleshow/89356454.cms|title=Telangana puts brakes on elevated bus rapid transit system|website=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2025-08-26}}</ref>

Many of the [[List of tallest buildings in Hyderabad|tallest buildings in Hyderabad]] are located in Kokapet, including SAS Crown, which is the tallest building in Hyderabad and [[South India]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Today |first=Telangana |date=2024-02-13 |title=SAS Infra’s ‘The Crown’ in Hyderabad becomes South India’s tallest tower |url=https://telanganatoday.com/sas-infras-the-crown-in-hyderabad-becomes-south-indias-tallest-tower |access-date=2025-05-25 |website=Telangana Today}}</ref> My Home Nishada is another residential project with eight [[skyscraper]]s located in this area.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Arikatla |first=Venkat |date=2024-08-20 |title=Hyderabad Real Estate: Hopes, Dreams and Dangers |url=https://www.greatandhra.com/politics/telangana-news/hyderabad-real-estate-hopes-dreams-and-dangers-139970 |access-date=2025-05-25 |website=greatandhra.com}}</ref>

In October 2017, Justices [[Arjan Kumar Sikri|A. K. Sikri]] and [[Ashok Bhushan]] of the [[Supreme Court of India]] dismissed the claim of K. S. B. Ali and others, who claimed to be legal heirs of Nawab Nusarath Jung I, regarding the Golden Mile project at Kokapet.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/051017/nawab-kin-loses-case-against-hmda-over-kokapet-land.html|title=Nawab kin loses case against HMDA over Kokapet land|website=Deccan Chronicle |access-date=2025-08-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=HMDA 'wins' Kokapet lands |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/hmda-wins-kokapet-lands/article19798428.ece |website=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2025-08-26}}</ref> The higher court held that the lower court had no power to confer rights over jagir lands except cash grants, upholding the state’s position that 1,635 acres at Kokapet (Asadnagar) are government land under the [[Sarf-e-Khas]] (Merger) Regulation.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kokapet land is Government's, rules HC |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2012/jul/19/kokapet-land-is-governments-rules-hc-388440.html|website=The New Indian Express |access-date=2025-08-26}}</ref> The [[Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority]] (HMDA) auctioned 70 acres of land in Kokapet village, Rajendranagar mandal, in {{Date|jul 2006}}.

A total of 168 acres were put up for auction, fetching ₹1,775 crore for the Authority, including a bid amount of ₹14.5 crore per acre for a five‑acre plot.<ref name="hindu2">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/07/21/stories/2006072120400400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080214082352/http://www.hindu.com/2006/07/21/stories/2006072120400400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 February 2008|work=[[The Hindu]]|title=Golden Mile plots sold at Rs. 55,000 a square yard|date=2006-07-21|access-date=19 January 2014}}</ref>

GAR & Sons builders have built an IT park where several companies have leased office space.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/property-/-cstruction/capgemini-renews-office-lease-in-hyderabads-kokapet-area/articleshow/102507074.cms?from=mdr|title=Capgemini renews office lease in Hyderabad's Kokapet area|website=The Economic Times |access-date=2025-08-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/real-estate/capgemini-renews-lease-for-2-office-assets-in-hyderabad-for-5-years-11117571.html|title=Capgemini renews lease for 2 office assets in Hyderabad for 5 years|website=Moneycontrol |access-date=2025-08-26}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Narsingi, Ranga Reddy district]]
* [[Gandipet]]

==References==
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{{Neighbourhoods of Hyderabad|state=collapsed}}

[[Category:Villages in Ranga Reddy district]]

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