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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kukatpally
| official_name =
| native_name_lang =
| other_name =
| settlement_type = [[Suburb]]
| image_skyline = Malysian township at Kukatpally.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Raintree Park (Malaysian Township)
| nickname =
| pushpin_map = India Telangana#India
| pushpin_label_position =
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Telangana, India
| coordinates = {{coord|17|29|N|78|25|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = [[Country]]
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of Telangana|District]]
| subdivision_type3 = City
| subdivision_name1 = [[Telangana]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Medchal-Malkajgiri]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Hyderabad, Telangana|Hyderabad]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
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| government_type = [[Mayor-Council]]
| unit_pref = Metric
| governing_body = [[GHMC]]
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 20.68
| area_rank =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 252830
| population_as_of = 2020
| population_footnotes =
| population_density_km2 = 12225
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 500 072,500 085
| registration_plate = '''TG-07'''
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Malkajgiri]]
| website =
| footnotes =
| demographics1_info1 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Kukatpally (Assembly constituency)|Kukatpally]]
| blank3_name_sec1 = [[Urban planning|Planning]] agency
| blank3_info_sec1 = [[Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority|HMDA]]
| blank4_name_sec1 = Civic agency
| blank4_info_sec1 = [[GHMC]]
}}

'''Kukatpally''' is a [[suburb]] in northwestern [[Hyderabad]] in the [[Indian state]] of [[Telangana]]. It is the headquarters of Balanagar Prashu Singh [[mandal]] in the Malkajgiri revenue division of the [[Medchal–Malkajgiri district]].<ref name="district">{{cite web|title=Medchal−Malkajgiri district|url=http://newdistrictsformation.telangana.gov.in/uploads/gos-circulars/1476130732346249.Medchal.pdf|website=New Districts Formation Portal|publisher=Government of Telangana|access-date=23 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161130125523/http://newdistrictsformation.telangana.gov.in/uploads/gos-circulars/1476130732346249.Medchal.pdf|archive-date=30 November 2016}}</ref> Kukatpally was a municipality before its merger into the [[Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation]] (GHMC). It is now the headquarters of the north zone of the GHMC.<ref name="ghmc">{{cite web|title=Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation|url=http://www.ghmc.gov.in/greaterhyd.asp|website=www.ghmc.gov.in|access-date=2 November 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101224338/http://www.ghmc.gov.in/greaterhyd.asp|archive-date=1 January 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> It is connected by road to the nearby [[information technology]] hub of [[HITEC City]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/kukatpally-sits-high-on-the-rental-graph/article4599160.ece|title=Kukatpally sits high on the rental graph|author=Nemmani Sreedhar|work=The Hindu|date=9 April 2013 }}</ref>

==History==
Kukatpally used to be an industrial corridor in the northwestern part of Hyderabad. Its population began to grow after the early 1990s, and many people migrating from [[Andhra Pradesh]] settled in and around Kukatpally.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kukatpally pincode for Area |url=https://fastestpincode.com/telangana/medchal-malkajgiri/jntu-kukatpally-kphb-pincode-500085 |website=fastestpincode.com/}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[BP:NOTRS]]).|date=November 2025}} Formerly a municipality, Kukutpally has merged into the [[Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation]].<ref name="ghmc"/>

==Demographics==
The predominant language spoken in Kukatpally is [[Telugu language|Telugu]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://webconte.com/pin_code/place/kukatpally/2900|title=Kukatpally, Hyderabad, Telangana Government}}</ref> The suburb has the greatest population density within Hyderabad with 33,076 persons per km<sup>2</sup>.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Telangana/2018-06-18/Kukatpally-population-density-to-double-by-2041/390068 |title=Kukatpally population density to double by 2041 |publisher=THE HANS INDIA |date=18 June 2018}}</ref>

==Economy==
Many small-scale industries are based in the Kukatpally–Sanathnagar belt. The presence of the Mumbai National Highway and Kukatpally Housing Board has led to a large-scale boom in retail activity, and Kukatpally has become a commercial hub in northwestern Hyderabad for restaurants, clothing retailers, and [[Small and medium enterprises|SME]] offices.

The land prices of Kukatpally are high compared to most of Hyderabad. There are some residential high-rise apartments. Land costs [[Indian rupee|₹]]50,000–250,000 per square yard. A [[Apartment|residential flat]] costs ₹4500–8000 per square foot. Lodha Bellezza, the very first [[skyscraper]] of Hyderabad taller than 150 metres, was constructed in Kukatpally in 2014, and it remained the [[List of tallest buildings in Hyderabad|tallest building in Hyderabad]] until 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lodha Bellezza 3 - The Skyscraper Center |url=https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/lodha-bellezza-3/14687 |access-date=2025-05-25 |website=www.skyscrapercenter.com}}</ref>

==Transportation==
[[File:Prashantnagar - Kukatpally bus terminal.jpg|thumb|250px|Bus terminal in Kukatpally]]
Kukatpally is well-connected by road, rail, and air. The nearest airport is [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport]] in Shamshabad. The nearest railway station is in [[Lingampally, Hyderabad|Lingampally]]. It has three [[metro station]]s{{snd}}Kukatpally, KPHB and Balanagar ([[Moosapet]]){{snd}}and can also be reached by [[Hyderabad Multi-Modal Transport System|MMTS]] stations [[Hitech City railway station|in HITEC City]] and [[Bharat Nagar railway station|in Bharat Nagar]]. [[TSRTC]] operates buses in Kukatpally and has excellent connectivity with almost all parts of Hyderabad. TSRTC maintains a depot at the Kukatpally Y Junction.

==Education==
The suburb has several colleges and institutes, including Holy Mary College, [[Tapasya College of Commerce and Management]], Hamstech College of Creative Education, Avinash College, and the [[All India Institute of Technology]].

==Notable people==


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* [[Vengalrao Gottimukula]] (born 1960), politician<ref name="janaspandana">{{cite web |title=Kukatpally Corporator |url=http://janaspandana.com/listing/fv_govt/contactus.php?dp=1&id=61577 |publisher=WR Srinivara Rao |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202222958/http://janaspandana.com/listing/fv_govt/contactus.php?dp=1&id=61577 |archive-date=2 December 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Commons category|Kukatpally}}
{{Neighborhoods of Hyderabad|state=collapsed}}
[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Hyderabad, India]]
[[Category:Medchal–Malkajgiri district]]
[[Category:Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation]]
[[Category:Real estate in India]]

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