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Dhoolpet

Dhoolpet
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Dhoolpet is located in Telangana
Dhoolpet
Dhoolpet
Location in Telangana, India
Coordinates: 17°22′28″N 78°27′39″E / 17.37444°N 78.46083°E / 17.37444; 78.46083Coordinates: 17°22′28″N 78°27′39″E / 17.37444°N 78.46083°E / 17.37444; 78.46083
Country  India
State Telangana
District Hyderabad
Metro Hyderabad
Government
 • Body GHMC
Languages
 • Official Telugu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 500 006
Lok Sabha constituency Hyderabad
Vidhan Sabha constituency Karwan
Planning agency GHMC

Dhoolpet is one of the old suburbs in Hyderabad, India. It is part of the old city of Hyderabad. This place is inhabited by people who migrated from Uttar Pradesh during the Nizam rule. The Nizam helped these people settle in this area. The area is notorious for bootlegging and has witnessed attacks on policemen or excise department officials during raids.

This is popular for its Ganesh idols which are made for the festival Ganesh Chaturthi. People from all over the state come here to buy from this market. People of the suburb on many seasonal businesses like idol making even for Durgashtami, kite making for Pongal, rakhis etc.

The historic Jummerat Bazaar i.e. 'Thursday Market' is held every Thursday in Dhoolpet. This market is a kind of flea market where most of the stuuf is supposedly stolen stuff. the Jumme Raat Bazaar comes alive every Thursday morning. People begin gathering by Wednesday night with their wares. One can expect to get a full-fledged cricket gear for less than 10USD.

Dhoolpet, situated near Afzalgunj, is well connected by TSRTC buses (80 from Afzalgunj and 2J from Sec'bad). The closest MMTS train station is Uppuguda and railway station is Nampally.


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