Gachibowli
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Gachibowli is a major IT suburb of Hyderabad, located in the Serilingampally
mandal
of the Rangareddy district. It is situated about 5 km away from HITEC City
, another IT hub. Both these suburbs lie on the north-west part of Hyderabad city.
IDC (largest development center outside US), Virtusa
, Sierra Atlantic
, Wipro
, Computer Associates, Infosys
, Capgemini
, Polaris
, NVIDIA
, CMC Limited
, and FactSet. International banking institutions such as the Franklin Templeton Investments
, Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS)
, Brigade Corporation and Bank of America
have made their home here. The area is growing at a very fast pace with many new structures coming up. Real estate is on a new high. A new IT SEZ
by DLF
is also coming up in this area. Hospitality has been introduced in this area by Ista group of hotels and Indus Palm hotel.
, University of Hyderabad
, Indian School of Business
, International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad
and
Kendriya Vidyalaya
-Gachibowli are spread over acres of land.
Apart from the IT industry, Gachibowli is also a sports hub. Some of the best stadiums in the city are located here including the Swarnandhra Pradesh Sports Complex
The GMC Athletic stadium, and a world class Hockey stadium and an Indoor stadium are located here. The Military World games, World badminton championships were conducted here recently at Gachibowli and many more. A beautiful Golf course
with natural rock formations has come up here recently. Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy
is also located in Gachibowli.
, and also to the rest of the city. APSRTC buses, no 216, 217 connects Gachibowli to Mehdipatnam
and Koti, the major city centers. The closest MMTS Train station is at Hafizpet (6km away) and HITEC city
(7 km away). The Outer-Ring Road
connects Gachibowli to the International airport
at Shamshabad
. A metro train service is also being planned in Hyderabad, which would provide better connectivity and provide another public transport for commuters.
Serilingampally
Seri Lingampally is a municipality and Mandal in Rangareddi district in Andhra Pradesh. It forms part of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation. It has been witnessing unprecedented boom in the past few years. Due to its close proximity to Hitech City , there has been a heavy influx of IT...
mandal
Mandal
is a town and municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. The administrative center of the municipality is the town of Mandal.The town of Mandal was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838...
of the Rangareddy district. It is situated about 5 km away from HITEC City
HITEC City
HITEC City stands for Hyderabad Information Technology Engineering Consultancy City, a major technology township which is at the center of the information technology industry in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India....
, another IT hub. Both these suburbs lie on the north-west part of Hyderabad city.
Economy
Gachibowli has grown into a software hub for companies operating from Hyderabad. It is home to some of the top IT companies like the MicrosoftMicrosoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
IDC (largest development center outside US), Virtusa
Virtusa
Virtusa Corporation is an information technology services company headquartered at Massachusetts, USA. The company provides IT Consulting, Systems Implementation and Application Outsourcing services to Global 2000 enterprises and software vendors....
, Sierra Atlantic
Sierra Atlantic
Sierra Atlantic, Inc. is an IT services company operating in the offshoring enterprise applications and outsourced product development space....
, Wipro
Wipro
Wipro Limited formally Western India Products Limited is a global IT services and consulting company headquartered in Bangalore, India. As of 2011, Wipro is the second largest IT services company by turnover in India and employs more than 120,000 people worldwide as of March 2011...
, Computer Associates, Infosys
Infosys
Infosys Limited, formerly Infosys Technologies Limited is a global technology services company headquartered in Bangalore, India. It is the second largest IT exporter in India with 133,560 employees as of March 2011. It has offices in 33 countries and development centers in India, China,...
, Capgemini
Capgemini
Capgemini is a French global IT services company, one of the world's largest management consulting, outsourcing and professional services companies with a staff of 114,274 operating in 40 countries. It is headquartered in Paris and was founded in 1967 by Serge Kampf, the current chairman, in...
, Polaris
Polaris
Polaris |Alpha]] Ursae Minoris, commonly North Star or Pole Star, also Lodestar) is the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor. It is very close to the north celestial pole, making it the current northern pole star....
, NVIDIA
NVIDIA
Nvidia is an American global technology company based in Santa Clara, California. Nvidia is best known for its graphics processors . Nvidia and chief rival AMD Graphics Techonologies have dominated the high performance GPU market, pushing other manufacturers to smaller, niche roles...
, CMC Limited
CMC Limited
CMC Limited is an Information Technology services, consulting and software company having its Headquarters in New Delhi, India. CMC is part of the TATA group and is a subsidiary of Tata Consultancy Services. CMC was incorporated on December 26, 1975, as the 'Computer Maintenance Corporation...
, and FactSet. International banking institutions such as the Franklin Templeton Investments
Franklin Templeton Investments
Franklin Resources Inc. is a holding company which, together with its subsidiaries, is referred to as Franklin Templeton Investments; it is an investment firm originally founded in New York in 1947 as Franklin Distributors, Inc. It is listed on the NYSE under the ticker BEN, in honor of Benjamin...
, Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS)
Union Bank of Switzerland
Union Bank of Switzerland was a large integrated financial services company located in Switzerland. The bank, which at the time was the second largest bank in Switzerland, merged with Swiss Bank Corporation in 1998, to become UBS to form what was then the largest bank in Europe and the second...
, Brigade Corporation and Bank of America
Bank of America
Bank of America Corporation, an American multinational banking and financial services corporation, is the second largest bank holding company in the United States by assets, and the fourth largest bank in the U.S. by market capitalization. The bank is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina...
have made their home here. The area is growing at a very fast pace with many new structures coming up. Real estate is on a new high. A new IT SEZ
SEZ
SEZ may refer to:*Special Economic Zone*Seychelles International Airport...
by DLF
Dlf
DLF may refer to:*DLF Limited, India's largest real estate firm, formerly known as Delhi Land and Finance*Darfur Liberation Front*Dhofar Liberation Front, a Marxist movement based in southern Oman*Development Loan Fund, former lending arm of the U.S...
is also coming up in this area. Hospitality has been introduced in this area by Ista group of hotels and Indus Palm hotel.
Education and research
Gachibowli is also a center of education and research. Institutions such as Indian Immunologicals LimitedIndian Immunologicals Limited
Indian Immunologicals Limited or IIL is a vaccine manufacturing facility in Hyderabad and Ooty and a biotechnology research and development organisation. IIL is one of the largest vaccine manufacturers in the world...
, University of Hyderabad
University of Hyderabad
The University of Hyderabad is a post-graduate teaching and research institute in India. It was established by an act of the Parliament in 1974 as a Central University. The university also offers courses under distance learning programs...
, Indian School of Business
Indian School of Business
The Indian School of Business is a business school in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India and is widely recognized as one of the top business schools in the world. It offers a Post Graduate Programme in Management , a Fellow Program in Management, and a Post Graduate Programme in Management for Senior...
, International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad
International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad
International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad is an autonomous university in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. It was established in 1998 with seed support from the Government of Andhra Pradesh...
and
Kendriya Vidyalaya
Kendriya Vidyalaya
Kendriya Vidyalaya, is a system of central government schools under the Ministry of Human Resource Development ....
-Gachibowli are spread over acres of land.
Sports
Swarnandhra Pradesh Sports Complex
Swarnandhra Pradesh Sports Complex is a sports complex in Gachibowli, Hyderabad, India. It uses a synthetic turf with sophisticated sprinkler system for watering and drainage and has galleries with RC flat slabs and unique suspended steel roof structure. Pavilion housing the Federation Office and...
The GMC Athletic stadium, and a world class Hockey stadium and an Indoor stadium are located here. The Military World games, World badminton championships were conducted here recently at Gachibowli and many more. A beautiful Golf course
Golf course
A golf course comprises a series of holes, each consisting of a teeing ground, fairway, rough and other hazards, and a green with a flagstick and cup, all designed for the game of golf. A standard round of golf consists of playing 18 holes, thus most golf courses have this number of holes...
with natural rock formations has come up here recently. Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy
Gopichand Badminton Academy
Gopichand Badminton Academy is a badminton training facility in Hyderabad, India. Founded by the 2001 All England Open Badminton Champion, Pullela Gopichand, the facility trains several badminton players such as Saina Nehwal, Parupalli Kashyap, P. V...
is also located in Gachibowli.
Transport
Gachibowli is well connected by roads to another IT hub, the HITEC cityHITEC City
HITEC City stands for Hyderabad Information Technology Engineering Consultancy City, a major technology township which is at the center of the information technology industry in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India....
, and also to the rest of the city. APSRTC buses, no 216, 217 connects Gachibowli to Mehdipatnam
Mehdipatnam
Mehdipatnam is a major suburb in Hyderabad, India. It provides connectivity to the Rajiv Gandhi Intl. Airport through PV Narasimha Rao Elevated Expressway Corridor from major suburbs like Banjara Hills, Ameerpet, Begumpet, Kukatpally, Nampally, Musheerabad etc....
and Koti, the major city centers. The closest MMTS Train station is at Hafizpet (6km away) and HITEC city
HITEC City
HITEC City stands for Hyderabad Information Technology Engineering Consultancy City, a major technology township which is at the center of the information technology industry in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India....
(7 km away). The Outer-Ring Road
Outer Ring Road (Hyderabad)
The Outer Ring Road or ORR is a 158 kilometer, 8-lane ring road expressway encircling the City of Hyderabad, AP, India. It is built by HMDA at a cost of Rs.6696 crores. with an assistance of Rs 3,123 crores from Japan International Cooperation Agency. The expressway is designed for speeds of 120...
connects Gachibowli to the International airport
Hyderabad International Airport
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport also known as Hyderabad International Airport, is an international airport near Shamshabad, about south of downtown Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India....
at Shamshabad
Shamshabad
Shamshabad is a suburban village and a mandal headquarters, located on the outskirts of Hyderabad, India.There is a railway station at Shamshabad which is part of the South Central Railway, Indian Railways.-Geography:Shamsabad is located at...
. A metro train service is also being planned in Hyderabad, which would provide better connectivity and provide another public transport for commuters.