Ameerpet
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| ?Ameerpet Hyderabad • Andhra Pradesh • India |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| District(s) | Hyderabad |
| Parliamentary constituency | Secunderabad |
| Assembly constituency | Sanathnagar |
| Planning Agency | GHMC |
| Codes • Pincode |
• 500 016 |
Ameerpet is a busy commercial area located in the north western part of Hyderabad, India.
In the recent years it has become a hub of software training institutes due to the large number of computer professionals living in the area requiring courses in packages used in the IT companies.
Until the early 90's, the area mostly consisted of vacant plots and roadside restaurants to serve the traffic along NH9. Commercial activity first shifted here from the center of the city in the 1990's with the expansion of the northern suburbs of Hyderabad due to on going construction activity in the area and its surrounding areas. Today it's a bustling locality with several stores and pedestrian with vehicular traffic.
The area is prone to frequent traffic jams due to narrow roads is bad during rush hour. Ameerpet crossroads connects the NH9 through Green lands and Begumpet.
[edit] Transport
The buses run by APSRTC connect Balkampet with all parts of the city.
The closest MMTS Train station is at Nature Cure hospital
[edit] Education
Ameerpet is the capital of Software training, it has heaps of IT training institutes. The abundance of institutes and their training courses attract a lot of people to come and learn new software technologies here. The software course is relatively cheaper than anywhere else, hence many people travel here from all over India.
It has several schools often with little or no playground. It has intermediate (junior) colleges of most major educational chains like Chaitanya, Narayana, Kakateeya, Vikas etc nearby.
[edit] Major Landmarks
Nizamia observatory, Saradhi Studios, HUDA Maitrivanam, Huda Swarna Jayanti Complex, Aditya Enclave, Aditya Trade centre, Satyam movie Theatre, Gurudwara, Lal Bungalow,sanjan
