Jubilee Hills

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?Jubilee Hills Hyderabad • Andhra Pradesh • India
Cancer foundation main road
Coordinates: (find coordinates)
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
District(s)	Hyderabad
Parliamentary constituency	Secunderabad
Assembly constituency	Khairtabad
Planning Agency	GHMC
Civic agency	GHMC
Codes • Pincode	• 500 033

Jubilee Hills is a posh suburban neighbourhood to the west of Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. It is presently the costliest residential location in all of Andhra Pradesh with land prices fetching 1.18 lakh's per square yard. A six acre tract of land in the city was recently sold for nearly 334 crores.

This suburb is sandwiched between the wealthy commercial district of Banjara Hills and is located within five kilometers of the IT central hub of HITEC City. The natural terrain is mostly rocky and most settlements here are of relatively new construction.

To its south-east is the KBR National Park , the erstwhile Chiran palace, which is one of the urban national parks in India covering an area of 1.58 km².

1 Commercial area
- 1.1 Healthcare and Education
2 Recreation
3 Transport
4 Lotus Pond

[edit] Commercial area

Jubilee Hills is home to the Telugu Film Industry and some of its big film studios such as Ramanaidu Studios, Padmalaya Studios and Annapurna Studios are located here. It is also home to most of the telugu movie industy's actors.

Telugu Desam Party's Headquarters is on the LV Prasad Marg in Jubilee Hills. Another political party the Telangana Rashtra Samithi also has recently built its headquarters here. Therefore a few political rallies are witnessed in the area from time to time.

[edit] Healthcare and Education

The Apollo Heart Institute located in Jubilee Hills is a major multi-specialty hospital in the state. L V Prasad Eye Institute, a leading eye hospital and Indo-American Cancer Intitute are located here.

Two of the schools in the city are also located in the area - Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Public School and Jubilee Hills Public School. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Open University is a distant education university of higer education located here. The regional office of the Central Silk Board is located in Prashasan Nagar locality in Jubilee Hills. The neighbourhood is a base to a number of small IT start-ups and BPOs. The region has experienced a real estate boom in recent years and is presently the costliest area to live in Hyderabad.

[edit] Recreation

KBR Park

The KBR National Park and a man-made pond - Lotus Pond are used by walkers and joggers. Also there are a couple of significant natural tanks in the area - Durgam Cheruvu and Hakimpet Kunta. The former is a major attraction to visitors where boating, treaking and an open-air disco operate. State Gallery of Fine Art is located to the north west of the area. Places for recreational in the region include the Jubilee Hills International Club, the Film Nagar Club and the Hyderabad Gymkhana.

Peddamma Temple near Jubilee Hills Check Post is a Hindu temple visited by devotees during the local Bonalu festival.