{{Short description|Locality in Hyderabad, India}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Use Indian English|date=January 2017}} {{one source|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement | name = Begumpet | other_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = Inner City | image_skyline = Begumpetfly.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = Begumpet flyover, one of the oldest flyovers in the city | pushpin_map = India Hyderabad#India | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Hyderabad, India | coordinates = {{coord|17.444865|N|78.469396|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = [[Country]] | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]] | subdivision_name1 =[[Telangana]] | subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Hyderabad]] | subdivision_type3 = Metro | subdivision_name3 = [[Hyderabad]] | established_title = <!-- Established --> | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = | governing_body = [[GHMC]] | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_total = | population_as_of = | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Urdu]] | timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] | postal_code = 500 016 | registration_plate = TG | blank1_name_sec1 =[[Parliament of India|Parliament constituencies]] | blank1_info_sec1 = [[Secunderabad]] | blank2_name_sec1 = [[List of constituencies of the Telangana Legislative Assembly|Sasana Sabha constituencies]] | blank2_info_sec1 = [[Khairtabad]] | blank3_name_sec1 = [[Urban planning|Planning]] agency | blank3_info_sec1 = [[GHMC]] | website = {{URL|telangana.gov.in}} | footnotes = }} '''Begumpet''' is a locality of [[Hyderabad, Telangana]], India. Begumpet is named after the daughter of the sixth [[Nizam]] ([[Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI]]), Basheer Unnisa Begum, who received it as part of her wedding dowry when she was married to the second Amir of [[Paigah (Hyderabad)|Paigah]] Shams ul Umra Amir e Kabir.{{According to whom|date=July 2024}}
==About== [[File:Begumpetairport.jpg|left|thumb|180px|Partial view of the old [[Begumpet Airport]]]] Begumpet is one of the major commercial and residential suburbs in [[Hyderabad]] located to the north of [[Hussain Sagar]] lake. The Greenlands flyover connects Begumpet to Panjagutta. Begumpet was initially a small suburb between [[Hyderabad]] and [[Secunderabad]]. The CM Camp office located in the center of the Begumpet, is another major landmark for the location. Begumpet was the most impacted in [[2000 Hyderabad floods]] after a [[Urban flooding|deluge]] of 241.5 mm was recorded on 24 August 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/nrsc-map-of-low-lying-areas-of-hyderabad/article65694748.ece|title=NRSC map of low-lying areas of Hyderabad}}</ref>
[[Begumpet Airport]] is a major landmark of the city. The airport is closed for commercial flights after the inauguration of the [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport|new international airport]] at [[Shamshabad]] and is operational only for training and chartered flights.
[[Paigah Palace]], [[Gitanjali Senior School, Begumpet]], Taj Vivanta, [[Spanish Mosque]], [[Hyderabad Public School]] and [[Sir Ronald Ross|Sir Ronald Ross Institute]] are some important places located in the area. [[Sanjeevaiah Park]] is a public park located on the banks of Hussain Sagar. The Greenlands area of the town was home to Raja Jitendra Public School until 1997.
==Hospitals== * Pace Hospitals<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pacehospitals.in/|title=Gastro, Liver and Kidney Centre Hyderabad|access-date=30 May 2017|archive-date=7 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170607220329/http://www.pacehospitals.in/|url-status=dead}}</ref> * Maxivision Eye Hospitals
==Education== * The Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet * Maharishi Veda Vigyan Mahavidyalaya * Manson Center of Excellence School of Business Management<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mansoncoe.com/|title=Manson Center of Excellence School of Business Management}}</ref> * Saint Joans High School * Vijay Marie College of Nursing * St. Francis College For Women * Global Tree Overseas Education & Immigration Consultants<ref>{{cite web|url=https://globaltree.in/begumpet/|title= Visa Consultants in Begumpet}}</ref> * NIIT University
==Transport== [[Begumpet Railway Station]] provides rail connectivity to the area. Other [[Hyderabad Multi-Modal Transport System|MMTS]] stations in the vicinity include Sanjeevaiah Park and James Street. State-owned [[TSRTC]] runs the city bus service, connecting Begumpet to major parts of the city. The metro rail has also started and is now one of the most popular means of transport to students as well as other citizens. [[Begumpet metro station]] serves this area.
==Shopping== Begumpet is the hub of jewellary shops and shopping malls. Most popular Tanishq jewelers, Bhima And Brother Jewellers, Lalitha Jewelers, Jos Alukkas Jewellery, etc. are located in Begumpet.
==Food== Begumpet being a prime locality is home for all famous restaurants like * The Plaza by Telangana Tourism * Ohris * Dakshin Mandapa * Tatva Restaurant * Haldirams * Paradise Biriyani * Sri Kanya Comfort Begumpet is also well-known for Kathmandu Momos on the Raj Bhavan Road.
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== External links == {{Commons category|Begumpet}}
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