Panjagutta is a commercial and residential area in western

Hyderabad Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India. With an average altitude of , much ...

, India. The area contains IT hubs, shopping malls and jewellery shops. It is a major transit point for traffic between the Hyderabad districts of Ameerpet, Banjara hills, Somajiguda and Khairtabad. Twin flyovers across the road junction ease the previously heavy traffic flow.

Etymology

The name ''Panjagutta'' means ''hand-mountain'' in Telugu, after a nearby peak.

Institutes

* Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) is also situated in here.
Hamstech Institute of Fashion & Interior Design
is located here.

Transport

Hyderabad Metro has a

metro station A metro station or subway station is a train station for a rapid transit system, which as a whole is usually called a "metro" or "subway". A station provides a means for passengers to purchase tickets, board trains, and evacuate the syste ...

there to connect it to other parts of city. The buses run by TSRTC connect Panjagutta to all parts of the city. There is also a mini-bus service called Setwin service. The closest MMTS Train station is at

Begumpet Begumpet ("Begum's Place") is an upscale 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 ...

. BSNL office is situated in Durganagar Colony.

References

{{Neighborhoods of Hyderabad, state=collapsed Neighbourhoods in Hyderabad, India