Panjagutta is a commercial and residential area in western Hyderabad, India.[1][2] The area contains IT hubs, shopping malls and jewellery shops. It has become a major transit point for traffic to and from the Hyderabad districts of Ameerpet, Banjara hills, Somajiguda and Khairtabad. Twin flyovers across the road junction are helping ease the previously heavy traffic flow.[3]

Panjagutta
City Center
New twin flyovers at Panjagutta circle
Panjagutta Location in Telangana, India Show map of Telangana Panjagutta Panjagutta (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 17.436793°N 78.443906°E / 17.436793; 78.443906
Country	India
State	Telangana
District	Hyderabad
Metro	Hyderabad
Ward	5
Government
• Body	GHMC
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	500082
Vehicle registration	TS
Parliament constituencies	Secunderabad
Sasana Sabha constituencies	Khairtabad
Planning agency	GHMC
Website	telangana.gov.in

Etymology

The name Panjagutta means hand-mountain in Telugu, after a nearby peak that is reputedly topped by a largely self supporting boulder marked by the hand-print of Imam Ali.

Institutes

• Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) is also situated in here.
• Hamstech Institute of Fashion & Interior Design is located here
• Asian Institute of Gastroenterology (AIG) is located here.
• Focus Diagnostics, a multispeciality diagnostic centre is located.

Transport

Hyderabad Metro has a metro station here to connect it to other parts of city.[4] 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. BSNL office is situated in Durganagar colony.

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