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Dhoolpet | |
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Inner city | |
Coordinates: 17°22′28″N 78°27′39″E / 17.37444°N 78.46083°E | |
Country | India |
State | Telangana |
District | Hyderabad |
Metro | Hyderabad |
Government | |
• Body | GHMC |
• MLA | T. Raja Singh (BJP) |
• Member of Parliament | Asaduddin Owaisi |
Languages | |
• Official | Telugu |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 500 006 |
Lok Sabha constituency | Hyderabad |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Goshamahal |
Planning agency | GHMC |
Dhoolpet is a neighbourhoods in the Old City of Hyderabad India,[1] partly inhabited by people who migrated from Uttar Pradesh during the Nizam rule.[citation needed] Dhoolpet is part of Goshamahal Assembly constituency in old city. Dhoolpet has a sizeable Hindu migrant population, drawn from north India and Gujarat, among which Lodha community is dominant.[2] 52-feet Hanuman statue is located at Sri Akashpuri Hanuman Mandir in Dhoolpet.
The area is well known for illegal bootlegging.[3] The Jummerat Bazaar (Thursday Market) is a flea market held every Thursday in Dhoolpet.[4]