| Gachibowli | |
| Other Name: | Financial District |
| Nickname: | Gachibowli, Financial District, FD |
| Settlement Type: | neighbourhood |
| Pushpin Map: | India Telangana#India |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Telangana, India |
| Coordinates: | 17.4372°N 78.3444°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Telangana |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ranga Reddy District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Metro |
| Subdivision Name3: | Hyderabad |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 27.3 |
| Population Total: | 149264 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Telugu |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 500032[1] |
| Registration Plate: | TG |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Chevella (Lok Sabha constituency) |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Serilingampally (Vidan Sabha constituency) |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Civic agency |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | GHMC |
| Leader Title2: | MLA |
| Leader Name2: | Arekapudi Gandhi(TRS) |
| Leader Title3: | Member of Parliament |
| Leader Name3: | G. Ranjith Reddy |
Gachibowli is a neighbourhood in Hyderabad, Telangana, India, located in the Serilingampally mandal of the Ranga Reddy district.[2] It is situated about 5 km away from HITEC City, another IT hub. Gachibowli is home to numerous tech companies and residential units.[3] It has a vast area and is dotted with rocky surface and hillocks all around.
The word ‘Gachi’ means lime mortar and ‘bowli’ comes from the word ‘baoli’ which means a stepwell.[4] Thus the area ‘Gachibowli’ is named after the presence of a stepwell plastered with limestone. The Asaf Jahi period 200 year old Gachibowli Stepwell, next to Jama Masjid-e-Dilawarsha Begum, was revived and inaugurated in November 2021.[5]
There are multi-level flyovers at the Outer Ring Road entrance at the Gachibowli Junction,[6] [7] [8] which are constructed as part of Strategic Road Development Program (SRDP). As per 2022 traffic study conducted by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), the peak hour traffic at Gachibowli junction stands at 9,806 PCU (Passenger Car Unit)/per hour. By 2036, the same junction is estimated to face a traffic of 17,711 PCU/hour.[9] The four-lane bi-directional flyover from Shilpa Layout to the Outer Ring Road near Gachibowli Junction was inaugurated on 25 November 2022.[10] [11] This 823-metre-long, 16.60-metre-wide flyover has two twin steel girders.[12] Some spans of this flyover are placed across the existing Gachibowli Crossroad Flyover. The 2.81-km long flyover at Shilpa Layout is the second longest four-lane bi-directional flyover in Hyderabad.[13] [14] [15]
The six-lane, two-way flyover meant to link Kondapur to the Outer Ring Road under the Strategic Road Development Plan has been put on hold by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC). The decision has been taken keeping in view the Metro Rail Phase-II expansion.
One campus of CHIREC International is situated in Gachibowli. The Gachibowli branch, which caters to students from Grades 1 through 3, was inaugurated in 2012. Kendriya Vidyalaya and Nasr Boys School (affiliated to CBSE) are also situated in Gachibowli. University of Hyderabad & Maulana Azad National Urdu University are also located in Gachibowli. There is one off-campus of Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Hyderabad in Roda Mistry College of Social Work and Research Center, Gachibowli.[16] Blue Blocks Pre School and National Institute of Tourism and Hospitality Management is also situated in Gachibowli.