Yakutpura
Yakutpura Bada Bazar
Yakutpura Old City, Hyderabad | |
|---|---|
Inner city | |
| Nickname: Yakut | |
| Coordinates: 17°21′33″N 78°29′13″E / 17.35917°N 78.48694°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Telangana |
| District | Hyderabad District |
| Metro | Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority |
| Government | |
| • Body | GHMC |
| Population | |
• Total | Approx. 6 Lakhs (600,000) |
| Telgu Languages | |
| • Official | Major - Urdu, Minor - Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 500023 |
| Vehicle registration | TS |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Hyderabad |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Yakutpura |
| Planning agency | GHMC |
| Website | telangana |
Yakutpura (ⓘ) is a traditional neighbourhoods in the Old City, Hyderabad in Telangana state, India. With a population of 6,3350 inhabitants, the size of the area is about 5.7 square kilometers.
Named by the Nizam of Hyderabad, the word Ya·kut (yä-koot), from Yakutpura, is a Persian word for ruby.
Hyderabad is known as the "City of Pearls". During the era of the 7th Nizam (Mir Osman Ali Khan), the Hyderabad State was a business market of gems and pearls. Yakutpura was one of the parts of the Nizam's State and hence its name was coined. A part of Yakutpura is also called Brahmin-wadi where Brahmins live.