Punjagutta Punja means Hand and Gutta(Telugu) word means Mountian . This area is named by the mountain which has the hand print of Imam Ali a.s . It is a very beautiful mountain, on its peak it has a print of Imam Ali a.s hand , and the main stone from top is more than 75 % in the air which don't has any support with anything , and its story is once that stone was shaking and about to role Imam Ali a.s stop it by his Hand and still his hand mark are available on that stone at the peak .
Hence that area is called as Punjagutta
The area around that mountain is also an important commercial & residential area in the west zone of Hyderabad, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. Punjagutta has grown to be a major transit point for traffic going towards Ameerpet

Ameerpet

Ameerpet is a busy commercial area located in the north western part of Hyderabad, India. It is well known over the city as a hub for software training institutes....

, Banjara hills

Banjara Hills

Banjara Hills is an urban commercial center in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. Banjara Hills is one of more than 150 cities/boroughs comprising Greater Hyderabad, the second largest metropolitan area in India. This is an upmarket locality and is close to Jubilee Hills. This area was a hilly forest area...

, Somajiguda

Somajiguda

Somajiguda started as a peaceful residential locality. But slowly has transformed into a modern business centre in Hyderabad, India. Popular landmarks are Yashoda hospital and Raj Bhavan road...

 and Khairtabad

Khairtabad

Khairtabad is a large suburb in Hyderabad, India. It is the biggest assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh.It has a major road junction of five roads called the Khairatabad circle, among the busiest in the city. The roads leading from the junction are towards Somajiguda, Ameerpet, Hussain sagar,...

; all important areas of the city of Hyderabad. The new twin flyovers across the road junction are helping ease the traffic flow.
Punjagutta now has many IT hubs like Focus Softnet , Vensoft and it has many Shoping malls like Hyderabd Central etc. Jwelery shops like joy alukas , TBZ, Kalyan etc.

Commerce

Many commercial establishments have come up in this area. Big malls such as the Hyderabad Central

Hyderabad Central

Hyderabad Central is a shopping mall in Hyderabad, India, located on the Punjagutta road. The mall includes Marks and Spencer, as well as a range of movies, music, books, coffee shops, a food court, supermarket and restaurants...

, Home town,BrassLeaf(Complete Fashion store for Men) and many others are present here. The PVR Cinemas a well known theater is present in Hyderabad Central mall. There are many Jewellery shops along the junction towards Somajiguda circle. Punjagutta being a centre for traffic going towards faces heavy traffic-jams especially during the evening hours. The new flyovers have eased the traffic to a certain extent. The Punjagutta police station at the crossroads is a well known landmark. NIMS, a famous government hospital is located here. The better known stores like Tanishq, Mangatrai, Orra Diamond jewels, TBZ jewels,Joyalukkas jewels, Josalukkas Jewels, Kalyan Jewelers, Mor Jewelers, Reliance jewels, Kalakunj Sarees, Aakarshan Sarees, Kalaniketan Wedding Mall, Ladida Lingerie Store,www.loveladida.com, Khazana Jewels, GRT Jewelers, Malabar gold, Himalaya Book World, Centro Shoes, Metro Shoes, Lagan wedding store, and many more are located in this part of Hyderabad. In its vicinity there are many departmental stores like Splash, Lifestyle, Shopperstop, Westside etc. You Can also shop for Consumer Electronics at Bajaj Electronic, Croma, LG Etc. Major Banks Like HDFC, ICICI, Standard Chartered, Axis Bank, etc. are located here.

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Institutes

• Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences
  Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences
  The Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences shortly NIMS is a premier institute and autonomous university in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is established under the Act of Andhra Pradesh State Legislature.-Overview:...
  
   (NIMS) is also situated in here.
• Asian Institute of Gastroenterology (AIG) is located here.
• Focus Diagnostics, a multispeciality diagnostic centre is located.

Transport

The buses run by APSRTC connect Punjagutta to all parts of the city. There is also a mini-bus service called Setwin

Setwin

Setwin stands for Society for Employment Promotion & Training in Twin Cities . It was established in August 15, 1978 by Government of Andhra Pradesh to create employment and self-employment opportunities to unemployed persons of twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad by providing training in...

 service. The closest MMTS Train station is at Begumpet

Begumpet

Begumpet is a neighborhood in Hyderabad, India.-History:Begumpet is named after the daughter of the second Nizam, Basheer Ul-Unnisaa Begum , who received it as part of her wedding dowry was married to the second Amir of Paigah The Shums ul Umra Amir e Kabir 1...

.BSNL office is situated in durganagar colony