Bookstores in Hyderabad
Bookstores reward the browsers. Hyderabad, Telangana has 48 mapped right now. That's 48 bookshops mapped around Hyderabad, each with its own shelves and specialties. The used sections are where the real bargains hide.
This guide covers every bookstore we could verify in and around Hyderabad (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Book Selection Centre and British Library, plus Crossword. If a bookshop's missing from Hyderabad's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Hyderabad bookstore lineup
48 mapped within about 40 km:
Book Selection Centre
Bookstore
Book Selection Centre — Bookstore, found on Sarojini Devi Road in Secunderabad.
Sarojini Devi Road, Secunderabad
British Library
BookstoreRun by British Library
Run by British Library, British Library is Bookstore.
Crossword
Bookstore
Crossword — Bookstore.
Stationery
Bookstore
Stationery is Bookstore.
Balaji Stationery Stores
Bookstore
Balaji Stationery Stores is Bookstore.
500044
Himalaya Book World
Bookstore
Himalaya Book World — Bookstore, found on Nagarjuna Circle Road in hyderabad.
Nagarjuna Circle Road, hyderabad, 500082
Bhavani Book Store
Bookstore
Bhavani Book Store is Bookstore.
times books and stationery
Bookstore
times books and stationery is Bookstore.
Sri Ayyappa Book Stall
Bookstore
Sri Ayyappa Book Stall — Bookstore.
ADARSH BOOK DEPOT
Bookstore
ADARSH BOOK DEPOT — Bookstore.
Prithvi Exchange - liberty plaza
Bookstore
Prithvi Exchange - liberty plaza — Bookstore on Himayath Nagar Main Road.
Himayath Nagar Main Road
vikas book store
Bookstore
vikas book store is Bookstore.
dhanalakshmi book store
Bookstore
dhanalakshmi book store — Bookstore.
telugu academy
Bookstore
telugu academy is Bookstore.
Telugu academy
Bookstore
Telugu academy is Bookstore.
Dhanalakshmi
Bookstore
Dhanalakshmi — Bookstore.
Vikas
Bookstore
Vikas is Bookstore.
Just books
Bookstore
Just books — Bookstore.
Crossword
Bookstore
Crossword — Bookstore.
Himalaya Book World
Bookstore
Himalaya Book World — Bookstore.
Pushpa Books & Stationary
Bookstore
Pushpa Books & Stationary is Bookstore.
Haziq & Mohi Rare Books
BookstoreRun by Haziq & Mohi
Haziq & Mohi Rare Books is Bookstore run by Haziq & Mohi.
tirupati book store
Bookstore
tirupati book store is Bookstore.
naveen stationary
Bookstore
naveen stationary is Bookstore.
sri veerabhadra bookstore
Bookstore
sri veerabhadra bookstore — Bookstore.
sri venkateshwara book store
Bookstore
sri venkateshwara book store — Bookstore.
Universal book depot
Bookstore
Universal book depot is Bookstore.
venkateshwara book store
Bookstore
venkateshwara book store is Bookstore.
Vishal Enterprises -Dev Collection Book Depot
Bookstore
Vishal Enterprises -Dev Collection Book Depot — Bookstore, found on R.K puram in Secunderabad.
R.K puram, Secunderabad, 500056
Guru Nanak Book Depot
Bookstore
Guru Nanak Book Depot is Bookstore.
R K Book Centre
Bookstore
R K Book Centre is Bookstore on Lal Bazar, Trimulgherry, Secunderabad.
Lal Bazar, Trimulgherry, Secunderabad, 500015
Universal Bools Store
Bookstore
Universal Bools Store is Bookstore.
Falcon Medical Books
Bookstore
Falcon Medical Books — Bookstore on 9FMJ+6V Hyderabad, Telangana Ground Floor, Pushpanjali Complex, Opp. Osmania Medical College, Near 94-95, Bus Stand, Putlibowli Road, Koti, Hyderabad, Telangana 500095. Also worth knowing about Falcon Medical Books: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:30-21:00; Su 10:30-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
9FMJ+6V Hyderabad, Telangana Ground Floor, Pushpanjali Complex, Opp. Osmania Medical College, Near 94-95, Bus Stand, Putlibowli Road, Koti, Hyderabad, Telangana 500095
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:30-21:00; Su 10:30-19:00
Phone: 040 6673 3666
Radiant Publishers
Bookstore
Radiant Publishers is Bookstore on 9FPP+24 Hyderabad, Telangana 4-5-58,Women's College Road, beside Andhra Bank, Koti, Hyderabad, Telangana 500095. Radiant Publishers also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:30-20:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
9FPP+24 Hyderabad, Telangana 4-5-58,Women's College Road, beside Andhra Bank, Koti, Hyderabad, Telangana 500095
Hours: Mo-Su 10:30-20:30
Phone: 092465 72622
Friends Net
Bookstore
Friends Net is Bookstore on chandragiri Nagar, Hyderabad.
chandragiri Nagar, Hyderabad, 500055
Himalaya Book world
Bookstore
Himalaya Book world — Bookstore.
Soujanya Book Store
Bookstore
Soujanya Book Store is Bookstore.
Sri Ganesh
Bookstore
Sri Ganesh — Bookstore.
Deepa's Reading Room
Bookstore
Deepa's Reading Room — Bookstore.
Pallavi
Bookstore
Pallavi — Bookstore.
Spark Academy
Bookstore
Spark Academy — Bookstore.
Himalaya Book Depot
Bookstore
Himalaya Book Depot is Bookstore.
Shardha Book Depot
Bookstore
Shardha Book Depot — Bookstore.
Pen 'N' Paper Stationary & More
Bookstore
Pen 'N' Paper Stationary & More — Bookstore, found on 68XJ+JJ Chowdariguda, Telangana Telangana in hyderabad.
68XJ+JJ Chowdariguda, Telangana Telangana, hyderabad, 501218
UNIVERSAL BO0K DEPOT
Bookstore
UNIVERSAL BO0K DEPOT — Bookstore.
naveen statinoary
Bookstore
naveen statinoary is Bookstore.
Books & More
Bookstore
Books & More — Bookstore.
Kanha Shanti Vanam
Pen 'N' Paper Stationary & More
Bookstore
Pen 'N' Paper Stationary & More — Bookstore, found on 68XJ+JJ Chowdariguda, Telangana Telangana in Hyderabad.
68XJ+JJ Chowdariguda, Telangana Telangana, Hyderabad, 501218
What the map tells us about bookstores in Hyderabad
2 of the 48 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — bookshops keep civilised hours, so the listed ones are usually reliable.
There's a cluster: 2 of them sit on 68XJ+JJ Chowdariguda, Telangana Telangana, so you can string those into one walk and drive between the rest.
The Hyderabad bookstore crawl
Making a day of it in Hyderabad? Work this order: Book Selection Centre on Sarojini Devi Road, British Library, Crossword, Stationery, Balaji Stationery Stores, Himalaya Book World on Nagarjuna Circle Road, Bhavani Book Store, and times books and stationery. That's the bookstore crawl in one sensible loop, no backtracking. 40 more are listed below.
Bookstore tips for Hyderabad
The regulars' playbook for Hyderabad's bookshops:
- Ask about the book club discount at Book Selection Centre. Many shops discount book-club orders. If your club buys local, everyone wins.
- Look for local history at British Library. The local-interest shelf tells you what a town thinks of itself. Great for visitors, better for new residents.
- Kids' sections are goldmines. Even without kids. The picture-book art alone is worth the browse, and the middle-grade shelves hold genuine classics.
- Check the staff picks shelf first. It's the fastest read of a shop's personality. If the picks excite you, the rest of the store will too.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Hyderabad — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new bookstore in Hyderabad can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 48 that's closed, or a great bookstore we missed, the fix is to update the map itself — that's where this guide reads from.
We don't list prices — they change constantly and vary by edition. What we list is the where: real shops, verified by real mappers, in alphabetical order with no favourites.
If you run one of the 48 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Bookstore listings for Hyderabad: 48 mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.