The United Nations World Tourism Organization has named Pochampally village of Telangana as the Best Tourism Village 2021. This village is known as the cradle of the famous and colourful saris and including the world famous traditionally hand-woven IKAT products, or the various attractions of pilgrimage, ecotourism, local cultural heritage, performing arts, handicrafts, and other indigenous products that showcase unique techniques. This village is in an ideal settlement on the outskirts of a large city, Hyderabad.

The famous Pochampally sari was granted worldwide Intellectual Property Rights protection in 2005, known as Geographical Indication (GI) Certification. Its traditional weaving has spearheaded local employment generation, improved quality of life and livelihood options for the local community. It has also reinforced the cultural significance and sense of cultural identity of the local community.

This silk village, home to more than 10,000 weaving families, has traditional looms, patterns and techniques that have existed for centuries. Ikat weaving involves an 18-step sequence of tying and dyeing sections of thread tied in an intricate pattern of predetermined colors before weaving. All Pochampally looms are hand-loomed, as it is believed that a machine can never reproduce the work of the hand.

– Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (57km)

- There is no railway station at Pochampally, and the nearest railway station is at Bibinagar which is in 16km distance.