Patancheru also known as Patan Cheruvu, is a suburb in Hyderabad, India and mandal

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 headquarters in Medak district

Medak district

Medak District is located in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. Sangareddy is the district headquarters of Medak. The district had a population of 2,670,097, of which 14.36% were urban as of 2001...

 in the India

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 of Andhra Pradesh

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 located about 32 km from the centre of city on the Hyderabad-Sholapur highway, and around 15km from HITEC City

HITEC City

HITEC City stands for Hyderabad Information Technology Engineering Consultancy City, a major technology township which is at the center of the information technology industry in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India....

. Earlier, it was the headquarters of Bidar and Gulshanabad revenue divisions. The place is dotted with temples built between 12th and 15th centuries. Patancheru is home to ICRISAT.

Geography

Patancheru is located at 17.53°N 78.27°E. It has an average elevation of 522 metres (1712 feet). Saki Lake is situated very close to the Patancheru Bus Terminus.

Demographics

India census

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, Patancheru had a population of 40,332. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Patancheru has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 57%. In Patancheru, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age. In 2010, Patancheru was ranked one of the happiest town in India.

Panchayats

There are 23 panchayats in Patancheru mandal.

• Ameenapur (village and panchayat) Ex.Sarpanch: G.Sashikala Yadava Reddy
• Bhanur (village and panchayat)
• Chinna Kanjerla (village and panchayat)
• Chitkul
  Chitkul
  Chitkul is the last inhabited village near the Indo-Tibet border; the Indian road ends here.During winters the place remains covered with the snow mostly & these people move to the lower areas of Himachal....
  
   (village and panchayat)
• Ghanpur (village and panchayat)
• Ilapur (village and panchayat)
• Indresham (village and panchayat)
• Inole (village and panchayat)
• Isnapur
  Isnapur
  Isnapur is a census town in Patancheru mandal of Medak district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.-Demographics: India census, Isnapur had a population of 7564. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Isnapur has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average...
  
   (village and panchayat)[GADAM SRISAILAM SRPANCH]
• Kardanur (village and panchayat)
• Kistareddipet (village and panchayat)
• Kyasaram (village and panchayat)
• Lakdaram (village and panchayat)
• Muthangi (village and panchayat)
• Nandigaon (village and panchayat)
• Pasha Mylaram (village and panchayat)
• Patancheru (panchayat and mandal headquarters)
• Pati (village and panchayat)
• Pedda Kanjerla (village and panchayat)
• Pocharam (village and panchayat)Sarpanch:Ex. Pariyada Hanmanth Reddy
• Rudraram - Vasava Reddy Chinnagari (village and panchayat)
• Sultanpur (village and panchayat)
• Wadakpalle (village and panchayat) Ex.Sarpanch: Gangula Sudhakar Reddy

Patancheru is now part of Greater Hyderabad.

Educational institutions

The Patancheru

Patancheru

Patancheru also known as Patan Cheruvu, is a suburb in Hyderabad, India and mandal headquarters in Medak district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh located about 32 km from the centre of city on the Hyderabad-Sholapur highway, and around 15km from HITEC City. Earlier, it was the...

 mandal consists of many Institutions:

• ICRISAT
• GITAM University Hyderabad Campus
  GITAM University Hyderabad Campus
  GITAM University, India, established its other campus, in Hyderabad, near Rudraram village . This campus admitted its first batch of students in the year 2009, second batch in 2010 & the third batch in 2011.-Director:...
  
  
• St.Joseph's High School
• TRR College of Engineering
  TRR College of Engineering
  TRR College of Engineering is an Indian private non-minority technical institute located in Andhra Pradesh, India, affiliated to Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University , India...
  
  
• Manjeera Public School
• Sri Sai Public School
• Sree vani High School
• Saraswathi Shishu Mandir
• Zilla Parishad School
• Global Indian International School(bhanur) *Indus International school.

Events

Patancheru is famous for its annual Cricket tournament held at Maithri Cricket Grounds and Dasara festivities. Maithri Cricket tournament is held during Sankranti festival and in the past some famous Ranji players participated in it. Some of the popular Cricket players who played for Patancheru team are Dubai Shekhar, Narsing Rao, Lightla Srinu, Hanmanth Reddy, Papa Rao,Maddi Bhanu Kiran Reddy,murali.

Politics

Almost all the big named Politicians from the major Political parties are from Patancheru. To name some, T. Nandhishwar Goud the sitting Congress MLA of Patancheru, who is also the Medak District Congress President, Sapana Dev the GHMC Corporator belonging to TDP, Kurra Sathyanarayana the ex-BJP MLA of Sangareddy, ex-TDP MLA Sadashiva Reddy, Mahipal Reddy the ex-Congress Mandal President, the late P. Narsimha Reddy who served as MLA 2 times, and Raghunanda Rao serving as TRS Medak District President.Chukka Ramulu from CPM working as a union president for various industries like sandvik, Mrf etc.

Places of worship

• Mahankali Temple
• Yellamma Temple
• Ayyappa Temple in Shantinagar colony
• Hanuman Temple
  Hanuman Temple
  Hanuman Temple in Connaught Place, New Delhi, is an ancient Hindu temple and is claimed to be one of the five temples of Mahabharata days in Delhi...
  
   in Shantinagar colony

Restaurants

Sadly, Patancheru even with a population of more than 50,000 doesn't has a single decent restaurant. The only known option is Anand Hotel (opposite to Police station) and its current state is worse than what it was 20 years ago. People living here drive to nearby Chandanagar to eat out. One reason no one is willing to start a new restaurant in Patancheru is because of the notion that the locals prefer to go to Chandanagar or to interior city to eat out, and that the local restaurants wouldn't survive. This is partly based on previous experiences of International Hotel and Swagath Hotel in late 90s, which closed down after few years in Business.

Market

Patancheru holds local Farmers market every Thursday. Farmers from nearby Villages come here to sell their produce. Businesses are closed on Saturday.

Industries

Patancheru is the major Industrial hub of Andhra Pradesh.Major industries like asian paints are located in this area. It received major boost when Indira Gandhi served as the M.P of Medak constituency, when she started the Industrial park in Patancheru.