Medchal
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| Coordinates | 17°37′47″N 78°28′53″E / 17.6297°N 78.4814°ECoordinates: 17°37′47″N 78°28′53″E / 17.6297°N 78.4814°E |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District(s) | Rangareddy |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Area |
• 577 metres (1,893 ft) |
Medchal is part of GHMC( Greater Hyderabad Municipal Community ), Andhra Pradesh, India.[1] It used be a suburban village and one of the largest mandals in Rangareddy district of Andhra Pradesh, India.
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[edit] Geography
Medchal is located at 17°37′47″N 78°28′53″E / 17.6297°N 78.4814°E. It has an average elevation of 577 meters (1896 feet). Medchal (Town of Glory), formerly called as Medi(Fig) Chelama (spring), but later came to known as Medchal, This place once resort for Nizams who constructed beautiful mansion here, there is famous Ramalingeshwara temple at height of 61 metres on hillock, this temple believed to be constructed by Kakatiyas, and mosque built in the village during Aurangajeeb time. Medchal is on National Highway 7 (India), 30 km from Hyderabad.
Recently govt of ap is planning to make the medchal as municipality
[edit] Commercial area
MediCiti Institute of Medical Sciences is located at Ghanpur village in Medchal mandal. Mediciti Hospital is attached to this institution.[2] Shantha Biotechnics (P) Ltd., is located at Atevelle village in Medchal mandal.[3] Ultra Tile (P) Limited., is located in Kistapur, Medchal mandal.[4]
[edit] Election Information[5]
- Assembly Election Results in 2009 - KICHANNAGARI LAXMA REDDY (KLR) Won with 36.25 votes %
- Assembly Election Results in 2004 - TULLA DEVENDER GOUD Won with 50.39 votes %
- Assembly Election Results in 1999 - TULLA DEVENDER GOUD Won with 61.43 votes %
- Assembly Election Results in 1994 - TULLA DEVENDER GOUD Won with 54.02 votes %
- Assembly Election Results in 1989 - SINGIREDDY UMA VENKAT RAMA REDDY Won with 54.57 votes %
- Assembly Election Results in 1985 - KOMMAREDDY SURENDER REDDY Won with 53.65 votes %
- Assembly Election Results in 1983 - UMA VENKATARAMA REDDY Won with 36.24 votes %
- Assembly Election Results in 1978 - M CHANNA REDDY Won with 57.12 votes %
[edit] Public transport
There is a railway station in Medchal under South Central Railway, Indian Railways.
Until 1990s, Medchal was a small village, people used to go Dasara March towards Bus station. There were 2 lakes, peddacheruv near chekpost, chinnacheruvu on the way to Railwaystation, now chinna cheruvu has been converted to colony. Modern medchal is developed from Bus stand side, old medchal you can see near to panchayat office and railway station road, in 1980s Medchal was a cool village famous for Grapes gardens, every year in February month Pallaki sevas of adobe Sri Ramalingeswara Temple come to the village, Medchal now has country club branch, residential schools, hostels, industries, farms.
[edit] Panchayats
There are 18 village panchayats in Medchal mandal.[6]
- Atevelle (village and panchayat)
- Bandamadharam (village and panchayat)
- Dabilpur (village and panchayat)
- Girmapur (village and panchayat)
- Goudavelly (village and panchayat)
- Gundlapochampalle (village and panchayat)
- Kandlakoya (village and panchayat)
- Medchal (village, panchayat and mandal headquarters)
- Muneerabad (village and panchayat)
- Nuthankal (village and panchayat)
- Pudoor (village and panchayat)
- Raja Bollaram (village and panchayat)
- Ravalkole (village and panchayat)
- Rayalapur (village and panchayat)
- Somaram (village and panchayat)
- Sreerangavaram (village and panchayat)
- Yadaram (village and panchayat)
- Yellampet (village and panchayat)
