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Patancheru is located in the north western end of Hyderabad. It is an industrial zone located about 32 km from the city centre on the Hyderabad-Solapur highway, and around 18 km from HITEC City. Earlier, it was the headquarters of Bidar and Gulshanabad revenue divisions. M. Shankar Yadav is the elected Corporator for Patancheru Division. It has a number of temples built between 12th and 15th centuries. Patancheru is home to ICRISAT, and many pharmaceutical manufacturers, which has resulted in the local river water being the most drug polluted water in the world.[1]

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Patancheru
Hyderabad
Patancheru Location in Telangana, India Show map of Telangana Patancheru Patancheru (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 17.53°N 78.27°E / 17.53; 78.27
Country	India
State	Telangana
District	Sangareddy
City	Hyderabad
Government
• Type	Municipal Of GHMC
Elevation	522 m (1,713 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Hyderabad	150,000
• Metro	275,000
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30
PIN	502319
Vehicle registration	TS-15
Website	telangana.gov.in

Etymology

Patancheru, also known as Pathan Cheru.

Geography

Patancheru is located at 17.53°N 78.27°E / 17.53; 78.27.[2] It has an average elevation of 522 metres (1712 feet). Saki Lake is situated very close to the Patancheru Bus Terminus.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census, Patancheru had a population of 40,332. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Patancheru has an average literacy rate of 65%, 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.[3]

Education

There are a number of educational institutions in Patancheru, including the following:

• ICRISAT
• GITAM University Hyderabad Campus (Rudraram village, Patancheru)
• TRR College of Engineering (INOLE, Patancheru)
• Maheshwara Engineering College
• Maheshwara Institute Of Technology
• zeal computers
• Sri Vani High School
• St. Joseph's High School
• RRS College of Engineering and Technology, Muthangi, Patancheru
• Ellenki College of Engineering and Technology - Patelguda
• Manjeera High School
• Geeta Public School
• krishnaveni Talent School
• Amaltas Green School, Indresam, Patancheru

Banks

There are a number of Banks in Patancheru, including the following:

• State Bank of India
• Andhra Bank
• Axis Bank Ltd
• Andhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas Bank
• Punjab National Bank
• Kotak Mahindra Bank
• Sahara India Pariwar
• UCO Bank
• Central Bank of India
• IDBI Bank
• Bank of Baroda
• ICICI Bank

Electoral governance

Members of Legislative Assembly or MLAs Shri " Gudem Mahipal Reddy " Garu is an Indian political activist who is the current member of the Telangana Legislative Assembly from Patancheru constituency.[2] He belongs to Telangana Rashtra Samithi. He won election in 2014 and 2018 General Elections.

Sports

• Maithry Cricket Club

Theatres

There are two theatres in Patancheru, including the following:

• Rukmini 70mm A/c[4]
• Venkateswara Theatre[5]

Industry

Patancheru is the major industrial hub of Telangana. Companies such as Finecab, Biological.E, Ankit Packaging, Sandvik Asia, Agarwal Rubber Limited (makers of ARL & MARUTI brand of tyres & butyl tubes) and Asian Paints, Aurobindo Pharma, Paragon Polymer Products Pvt Ltd, hindware, Fenner, Pennar, Kirby Building Systems, Rotec Transmissions are located in this area. It received a major boost when Indira Gandhi started the Patancheru Industrial park, while serving as the MP of Medak constituency.

Patancheru is also home to several ecommerce companies, including: Amazon, Dmart, Grofers & Trent.

The highest level of drug pollution in water was found in Patancheru in 2009. Researchers found measurable quantities of 21 different manufactured drugs in the water. The pollution results from waste water dumped into the river by the over 90 local pharmaceutical manufacturers.[1]

Political parties had promised that they were going to clean the lake in Patancheru as it was polluted with sewage and a mix of chemicals from the industries around it as the present and MLA and his TRS government had promised to make it drinkable.

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