Medchal is a
Outer Suburb of
Hyderabad
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in the
Medchal–Malkajgiri district of the
Indian state
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History
Pre-indepen ...
of
Telangana
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. It is the mandal headquarters of Medchal mandal in Keesara revenue division of the district.
It also forms a part of
Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority. Chamakura Malla Reddy is the
MLA of Medchal Assembly Constituency.
History
This is a industrially developed area. Medchal was previously known as Medichelama (Medi means Fig and Chelama means spring) and was later renamed as Medchal, which means town of glory. Medchal was once resort for Nizams, who constructed a beautiful mansion here.
Jain temple of Vardhaman Mahavir which is india's third most famous temple for Jains is located in Medchal. There are many dhabas, grape gardens and beautiful villas on Medchal highway.
Medchal Municipality constituted vide G.O.Ms.No.106 MA & UD (Elec-I) Dept. dated 22-03-2013 duly merging two Gram Panchayats viz., Medchal and Athvelly. The Nagar Panchayat administration is functioning w.e.f. 16.09.2013. The area of the Nagar Panchayat is 26.95 Sq. Kms.
Medchal town is located at 17.6297 N 78.4814 E. It has an average elevation of
577 meters (1896 feet).
Geography
Medchal is located at .
Government and politics
The Medchal municipality is the local self government of the town.
Public transport
There is a
railway station
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in Medchal under
South Central Railway,
Indian Railways
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.
Medchal also has a bus station, which is the second richest in Telangana in terms of revenue, according to 2016 report.
Notable people
* Sandeep Reddy - Telangana state first MBC Corporation chairman
References
{{Neighborhoods of Hyderabad, state=collapsed
Cities and towns in Medchal–Malkajgiri district