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| Coordinates:16°45′47″N78°08′39″E / 16.763000°N 78.144300°E /16.763000; 78.144300 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Telangana |
| District | Mahbubnagar |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.83 km2 (1.86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 566 m (1,857 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 17,958 |
| • Density | 3,700/km2 (9,600/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 509301 |
| Telephone code | +91–8542 |
| Vehicle registration | TG06 (new) AP22 (old) |
| Website | mahabubnagar |
Jadcherla is acensus town inMahbubnagar district of theIndian state ofTelangana. It is located in Jadcherlamandal in Mahbubnagarrevenue division.[3] In 2011, it was upgraded from village to acensus town, along with 11 other villages.[1]: 13 It is a historical town and is known for its cultural heritage.[4]Recently[when?] Jadcherla has been made a Municipality.
Jadcherla is located at16°46′26″N78°08′12″E / 16.7738°N 78.1367°E /16.7738; 78.1367 and at an altitude of 14 m (46 ft). The town is spread over an area of 550 km2 (210 sq mi).[2]Jadcherla is located 86 km fromHyderabad 130km fromKurnool and 21 km fromMahabubnagar.
As of 2011[update]census, Jadcherla had a population of 17,958. The total population constitute, 9,083 males and 8,875 females —a sex ratio of 977 females per 1000 males. 2,251 children are in the age group of zero–six years, of which 1,139 are boys and 1,112 are girls. The average literacy rate stands at 75.25% with 11,820 literates, significantly higher than the state average of 67.41%.[1]
Jadcherla is a state Assembly/Vidhan Sabha constituency in the state of Telangana and is part of Mahbubnagar Lok Sabha/Parliamentary constituency. Jadcherla falls in Mahabubnagar district and South Telangana region of Telangana. It is categorised as a rural seat.Janampalli Anirudh Reddy is the presentMLA of the constituency fromIndian National Congress.[5] It is also a part ofMahabubnagar lok sabha constituency which was won byManne Srinivas Reddy of Bharat Rashtra Samithi.[6][7]
Pharmaceutical industry ofSpecial Economic Zone and Green Industrial Park are for providing local employment. Apart from this, there are other sectors like, tourism and real estate contributing to the economy.[4][8]
There exists some of the historical religious structures. TheHindu temples include, 12th century Chennakeshava temple, Anjaneya temple, Maisamma temple, Parushaveri temple and Ranganayaka temple. TheJainshrine also exists by the name Gollatha Gudi. Other notable landmarks of the town are Nachiketa Tapovanam, Sitammajalu waterfall, Mayuri nursery etc.[4]
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The town connected to the major destinations throughnational andstate highways.Asian highway 43 andNH 167 passes through the town.[9] The State Highway 18 connects it withNalgonda and SH 21 withWanaparthy.TSRTC operates buses to various destinations from Jadcherla bus station.[10][11] Jadcherla is as a railway station inHyderabad railway division ofSouth Central Railway zone.[12]
