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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. 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.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Patancheru
Settlement.settlement_type
Hyderabad
Settlement.pushpin_map
India Hyderabad#India
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Hyderabad, India
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_type3
City
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Telangana
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Sangareddy
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Hyderabad
Settlement.established_date
1930 JAN 14
Settlement.government_type
Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.elevation_m
522
Settlement.population_total
150000
Settlement.population_as_of
2011

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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. 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.

== Geography == Patancheru is located at . It has an average elevation of 522 metres (1712 feet). Saki Lake is situated very close to the Patancheru Bus Terminus.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Patancheru” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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