About Jadcherla

Jadcherla is a census town in Mahbubnagar district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is located in Jadcherla mandal in Mahbubnagar revenue division.[3] In 2011, it was upgraded from village to a census town, along with 11 other villages.[1]:13 It is a historical town and is known for its cultural heritage.Jadcherla is located at 16.7738N 78.1367E and at an altitude of 14 m (46 ft). The village is spread over an area of 550 km2 (210 sq mi).As of 2011 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 06 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%.Jadcherla is a part of Jadcherla assembly constituency for Telangana Legislative Assembly. C. Laxma Reddy is the present MLA of the constituency from Telangana Rashtra Samithi.[5] It is also a part of Mahabubnagar lok sabha constituency which was won by A. P. Jithender Reddy of Telangana Rashtra Samithi.Pharmaceutical industry of Special 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.There exists some of the historical religious structures. The Hindu temples include, 12th century Chennakeshava temple, Anjaneya temple, Maisamma temple, Parushaveri temple and Ranganayaka temple. The Jain shrine also exists by the name Gollatha Gudi. Other notable landmarks of the town are Nachiketa Tapovanam, Sitammajalu waterfall, Mayuri nursery etc.