Chevella is a town, mandal and suburb of Hyderabad in Ranga Reddy district of the Indian state of Telangana.[2] It is the headquarters of surrounding villages with many government establishments like Judicial court, Revenue Division Office, Acp office under Cyberabad Metropolitan Police.[3] It is also an educational hub with many schools, junior colleges, engineering colleges, business schools etc. There are many hospitals located along with a medical college, the Dr. Patnam Reddy Institute of Medical Sciences.[4] It has become a part of Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority.
Chevella is a town in Chevella mandal of Rangareddy district in Telangana. Per the Census 2011, there are 1,559 families residing in the town. The population of is 7,031, of which 3,553 are males and 3,478 are females thus the average sex ratio of is 979. The population of children of under age 7 is 894, which is 13% of the total population. There are 463 male children and 431 female children under age 7, thus the child sex ratio is 931, which is less than average sex ratio (979). The literacy rate is 72.5%, thus Chevella has a higher literacy rate than the 66.8% of Rangareddy district. The male literacy rate is 81.72% and the female literacy rate is 63.08%.
Politics
Chevella gram panchayat is the local self-government of the village.[citation needed] The panchayat is divided into wards and each ward is represented by an elected ward member. The ward members are headed by a Sarpanch.[5]
Chevella was in the political limelight when it was represented by the late P.Indra Reddy and, after his demise, his wife Sabitha Indra Reddy.
Route No. : 593 Mehidipatnam to Chevella via Moinabad.
Route No. : 455c Shamshabad to Chevella via Nagarguda.
The Hyderabad–Kodangal is the new National highway with a length of 133 km (83 mi), passes through Chevella.[9]
Rail
The nearest railway stations are Shankarpalli railway station which is about 20 km (12 mi) away, Secunderabad (about 60 km (37 mi) away) Shadnagar Station, which is around 33 km (21 mi) away and Vikarabad Railway junction which is 27 km (17 mi) away.
Chevella Mandal falls under the jurisdiction of Osmania University. The Mandal has many government and private junior, undergraduate and graduate colleges, engineering colleges, and a private medical college.
The primary and secondary school education is imparted by the government schools such as Mandal Parishad, Mandal Parishad upper primary and Zilla Parishad High Schools and private high schools.
Important festivals
Bathukamma and Lashkar Bonalu are states official festivals besides these Dussehra, Diwali, Holi, Sri Ramanavami, Shivaratri, Ugadi, Ganesh Chaturthi, Bakrid, Ramzan are the major festivals celebrated in Chevella Mandal.
Crops
The place is suitable for harvesting carrots (10-15 truckloads of carrots are transported to Hyderabad every day). Since Chevella is close to the city, farmers grow vegetables and flowers. In the recent years, the town has been hub to a lot of houses where flowers are grown. In addition, farmers grow other crops including tomato, flowers and vegetables, as well as rice, jower, cotton, and corn.
^"Rangareddy district"(PDF). New Districts Formation Portal. Government of Telangana. Archived from the original(PDF) on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
