Tandur

Tandur is a town in Vikarabad District in the Indian State of Telangana. It is a Municipality consisting 36 wards as well as Headquarters of Tandur Mandal in Tandur Revenue Division. It is known for Lime Stone Industries, Cement Industries and Redgram (Pigeon Pea) production. Drinking water is sourced from the River Kagna, tributary to Bhima River, which is 4 km from the town.[1]

For the locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia, see Tandur, Queensland.

Tandur
Municipality
Tandur
Location in Telangana, India
Tandur
Tandur (India)
Coordinates: 17.23°N 77.58°E / 17.23; 77.58
Country India
DistrictVikarabad District
StateTelangana
Government
 • BodyMunicipal Council
Area
 • Total21.5 km2 (8.3 sq mi)
Elevation
450 m (1,480 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total71,108
 • Density3,300/km2 (8,600/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
501141
Area code(s)08411
Vehicle registrationTS 34
Websitetelangana.gov.in

Geography

Tandur is located at 17.23°N 77.58°E / 17.23; 77.58.[2] It has an average elevation of 450 m. The municipal town is spread over an area of 6 sq. km. There is a proposal of extending the municipal limits of Tandur from 6 km2 to 29 km2. There are 36 municipal wards in this municipality. The major railway station is located on Secunderabad–Wadi section of the Mumbai route. It is well connected with other neighboring towns like Zaheerabad (60 km), Sangareddy (95 km), Mahabubnagar (80 km) and Vikarabad (40 km). through Roads And Railways.

History

Tandur has a very different History, as some sources say that during the battle between the Qutub Shahi Dynasty and Mughal Empire the army of Mughal Empire passed through Tandur to besiege of Golconda Fort of Hyderabad. It is thought that the Nizams of Hyderabad used to visit Tandur for hunting. A local grandee, Yusuf Seth used to arrange a grand welcome to the Nizam of Hyderabad. The rich vegetation and varied wildlife were an attraction, but now deforestation has denuded the wildlife. The old houses of Tandur city were built of mud walls and stones slabs on wooden supports. The railway track divides old and new Tandur. There are still some remnants of the fortification of Tandur during the period of Nizam of Hyderabad known as "Naubath Khana" situated in the Old Tandur Inside Gadi..

Demographics

In the 2011 Indian census,[3] Tandur had a population of 71,008 – 35,695 are males while 35,310 are females as per report released by Census India 2011literacy rate of Tandur is 78%, which is higher than the state average of 67.02%. In Tandur, male literacy is around 80.07% whilst the female literacy rate is 76.03%. Tandur is rapidly developing town, and it is the largest town in the Vikarabad District.

Sri Bhavigi Bhadreshwar Temple in Tandur

Industries

Tandur is known for its Blue, Green, and Yellow coloured Limestone.[4] Tandur is the main producer and distributor for blue limestone which can be used for flooring, wall cladding and even for the slabs.The Town is famous for Cement factories namely India cements limited(ICL), Cement corporation of India (CCI),Penna cements ,Chettinad cements , Vicat sagar etc located in it or near its vicinity .The main source of Income for the people in Tandur town are the jobs created by Cement industries,stone mines, quarries and transport ,Pigeon pea cultivation ,and the lorries and vehichles entering the place for industries .People from every part of India can be found in this polluted town which surpassed Delhi in terms of pollution .

Politics
See also: Tandur (Assembly constituency)

See also

References
  1. "Medchal−Malkajgiri district" (PDF). New Districts Formation Portal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  2. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Tandur (Red dots are railways)
  3. "Tandur telangana 2011 census data".
  4. https://cckraopedia.blogspot.in/2013/01/tandur.html
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