Tandur

Tandur
Tandur
First Municipality In India
	Tandur Tandur (Telangana) Tandur Tandur (India)
	Coordinates: 17°15′27″N77°35′15″E / 17.257600°N 77.587500°E
Country	India
State	Telangana
District	Vikarabad District
Government
• Body	Municipal Council
• MLA	Buyyani Manohar Reddy
Area
• Total	21.5 km2 (8.3 sq mi)
Elevation	486 m (1,594 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	71,108
• Density	3,300/km2 (8,600/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Telugu&Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	501141
Area code	08411
Vehicle registration	TG 34
Planning agency	Municipal Council Tandur (MCT)
Civic agency	Municipal council
Lok Sabha constituency	Chevella
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Tandur
Deputy Superintendent of Police	Shekar Goud
Website	telangana.gov.in

Last updated October 22, 2024

Tandur is a town, Municipality and Mandal in Vikarabad district in the Indian State of Telangana. It is a municipality consisting of 36 wards, as well as the headquarters of Tandur Mandal in the Tandur Revenue Division. It is known for its production of Limestone, Cement, and Redgram (Pigeon pea). Drinking water is sourced from the River Kagna, a tributary of the Bhima River, which is 4 km from the town. The country's famous Tandur Redgram (Pigeon pea) has been awarded the Geographical Indication (GI) by The Central Department of Commerce and Industry.

Tandur has a very different History, as some sources say that during the battle between the Qutub Shahi Dynasty and Mogul Dynasty the army of Mogul Dynasty passed through Tandur to besiege of Golconda Fort of Hyderabad. Its 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^{[ citation needed ]}. 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.

Transport

The major railway station is located on the Secunderabad & Hyderabad – Wadi section of the Mumbai route. It is connected with neighbouring towns like Zaheerabad (60 km), Sangareddy (95 km), Mahabubnagar (80 km), and Vikarabad (40 km) through roads and railways.

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Various buses are being served by TSRTC from Tandur to towns like Mahabubnagar, Narayanpet, Vikarabad, Sadasivpet, Sangareddy, Zaheerabad, Kodangal, Kosgi, Chevella, Chincholi & cities like Mumbai and Hyderabad.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Indian census, Tandur had a population of 71,008, including 35,695 males and 35,310 females. The literacy rate is 78% (80.07% for men, 76.03% for women), which is higher than the state average of 67.02%.^[2]

Economy

Industries in Tandur include blue, green, and yellow-colored limestone that can be used for flooring, wall cladding, and slabs.^[3] The town is known for cement factories, including the India Cements Limited (ICL), Cement Corporation of India (CCI), Penna Cements, Chettinad Cements, and Vicat Sagar. The cement industry, stone mines, quarries, pigeon pea(kandikaya in tandur) cultivation, and transportation are the main sources of employment.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Duration	Member
1962–67	Marri Chenna Reddy	Indian National Congress
1967–72	Marri Chenna Reddy	Indian National Congress
1972–78	M. Manik Rao	Indian National Congress
1978–83	M. Manik Rao	Indian National Congress
1983–85	M. Manik Rao	Indian National Congress
1985–89	M. Chandra Shaker	Indian National Congress
1989–94	M. Chandra Shaker	Indian National Congress
1994–99	P. Mahender Reddy	Telugu Desam Party
1999–04	P. Mahender Reddy	Telugu Desam Party
2004–09	Malkud Narayan Rao	Indian National Congress
2009–14	P. Mahender Reddy	Telugu Desam Party
2014–2018	P. Mahender Reddy	Telangana Rashtra Samithi
2018–Incumbent	Pilot Rohith Reddy	Indian National Congress
2019-2023	Pilot Rohith Reddy	Bharat Rashtra Samithi
2023-Incumbent	Buyyani Manohar Reddy	Indian National Congress

Members of Parliament


Duration	Member
2014-19	Konda Vishweshwar Reddy	Telangana Rashtra Samithi
2019-24	G. Ranjith Reddy	Bharat Rashtra Samithi
2024-Incumbent	Konda Vishweshwar Reddy	Bharatiya Janata Party

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References

↑ "Medchal−Malkajgiri district" (PDF). New Districts Formation Portal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
↑ "Tandur Telangana 2011 census data".
↑ Rao, C. chandra Kanth (21 January 2013). "Encyclopedia in Telugu (తెలుగులో విజ్ఞానసర్వస్వం): తాండూరు (Tandur)". Encyclopedia in Telugu (తెలుగులో విజ్ఞానసర్వస్వం). Retrieved 24 May 2021.

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[district-1] "Medchal−Malkajgiri district" (PDF). New Districts Formation Portal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.

[tandurcensus-2] "Tandur Telangana 2011 census data".

[3] Rao, C. chandra Kanth (21 January 2013). "Encyclopedia in Telugu (తెలుగులో విజ్ఞానసర్వస్వం): తాండూరు (Tandur)". Encyclopedia in Telugu (తెలుగులో విజ్ఞానసర్వస్వం). Retrieved 24 May 2021.

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District headquarters	Vikarabad
Revenue divisions	Tandoor Vikarabad
Mandals	Bantwaram Basheerabad Bomraspet Dharur Domah Doulthabad Kodangal Kotepally Kulkacherla Marpalle Mominpet Nawabpet Pargi Peddemul Pudur Tandur Yelal Vikarabad
Towns	Tandur Vikarabad Parigi