District Bareilly Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Population 50,540 (2014) | Demonym(s) Dhaurbi/Dhaunra PIN 243202 | |
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Weather 18°C, Wind W at 6 km/h, 43% Humidity | ||
Dhaura Tanda is a town and a nagar panchayat in Bareilly district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is situated 25 km from Bareilly in the west. The Ram Navami Mela fair has been held here annually since 1951.
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Dhaura tanda
History
It is believed that some people from Nepal moved to the area in the early 19th century for trade purposes and settled permanently because of the quality of the land, water and favorable climatic conditions. These people were farmers or small traders. All these people who came from Nepal were Muslims by origin and their ancestral origin is believed to be from Afghanistan or Turkey. In 1830 Mr. Nayak Azim came to this land and settled here by establishing existing Nayak ji khandan of Dhaura Tanda. Nayak Azim was first landlord of the town and was declared as head of the town by British government in 1840.
Demographics
A per Indian census 2014, Dhaura Tanda had a population of 50,540. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Dhaura Tanda has an average literacy rate of 65% - male literacy is 55% and female literacy is 39%. In Dhaura Tanda, 20% of the population is under 6 years of age. Muslims make up the majority of the population.
Economy
The major economic source of Dhaura Tanda include rice industry and land cultivation. The town's economy used to be based on farming only but now the economy is growing with contribution from rice business, wheat business, animal culture and job sector especially NRI jobs.
Rice industry
Dhaura Tanda is sustaining state level's well developed rice industry having 400 crore turnover. This industry is the main source of the economy of Dhaura Tanda. The mercantile Muslim community of this area do rice business and there are approximately 42 rice mills in Dhaunra Tanda.
Culture
By and large, this town is single cultural town in which people use only one dialect and language. Hindi is the widely spoken language followed by Urdu.
