Country India District Vikarabad PIN 501141 Area 29.9 km² Population 65,650 (2011) | State Telangana Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Vehicle registration TS-34 Elevation 450 m Local time Sunday 4:29 PM | |
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Weather 39°C, Wind NE at 10 km/h, 19% Humidity Neighborhoods Khan Colony, Showkarpet, Vignanpuri Colony | ||
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Tandur is a town in the Vikarabad district of the Indian State of Telangana. It is a municipality and the headquarters of Tandur Mandal in Tandur Revenue Division. It is known for its stone industries, cement industries and Redgram (Pigeon pea) production. Drinking water is sourced from the River Kagna, which is 4 km from the town.
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- Tandur village gets 1st place in air pollution in india cpcb report teenmaar news v6 news
- Map of Tandur Telangana 501141
- Demographics
- Administrative Division
- Geography
- Industries
- Politics
- History
- References
Map of Tandur, Telangana 501141
Demographics
In the 2011 Indian census, Tandur had a population of 65,650 - with males 33,000 and 32,500 females. The literacy 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 city, and it is the largest town in the Vikarabad District
Administrative Division
Tandur is the headquarters of the Tandur revenue division. The table below shows the Mandals under Tandur revenue division.
Geography
Tandur is located at 17.23°N 77.58°E / 17.23; 77.58. It has an average elevation of 450 m. The city is spread over an area of 25.5 sq. km. The major railway station is located on Secunderabad-Wadi section of Mumbai route. It is well connected with other neighboring towns like Zaheerabad (60 km), Sangareddy (95 km), Mahabubnagar (80 km) and Vikarabad (40 km). Via Roads And Trains
Industries
Tandur is known for its Blue & Yellow coloured Limestone. Tandur is the main producer and distributor for blue limestone which can be used for flooring, wall cladding and even for the slabs.
Politics
It is part of Tandur Assembly Constituency and Chevella Lok Sabha Constituency Konda Vishweshwar Reddy of TRS is present MP - Member of Parliament of Chevella Lok Sabha Constituency. P. Mahender Reddy of TRS Telangana Rashtra Samithi and is present MLA - Member of Legislative Assembly of Tandur Assembly Constituency. Sunitha Sampath of Congress is the Municipal Chairman of Tandur.
History
Tandur had an important history during pre Nizams.It has been said that the Nizams of Hyderabad used to visit Tandur for Hunting.