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{{short description|Town in Uttar Pradesh, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Tanda
| settlement_type = Town
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| pushpin_map = India Uttar Pradesh#India3
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|26.55|N|82.65|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Ambedkar Nagar district|Ambedkar Nagar]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of Uttar Pradesh|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Ayodhya division|Ayodhya]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| elevation_m = 78
| population_total = 95,516
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes = <ref name="census 2011"/>
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = [[Language]]
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]<ref name="langoff">{{cite web|title=52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India |url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf |website=nclm.nic.in|publisher=[[Ministry of Minority Affairs]]|access-date=7 December 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|archive-date=25 May 2017}}</ref>
| demographics1_title2 = Additional official
| demographics1_info2 = [[Urdu]]<ref name="langoff"/>
| demographics1_title3 = Regional
| demographics1_info3 = [[Awadhi language|Awadhi]]<ref name="Langcensus"/>
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 224190
| registration_plate = UP-45
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'''Tanda''' is a town<ref>{{Cite web |title=Municipalities {{!}} Ambedkarnagar {{!}} India |url=https://ambedkarnagar.nic.in/public-utility-category/municipality/ |access-date=7 January 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref> in [[Ambedkar Nagar district]] in the [[India]]n state of [[Uttar Pradesh]] situated on the banks of [[Ghaghara]] River. It is a ''[[nagar palika parishad]]'' and is part of [[Ayodhya division]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]]. The town is situated {{convert|20 |km}} north east from district headquarter [[Akbarpur, Ambedkar Nagar|Akbarpur]]. Tanda is also a ''[[tehsil]]'' in the district.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tehsil - Ambedkarnagar - India|url=https://ambedkarnagar.nic.in/tehsil/|access-date=21 August 2021|language=en-US}}</ref> It has one of the largest [[Loom|handloom]] [[weaving]] industries for manufacturing varieties like [[gamchha]], [[lungi]], [[polyester clothing]], [[Shirt|check-shirt clothes]] material in state of Uttar Pradesh.

== History ==
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Tanda has a rich historical background. It used to be a barren land until the [[Mughal Emperor]] [[Farrukhsiyar]] asked Raja Syed Mohammad Hayat<ref>{{Cite web|title=Read the eBook The imperial gazetteer of India (Volume 13) by William Wilson Hunter online for free (page 21 of 68)|url=https://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/william-wilson-hunter/the-imperial-gazetteer-of-india-volume-13-tnu/page-21-the-imperial-gazetteer-of-india-volume-13-tnu.shtml|access-date=20 May 2021|website=www.ebooksread.com}}</ref> to make a civilisation on the bank of the [[Ghaghara]] river in 1714 A.D. The royal estate of Tanda stretched from the borders of old [[Awadh State]] to the borders of [[Bihar]].

Before [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]], Tanda’s then Raja Syed Hussain Ali, with his brother Raja Syed Abbas Ali, stood against British army troops, which were moving towards Delhi, and fought a fierce battle in which many of the Estate’s soldiers died. It was Raja Syed Mohammad Raza who by his virtue of intelligence was able to hold on the legacy.Raja Syed Hussain Abbas continues with the legacy. Today Raja Syed Kazim Raza and holds the heritage.(the only legal heir)

== Demographics ==
According to the [[2011 census of India]], the Tanda Nagar Palika Parishad had a population of 95,516, of which 49,429 were males while 46,087 were females. The population of children in the age range 0-6 was 12,090 which is 12.66% of total population of Tanda. The total number of literates in Tanda was 64,736, which constituted 67.8% of the population with male literacy of 71.5% and female literacy of 63.8%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Tanda was 77.6%, of which male literacy rate was 81.8% and female literacy rate was 73.1%. The [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] population was 7,094 and 3 respectively. Tanda had 14597 households in 2011.<ref name="census 2011">{{cite web |title=Census of India: Tanda |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=192417 |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |access-date=8 December 2019}}</ref>

The most commonly spoken languages are [[Hindi]], [[Awadhi language|Awadhi]] and [[Urdu]].<ref name="Langcensus">{{cite web |title=C-16 Population By Mother Tongue |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-0900.XLSX |website=census.gov.in |access-date=2 March 2021}}</ref>

==Government and politics==
=== Administration ===
As of 2022, [[Ram Murti Verma]] from [[Samajwadi Party]] is the [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] in the [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] representing [[Tanda (Assembly constituency)|Tanda constituency]] of [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]].<ref name="Tanda">{{cite news |title=Tanda, Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Results 2022 LIVE Updates |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/tanda-uttar-pradesh-assembly-election-results-2022-live-updates-1923307-2022-03-10 |access-date=10 March 2022 |work=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

[[Lalji Verma]], Ex-MLA Ex-minister of Uttar Pradesh Govternment hails from the same constituency. [[Dr. Masood Ahmad]] was the [[education minister]] from Prithvipur village near [[Hanswar]] of this region.

===Civic amenities and services===
====Hospitals====
* Mahamaya Rajkiya Allopathic Medical College serve as local Hospital for Tanda and entire Ambedkar Nagar district.

== Economy ==
Tanda is an industrial city known for its [[Tanda Terricot]] clothes which are manufactured on power looms, and has an earlier history of [[weaving]] on [[hand looms]]. Things changed with the introduction of electricity in the early 1960s.

== Transportation ==
===By train===
Tanda is well connected by road to the rest of the country. The rail connections are used primarily for goods transportation for the power plant and the cement factory. For passenger transportation, [[Akbarpur Junction]], [[Ayodhya Cantt railway station|Ayodhya Cantt]] and [[Ayodhya Junction railway station|Ayodhya Junction]] is the main option. Akbarpur has located about 58 km from Ayodhya. Tanda is around 187 km from [[Lucknow]].

===By air===
The nearest international airports are the [[Ayodhya Airport]]<ref>{{Cite news|date=25 November 2020|last=Jaiswal|first=Pankaj|title=Upcoming Ayodhya airport to be named after Lord Ram|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/ayodhya-airport-to-be-named-after-lord-ram/story-dG6COFTZmKzPmB3lukkNvI.html|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=2 March 2021}}</ref> in [[Ayodhya]], [[Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport]] in [[Varanasi]] and [[Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport]] in Lucknow. Nearest domestic airport is [[Gorakhpur Airport]] in [[Gorakhpur]].

=== Road ===
[[File:Tanda Kalwari Bridge.jpg|thumb|View of Tanda Kalwari Bridge from Ghaghara River.]]
The town is situated {{convert|20|km}} north east from district headquarter [[Akbarpur, Ambedkar Nagar|Akbarpur]]. The town is directly connected with [[Basti district|Basti]] by [[National Highway 28 (India, old numbering)|National Highway 28]] passing through Tanda-Kalwari Bridge. The town is connected to [[Banda, Uttar Pradesh|Banda]] by [[National Highway 128 (India)|National Highway 128]] via Akbarpur, [[Sultanpur district|Sultanpur]] and [[Raebareli]].
Road connectivity:
* [[National Highway 233A (India)]]
* [[National Highway 232 (India)]]
* Tanda-Azamgarh Road
* Tanda-Rajesultanpur Road
* Tanda-Basti Road
* Tanda- Ayodhya Road

==Education==
*Adarsh Janta Inter College, Tanda Ambedkar Nagar<ref>{{cite web |title=Adarsh Janta Inter College |url=https://www.bharatibiz.com/en/adarsh-janta-inter-college_2m-05273-222-250 |website=bharatibiz.com |access-date=4 March 2022}}</ref>
*[[D.A.V. Academy, Tanda]]
*Qaumi Inter College Tanda Ambedkar Nagar<ref>{{cite web |title=QAUMI INTER COLLEGE TANDA - Kasba, District Ambedkar Nagar (Uttar Pradesh) |url=https://schools.org.in/ambedkar-nagar/09481000504/qaumi-inter-college-tanda.html |website=schools.org.in |access-date=4 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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{{Geographic location
| Centre = [[Tanda, Ambedaker Nagar|Tanda]]
| North = [[Basti, Uttar Pradesh|Basti]]
| East = [[Rajesultanpur]]
| Southeast = [[Jalalpur]]
| South = [[Akbarpur, Ambedkar Nagar|Akbarpur]]
| Southwest = [[Faizabad]]
| West = [[Katehari]]
| Northwest = NTPC
}}
{{Ambedkar Nagar district}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Ambedkar Nagar district]]

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