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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{for|the locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia|Tandur, Queensland}}<br />
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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = '''Tandur'''<br />
| native_name_lang = Telugu<br />
| settlement_type = [[Municipality]]<br />
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| pushpin_map = India Telangana#India<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Telangana, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|17.23|77.58|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Vikarabad District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Telangana]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
| established_date = 1950<br />
| founder = <br />
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| governing_body = [[Municipal Council]]<br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
| area_total_km2 = 21.5<br />
| elevation_footnotes = <br />
| elevation_m = 450<br />
| population_total = 71108<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
| population_footnotes = <br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
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| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 501141<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]<br />
| area_code = 08411<br />
| registration_plate = TS 34<br />
| website = {{URL|telangana.gov.in}}<br />
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'''Tandur''' is a [[town]] 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]]). <br />
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== Transport ==<br />
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The major railway station is located on the Secunderabad–Wadi section of the Mumbai route. It is connected with neighboring towns like [[Zaheerabad]] (60 km), [[Sangareddy]] (95 km), [[Mahbubnagar|Mahabubnagar]] (80 km), and [[Vikarabad]] (40 km) through roads and railways.<br />
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Drinking water is sourced from the River Kagna, a tributary of the [[Bhima River]], which is 4 km from the town.<ref name="district">{{cite web|title=Medchal−Malkajgiri district|url=http://newdistrictsformation.telangana.gov.in/uploads/gos-circulars/1476130690987248.Vikarabad.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012075154/http://newdistrictsformation.telangana.gov.in/uploads/gos-circulars/1476130690987248.Vikarabad.pdf|archive-date=12 October 2016|access-date=11 October 2016|website=New Districts Formation Portal}}</ref><br />
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== Demographics ==<br />
Tandur is a rapidly developing town, and the largest town in the [[vikarabad district|Vikarabad District]]. 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%.<ref name="tandurcensus">{{cite web|title=Tandur Telangana 2011 census data|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=610058}}</ref> <br />
[[File:Sri Bhadreshwar Temple, Tandur.jpg|right|thumb|<center>Sri Bhavigi Bhadreshwar Temple in Tandur</center>|150px]]<br />
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== Economy ==<br />
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Industries in Tandur include blue, green, and yellow-colored [[limestone]] that can be used for flooring, wall cladding, and slabs.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rao|first=C. chandra Kanth|date=21 January 2013 |title=Encyclopedia in Telugu (తెలుగులో విజ్ఞానసర్వస్వం): తాండూరు (Tandur)|url=https://cckraopedia.blogspot.com/2013/01/tandur.html|access-date=2021-05-24|website=Encyclopedia in Telugu (తెలుగులో విజ్ఞానసర్వస్వం)}}</ref> 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 cultivation, and transportation are the main sources of employment.<br />
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== Politics ==<br />
{{see also |Tandur (Assembly constituency)}}<br />
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==See also==<br />
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*[[Tandur railway station]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{Vikarabad district}}<br />
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[[Category: Cities and towns in Vikarabad district]]<br />
[[Category: Mandal headquarters in Vikarabad district]]<br />
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