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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]]).  
'''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 [[Tandur Redgram|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.
 
== History ==
Tandur has a very different History, as some sources say that during the battle between the [[Qutub Shahi dynasty|Qutub Shahi Dynasty]] and [[Mughal dynasty|Mogul Dynasty]] the army of Mogul Dynasty passed through Tandur to besiege of [[Golconda|Golconda Fort]] of Hyderabad. Its thought that the [[Nizam of Hyderabad|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|date=October 2024}}. 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 ==
== Transport ==
{{Refimprove-section|date=May 2021}}
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), and [[Vikarabad]] (40 km) through roads and railways.<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>
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.


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


== Demographics ==
== Demographics ==
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>   
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>   
[[File:Sri Bhadreshwar Temple, Tandur.jpg|right|thumb|<center>Sri Bhavigi Bhadreshwar Temple in Tandur</center>|150px]]
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== Economy ==
== Economy ==
{{Refimprove-section|date=May 2021}}
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(kandikaya in tandur) cultivation, and transportation are the main sources of employment.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Telangana pollution body fines Penna Cement for violating PM norms |url=https://www.constructionworld.in/cement-news/-telangana-pollution-body-fines-penna-cement-for-violating-pm-norms-/28241 |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=www.constructionworld.in |language=en}}</ref>
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.
 
==Geographical indication==
[[Tandur Redgram]] was awarded the [[List of geographical indications in India|Geographical Indication]] (GI) status tag from the [[Geographical Indication Registry (India)|Geographical Indications Registry]], under the [[Government of India|Union Government of India]], on 6 December 2022.<ref name=":15">{{cite web |title=Tandur Redgram |url=https://search.ipindia.gov.in/GIRPublic/Application/Details/706 |website=Intellectual Property India |access-date=16 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Service |first1=Express News |title=Tandur Red Gram gets GI tag |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2022/Dec/14/tandur-red-gram-gets-gi-tag-2528270.html |access-date=18 January 2025 |work=The New Indian Express |date=14 December 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
 
Yalal Farmers Producer Company Limited from [[Vikarabad]], proposed the GI registration of 'Tandur Redgram'.<ref>{{cite news |title=GI tag certificate for Tandur red gram handed over to Yalal FPO |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/gi-tag-certificate-for-tandur-red-gram-handed-over-to-yalal-fpo/article66454402.ece |work=The Hindu |date=31 January 2023 |language=en-IN}}</ref> After filing the application in September 2020, the Pigeon pea was granted the GI tag in 2022 by the Geographical Indication Registry in [[Chennai]], making the name "Tandur Redgram" exclusive to the Pigeon pea cultivated in the region. It thus became the first pigeon pea variety from Telangana and the 17th type of goods from Telangana to earn the GI tag.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tandur redgram secures GI tag in Telangana |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/tandur-redgram-secures-gi-tag-in-telangana/articleshow/96238032.cms |access-date=18 January 2025 |work=The Times of India |date=15 December 2022}}</ref>
 
The GI tag protects the Tandur Redgram from illegal selling and marketing, and gives it legal protection and a unique identity.


== Politics ==
==Members of Legislative Assembly==
{{see also |Tandur (Assembly constituency)}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Duration
! Member
! colspan="2" | Political party
|-
| 1962–67
| [[Marri Chenna Reddy]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| 1967–72
| [[Marri Chenna Reddy]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| 1972–78
| M. Manik Rao
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| 1978–83
| M. Manik Rao
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| 1983–85
| M. Manik Rao
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| 1985–89
| M. Chandra Shaker
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| 1989–94
| M. Chandra Shaker
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| 1994–99
| [[P. Mahender Reddy]]
| {{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}
|-
| 1999–04
| [[P. Mahender Reddy]]
| {{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}
|-
| 2004–09
| Malkud Narayan Rao
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| 2009–14
| [[P. Mahender Reddy]]
| {{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}
|-
| 2014–2018
| [[P. Mahender Reddy]]
| {{Full party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
|-
| 2018–Incumbent
| [[Pilot Rohith Reddy]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| 2019-2023
| [[Pilot Rohith Reddy]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharat Rashtra Samithi}}
|-
|2023-Incumbent
| [[Buyyani Manohar Reddy]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|}
 
==Members of Parliament==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
|-
! Duration
! Member
! colspan="2" | Political party
|-
| 2014-19
| [[Konda Vishweshwar Reddy]]
| {{Full party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
|-
| 2019-24
| [[G. Ranjith Reddy]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharat Rashtra Samithi}}
|-
| 2024-Incumbent
| [[Konda Vishweshwar Reddy]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|}


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Tandur railway station]]
*[[Tandur railway station]]


Latest revision as of 23:33, 16 February 2026

Tandur
Town Municipal
Tandur is located in Telangana
Tandur
Tandur
Tandur (Telangana)
Tandur is located in India
Tandur
Tandur
Tandur (India)
Coordinates: 17°15′27″N 77°35′15″E / 17.257600°N 77.587500°E / 17.257600; 77.587500
Country India
StateTelangana
DistrictVikarabad District
Government
 • BodyMunicipal Council
 • MLABuyyani Manohar Reddy
Area
 • Total21.5 km2 (8.3 sq mi)
Elevation
486 m (1,594 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total87,859
 • Density4,100/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu&Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
501141
Area code08411
Vehicle registrationTG 34
Planning agencyMunicipal Council Tandur (MCT)
Civic agencyMunicipal council
Lok Sabha constituencyChevella
Assembly constituencyTandur
Deputy Superintendent of PoliceShekar Goud
Websitetelangana.gov.in

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.

History[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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), and Vikarabad (40 km) through roads and railways.[1]

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

Demographics[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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.[4]

Geographical indication[edit | edit source]

Tandur Redgram was awarded the Geographical Indication (GI) status tag from the Geographical Indications Registry, under the Union Government of India, on 6 December 2022.[5][6]

Yalal Farmers Producer Company Limited from Vikarabad, proposed the GI registration of 'Tandur Redgram'.[7] After filing the application in September 2020, the Pigeon pea was granted the GI tag in 2022 by the Geographical Indication Registry in Chennai, making the name "Tandur Redgram" exclusive to the Pigeon pea cultivated in the region. It thus became the first pigeon pea variety from Telangana and the 17th type of goods from Telangana to earn the GI tag.[8]

The GI tag protects the Tandur Redgram from illegal selling and marketing, and gives it legal protection and a unique identity.

Members of Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]

Duration Member Political party
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[edit | edit source]

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

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Medchal−Malkajgiri district" (PDF). New Districts Formation Portal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  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.
  4. ↑ "Telangana pollution body fines Penna Cement for violating PM norms". www.constructionworld.in. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "Tandur Redgram". Intellectual Property India. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  6. ↑ Service, Express News (14 December 2022). "Tandur Red Gram gets GI tag". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  7. ↑ "GI tag certificate for Tandur red gram handed over to Yalal FPO". The Hindu. 31 January 2023.
  8. ↑ "Tandur redgram secures GI tag in Telangana". The Times of India. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2025.

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