Tanda is a town in

Ambedkar Nagar district Ambedkar Nagar is one of the 75 districts of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. This district is a part of Ayodhya division in the Awadh region of the state. This district was established on 29 September 1995 by carving out parts of the erst ...

in the

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n state of

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situated on the banks of

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River. It is a '' nagar palika parishad'' and is part of

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. The town is situated north east from district headquarter Akbarpur. Tanda is also a ''

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'' in the district. It has one of the largest

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industries for manufacturing varieties like gamchha,

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, polyester clothing, check-shirt clothes material in state of Uttar Pradesh.

History

Tanda has a rich historical background. It used to be a barren land until the

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asked Raja Syed Mohammad Hayat to make a civilisation on the bank of the

river in 1714 A.D. The royal estate of Tanda stretched from the borders of old Awadh State to the borders of

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. Before

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, 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 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. The most commonly spoken languages are

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and

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Government and politics

Administration

As of 2022, Ram Murti Verma from

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is the MLA in the

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representing Tanda constituency of

. Lalji Verma, Ex-MLA Ex-minister of Uttar Pradesh Govternment hails from the same constituency. Dr. Masood Ahmad was the

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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

on hand looms. Things changed with the introduction of electricity in the early 1960s. Other important industrial establishments in the region include a power plant run by the

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. National Thermal Power Corporation has an installed capacity of 440 MW (4 x 110 MW). A newly built powerplant with additional two independent power house of capacity 660 MW X 2 introduced in 2019, The power plant also houses a residential colony along with a hospital and the educational institutions like DALIMSS and Vivekanand School.

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 and Ayodhya Junction is the main option. Akbarpur has located about 58 km from Ayodhya. Tanda is around 187 km from

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By air

The nearest international airports are the

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and

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in Lucknow. Nearest domestic airport is

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Road

The town is situated north east from district headquarter Akbarpur. The town is directly connected with Basti by

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passing through Tanda-Kalwari Bridge. The town is connected to

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by National Highway 128 via Akbarpur, Sultanpur and

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. 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 * D.A.V. Academy,Tanda *Qaumi Inter College Tanda Ambedkar Nagar

References

{{Ambedkar Nagar district Cities and towns in Ambedkar Nagar district