TANDUR

'Tandur' is a city, mandal and a municipality in Rangareddy district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

Contents

Geography

Demographics

Features

Education

References

Geography

Tandur is located at ^[1]. It has an average elevation of 450 metres (1476 feet). Tandur town is 110 Kilo Metres far from Hyderabad which happens to be the capital city of Andhra Pradesh.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census^[2], Tandur had a population of 57,943. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Tandur has an average literacy rate of 60%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 67%, and female literacy is 52%. In Tandur, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Features

Tandur is famous for its blue and black stone and toor daal and well-known for Jowar. Major industries include gemstone exports and cement manufacturing. Two major cement firms are headquartered in Tandur - CCI (Cement Corporation of India) and VCIL (Vishaka Cement Industry Ltd).
A Sri Rama Temple is located at Juntpally, 4 klometres from Tandur.

Education

Tandur has good number of Schools imparting Primary and Secondary Education in both Telugu and English Medium. Some of them are :

★ New Nalanda High School, formerly known as New Nalanda Public School(NNPS) teaches pupils from Lower Kinder Garten till the 10th Standard and English as the medium of instruction.

★ Sri Saraswati Shishu Mandir - Telugu Medium - LKG to 10th Standard

★ St. Marks High School - English Medium - LKG to 10th Standard

★ Vijaya Vidyalaya High School(VVHS) - Telugu Medium

★ Gangotri Vidyalaya - English Medium - LKG to 10th Standary

References

1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Tandur
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