About Tanduru ( Tandur )

Tandur is a town in the Vikarabad district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is a municipality and the headquarters of Tandur mandal in Tandur revenue division. It is known for its stone industries, cement industries and Redgram(Pigeon pea) production. Many education centres are located there. Drinking water is supplied from the River Kagna, which is 4 km from the town in the 2011 Indian census [2] Tandur had a population of 1,18,776 - with males 59,384 and 59,392 females. The literacy rate of Tandur is 75.91%, which is higher than the state average of 67.02%. In Tandur, male literacy is around 81.96% whilst the female literacy rate is 69.88%.Tandur is rapidly developing city, and is the biggest city in the Vikarabad District