Tanda, Ambedkar Nagar

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.[1]

Tanda has a rich historical background. It used to be a barren land until Mughal Emperor Farrukhsiar asked Raja Syed Mohammad Hayat to make a civilization on the bank of the Ghagra river in 1714 A.D. The Royal Estate of Tanda stretched from the borders of old Awadh to the borders of Bihar.

Before the famous 1857 mutiny, Raja of Tanda Syed Hussain Ali along with his brother Raja Syed Abbas Ali, stood against the 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.

Tanda is an industrial city famous for its Tanda Terricot clothes. The "Tanda Terricot" are now manufactured on power looms. However, the city has a long history of weaving using 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 National Thermal Power Corporation . National Thermal Power Corporation has an installed capacity of 440 MW (4 x 110 MW). The power plant also houses a residential colony along with a hospital and the educational facilities.

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 and Faizabad Junction is the main option. Akbarpur has located about 62 km from Faizabad. Tanda is around 182 km from Lucknow.

Government bus services are not available to nearby towns and cities, so many private travel agencies provide bus services to Akbarpur, Hanswar, Baskhari, Azamgarh, Basti, Gorakhpur, Jaunpur, Varanasi, Faizabad, Lucknow, Kanpur and Delhi.

The nearest international airports are Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport in Varanasi and Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport in Lucknow. Nearest domestic airport is Gorakhpur Airport in Gorakhpur.

As of 2017, Sanju Devi (BJP) is the new MLA of Tanda Constituency. Rehana Ansari is the Chairman of Nagar Palika Parishad Tanda. Lalji Verma, Ex-MLA and Ex-minister of Uttar Pradesh Govternment hails from the same constituency. Masood Ahemad was the Education Minister who hail from Prithvipur village of this region. Heera Lal Yadav who is Member of Legislative Council hails from Saslahpur Rajaur village of this area. He is also the district president of Samajwadi Party.

Many festivals are celebrated here (by Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs), such as Durga Pooja and Eid. Datikandhava (a festival that celebrates Lord Shri Krishna), Ramleela and Haroon Rasheed Mela, Govind Sahib Mela and the Muharram are the most common festivals which are celebrated here.

• Mahamaya Rajkiya Allopathic Medical College serve as local Hospital for Tanda and entire Ambedkar Nagar district.

View of Tanda Kalwari Bridge from Ghaghara River.

Road connectivity:

• National Highway 233A (India)
• National Highway 232 (India)
• Tanda-Azamgarh Road
• Tanda-Rajesultanpur Road
• Tanda-Basti Road
• Tanda-Faizabad Road
• Hakeem Abdul Jaleel Road

• D.A.V. Academy,Tanda
• D A V Public School, Tanda