| Tandur | |
| Settlement Type: | First Municipality In India |
| Pushpin Map: | India Telangana#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Tandur (Telangana) |
| Coordinates: | 17.2576°N 77.5875°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | Telangana |
| Subdivision Name2: | Vikarabad District |
| Established Date: | 1950 |
| Governing Body: | Municipal Council |
| Leader Title2: | MLA |
| Leader Name2: | Buyyani Manohar Reddy (Tandur) |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Planning agency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Municipal Council Tandur MCT |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Civic agency |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Municipal Council |
| Blank4 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank4 Info Sec1: | (Lok Sabha Constituency)Chevella| blank5_name_sec1 = Vidhan Sabha constituency| blank5_info_sec1 = blank6_name_sec1 = Deputy Superintendent of Police | blank6_info_sec1 = Shekar Goud, DSP, Tandur, Vikarabad Police| unit_pref = Metric| area_total_km2 = 21.5| elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 486| population_total = 71108| population_as_of = 2011| population_footnotes = | population_density_km2 = auto| population_rank = | population_demonym = | demographics_type1 = Languages| demographics1_title1 = Official| timezone1 = IST| utc_offset1 = +5:30| postal_code_type = PIN| postal_code = 501141| demographics1_info1 = Telugu&Urdu| area_code = 08411| registration_plate = TG 34| website = | footnotes = | official_name = |
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.
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), Mahabubnagar (80 km), and Vikarabad (40 km) through roads and railways.
Various buses are being served by TSRTC from Tandur to towns like Mahabubnagar, Narayanpet, Vikarabad, Sadasivpet, Sangareddy, Zaheerabad, Kodangal, Kosgi, Chevella, Chincholi & cities like Mumbai and Hyderabad.
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]
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.
| Duration | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962–67 | Marri Chenna Reddy | ||
| 1967–72 | Marri Chenna Reddy | ||
| 1972–78 | M. Manik Rao | ||
| 1978–83 | M. Manik Rao | ||
| 1983–85 | M. Manik Rao | ||
| 1985–89 | M. Chandra Shaker | ||
| 1989–94 | M. Chandra Shaker | ||
| 1994–99 | P. Mahender Reddy | ||
| 1999–04 | P. Mahender Reddy | ||
| 2004–09 | Malkud Narayan Rao | ||
| 2009–14 | P. Mahender Reddy | ||
| 2014–2018 | P. Mahender Reddy | ||
| 2018–Incumbent | Pilot Rohith Reddy | ||
| 2019-2023 | Pilot Rohith Reddy | ||
| 2023-Incumbent | Buyyani Manohar Reddy | ||
| Duration | Member | Colur | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-19 | Konda Vishweshwar Reddy | |||
| 2019-24 | G. Ranjith Reddy | |||
| 2024-Incumbent | Konda Vishweshwar Reddy | Bharatiya Janata Party |