Tanda Town
This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS. |
Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.
Tanda Town
Head-quarters of the tahsil of the same name in Fyzabad District, United Provinces, situated in 26° 34’ N. and 82° 40' E., on the bank of the Gogra, and 1 2 miles by road from Akbarpur station on the Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway. Population (1901), 19,853. The town was granted by the emperor Farrukh Siyar to one Muhammad Hayat and rapidly rose in importance. At the close of the eighteenth century Saadat Ali Khan, Nawab of Oudh, was interested in its prosperity and established a number of officials here. It became one of the most noted weaving centres in India, producing muslins which rivalled those of Dacca. European merchants settled in the place and introduced new methods and improved patterns. The trade suffered during the American Civil War, but has since recovered. Tanda con- tains the usual offices, and also a branch of the Wesleyan Methodist Mission and a dispensary. It has been administered as a municipality, together with the adjacent town of Mubarakpur, since 1865. During the ten years ending 190T the income and expenditure averaged Rs. 8,000. In 1903-4 the income was Rs. 16,000, chiefly derived from a tax on circumstances and property (Rs. 8,400) and a grant from Government of Rs. 3,500, while the expenditure was also Rs. 16,000. There are more than 1,100 looms in the town, and a number of dyeing and printing houses. Various kinds of cotton cloth are produced, including some woven from dyed yarn, while the cloth used for printing is imported. The fine flowered muslin called Jamdani, for which the place was famous, is still made by a few weavers, but the market is very limited. Some of the best varieties are partly woven with silk or silver wire. There are three schools with 227 pupils.
