Tanda is a town[4] in Ambedkar Nagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh situated on the banks of Ghaghara River.

The town is situated 20 kilometres (12 mi) north east from district headquarter Akbarpur.

It used to be a barren land until the Mughal Emperor Farrukhsiyar asked Raja Syed Mohammad Hayat[6] to make a civilisation on the bank of the Ghaghara river in 1714 A.D.

Before Indian Rebellion of 1857, Tanda’s then Raja Syed Hussain Ali, with his brother Raja Syed Abbas Ali, stood against British army troops, which were moving towards Delhi, and fought a fierce battle in which many of the Estate’s soldiers died.

(the only legal heir) 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 rail connections are used primarily for goods transportation for the power plant and the cement factory.

The town is situated 20 kilometres (12 mi) north east from district headquarter Akbarpur.