Tandlianwala was established as a Mandi, meaning market, during the colonization of west Punjab.

Before the independence of Pakistan, the city was a food supply source for villages in nearby areas.

Tandlianwala stands in the rolling plains of northeast Punjab, between longitude 73°13 East and latitude 30°03 North, with an elevation of 183 metres (600 ft) above sea level.

The Ravi River flows about 9 km in the east, and is the main source of irrigation, meeting the requirements of 90% of cultivated land.

[4] Tandlianwala is part of the alluvial plains, between the Himalayan foothills and the central core of the Indian subcontinent.

The scalloped interfluves are believed to have been formed during the Late Pleistocene period and feature flat-topped river terraces.

After the partition, the settlement of Muslim refugees from East Punjab and Haryana people increased, hailing from India.

There are other two urban localities in Tandlianwala Municipal committee: Mamoon Kanjan and Kanjwani.

There is a police force in the city which was established in 1905 by British settlers, covering an area of 680 sq.

The majority religion is Islam, making up 98% of the city with small minorities of Christians (1.8%) and others (0.2%), mainly Sikhs and Ahmadis.

The majority of Muslims belong to the Sunni, Hanafi, and Barelvi schools of thought with a minority of Shiites.

The people of this city had an active part in the struggle for the independence of Pakistan (Freedom Movement).