Misplaced Pages

#749250

33-640: Tundla ( Ṭūṇḍlā ) is a town and a municipal board in Firozabad district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh . It is an important railway junction between the Delhi - Kanpur main line and the Agra branch line. Tundla is a railway town that sprang up when the railway was built in the late 1800s. It is served by Tundla Junction railway station . As of 2011, Tundla has a population of 50,423 people, in 8,744 households. Tundla

66-454: A commune-level town ( thị trấn ) is similar to a township; it is a subdivision of a rural district ( huyện ) and is the lowest administration subdivision in the country. In Zimbabwe , the term township was used for segregated parts of suburban areas. During colonial years in Rhodesia , the term township referred to a residential area reserved for Black citizens within the boundaries of

99-475: A city or town and is still commonly used colloquially. This reflected the South African usage. In present-day Zimbabwe, the term is also used to refer to a residential area within close proximity of a rural growth point. Nagar Palika Parishad In India , a municipal council , also known as nagar palika , nagar parishad or nagar parisad , is a self-governing Urban Local Body that administers

132-417: A municipality to be classified as a Municipal Council can vary from state to state but typically ranges from around 20,000 to 100,000 residents. Again, the exact population requirement may vary depending on the state. The establishment of municipalities is primarily based on several factors that are taken into consideration by the state governments. These factors may vary from state to state but generally include

165-497: A precise legal meaning and is used on land titles in all areas regardless of the demographics of the respective region. In Taiwan , townships are administered by a county together with a county-administered city . There are three types of townships in Taiwan: urban townships, rural townships, and mountain indigenous townships. Mountain indigenous townships are those with significant populations of Taiwanese aborigines . In England ,

198-713: A rural area. The term is generally comparable to that of a village in England. In the Philippines , townships refer to administrative divisions established during the American Civil Government in the country. Many of these political divisions were originally established as rancherias during the Spanish Regime . The term was later replaced with " municipal district ". Most municipal districts would later be converted into regular municipalities by executive orders from

231-560: A small town". The term refers purely to the settlement; it does not refer to a unit of government. Townships are governed as part of a larger council (such as that of a shire , district or city ) or authority. In Canada , two kinds of township occur in common use: In China , townships are found at the fourth level of the administrative hierarchy , below counties , districts , and county level cities but above villages and communities, together with ethnic townships , towns and subdistricts . In India , townships are found at

264-477: A small town; in the cases of predominant Jewish population the latter is sometimes translated as shtetl ). In South Africa under apartheid , the term "township" was used to describe residential developments that confined non-Whites, including Blacks, Coloureds, and Indians, living near or working in White-only communities. Soweto and Mdantsane were both prominent townships under apartheid. The term also has

297-480: A smaller urban areas than municipal corporations, with population of 100,000 or more. However, there are exceptions to that, as previously Nagar Palikas constituted in urban centers with populations over 20,000, so all the urban bodies which were previously classified as Nagar Palikas even if their population was under 100,000. Under the Panchayati Raj system. It interacts directly with the state government, though it

330-478: A very old NCR College which was built by the British for their training purposes. As of the 2011 census , Tundla had a population of 50,423, in 8,744 households. This population was 52.6% male (26,510) and 47.4% female (23,913). The 0-6 age group numbered 6,154 (3,290 male and 2,864 female), or 12.2% of the total population. 9,603 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 19.0% of the total. The town's literacy rate

363-489: Is a technical halt for changing drivers and guards for almost all of the trains on the New Delhi–Pandit Deen Dayal Junction / Lucknow sections. The station was built by the British and remains essentially unchanged. The railway station is a site in itself and takes one back to the pre-independence era. Tundla Junction is important for the people of Agra and for tourists providing connections to the east of

SECTION 10

#1732855135750

396-649: Is a town in Tundla tahsil of Firozabad district, Uttar Pradesh. In 1901 the population of Tundla was 3,044. It was a major junction on the East Indian Railway. Tundla has a rich heritage of British rule . High walled British constructions, huge barracks, a Catholic church built in 1860, an old Jain temple, Kothis (bungalows) of officers surrounded by sprawling lawns adorn Tundla as the main center of British administration. These old and beautiful British buildings have now been converted into railway quarters. Tundla also has

429-469: Is administratively part of the district it is located in. Generally, smaller district cities and bigger towns have a Nagar Palika. Nagar Palikas are also a form of local self-government entrusted with some duties and responsibilities, as enshrined in the Constitutional (74th Amendment) Act, 1993 . Under Article 243Q, it became obligatory for every state to constitute such units. The 74th amendment made

462-476: Is situated on NH19 which connects it to nearest major city of Agra , 24 km away, 17 km away from District Firozabad and 5 km away from Etmadpur. It also serves as a major railway junction in North Central Railway zone. Numerous trains ply from capital city New Delhi which is 210 km away. Tundla is very near to Taj Yamuna Expressway. Tundla is well connected to other major cities of

495-553: The National Land Code , adopted in 1965. In New Zealand , towns and townships no longer exist; all land is part of either a city , which is mostly urban, or a district , which is mostly rural. Since 1979, municipalities have existed in New Zealand but are rare and not formally defined legally. As a term, however, townships are still in common usage in New Zealand, used in referring to a small town or urban community located in

528-514: The United States : civil and survey. A state may have one or both types. In states that have both, the boundaries often coincide in many counties. In the first U.S. census of Puerto Rico , the population centers known as townships were referred to as " barrios ," a term first used when Puerto Rico was under Spanish colonial rule . Like townships in most U.S. states, barrios are subdivisions and function as municipalities . In Vietnam ,

561-572: The Highlands generally the term may describe a very small agrarian community . In Wales , the term "township" is used to describe a population center created by an Act of Parliament in 1539, such as the Townships in Montgomeryshire . In the United States , a township is a subdivision of a county and is usually 36 square miles (about 93 square kilometres) in area. There are two types of townships in

594-511: The Municipality. The population requirements for forming a Municipal Council or Municipality vary across different states in India. The specific population thresholds are defined by the respective state governments through their municipal acts or legislation. In Andhra Pradesh, a Municipality can be formed if the population of the area is more than 25000 and below 100000. The population requirement for

627-636: The Philippine president. Mambukal , a hill station geographically located in Murcia, Negros Occidental , is the only legally constituted township in the Philippines, created under Republic Act No. 1964, approved in June 1957. As a term, the word "township" in the Philippines is used to refer to new developments with their own amenities, including both vertical and horizontal projects. The modern and largest townships in

660-917: The Philippines are New Clark City with 9,450 hectares in Capas of Tarlac , Hamilo Coast with 5,900 hectares in Nasugbu of Batangas , Nuvali with 2,290 hectares in Santa Rosa of Laguna , Lancaster New City with 2,000 hectares in Kawit Imus GenTri of Cavite , Vista City with 1,500 hectares in Las Piñas Muntinlupa of Metro Manila , and Dasmariñas of Cavite, Twin Lakes with 1,149 hectares in Tagaytay of Cavite and Alviera with 1,125 hectares in Porac of Pampanga . The majority of

693-535: The connection between the ecclesiastical functions of ancient parishes and the civil administrative functions that had been introduced in these areas beginning in the 16th century. As of the 21st century, some councils, mostly in Northern England , have revived the term. In Scotland , the term is still used for some rural settlements. In parts of the Highlands and Islands , a township is a crofting settlement. In

SECTION 20

#1732855135750

726-487: The country via regular trains. Due to proximity to Agra and hence the borders of Uttar Pradesh with Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh states several inter-state bus services also serve the city. Intra-city transport typically consists of rickshaws and three-wheelers. Tundla is a railway town : before the opening of the railway, it was a mere agricultural village. That changed in 1862, when the East Indian Railway 's main line

759-458: The country, i.e. Kolkata, Guwahati, Patna etc., and especially to the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. It has connections to Agra Cantonment, Etawah, Aligarh Junction, Phaphund,tundla, Kanpur Central railway station etc. Tundla is a statutory town with a Nagar Palika Parishad (municipal council) and it also serves as a tehsil headquarters. The following 93 villages are counted as part of Tundla CD block: Municipal board Although

792-462: The current townships are near Metro Manila, which permits faster access to the capital region by road or rail transport. The former Russian Empire , Soviet Union , and Commonwealth of Independent States states is sometimes used to denote a small semi-urban, sometimes industrial, settlement and used to translate the terms поселок городского типа ( townlet ), посад ( posad ), местечко ( mestechko , from Polish " miasteczko ",

825-473: The fourth level of the city. In Jersey , township is a redundant term, as the only surviving local government level at present are the 12 parishes of the island. In Malaysia , townships are found at the third level of the administrative hierarchy , is a subdivision of a daerah ( district or county ) or autonomous sub-district ( daerah kecil ), while above kampung ( village ) and taman (residential neighbourhood) as defined in

858-646: The provisions relating to urban local governments (nagar palikas). Three tier structure: Four tier structure: The members of the Municipal Council or Municipality are elected representatives for a term of five years. The town is divided into wards according to population, and representatives are elected from each ward separately. The members elect a chairperson and vice chairperson among themselves to preside over and conduct meetings. A chief executive officer, along with officers like an engineer, sanitary inspector, health inspector, and education officer who come from

891-467: The state public service are appointed by the state government to control the administrative affairs of the Nagar Palika. Employees of the state government of India, including Chief Officer, Town Planning Engineer, Auditor, Sanitary Inspector, Medical Officer for Health , and Education Officer , among many others, who come from the state public services, are appointed to handle the administrative affairs of

924-403: The term "township" is no longer in official use, but still maintains some meaning, typically used to describe subdivisions of large parishes for administrative purposes. This definition became legally obsolete at the end of the 19th century when local government reform converted many townships that had been subdivisions of ancient parishes into the newer civil parishes , which formally separated

957-425: The term is occasionally associated with an urban area , that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia , Canada , Scotland , and parts of the United States , the term refers to settlements too small or scattered to be considered urban. The Australian National Dictionary defines a township as "a site reserved for and laid out as a town ; such a site at an early stage of its occupation and development;

990-501: Was 86.4% (counting only people age 7 and up). The male literacy rate was 91.7%, while the female literacy rate was 80.6%. As of 2011, Tundla tehsil had a population of 361,489, making it the least populous tehsil in the district. The overall population was predominantly rural, with 82.0% of the population (296,583 people) living in rural areas and 18.0% (64,906 people) living in the tehsil's three urban areas of Tundla, Tundla Kham , and Tundla Railway Colony . The tehsil's overall sex ratio

1023-561: Was 867 females to every 1000 males. Its literacy rate was 74.8%; there was a 21.2% gender literacy gap, with 74.8% of males but only 63.4% of females capable of reading and writing. This discrepancy was higher in rural areas (23.4%) than in urban ones (12.3%). Tundla (Assembly constituency) represents the area. Tundla Junction is an important station in Uttar Pradesh. It is located on the Delhi–Kanpur main line 25 km from Agra City. Tundla

Tundla - Misplaced Pages Continue

1056-449: Was extended from Shikohabad to Tundla. This, along with the connecting branch line from Tundla to Agra, officially opened on 1 April 1862. A further extension of the main line from Tundla to Aligarh was completed in March 1863. Tundla's importance quickly grew, and it was constituted as a municipality in 1870. By the turn of the century, its bazar was one of the main commercial centres in what

1089-439: Was then Agra district , and it was a point of export through the railway. As of 1901, the population of Tundla was 5,167, although only 1,601 people were described as living within the municipality limits. Besides the train station and market, the town had a post office, a police station, a dispensary , a sarai , and a couple of schools. There was also a "railway hospital". An Anglican church had also been built in Tundla. Tundla

#749250