Amravati division

Varhad
Amravati Division
Location of Amravati Division in Maharashtra
Location of Amravati Division in Maharashtra
Varhad is located in Maharashtra
Varhad
Varhad
Location of the divisional headquarters in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 20°55′00″N 77°45′00″E / 20.91667°N 77.75000°E / 20.91667; 77.75000
Country India
StateMaharashtra
Government
 • Commissioner Amravati DivisionNA
 • Police Commissioner Amravati DivisionNA
 • All Guardian Minister Amravati Division

(Amravati District)

(Akola District)

(Buldhana District)

(Yavatmal District)

(Washim District)
 • All District Collector's Amravati Division
  • Ms. Pavneet Kaur (IAS)

(Amravati District)

  • Ms. Nima Arora (IAS)

(Akola District)

  • Ms. Suman Rawat Chandra (IAS)

(Buldhana District)

  • Mr. Amol Yedge IAS

(Yavatmal District)

  • Mr. Shanmugarajan S. IAS
(Washim District)
 • All MP's Amravati DivisionNA
Area
 • Total46,090 km2 (17,800 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,888,445
 • Density63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialMarathi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-MH

Amravati Division, also known as Varhad, is an Indian one of the six administrative divisions of Maharashtra state in India. Amravati and Nagpur divisions constitute the ancient Vidarbha region. Amravati Division is bound by Madhya Pradesh state to the north, Nagpur Division to the east, Telangana state to the southeast, Marathwada region (Aurangabad Division) to the south and southwest, and Nashik Division to the west.

History of Amravati Division

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Amravati Division roughly corresponds to the former province of Berar, which was ruled by the Maratha Maharajas of Nagpur till 1803. In 1853, it was occupied by the British, who decided to administer the province although it remained under the nominal sovereignty of the Nizam of Hyderabad.[1]

In 1903, Berar Province was renamed Berar Division and added to the British-administered Central Provinces, which in 1936 was renamed Central Provinces and Berar.[2] Upon Indian independence, the Central Provinces and Berar were reorganised as the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. In 1956 the Indian states were reorganised on linguistic grounds, and Amravati and Nagpur divisions were transferred to Bombay State, which was split on linguistic lines into the states Maharashtra and Gujarat in 1960.

Amravati is the largest city in the division followed by Akola and Yavatmal.

Chikhaldara, the only hill station in Vidarbha, is situated in Amravati District. Also the famous Melghat Tiger Reserve is situated in Amravati and Akola districts.

Demographics

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As per the 2011 Census of India, Amravati Division had a population of 11,258,117 in the year 2011.[3]

Languages

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Marathi is the most spoken language, which is also the sole official language of the region. There are significant minorities of Urdu and Hindi speakers in Amravati Division.

Religion

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At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 72.12% of the population of Amravati Division followed Hinduism, 13.45% Islam, 13.37% Buddhism, 0.19% Christianity and the remaining 0.87% of the population followed other religions or stated no religion.[3]

Religion in Amravati Division (2011)[3]

  Hinduism (72.12%)
  Islam (13.45%)
  Buddhism (13.37%)
  Christianity (0.19%)
  Other or not stated (0.887%)

Administration

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A Divisional Commissioner, an IAS officer appointed by the Government of Maharashtra, administers the division. Divisional Commissioners have included:

  • Ganesh P. Thakur (2011–2012)[4]
  • D. R. Bansod (2013–2014)[5]
  • Dnyaneshwar Sadashivrao Dhok Rajurkar (2014–present)[6]

The division is subdivided into five districts:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Olson, James S. and Robert Shadle, eds. Historical Dictionary of the British Empire, Vol. 1. Greenwood Publishing Group, UK 1996. P. 227.
  2. ^ Hunter, William Wilson, Sir, et al. (1908). Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 6. 1908-1931; Clarendon Press, Oxford.
  3. ^ a b c "C -1 POPULATION BY RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY - 2011".
  4. ^ "Divisional Commissionerate, Amravati". Amravati Division. Archived from the original on 10 March 2012.
  5. ^ "Divisional Commissionerate, Amravati". Amravati Division. Archived from the original on 24 July 2013.
  6. ^ "Divisional Commissionerate, Amravati". Amravati Division. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016.
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