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Voice of Nandurbar : Suresh Patil
Nandurbar District
Area, Population & Sex Ratio
Geographical Area : 5034.0 Km2
Population in Nandurbar (Census 2011)
Total Population
Total : 1646177
Male : 834866
Female : 811311
Under 6 population
Total : 231268
Male : 119694
Female : 111574
Disabled population
Total disabled population : 23588
In seeing : 13174
In speech : 1209
In hearing : 909
In movement : 6344
Mental : 1952
Rank ( VoiceOfBharat.org Analysis
)
Backwardness : 49
Sex Ratio Rank : 445
(Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : A
(HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 - 2006)
Disability : 386 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 442 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Brief About Nandurbar District
The district of Dhule in Maharashtra was divided on 1st july 1998
to form two new districts-Dhule and Nandurbar. Nandurbar, Navapur,
Akkalkuwa, Taloda, Akrani, and Shahada talukas fall in Nandurbar
district. The district headquarters is Nandurbar
Boundaries
New Dhule district is to the south of Nandurbar, Gujarat State is
to the west, the States of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh are to the
north and to the east lies Madhya Pradesh and Dhule district
Climate
The climate of Nandurbar district is generally hot and dry. It is
slightly humid in the rainy season. Hill station Toranmal lies in
the northern part of this region. The northern and western regions
of the district receive more rainfall.
Akkalkuwa Taluka
Akkalkua lies in Satpuda range of hills, with Narmada forming northen
bounday. Akarni and Taloda talukas lie on the east while southern
and western boundaries are occupied by Gujrat. Because of the hilly
terrain with more than fifty percent area falling under forest,
this taluka has poorest accessibility in the district. This taluka
has no Nagarpalika, bigger villages are Akkalkua, Khapar and Molgi.
This taluka has 9 villages getting affected by the Sardar Sarovar
Project.
Geographical Details :
Area : 86837
Ha Rainfall : 1100 mm
Total Area Under Forest : 42903
Ha Total Areas Under Cultivation : 38812Ha
Taloda Taluka : Taloda is the smallest taluka with
Akkalkua on west, Akrani on north, Shahada on east and Gujrat on
south.
Geographical Details :
Area : 38320 Ha
Rainfall : 481 mm
Total Areas Under Cultivation : 29955 Ha
Akrani Taluka : Akrani lies in Satpuda
range of hills, with Narmada forming northen bounday. Akkalkua taluka
lies on the west while on eastern boundaries lies Madhyapradesh.
Taloda and Shahada talukas lie on the south. This taluka is one
of the most backward taluka of the district. This taluka has no
Nagarpalika. This taluka has 24 villages getting affected by the
Sardar Sarovar Project. This taluka seems to have derived its name
from 'Akka Rani', a queen who reigned here. Toranmal, a beutiful
hill station lies in this taluka.
Geographical Details :
Area : 77305 Ha
Total Areas Under Cultivation : 18479Ha
Shahada Taluka : One of the most
developed taluka of the district, it lies between Akrani and Nandurbar
on north and south. River tapi cuts across it. Dakshin Kashi or
Prakasha falls in this taluka.
The Government Structure at the District Level
mainly involves 3 bodies namely District Collector's office which
come under Revenue Department, Zilla Parishad which comes under
Rural Development Department and Police Department which comes under
Home Department. Then there are other Government departments such
as District Treasury, Forest Department, PWD, Irrigation Department,
Agriculture etc.
Nandurbar is surrounded by Sha
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