| Voice of Amravati
: Rahul Tidake
Lack of quality education
Lack of engineering and medical colleges
Amravati District
Area, Population & Sex Ratio
Geographical Area : 1 2210.0 Km2
Population in Amravati (Census 2011)
Total Population
Total : 2887826
Male : 1482845
Female : 1404981
Under 6 population
Total : 299806
Male : 155572
Female : 144234
Disabled population
Total disabled population : 61461
In seeing : 27921
In speech : 3863
In hearing : 3802
In movement : 18805
Mental : 7070
Rank ( VoiceOfBharat.org Analysis
)
Backwardness : 113
Sex Ratio Rank : 278
(Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : A
(HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 - 2006)
Disability : 96 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 35 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Water : Flouride in Groundwater above permissible limits
Amravati District Information
Amravati District with the rest of the Berar was assigned to the
East India Company by the Nizam following the treaty of 1853. After
this province was assigned to the Company, it was divided into two
districts, South Berar with its headquarters at Hingoli with neighbouring
region restored to the Nizam and North Berar was reconstituted into
East Berar with headquarters at Akola.
In 1864,the district of Yeotmal was separated
from Amravati.In 1903, the Treaties of Assignment were superseded
by an agreement under which the Nizam leased Berar to the Government
of India in perpetuity. Berar was joined to the central provinces
in 1903 to form the enlarged province of central provinces and Berar
With the recognition of States in1956,Amravati
district ,along with other districts of Vidarbha region was included
in the then Bilingual Bombay State. Since the bifurcation of Bombay
state into Maharashtra and Gujrat in 1960, Amravati,along with other
districts of Vidharbha formed one of the districts of Maharashtra.
LOCATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS
The district is located between 21046' North to 20032' North and
78027' East to 76037', which essentially indicates that Amravati
District is located in the Deccan plateau. Amravati district covers
an area of 12626 sq.kms.The districts adjacent to Amravati are Nagpur,
Akola, Wardha, Yeotmal, and the state of Madhya Pradesh.
The district is divided into following 14 Talukas
Amravati,Bhatukali and Nandgaon Khandeshwar
Daryapur and Anjangaon
Achalpur and Chandur Bazar
Morshi and Warud
Dharni and Chikhaldara
Chandur (Rly),Tiosa and Dhamangaon
CLIMATE AND RAINFALL
Amravati faces extreme variations in temperature with very hot summers
and very cold winters. Amravati district receives rainfall from
south westerly monsoons mainly in the months of June, July, August
and September. July and August are the months during which the maximum
rainfall as well as maximum continuous rainfall.
Major Crops (Irrigated)
Wheat, Gram
Major Crops (Non-Irrigated)
Cotton, Jawar, Toor, Moong, Groundnut, Sesamun, Soyabean, Gram,
Sunflower
Irrigation Projects
The main rivers in Amravati district are
Tapi, Purna, Chandrabhaga, Pedhi, Wardha, Shahanoor
The Dams in Amravati District are
Upper Wardha Project, Lower Wardha Project, Chandrabhaga Project,
Bembala Project, Sapan Project,Purna Project
Telephone numbers of officials in Collectorate,
Amravati
P.B.X. : 0721 2662025 /2662352 Fax: (0721)2662843
Collector, Amravati 0721 2662522 / 2662112
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