Amravati division
Varhad | ||
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Amravati Division | ||
State Maharashtra | | |
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• Commissioner Amravati Division | NA | |
• Police Commissioner Amravati Division | NA | |
• All Guardian Minister Amravati Division |
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• All District Collector's Amravati Division |
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ISO 3166 code | IN-MH |
Amravati Division, also known as Varhad, is an Indian one of the six administrative
- Area: 46,090 km2
- Population (2011 census): 11,258,117
- Districts: Yavatmal
- Largest City: Amravati
- Literacy: 93.03%
- Area under irrigation: 2,582.02 km2
- Railways: narrow gauge188 km.
History of Amravati Division
Amravati Division roughly corresponds to the former province of
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
Demographics
As per the
Languages
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
At the time of the
Administration
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
- Make In Maharashtra
- Central Provinces and Berar
References
- ^ Olson, James S. and Robert Shadle, eds. Historical Dictionary of the British Empire, Vol. 1. Greenwood Publishing Group, UK 1996. P. 227.
- Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 6. 1908-1931; Clarendon Press, Oxford.
- ^ a b c "C -1 POPULATION BY RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY - 2011".
- ^ "Divisional Commissionerate, Amravati". Amravati Division. Archived from the original on 10 March 2012.
- ^ "Divisional Commissionerate, Amravati". Amravati Division. Archived from the original on 24 July 2013.
- ^ "Divisional Commissionerate, Amravati". Amravati Division. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016.
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