Paratwada
Paratwada
Achalpur Camp and Achalpur & Paratwada — Twin City | |
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City | |
UTC+5:30 (IST) | |
PIN | 444805 and 444806 |
Telephone code | 07223 |
Vehicle registration | MH 27 |
Website | http://achalpurcity.com |
Paratwada, formerly known as Paltanwada and also known as "Achalpur Camp" is a city and a
Features
Paratwada is well known for its Main Market Places like Sadar Bazar, Gujri Bazar, Cotton Market, etc. City is also known for its street food areas like Bombay Chowpati, and many more. It has a temple named Wagha Mata Temple, which also has a garden. New retailers in Paratwada are coming up with new minimarket ideas like Mart, Bazar, Super-shop, etc. Paratwada has many emerging shops hospital malls. Apart from that, Paratwada City has a large number of hotels, schools, tuition classes, and theatres.
History
Paratwada, Achalpur or Ellichpur is first mentioned in the 13th century as one of the cities of the
In 1294, Alauddin Khilji, nephew of Jalaluddin Khilji, the reigning emperor of Delhi, invaded the Deccan with the object of subjugating Devagiri, of the wealth of which kingdom he had heard in the course of his forays in Central Asia. He halted and set up his military camps at Ellichpur for and from then marched towards Devagiri from where he carried off an enormous quantity of plunder.
In 1347 Paratwada with the Berar region was ruled by the Bahmani Sultanate.
In 1490 Fathullah Imad-ul-Mulk proclaimed his independence and founded the Imad Shahi dynasty of the Berar Sultanate. He proceeded to annex Mahur to his new kingdom and established his capital at Ellichpur. It was afterwards capital of the Berar Subah at intervals until the Mughal occupation, when the seat of the provincial governor was moved to Balapur. The town retains many relics of the Sultans of Berar.[2]
In 1642 Shah Beg Khan, a commander of 4,000 horse, was appointed subhedar of Berar in place of the Khan-i-Dauran and two years later Allah Vardi Khan was made a commander of 5,000 horse and received Ellichpur in jahagir on the death of Sipahdar Khan. Early in 1658 Aurangzeb left the
As the Mughal empire deteriorated in the 18th century, Paratwada along with the rest of Berar came under the rule of the
Initially, Paratwada was mainly formed of six areas, namely, Pensionpura, Gatarmalpura, Bada Bazar, Chota Bazar, Vakil Line & Civil Line. In 1901 Paratwada had a population of 29,740, with ginning factories and a considerable trade in cotton and forest produce. It was connected by good roads with Amravati and Chikhaldara. Berar was annexed to British India in 1903 and merged with the Central Provinces, and in 1905 Ellichpur District was merged into Amravati District. The civil station of Paratwada, 5 km. from the town of Ellichpur, contained the principal public buildings at the beginning of the 20th century.[2]
After India's independence in 1947, the Central Provinces became the province, and after 1950 the state,
Geography
Achalpur and Paratwada are twin cities located in the lap of
Demographics
As of census 2011 Achalpur and Paratwada Tehsil had a population of 6,12,293. As of 2001 India census,[4] Achalpur & Paratwada had a population of 107,304. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Achalpur has an average literacy rate of 88%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 54% of the males and 46% of females literate. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Transport
Paratwada is well connected to major cities by state highways. Maharashtra Major State Highway 6 and Major State Highway 24 passes from Paratwada. Both public and private transport are popular in Paratwada. Private companies too run buses to major cities throughout India. Auto rickshaws and cycle rickshaws are allowed to operate in this city. Also the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) provides transport services to this city for interstate travel. Paratwada has the largest Bus Depot in Vidarbha.
See also
References
- ^ http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_2_PR_Cities_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ a b public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Ellichpur". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 9 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 291. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the
- ^ "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Achalpur, India". fallingrain.com.
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ "Indian Narrow-Gauge Lines 2002–2003". Simon Mortimer. Indian Railways Fan Club. 13 February 2004.