Bhandara | |
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City | |
 Shiva temple, Bhandara  Bhrishunda Ganesha Temple, Bhandara | |
| Nickname: Brass city of India | |
 Bhandara City Location inBhandara Taluka | |
  Bhandara Location in Maharashtra, India Show map of Maharashtra Bhandara Bhandara (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:21°10′N79°39′E / 21.17°N 79.65°E /21.17; 79.65 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| Region | Vidarbha |
| District | Bhandara |
| Taluka | Bhandara |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| • Body | Bhandara Municipal Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 30 km2 (12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 244 m (801 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 91,845[1] |
| • Rank | 8th in Vidharbha |
| • Density | 3,100/km2 (7,900/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Bhandarakar |
| Language | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 441904, 441905, 441906 |
| Telephone code | +91-7184 |
| Vehicle registration | MH-36 |
| Sex ratio | 979 per 1000 males♂/♀[2] |
| Nearest cities | Nagpur andTumsar |
| Website | http://www.bhandara.gov.in |
Bhandara (pronunciationⓘ) is acity located in theBhandara district ofMaharashtra State ofIndia, near the bank of confluence of riverWainganga and its tributarySur. It serves the administrative headquarters of eponymousBhandara Taluka andBhandara district. It is connected withNH-53 andNH-247.
Bhandara serves as an agricultural center for farmers in the region, who mostly grow rice. The city speaksMarathi language. Bhandara city is famous for brass and is known as ' Brass City ' also, Bhandara, as a district is famous for lakes and is known as ' District of lakes ' . Bhandara is split between two rivers, theWainganga and theSur, and crossed by National Highway No. 6. The city is surrounded by industries likeAshok Leyland, Sunflag Steel and anordnance factory. The Wainganga is the principal river in the district and the only stream that does not dry up in the hot weather.
The Norgyaling Tibetan settlement, the onlyTibetan community in Maharashtra, was established near Bhandara in 1972. About 1,000 Tibetans live in Norgyaling.[3]
According to local interpretation, the name Bhandara is a corruption of Bhanara. Reference to Bhanara is found in an inscription from 1100 AD inRatanpur. The district was under regency administration from 1818 to 1830. Prior to 1820, the district was administered fromLanji; the headquarters of the district was shifted to Bhandara in 1820–1821. The area became British Territory in 1853. From 1947 to 1956 the district of Bhandara, along with the other districts of theVidarbha region, continued to form a part of the central provinces. With the reorganization of states in 1956, Bhandara district was transferred from Madhya Pradesh to the Bombay State, which came into existence in the same year. In 1960 it became part of the newly formed state of Maharashtra. [4]
Bhandara is located at21°10′N79°39′E / 21.17°N 79.65°E /21.17; 79.65 in the north-east part of the state.[5] It has an average elevation of 244 metres (800 feet).
It is 60 km from the city ofNagpur. It falls on the majorNational Highway 53 joiningMumbai andKolkata.
The weather is extreme in all seasons, with temperatures in the summer as high as 45 °C and in winter as cool as 8 °C.
| Climate data for Bhandara | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27.6 (81.7) | 31.1 (88.0) | 35.2 (95.4) | 39.0 (102.2) | 42.1 (107.8) | 38.1 (100.6) | 30.5 (86.9) | 29.9 (85.8) | 30.8 (87.4) | 31.0 (87.8) | 29.3 (84.7) | 27.9 (82.2) | 32.7 (90.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 13.3 (55.9) | 15.4 (59.7) | 19.6 (67.3) | 24.6 (76.3) | 28.9 (84.0) | 27.4 (81.3) | 24.3 (75.7) | 24.1 (75.4) | 23.9 (75.0) | 21.2 (70.2) | 15.2 (59.4) | 12.9 (55.2) | 20.9 (69.6) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 11.9 (0.47) | 34.8 (1.37) | 17.0 (0.67) | 17.3 (0.68) | 15.5 (0.61) | 215.1 (8.47) | 413.3 (16.27) | 387.9 (15.27) | 207.3 (8.16) | 44.5 (1.75) | 15.5 (0.61) | 8.1 (0.32) | 1,388.2 (54.65) |
| Source:Government of Maharashtra | |||||||||||||
As of 2011[update], according to thecensus,[6] Bhandara had a population of 91,845. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Bhandara has an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average of 74.04%; with male literacy of 85% and female literacy of 75%. Eleven percent of the population is under 6 years of age. Bhandara is surrounded by five villages on its outskirts, Ganeshpur, Bela, Bhojapur, Khokarla, and Takli, which, combined with the city proper, yields a population of about 125000.
According to recent census of 2011,Hinduism is predominant religion in Bhandara city and its adherent are 77.23 percent of total population.
| Year | Male | Female | Total Population | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001[7] | 43553 | 41660 | 85213 | - |
| 2011[8] | 46409 | 45436 | 91845 | 0.078 |
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Marathi is spoken by majority of the population in Bhandara whileLodhi,Powari,Halbi,Koshti,Hindi andKalaari are spoken by some communities.Marathi andEnglish are official and co-official languages of the city, respectively.
Bhandara falls onNational Highway 53 andNational Highway 247. It is directly connected toNagpur andRaipur by private and government bus services. It is one of the divisions of theMSRTC. It has very good connectivity with neighboring Madhya Pradesh.
TheBhandara Road railway station (BRD) serves the city and surrounding region. Bhandara is directly connected to the state capitalMumbai,Raipur,Nagpur, andKolkata byIndian Railways.
There is no air transportation in Bhandara. The nearest airport isDr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport,Nagpur.
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