Nagpur Division | |
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 Location of Nagpur Division in Maharashtra | |
| Coordinates:21°09′36″N79°04′48″E / 21.16000°N 79.08000°E /21.16000; 79.08000 | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| Districts | 1.Bhandara, 2.Chandrapur, 3.Gadchiroli, 4.Gondia, 5.Nagpur, 6.Wardha |
| Government | |
| • Commissioner Nagpur Division | Vijayalakshmi Bidari IAS |
| • Police Commissioner Nagpur Division | NA |
| • All Guardian Minister Nagpur Division |
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| • All District Collector's Nagpur Division |
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| • All MP's Nagpur Division | NA |
| Area | |
• Total | 51,336 km2 (19,821 sq mi) |
| • Under irrigation | 4,820 km2 (1,860 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 11,754,434 |
TheNagpur Division is one of six administrativedivisions of the state ofMaharashtra inIndia. Nagpur is the easternmost division in the state, with an administrative headquarters in the city ofNagpur. It covers 51,336 km² (19,821 mi²). TheAmravati and Nagpur divisions make up theVidarbha region.
Two airports,Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport andGondia Airport, are located here.
Nagpur Division was created in 1861, when theCentral Provinces administrative division ofBritish India was created by merging theNagpur Province and theSaugor and Nerbudda Territories. Before 1861, Nagpur Division had been part ofNagpur Province, which had been created after theNagpur kingdom was annexed by the British in 1853 by means of theDoctrine of lapse.[1] The British Nagpur Division included the current districts as well asBalaghat District, currently part ofMadhya Pradesh.[2]
After Indian Independence, TheCentral Provinces and Berar (Nagpur and Amravati divisions) became the new state ofMadhya Pradesh. The Indian states were reorganised along linguistic lines in 1956, and on 1 November, Nagpur and Amravati divisions were transferred toBombay State, while Balaghat District remained in Madhya Pradesh. TheMarathi-speaking portion of Bombay State became Maharashtra in 1960.
As per the2011 Census of India, Amravati Division had a population of 11,258,117 in the year 2011.[3]
Marathi is the most spoken language, which is also the sole official language of the region. There are significant minorities of Hindi speakers and speakers of tribal languages in Nagpur Division.
At the time of the2011 Census of India, 80.14% of the population of Nagpur Division followedHinduism, 12.70%Buddhism, 5.19%Islam, 0.47%Christianity and the remaining 1.50% of the population followed other religions or stated no religion.[3]
Nagpur Division has 6 districts. Following table shows the districts of Nagpur Division and their talukas:
| Name of Division (Headquarter) | Sr. No. | Districts | Administration | Sub-Division | Taluka | Source |
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| Nagpur Division HQ=Nagpur Districts=6 SubDivisions=31 Talukas=64 | 1. | Bhandara district | HQ-Bhandara Sub-Divisions-3 Taluka-7 | Bhandara | District website | |
| Tumsar | ||||||
| Sakoli | ||||||
| 2. | Chandrapur District | HQ-Chandrapur Sub-Divisions-8 Taluka-15 | Chandrapur | District website | ||
| Ballarpur | ||||||
| Mul | ||||||
| Gondpimpri | ||||||
| Warora | ||||||
| Chimur | ||||||
| Rajura | ||||||
| Bramhapuri | ||||||
| 3. | Gadchiroli District | HQ-Gadchiroli Sub-Divisions-6 Taluka-12 | Gadchiroli | District website | ||
| Chamorshi | ||||||
| Aheri | ||||||
| Etapalli | ||||||
| Desaiganj/(Wadasa) | ||||||
| Kurkheda | ||||||
| 4. | Gondia District | HQ-Gondia Sub-Divisions-4 Taluka-8 | Gondia | District website | ||
| Tiroda | ||||||
| Deori | ||||||
| Arjuni Morgaon | ||||||
| 5. | Nagpur District | HQ-Nagpur Sub-Divisions-7 Taluka-14 | Nagpur City | District website | ||
| Nagpur Rural |
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| Mauda | ||||||
| Umred | ||||||
| Ramtek | ||||||
| Saoner | ||||||
| Katol | ||||||
| 6. | Wardha District | HQ-Wardha Sub-Divisions-3 Taluka-8 | Wardha | District website | ||
| Arvi | ||||||
| Hinganghat | ||||||
| Total Districts = 6 | Total Sub-Divisions = 31 | Total Talukas = 64 | ||||
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