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Yavatmal | |
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City | |
 Yavatmal Municipal Council | |
 Yavatmal in Maharashtra | |
| Coordinates:20°14′N78°04′E / 20.24°N 78.06°E /20.24; 78.06 | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Maharashtra |
| Region | Vidarbha |
| District | Yavatmal |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Yavatmal Municipal Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 90 km2 (30 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 5 in Vidharbh |
| Elevation | 445 m (1,460 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 116,551 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Yavatmalkar |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 445001-445002 |
| Telephone code | 07232 |
| Vehicle registration | MH-29 |
| Website | www |
Yavatmal (pronunciationⓘ is a city andmunicipal council in the Indianstate ofMaharashtra. It is the administrative headquarters ofYavatmal District. Yavatmal is around 90 km away from divisional headquartersAmravati while it is 670 km (420 mi) away from the state capitalMumbai and 150 km south west ofNagpur.
The name is derived from theMarathiYavat (mountain) andmal (row).[2] Another theory isit might be derived from Yavateshwar (Lord Shiva) and Mal (one of the marathi word for Plateau)[citation needed] as the city is located on a plateau, which is comparatively higher altitude than its other tehsils.[citation needed]
Ain-i-Akbari records Yavatmal as the headquarters of a pargana under the name ofYot-Lohara –Yot being the Urdu or Persian corruption ofYevata, the original name of the town;Lohara the name of a village about 5 km (3 mi) to the west of Yavatmal, and the suffixmal is a corruption ofmahal (orpargana).
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Formerly known as "Yeoti" or "Yeotmal", Yavatmal was the main town of theBerar Sultanate and according to old writings "the safest place in the world". The then region of Yavatmal (now Yavatmal district), was part of the dominion ofAladdin Hassan Bahman Shah who founded theBahmani Sultanate in 1347. In 1572,Murtaza Shah, ruler of theAhmadnagar Sultanate (current dayAhmadnagar District), annexed the Yavatmal district. In 1596,Chand Bibi, warrior queen of Ahmadnagar, ceded the district of Yavatmal to theMughal Empire, then rulers of a large part of India. Following the death of the sixth Mughal EmperorAurangzeb in 1707, Yavatmal was passed on to theMaratha Empire. WhenRaghoji I Bhonsle became ruler of theNagpur kingdom in 1783, he included the Yavatmal district in his territory. After theBritish East India Company createdBerar Province in 1853, Yavatmal became part of East Berar District in 1863 and later part of the South East Berar district—both districts of theCentral Provinces and Berar. Yavatmal remained part of Madhya Pradesh until the 1956 reorganisation of states when it was transferred to theBombay State. With the creation of the Maharashtra state on 1 May 1960, Yavatmal district became a part of the same.
Yavatmal Municipal Council was constituted in 1869 but was dissolved shortly thereafter.[3] It was established again in 1894 and thus forms the oldest municipal council in the district. Mr. Eliot was first mayor and Lieutenant, W. Hege was deputy mayor. Govind Punaji Bari was the first Indian president of the Yavatmal Municipal council (2 January 1914 to 31 May 1932). The first elections conducted for the position of president of municipal council were held on 22 December 1934. Prior to that the same was appointed.[citation needed]
The mini-train calledShakuntala is a historic remark built by the British government to transport cotton which is now closed.
As of2011 Indian Census, Yavatmal had a total population of 116,551, of which 58,549 were males and 58,002 were females. The population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 11,360. The total number of literates in Yavatmal was 96,726, which constituted 82.9% of the population with male literacy of 85.1% and female literacy of 80.9%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Yavatmal was 91.9%, of which the male literacy rate was 94.8% and the female literacy rate was 89.1%. TheScheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 19,816 and 6,543 respectively. Yavatmal had 26,173 households in 2011.[1]
| Year | Male | Female | Total Population | Change |
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| 2001[4] | 61780 | 58896 | 120676 | - |
| 2011[5] | 58549 | 58002 | 116551 | -0.034 |
Majority of the population followHinduism, followed by significantMuslim andBuddhist minorities.[5]
The principal language of the Yavatmal district isMarathi howeverVarhadi dialect ofMarathi majorly spoken by people of Yavatmal. However, since the district has numerous Scheduled and Nomadic Tribes, other languages such asGormati or Banjari,Gondi, Beldari,Urdu,Telugu andKolami are also spoken in parts of the district. In 1973, theMarathi Sahitya Sammelan (Marathi Literature Conference) was hosted in the city for the first time which was presided over byGajanan Digambar Madgulkar. The second time, it was hosted on 11 January 2019 chaired by Vaishali Yende, widow of a suicide victim farmer, to highlight the issue of farmer suicides in the area.[citation needed]
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Yavatmal is known for its unique Navratri festival celebration, the whole city is known for organising huge celebration events for Navratri. Festivals likeGudi Padwa,Diwali,Dussehra,Christmas,Easter Sunday and almost allHindu andChristian occasions are celebrated. The district is also home to aBuddhist community, and they celebrateAmbedkar Jayanti in huge gatherings.
This city has a tropical savannah climate. The Köppen-Geiger climate classification is Aw. In Yavatmal, the average annual temperature is 26.8 °C. The rainfall here averages 946 mm.
| Climate data for Yavatmal (1991–2020, extremes 1949–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 35.2 (95.4) | 38.8 (101.8) | 41.8 (107.2) | 45.5 (113.9) | 46.6 (115.9) | 46.6 (115.9) | 39.5 (103.1) | 35.8 (96.4) | 38.2 (100.8) | 37.4 (99.3) | 34.9 (94.8) | 34.0 (93.2) | 46.6 (115.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.4 (83.1) | 31.4 (88.5) | 36.0 (96.8) | 39.8 (103.6) | 41.3 (106.3) | 36.2 (97.2) | 30.2 (86.4) | 28.9 (84.0) | 30.6 (87.1) | 31.5 (88.7) | 29.8 (85.6) | 28.5 (83.3) | 32.5 (90.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14.7 (58.5) | 17.1 (62.8) | 21.0 (69.8) | 24.5 (76.1) | 26.6 (79.9) | 24.5 (76.1) | 22.4 (72.3) | 21.8 (71.2) | 21.7 (71.1) | 20.1 (68.2) | 17.1 (62.8) | 14.5 (58.1) | 20.3 (68.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 6.4 (43.5) | 7.2 (45.0) | 9.8 (49.6) | 13.5 (56.3) | 18.2 (64.8) | 16.1 (61.0) | 15.2 (59.4) | 16.0 (60.8) | 16.3 (61.3) | 13.0 (55.4) | 8.6 (47.5) | 6.2 (43.2) | 6.2 (43.2) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 15.5 (0.61) | 9.6 (0.38) | 17.9 (0.70) | 11.1 (0.44) | 13.4 (0.53) | 180.0 (7.09) | 285.6 (11.24) | 238.4 (9.39) | 134.7 (5.30) | 55.1 (2.17) | 11.9 (0.47) | 3.9 (0.15) | 977.2 (38.47) |
| Average rainy days | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 8.7 | 13.9 | 11.8 | 8.2 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 52.6 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%)(at 17:30IST) | 38 | 31 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 50 | 72 | 77 | 68 | 56 | 46 | 40 | 46 |
| Source:India Meteorological Department[6][7][8] | |||||||||||||
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DuringBritish rule, Yavatmal city was classified as ahill station. Both cotton-ginning and pressing are carried on in Yavatmal, while the town is also the chief trading center in the district and connected by road with Dhamangaon station, 29 miles (47 km) away. Major business establishments in Yavatmal include the Raymond UCO mill that produces denim fabrics for jeans. There are establishments related to the cotton, and textile industries. There is a 106-acre (0.43 km2) textileSpecial Economic Zone (SEZ) under construction while HLL Unilever has also decided to restart the plant they currently have in the city. Other local businesses in the town are dominated by the presence ofagricultural supply facilities used by the nearby farming community.
Banking services are available in the Yavatmal,Arni, Ner,Pusad,Digras,Ghatanji andKelapur(Pandharkawada) andWani areas.
The major industrial centres are at: MIDCLohara,Darwha, Digras, Pusad,Umerkhed, Wani, Umari, Kelapur,Ralegaon andBabhulgaon, Ner, and Wani-Maregaon with the main market places in: Yavatmal City,Arni, Wani, Darwha, Digras, Ghatanji, Mohada, Pusad, Umerkhed and Kelapur.
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