Bhandara district

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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Bhandara}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Bhandara district
| settlement_type = [[Districts of Maharashtra|District]] of [[Maharashtra]]
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| image_skyline = All the remains of the circumambulation wall of Pauni Fort- Pauni (Bhandara District)- Maharashtra- IMG 6791.jpg
| image_caption = Ruined walls at Pauni Fort, [[Pauni]]
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Nagpur Division|Nagpur]]
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| seat = [[Bhandara]]
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| p1 = 1. [[Bhandara]], 2. [[Tumsar]], 3. [[Pauni]] and 4. [[Mohadi]], 5. [[Sakoli]], 6. [[Lakhni]], 7. [[Lakhandur]]
| area_total_km2 = 3,717
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| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 1,200,334
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'''Bhandara District''' is an administrative [[Districts of Maharashtra|district]] in the state of [[Maharashtra]] in [[India]]. The district headquarters are located at [[Bhandara, Maharashtra|Bhandara]]. The district occupies an area of 3717 km2 and has a population of 1,200,334 (605,520 males and 594,814 females), of which 19.48% are urban as of 2011.
The growth rate of Bhandara is 5.56% <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindiamaps.net/page/India_WhizMap/IndiaMap.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-08-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100111052456/http://www.censusindiamaps.net/page/India_WhizMap/IndiaMap.htm |archive-date=2010-01-11 }}</ref> Bhandara has a mixed economy with agriculture, industries and forest resources. [[Bhandara]] is known for its large production of rice. [[Tumsar]], a tahsil town, is a noted rice market. Bhandara town is also known as "Brass City" owing to the presence of a large brass products industry. Bhandara has several tourist destinations, like [[Ambagad Fort]], [[Brahmi]], [[Chinchgad]], and [[Dighori]].

The district is also known for the Ordnance Factory Bhandara of the [[Ordnance Factories Board]], which manufactures products for the [[Indian Armed Forces]]. It is located on an estate which is commonly known as Jawaharnagar colony. This is the only [[Kendriya Vidyalaya]] in the Bhandara district. [[Ashok Leyland]], a [[Hinduja Group]] Company, has a production facility at Gadegaon near Bhandara. Sunflag Iron Steel company and Shivmangal Ispat Pvt. Ltd. are other major industrial undertakings in the district.

==History==
In the seventh century, the district was included in the territories of the [[Haihaya yadav ]] kings of [[Chhattisgarh]], whose kingdom was known as [[Maha Kosala]]. The name of the district is derived from 'Bhannara', the name by which it is mentioned in a stone inscription at [[Ratanpur]], which confirms that the name dates back to at least the 11th century. Formerly a part of the territories of the Haihaya Rajput kings of [[Chhattisgarh]], Bhandara was taken over by the [[Panwar rajput]] in the 12th century, followed by the [[Gondi people|Gond]] chiefs.

By the 17th century, the district was made a part of [[Vidarbha|Berar]] by [[Peshwas]], who had invaded the region during the period. In 1699, the region came under the control of [[Parasoji Bhonsle]] along with the territories of [[Vidarbha]] and Berar. [[Raghoji Bhonsle]] of Vidarbha became the leader in 1743, and was succeeded by his son Janoji after his death in 1755. The feudal dynasty of Lanji governed the region from 1818 to 1830, and formed the Bhandara district in 1821.

Peshwas were ousted by [[Nizam]]s during the 1850s, who ceded Berar to the [[British East India Company]] in 1903. With the re-organisation of states in 1956, Bhandara was transferred to [[Bombay Province]] from the state of [[Madhya Pradesh]]. After the formation of Maharashtra in 1960, Bhandara evolved as a district of the state. The erstwhile Bhandara district was bifurcated on 1 May 1999, and a new district, [[Gondia district|Gondia]], was formed. Thus, Gondia and Bhandara came into existence.

== Ambagad Fort ==
This medieval period fort is situated in [[Tumsar]], about 13 km away from Tumsar. It was constructed by [[Raja Khan Pathan]], the subhedar{{which lang|date=January 2020}} of [[Bakht Buland Shah]] , the ruler of [[Devgadh]] around 1700 AD. Later it came under the possession of [[Raghoji I Bhonsle]] of [[Nagpur]], who used it as a prison for captives. Later it was taken over by the British.

==Geography==
Bhandara is one of the major administrative districts in Maharashtra, and is located in the [[Nagpur]] division at 21°10'N 79°39'E. The district is enveloped by [[Balaghat district]] (Madhya Pradesh) in the north and [[Chandrapur district|Chandrapur]] in the south, while [[Gondia]] and [[Nagpur]] mark its eastern and western borders, respectively. Covering an area of 3716 km<sup>2</sup>, the district of Bhandara is segregated into three sub-divisions, Bhandara, Tumsar and Sakoli, that are further divided into seven talukas. Bhandara sub-division is divided into two talukas: [[Bhandara]] and [[Pauni]].Tumsar division have [[Tumsar]] and [[Mohadi]]. Sakoli sub-division is divided into three talukas: [[Sakoli]], [[Lakhani, Maharashtra|Lakhani]], and [[Lakhandur]].

==Demographics==
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=2,76,306|13=1911|14=3,22,277|15=1921|16=3,37,193|17=1931|18=3,87,388|19=1941|20=4,52,512|21=1951|22=5,03,536|23=1961|24=5,93,898|25=1971|26=7,31,053|27=1981|28=8,50,488|29=1991|30=10,21,408|31=2001|32=11,36,146|33=2011|34=12,00,334|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=right}}According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Bhandara district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,200,334,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Timor-Leste]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Timor-Leste 1,177,834 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> or the US state of [[Rhode Island]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|title=2010 Resident Population Data
|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau
|access-date=2011-09-30
|quote=Rhode Island 1,052,567
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|archive-date=2013-10-19
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 397th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/>
The district has a population density of {{convert|294|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001–2011 was 5.65%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Bhandara has a [[sex ratio]] of 982 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 83.76%.<ref name=districtcensus/>

==Language and culture ==
At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 93.19% of the population in the district spoke [[Marathi language|Marathi]], 4.91% [[Hindi]] and 0.48% [[Gondi language|Gondi]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

[[Marathi language|Marathi]] is the official as well as the most spoken language in the district. Bhandara city has many people from other Indian states as well as people belonging to the world's major faiths.

There are three [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituencies in this district: [[Tumsar]], Bhandara (SC) and Sakoli. All of these are part of the [[Bhandara-Gondiya (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bhandara-Gondiya Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ceo.maharashtra.gov.in/acs.php |title=Districtwise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies |publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website |access-date=2009-03-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225084439/http://ceo.maharashtra.gov.in/acs.php |archive-date=25 February 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Economy==
Bhandara has a mixed economy including agriculture, manufacturing and forest resources. With several ancient temples and historical monuments, along with lakes, parks and sanctuaries, Bhandara attracts many tourists.

In 2006 the [[Ministry of Panchayati Raj]] named Bhandara one of the country's 250 [[Poverty in India|most backward districts]] (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=brgf/> It is one of the twelve districts in Maharashtra currently receiving funds from the [[Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme]] (BRGF).<ref name=brgf>{{cite web|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj |date=8 September 2009 |title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme |publisher=National Institute of Rural Development |url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |access-date=27 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |archive-date=5 April 2012 }}</ref>

==See also==

*[[Bhandara Tehsil]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Bhandara district}}
{{EB1911 poster|Bhandara}}
*[http://bhandara.nic.in/ Bhandara district website]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Bhandara district
|North = [[Balaghat district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
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|East = [[Gondiya district]]
|Southeast = [[Gadchiroli district]]
|South = [[Chandrapur district]]
|Southwest =
|West = [[Nagpur district]]
|Northwest =
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