Amravati (District)

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Amravati District
District map
State Maharashtra
Division : Amravati
Administrative headquarters : Amravati
Area : 12,210 km²
Residents : 2,888,445 (2011)
Population density : 237 inhabitants / km²
Website : amravati.nic.in

The district of Amravati (formerly Amraoti; Marathi : अमरावती जिल्हा ) is one of 35 districts of the state of Maharashtra in India.

The city of Amravati is the administrative seat of the district, which is part of the Amravati division and the Vidarbha region . The last census in 2011 showed a total population of 2,888,445 people.

history

From pre-Christian times to the year 1345, the area - like the entire region - was ruled by various Buddhist and Hindu rulers. The first state known by name was the Maurya Empire , the last non-Muslim dynasty were the Gond. After decades of military clashes with Muslim rulers in northern India, it was occupied by Muslim soldiers in 1345. Thereafter, various Muslim dynasties ruled until 1724 (Sultanate of Delhi, Bahmani, Dekkan sultanates and the Great Mughals). Although still officially part of the Mughal Empire, it was effectively ruled by the Marathi Bhonsle dynasty from 1724 to 1818 . Then it fell to the Nizam of Hyderabad and belonged to the state of Hyderabad until 1853 . It was then administered by the British as part of the Berar Province and was named East Berar District . In 1903 it became part of the Province of Central Provinces and Berar . In 1864, the Wun district (then called South East Berar) split off. Another part of the district formed from 1867 the Ellichpur district . However, this was reintegrated in 1905. With the independence of India in 1947 and the reorganization of the country, it became part of the new state of Madhya Pradesh in 1950 . In 1956 this Indian state was divided and the area came to the state of Bombay. This state was also dissolved in 1960 and the Amravati district became part of the new Indian state of Maharashtra.

population

The urban population makes up 35.91 percent of the total population. A clear vast majority of the population are Hindus. The Buddhists and Muslims are significant minorities. In 2001, of the 2,607,160 inhabitants, 1,883,148 were Hindus (72.23 percent), 350,403 Buddhists (13.44 percent) and 347,250 Muslims (13.32 percent).

Significant places

The most populous place in the district is the main town Amravati. Other important cities with a population of more than 20,000 people are Achalpur , Anjangaon , Warud, Morshi, Daryapur (Banosa), Shendurjana and Dattapur Dhamangaon.

Web links

Commons : Amravati District  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2011 census
  2. ^ History up to 1910
  3. ↑ Census of India 2001 (PDF; 54 kB)
  4. ↑ Population of the cities