Bhandara (District)

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Bhandara District
District map
State Maharashtra
Division : Nagpur
Administrative headquarters : Bhandara
Area : 4,087 km²
Residents : 1,200,334
Population density : 294 inhabitants / km²
Website : bhandara.nic.in

The Bhandara district ( Marathi : भंडारा जिल्हा ) is one of 35 districts of the state of Maharashtra in the region Vidarbha in India .

The city of Bhandara is the administrative seat of the district. The last census in 2011 showed a total population of 1,200,334 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). In 1739 the area became independent as Nagpur Kingdom as part of the Hindu Marathi Empire. After the Marathas were defeated by the British in 1818, it became part of the British Empire as an independent state. After the last ruler of the kingdom died in 1853, the kingdom of Nagpur was incorporated into the British administrative region of Central Provinces (Central Provinces and Berar since 1903). 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 Bhandara district became part of the new Indian state of Maharashtra. On May 1, 1999, part of the district was separated and formed the new Gondia district .

population

The last census in 2011 counted 1,200,334 inhabitants. Of these, 605,520 were men (50.45 percent) and 594,814 were women. Among the Dalits were 2011 200.372 (16.7 percent), the Adivasi 88,886 (7.4 per cent) people. Of the total number of residents, 233,831 people (19.48 percent) lived in urban areas in 2011. Thus more than 4 out of 5 inhabitants still lived in the country. The majority of the population of Bhandara District speaks Marathi . There are 778 inhabited villages in the entire district.

Population of the district by confession

A clear vast majority of the population are Hindus. The Buddhists are a significant minority. The following table shows the exact religious composition of the population:

year Buddhists Christians Hindus Jainas Muslims Sikhs Other not specified Total
number % number % number % number % number % number % number % number % Residents %
2001 144,541 12.72% 1,844 0.16% 953.507 83.92% 975 0.09% 23,324 2.05% 739 0.07% 10,655 0.94% 561 0.05% 1,136,146 100.00%
Source: 2001 India Census

Population development

As everywhere in India, the population in the Bhandara district has been growing rapidly for decades. However, the increase fell in the years 2001–2011 to below 6 percent (5.65%). In these ten years the population increased by just over 60,000 people. The following table shows the exact numbers:

Significant places

The most populous town in the district is the main town of Bhandara. Other major cities with a population of more than 10,000 people are Tumsar, Pauni, Sakoli, Sawari Jawharnagar and Warthi.

Web links

Commons : Bhandara District  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
  • District website
  • [1] - Map of Bhandara District
  • [2] - Bhandara District
  • [3] - Some background information about the district
  • [4] - Economy, nature and sights

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2011 census
  2. ^ History up to 1910
  3. ↑ Census of India 2001, Bhandara District (PDF; 55 kB)