Buldhana (District)

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Buldhana District
District map
State Maharashtra
Division : Amravati
Administrative headquarters : Buldhana
Area : 9,661 km²
Residents : 2,586,258
Population density : 268 inhabitants / km²
Website : buldhana.nic.in

The Buldhana District (also Buldana; Marathi : बुलढाणा जिल्हा ) is one of 35 districts of the Maharashtra state in India .

The city of Buldhana (Buldana) is the administrative seat of the district that belongs to the Amravati division and the Vidarbha region . The last census in 2011 showed a total population of 2,586,258 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 belonged to the West Berar District. In 1864 it became an independent district as South West Berar. As early as 1865 the new district was renamed Mehkar. After the main town was moved from Mehkar to Buldhana in 1867, it was given its current name. Buldhana became part of the Central Provinces and Berar Province in 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 Buldhana district became part of the new Indian state of Maharashtra .

population

The last census in 2011 counted 2,586,258 inhabitants. Of these, 1,337,560 were men (51.72 percent) and 1,248,698 women. Among the Dalits were 2011 470.895 (18.2 percent), the Adivasi 229,450 (8.9 per cent) people. Of the total number of residents, 548,860 people (21.22 percent) lived in urban areas in 2011. Thus almost 4 out of 5 inhabitants still lived in the country. The majority of the population of Buldhana District speaks Marathi . There are 1,297 inhabited villages in the entire district.

Population of the district by confession

A clear vast majority of the population are Hindus. The Buddhists and Muslims are significant minorities. 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 % number %
2001 306.503 13.73% 2,545 0.11% 1,622,192 72.66% 12,254 0.55% 285,387 12.78% 1,501 0.07% 823 0.04% 1,275 0.06% 2,232,480 100.00%
Source: 2001 India Census

Population development

As everywhere in India, the population in the Buldhana district has been growing rapidly for decades. Although the increase fell to around 15 percent (15.85%) between 2001 and 2011, it is still significant in absolute terms. In those ten years the population still increased by over 350,000 people. The following table shows the exact numbers:

Significant places

The district's most populous town is Khamgaon . Other important cities with a population of more than 25,000 people are the capital Buldhana, Malkapur , Shegaon , Chikhli , Mehkar , Nandura and Jalgaon Jamod .

Web links

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

Individual evidence

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