Chandrapur (district)

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Chandrapur district
District map
State Maharashtra
Division : Nagpur
Administrative headquarters : Chandrapur
Area : 11,443 km²
Residents : 2,204,307
Population density : 193 inhabitants / km²
Website : District website

The Chandrapur district (formerly Chanda ; Marathi : चंद्रपूर जिल्हा ) is one of 35 districts of the Maharashtra state in India .

The city of Chandrapur is the administrative seat of the district, which belongs to the Nagpur division and the Vidarbha region . The last census in 2011 showed a total population of 2,204,307 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 Chanda district became part of the new Indian state of Maharashtra. In 1964 the district was given the current name Chandrapur. On August 26, 1982 part of the district was separated and forms the new Gadchiroli District .

population

The last census in 2011 counted 2,204,307 inhabitants. Of these, 1,123,834 were men (50.98 percent) and 1,080,473 women. Among the Dalits were 2011 348.365 (15.8 percent), the Adivasi 389,441 (17.7 percent) people. Of the total number of residents, 775,378 people (35.18 percent) lived in urban areas in 2011. Thus more than two thirds of the population lived in the country. The majority of the population of Chandrapur District speaks Marathi . There are 1,472 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 274.067 13.23% 11.301 0.55% 1,680,113 81.12% 4.135 0.20% 76,050 3.67% 4,922 0.24% 18,118 0.87% 2,395 0.12% 2,071,101 100.00%
Source: 2001 India Census

Population development

As everywhere in India, the population in the Chandrapur district has been growing rapidly for decades. However, the increase slowed down in the years 2001–2011 and was only a little over 6 percent (6.43%). In these ten years the population increased by just over 130,000 people. The following table shows the exact numbers:

Significant places

The most populous village in the district is the main town of Chandrapur. Other major cities with a population of more than 25,000 people are Ballarpur , Bhadravati , Warora , Brahmapuri, Ghugus and Rajura.

Web links

Commons : Chandrapur District  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
  • [1] - Chandrapur district map
  • [2] - Chandrapur 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, Chandrapur District (PDF; 55 kB)