Nagpur (Division)
| Nagpur Division नागपूर विभाग |
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| State : | Maharashtra |
| Coordinates | 21 ° 9 ′ N , 79 ° 5 ′ E |
| Administrative headquarters : | Nagpur |
| Area : | 51,336 km² |
| Residents : | 10,665,939 |
| Population density : | 208 inhabitants / km² |
| Districts : | 6th |
Nagpur ( Marathi नागपूर विभाग ) is a division in the Indian state of Maharashtra . It is part of the Vidarbha region .
history
The division was created in 1861 when the province of Nagpur , to which the area previously belonged, was united with the Saugor and Nerbudda territories to form the Central Provinces . After the establishment of the state of India , the area first came to Madhya Pradesh ; on November 1, 1956, a boundary correction was made according to linguistic criteria. The Nagpur division came to the state of Bombay except for the Balaghat district , which came to Madhya Pradesh . At the Gujarati - Marathi language border, the border between Gujarat and Maharashtra was drawn in 1960 , with the division becoming part of Maharashtra.
Districts
The division is divided into six districts:
| District | Capital | Area in km² | Population (as of 2001) | Population density in E / km² |
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| Bhandara | Bhandara | 3,890 | 1,135,835 | 292 |
| Chandrapur | Chandrapur | 10,690 | 2,071,101 | 155 |
| Gadchiroli | Gadchiroli | 14,412 | 970.294 | 67 |
| Gondia | Gondia | 4,843 | 1,200,151 | 247 |
| Nagpur | Nagpur | 9,897 | 4,051,444 | 409 |
| Wardha | Wardha | 6.310 | 1,236,736 | 196 |