Yavatmal (District)

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yavatmal district
District map
State Maharashtra
Division : Amravati
Administrative headquarters : Yavatmal
Area : 13,582 km²
Residents : 2,772,348
Population density : 204 inhabitants / km²
Website : yavatmal.nic.in

The district of Yavatmal ( Marathi : यवतमाळ जिल्हा ) is one of 35 districts of the state of Maharashtra in India .

The city of Yavatmal is the administrative seat of the district, which belongs to the Amravati division and the Vidarbha region . The last census in 2011 showed a total population of 2,772,348 people.

history

From pre-Christian times to the year 1425, 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 1425. Thereafter, various Muslim dynasties (Bahmani, Dekkan sultanates and the Great Mughals) ruled until 1724. 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 Central Provinces and Berar Province . Until it was renamed Yeotmal in 1903, it was named Wun District (in Marathi: Wani District). 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 Yavatmal district became part of the new Indian state of Maharashtra.

population

The urban population makes up only 21.58 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 2,458,271 inhabitants, 1,999,368 were Hindus (81.33 percent), 221,793 Buddhists (9.02 percent) and 196,909 Muslims (8.01 percent).

Significant places

The most populous village in the district is the main town of Yavatmal. Other major cities with a population of more than 25,000 people are Pusad , Wani , Umarkhed , Digras , Wadgaon Road , Pandharkaoda , Ner and Darwha .

Web links

Commons : Yavatmal District  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
  • District website
  • [1] - Map of the Yavatmal district
  • [2] - Yavatmal 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 (PDF; 54 kB)
  4. ^ Result of the 2011 census on city population