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Nagpur district

Nagpur district (Marathi pronunciation: [naːɡpuːɾ]) is a district in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra state in central India. The city of Nagpur is the district administrative centre. The district is part of Nagpur Division.

Nagpur district
Clockwise from top-left: Deekshabhoomi, Nagardhan Fort, Kalidas Memorial at Ramtek, Rivers at Ambhora, Stone circles of Junapani
Location in Maharashtra
Nagpur district
Coordinates (Nagpur): 21°00′N 79°00′E / 21.000°N 79.000°E / 21.000; 79.000
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DivisionNagpur
HeadquartersNagpur
Tehsils1. Ramtek, 2. Umred, 3. Kalameshwar, 4. Katol, 5. Kamthi, 6. Kuhi, 7. Narkhed, 8. Nagpur, 9. Nagpur (Rural), 10. Parseoni, 11. Bhiwapur, 12. Mouda, 13. Savner, 14. Hingna
Government
 • Guardian MinisterDevendra Fadnavis
Deputy Chief Minister
 • Divisional Commissioner
  • Vijayalaxmi Bidari(IAS)
 • District Collector
  • Dr.Vipin Itankar(IAS)
 • MPs
Area
 • Total9,892 km2 (3,819 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total4,653,570
 • Density470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
 • Urban
64.26%
Demographics
 • Literacy89.5%
 • Sex ratio948
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Average annual precipitation1205 mm
Nominal gross domestic product(Nagpur district)INR 2,53,66crores (2019-20) [2]
Per capita income(Nagpur district)INR 1,74,442 (2019-20) [3]
Websitenagpur.gov.in

Nagpur district is bounded by Bhandara district on the east, Chandrapur district on the southeast, Wardha district on the southwest, Amravati district on the northwest and Chhindwara district and Seoni district of Madhya Pradesh state on the north.

History Edit

In 1853, after the death of Raghoji III, the princely state of Nagpur was annexed by the British and the territory occupied by the present district became part of the then Nagpur Province. In 1861, it was merged with the Central Provinces. In 1903 it became part of the Central Provinces and Berar. In 1950 Nagpur district was created as became part of the newly formed Madhya Pradesh state and Nagpur became its capital. In 1956, after a reorganisation of Indian states, Nagpur district was incorporated into Bombay state. On 1 May 1960, it became a district of Maharashtra state.

Geography Edit

 
Map of Nagpur district with major towns and rivers.

Climate Edit

Nagpur
Climate chart (explanation)
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Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
Precipitation totals in mm
Source: World Weather Information Service
Imperial conversion
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83
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0.5
 
 
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59
 
 
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Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
Precipitation totals in inches
Climate data for Nagpur
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 33
(91)
37
(99)
41
(106)
47
(117)
49
(120)
45
(113)
38
(100)
40
(104)
39
(102)
37
(99)
35
(95)
32
(90)
49
(120)
Average high °C (°F) 28.6
(83.5)
32.1
(89.8)
36.3
(97.3)
40.2
(104.4)
42.6
(108.7)
37.8
(100.0)
31.5
(88.7)
30.4
(86.7)
31.8
(89.2)
32.6
(90.7)
30.4
(86.7)
28.2
(82.8)
33.5
(92.3)
Average low °C (°F) 12.4
(54.3)
15.0
(59.0)
19.0
(66.2)
23.9
(75.0)
27.9
(82.2)
26.3
(79.3)
24.1
(75.4)
23.6
(74.5)
22.9
(73.2)
19.8
(67.6)
14.9
(58.8)
12.1
(53.8)
20.2
(68.4)
Record low °C (°F) 7
(45)
8
(46)
12
(54)
17
(63)
18
(64)
20
(68)
20
(68)
20
(68)
19
(66)
11
(52)
5
(41)
3.5
(38.3)
3.5
(38.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 10.2
(0.40)
12.3
(0.48)
17.8
(0.70)
13.2
(0.52)
16.3
(0.64)
172.2
(6.78)
304.3
(11.98)
291.6
(11.48)
194.4
(7.65)
51.4
(2.02)
11.8
(0.46)
17.2
(0.68)
1,112.7
(43.81)
Source: [4]

Divisions Edit

Nagpur district is divided into 14 talukas: Ramtek, Umred, Kalameshwar, Katol, Kamthi, Kuhi, Narkhed, Nagpur, Nagpur Rural, Parseoni, Bhiwapur, Mouda, Savner and Hingna.

Sub-Divisions and Tahsils in Nagpur District
Sub-Division Tahsils
Nagpur City
  • Nagpur City
Nagpur Gramin
  • Nagpur Gramin
  • Hingna
Kamptee
  • Kamptee
  • Mauda
Umred
  • Umred
  • Bhiwapur
  • Kuhi
Ramtek
  • Ramtek
  • Parseoni
Saoner
  • Saoner
  • Kalmeshwar
Katol
  • Katol
  • Narkhed

Nagpur district has 12 Vidhan Sabha constituencies: Nagpur South West, Nagpur South, Nagpur East, Nagpur Central, Nagpur West, Nagpur North, Katol, Savner, Hingna, Umred, Kamthi and Ramtek. The first six constituencies are part of Nagpur Lok Sabha constituency and rest are part of Ramtek Lok Sabha constituency.[5]

Administration Edit

Members of Parliament Edit

Guardian Minister Edit

District Magistrate/Collector Edit

  • Dr.Vipin Itankar (IAS) (2018 - Incumbent)

Demographics Edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901748,489—    
1911806,287+0.75%
1921789,940−0.20%
1931936,987+1.72%
19411,056,537+1.21%
19511,230,535+1.54%
19611,508,455+2.06%
19711,942,688+2.56%
19812,588,811+2.91%
19913,287,139+2.42%
20014,067,637+2.15%
20114,653,570+1.35%
source:[6]

According to the 2011 census Nagpur district had a population of 4,653,570,[7] roughly equal to the nation of Ireland[8] or the US state of South Carolina.[9] This gives it a ranking of 29th in India (out of a total of 640).[7] The district has a population density of 470 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,200/sq mi) .[7] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 14.39%.[7] Nagpur has a sex ratio of 948 females for every 1000 males,[7] and a literacy rate of 89.52%. 68.31% of the population lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 18.65% and 9.40% of the population respectively.[7]

Year Male Female Total Population Change Religion (%)
Hindu Muslim Christian Sikhs Buddhist Jain Other religions and persuasions Religion not stated
2001[10] 2105314 1962323 4067637 - 75.980 7.294 0.779 0.483 14.486 0.556 0.360 0.063
2011[11] 2384975 2268595 4653570 14.405 75.044 8.402 0.745 0.440 14.356 0.527 0.262 0.226

Languages in Nagpur district (2011)[12]

  Marathi (70.11%)
  Hindi (17.71%)
  Urdu (4.20%)
  Chhattisgarhi (1.39%)
  Gondi (1.09%)
  Sindhi (0.97%)
  Others (4.53%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 70.11% of the population spoke Marathi, 17.71% Hindi, 4.20% Urdu, 1.39% Chhattisgarhi, 1.09% Gondi and 0.97% Sindhi as their first language.[12]

Urban areas Edit

The current District Collector is Abhishek Krishna. Nagpur district is made up of the following administrative bodies:[13]

  • Nagpur Municipal Corporation
  • Nagpur Improvement Trust
  • Narkhed Municipal Council
  • Katol Municipal Council
  • Saoner Municipal Council
  • Ramtek Municipal Council
  • Mowad Municipal Council
  • Khapa Municipal Council
  • Umred Municipal Council
  • Narkhed Municipal Council
  • Kalmeshwar Municipal Council
  • Kamptee municipal Council

Transport Edit

 
Public transport bus in Nagpur
 
Nagpur's International Airport has the busiest air traffic control room in India.

Due to its central location in India, the Nagpur Railway Station is an important railway junction. It is a transit terminal for trains that connect the country lengthwise and breadthwise, especially trains connecting India's major metropolises, Mumbai to Howrah-Kolkata, Delhi and Jammu to Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Kanyakumari in the South, as well as western cities such as Pune and Ahmedabad.[14]

 
Nagpur Junction

Nagpur is also a major road junction as India's two major national highways, Kanyakumari-Varanasi (NH  7) and Hajira-Kolkata (NH 6), pass through the city.[14] Highway number 69 connects Nagpur to Obaidullaganj near Bhopal. Nagpur is at the junction of Asian HigLanka and AH46 connecting Kharagpur to Dhule.

The MSRTC buses run a cheap transport service in and around the district, reaching out to even the most remote areas of the district.

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport in Sonegaon, Nagpur, is a domestic and international airport, which connects Nagpur to Mumbai, Delhi, Sharjah, Dubai and Muscat via Doha .

References Edit

  1. ^ "District Nagpur".
  2. ^ Records, Official. "nominal gross district Domestic Product of Maharashtra 2019-20". economy Department, Government of Maharashtra, India. Maharashtra Vidhanmanda.
  3. ^ Records, Official. "Per capita income Districts of Maharashtra 2019-20". economy Department, Government of Maharashtra, India. Maharashtra Vidhanmanda.
  4. ^ "Nagpur, India". Whetherbase. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
  5. ^ . Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Archived from the original on 18 March 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
  6. ^ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
  7. ^ a b c d e f "District Census Hand Book – Nagpur" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  8. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. . Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011. Ireland 4,670,976 July 2011 est.
  9. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 30 September 2011. South Carolina 4,625,364
  10. ^ Census India 2001.
  11. ^ Census India 2011.
  12. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population By Mother Tongue: Maharashtra". census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  13. ^ . Government of Maharashtra. Archived from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
  14. ^ a b Deshpande, Vivek (4 May 2006). . The Indian Express. India. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 22 June 2006.

External links Edit

  • Official website

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Nagpur district Marathi pronunciation naːɡpuːɾ is a district in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra state in central India The city of Nagpur is the district administrative centre The district is part of Nagpur Division Nagpur districtDistrict of MaharashtraClockwise from top left Deekshabhoomi Nagardhan Fort Kalidas Memorial at Ramtek Rivers at Ambhora Stone circles of JunapaniLocation in MaharashtraNagpur districtCoordinates Nagpur 21 00 N 79 00 E 21 000 N 79 000 E 21 000 79 000Country IndiaStateMaharashtraDivisionNagpurHeadquartersNagpurTehsils1 Ramtek 2 Umred 3 Kalameshwar 4 Katol 5 Kamthi 6 Kuhi 7 Narkhed 8 Nagpur 9 Nagpur Rural 10 Parseoni 11 Bhiwapur 12 Mouda 13 Savner 14 HingnaGovernment Guardian MinisterDevendra Fadnavis Deputy Chief Minister Divisional CommissionerVijayalaxmi Bidari IAS District CollectorDr Vipin Itankar IAS MPsNitin Gadkari Nagpur Krupal Tumane Ramtek Area 1 Total9 892 km2 3 819 sq mi Population 2011 Total4 653 570 Density470 km2 1 200 sq mi Urban64 26 Demographics Literacy89 5 Sex ratio948Time zoneUTC 05 30 IST Average annual precipitation1205 mmNominal gross domestic product Nagpur district INR 2 53 66crores 2019 20 2 Per capita income Nagpur district INR 1 74 442 2019 20 3 Websitenagpur wbr gov wbr inNagpur district is bounded by Bhandara district on the east Chandrapur district on the southeast Wardha district on the southwest Amravati district on the northwest and Chhindwara district and Seoni district of Madhya Pradesh state on the north Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2 1 Climate 3 Divisions 4 Administration 4 1 Members of Parliament 4 2 Guardian Minister 4 3 District Magistrate Collector 5 Demographics 5 1 Urban areas 6 Transport 7 References 8 External linksHistory EditIn 1853 after the death of Raghoji III the princely state of Nagpur was annexed by the British and the territory occupied by the present district became part of the then Nagpur Province In 1861 it was merged with the Central Provinces In 1903 it became part of the Central Provinces and Berar In 1950 Nagpur district was created as became part of the newly formed Madhya Pradesh state and Nagpur became its capital In 1956 after a reorganisation of Indian states Nagpur district was incorporated into Bombay state On 1 May 1960 it became a district of Maharashtra state Geography Edit nbsp Map of Nagpur district with major towns and rivers Climate Edit NagpurClimate chart explanation J F M A M J J A S O N D 10 29 12 12 32 15 18 36 19 13 40 24 16 43 28 172 38 26 304 32 24 292 30 24 194 32 23 51 33 20 12 30 15 17 28 12 Average max and min temperatures in C Precipitation totals in mmSource World Weather Information ServiceImperial conversionJFMAMJJASOND 0 4 83 54 0 5 90 59 0 7 97 66 0 5 104 75 0 6 109 82 6 8 100 79 12 89 75 11 87 74 7 6 89 73 2 91 68 0 5 87 59 0 7 83 54 Average max and min temperatures in F Precipitation totals in inchesClimate data for NagpurMonth Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearRecord high C F 33 91 37 99 41 106 47 117 49 120 45 113 38 100 40 104 39 102 37 99 35 95 32 90 49 120 Average high C F 28 6 83 5 32 1 89 8 36 3 97 3 40 2 104 4 42 6 108 7 37 8 100 0 31 5 88 7 30 4 86 7 31 8 89 2 32 6 90 7 30 4 86 7 28 2 82 8 33 5 92 3 Average low C F 12 4 54 3 15 0 59 0 19 0 66 2 23 9 75 0 27 9 82 2 26 3 79 3 24 1 75 4 23 6 74 5 22 9 73 2 19 8 67 6 14 9 58 8 12 1 53 8 20 2 68 4 Record low C F 7 45 8 46 12 54 17 63 18 64 20 68 20 68 20 68 19 66 11 52 5 41 3 5 38 3 3 5 38 3 Average precipitation mm inches 10 2 0 40 12 3 0 48 17 8 0 70 13 2 0 52 16 3 0 64 172 2 6 78 304 3 11 98 291 6 11 48 194 4 7 65 51 4 2 02 11 8 0 46 17 2 0 68 1 112 7 43 81 Source 4 Divisions EditNagpur district is divided into 14 talukas Ramtek Umred Kalameshwar Katol Kamthi Kuhi Narkhed Nagpur Nagpur Rural Parseoni Bhiwapur Mouda Savner and Hingna Sub Divisions and Tahsils in Nagpur District Sub Division TahsilsNagpur City Nagpur CityNagpur Gramin Nagpur Gramin HingnaKamptee Kamptee MaudaUmred Umred Bhiwapur KuhiRamtek Ramtek ParseoniSaoner Saoner KalmeshwarKatol Katol NarkhedNagpur district has 12 Vidhan Sabha constituencies Nagpur South West Nagpur South Nagpur East Nagpur Central Nagpur West Nagpur North Katol Savner Hingna Umred Kamthi and Ramtek The first six constituencies are part of Nagpur Lok Sabha constituency and rest are part of Ramtek Lok Sabha constituency 5 Administration EditMembers of Parliament Edit Nitin Gadkari BJP Nagpur Krupal Tumane BSS Ramtek Guardian Minister Edit Devendra FadnavisDistrict Magistrate Collector Edit Dr Vipin Itankar IAS 2018 Incumbent Demographics EditHistorical populationYearPop p a 1901748 489 1911806 287 0 75 1921789 940 0 20 1931936 987 1 72 19411 056 537 1 21 19511 230 535 1 54 19611 508 455 2 06 19711 942 688 2 56 19812 588 811 2 91 19913 287 139 2 42 20014 067 637 2 15 20114 653 570 1 35 source 6 According to the 2011 census Nagpur district had a population of 4 653 570 7 roughly equal to the nation of Ireland 8 or the US state of South Carolina 9 This gives it a ranking of 29th in India out of a total of 640 7 The district has a population density of 470 inhabitants per square kilometre 1 200 sq mi 7 Its population growth rate over the decade 2001 2011 was 14 39 7 Nagpur has a sex ratio of 948 females for every 1000 males 7 and a literacy rate of 89 52 68 31 of the population lived in urban areas Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 18 65 and 9 40 of the population respectively 7 Year Male Female Total Population Change Religion Hindu Muslim Christian Sikhs Buddhist Jain Other religions and persuasions Religion not stated2001 10 2105314 1962323 4067637 75 980 7 294 0 779 0 483 14 486 0 556 0 360 0 0632011 11 2384975 2268595 4653570 14 405 75 044 8 402 0 745 0 440 14 356 0 527 0 262 0 226Graphs are temporarily unavailable due to technical issues Graphs are temporarily unavailable due to technical issues Languages in Nagpur district 2011 12 Marathi 70 11 Hindi 17 71 Urdu 4 20 Chhattisgarhi 1 39 Gondi 1 09 Sindhi 0 97 Others 4 53 At the time of the 2011 Census of India 70 11 of the population spoke Marathi 17 71 Hindi 4 20 Urdu 1 39 Chhattisgarhi 1 09 Gondi and 0 97 Sindhi as their first language 12 Urban areas Edit The current District Collector is Abhishek Krishna Nagpur district is made up of the following administrative bodies 13 Nagpur Municipal Corporation Nagpur Improvement Trust Narkhed Municipal Council Katol Municipal Council Saoner Municipal Council Ramtek Municipal Council Mowad Municipal Council Khapa Municipal Council Umred Municipal Council Narkhed Municipal Council Kalmeshwar Municipal Council Kamptee municipal CouncilTransport EditMain article Transport in Nagpur Main article Nagpur Railway Station nbsp Public transport bus in Nagpur nbsp Nagpur s International Airport has the busiest air traffic control room in India Due to its central location in India the Nagpur Railway Station is an important railway junction It is a transit terminal for trains that connect the country lengthwise and breadthwise especially trains connecting India s major metropolises Mumbai to Howrah Kolkata Delhi and Jammu to Chennai Hyderabad Bangalore and Kanyakumari in the South as well as western cities such as Pune and Ahmedabad 14 nbsp Nagpur JunctionNagpur is also a major road junction as India s two major national highways Kanyakumari Varanasi NH 7 and Hajira Kolkata NH 6 pass through the city 14 Highway number 69 connects Nagpur to Obaidullaganj near Bhopal Nagpur is at the junction of Asian HigLanka and AH46 connecting Kharagpur to Dhule Further information Mumbai Nagpur Expressway The MSRTC buses run a cheap transport service in and around the district reaching out to even the most remote areas of the district Main article Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport Further information Multi modal International Cargo Hub and Airport at Nagpur Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport in Sonegaon Nagpur is a domestic and international airport which connects Nagpur to Mumbai Delhi Sharjah Dubai and Muscat via Doha References Edit District Nagpur Records Official nominal gross district Domestic Product of Maharashtra 2019 20 economy Department Government of Maharashtra India Maharashtra Vidhanmanda Records Official Per capita income Districts of Maharashtra 2019 20 economy Department Government of Maharashtra India Maharashtra Vidhanmanda Nagpur India Whetherbase Retrieved 1 July 2010 District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies Chief Electoral Officer Maharashtra website Archived from the original on 18 March 2010 Retrieved 1 November 2010 Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901 a b c d e f District Census Hand Book Nagpur PDF Census of India Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India US Directorate of Intelligence Country Comparison Population Archived from the original on 13 June 2007 Retrieved 1 October 2011 Ireland 4 670 976 July 2011 est 2010 Resident Population Data U S Census Bureau Retrieved 30 September 2011 South Carolina 4 625 364 Census India 2001 Census India 2011 a b Table C 16 Population By Mother Tongue Maharashtra census gov in Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India 2011 Planning Authority of Nagpur district Government of Maharashtra Archived from the original on 10 April 2009 Retrieved 8 January 2009 a b Deshpande Vivek 4 May 2006 Nagpur stakes claim to lead boomtown pack The Indian Express India Archived from the original on 29 September 2007 Retrieved 22 June 2006 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nagpur district Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nagpur district amp oldid 1178496829, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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