Nagpur division

Nagpur Division
Nagpur Division
	Location of Nagpur Division in Maharashtra
	Coordinates: 21°09′36″N 79°04′48″E
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
Districts	1. Bhandara, 2. Chandrapur, 3. Gadchiroli, 4. Gondia, 5. Nagpur, 6. Wardha
Government
• Commissioner Nagpur Division	Vijayalakshmi Bidari IAS
• Police Commissioner Nagpur Division	NA
• All Guardian Minister Nagpur Division	Dr. Nitin Kashinath Raut; (Nagpur District) Vishwajeet Kadam; (Bhandara District) Vijay Namdevrao Wadettiwar; (Chandrapur District) Vijay Namdevrao Wadettiwar; Additional charge; (Gadchiroli District) Prajakt Tanpure Additional Charge; (Gondia District) Sunil Chhatrapal Kedar; (Wardha District)
• All District Collector's Nagpur Division	Mr. Dr. Vipin Itankar (IAS); (Nagpur District) Mr. Sandeep Kadam (IAS); (Bhandara District) Mr. Ajay Gulhane (IAS); (Chandrapur District) Mr. Sanjay Meena (IAS); (Gadchiroli District) Mrs. Nayana A. Gunde (IAS); (Gondia District) Mr. Prerna Deshbhratar, (IAS); (Wardha District)
• All MP's Nagpur Division	NA
Area
• Total	51,336 km2 (19,821 sq mi)
• Under irrigation	4,820 km2 (1,860 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	11,754,434

The Nagpur Division is one of six administrative divisions of the state of Maharashtra in India. Nagpur is the easternmost division in the state, with an administrative headquarters in the city of Nagpur. It covers 51,336 km² (19,821 mi²). The Amravati and Nagpur divisions make up the Vidarbha region.

Two airports, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport and Gondia Airport, are located here.

History

Nagpur Division was created in 1861, when the Central Provinces administrative division of British India was created by merging the Nagpur Province and the Saugor and Nerbudda Territories. Before 1861, Nagpur Division had been part of Nagpur Province, which had been created after the Nagpur kingdom was annexed by the British in 1853 by means of the Doctrine of lapse.[1] The British Nagpur Division included the current districts as well as Balaghat District, currently part of Madhya Pradesh.[2]

After Indian Independence, The Central Provinces and Berar (Nagpur and Amravati divisions) became the new state of Madhya Pradesh. The Indian states were reorganised along linguistic lines in 1956, and on 1 November, Nagpur and Amravati divisions were transferred to Bombay State, while Balaghat District remained in Madhya Pradesh. The Marathi-speaking portion of Bombay State became Maharashtra in 1960.

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Amravati Division had a population of 11,258,117 in the year 2011.[3]

Languages

Marathi is the most spoken language, which is also the sole official language of the region. There are significant minorities of Hindi speakers and speakers of tribal languages in Nagpur Division.

Religion

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 80.14% of the population of Nagpur Division followed Hinduism, 12.70% Buddhism, 5.19% Islam, 0.47% Christianity and the remaining 1.50% of the population followed other religions or stated no religion.[3]

Religion in Nagpur Division (2011)[3]

Hinduism (80.14%)

Buddhism (12.70%)

Islam (5.19%)

Christianity (0.47%)

Other or not stated (1.50%)

Administration, Districts, and Talukas

Nagpur Division has 6 districts. Following table shows the districts of Nagpur Division and their talukas:

Districts, Sub-Divisions and Talukas in Nagpur Division
Name of Division (Headquarter)	Sr. No.	Districts	Administration	Sub-Division	Taluka	Source
Nagpur Division HQ=Nagpur Districts=6 SubDivisions=31 Talukas=64	1.	Bhandara district	HQ-Bhandara Sub-Divisions-3 Taluka-7	Bhandara	Bhandara Pauni	District website
				Tumsar	Tumsar Mohadi
				Sakoli	Sakoli Lakhni Lakhandur
	2.	Chandrapur District	HQ-Chandrapur Sub-Divisions-8 Taluka-15	Chandrapur	Chandrapur	District website
				Ballarpur	Ballarpur
				Mul	Mul Saoli
				Gondpimpri	Gondpimpri Pomburna
				Warora	Bhadravati Warora
				Chimur	Chimur Sindewahi
				Rajura	Rajura Korpana Jivati
				Bramhapuri	Nagbhid Bramhapuri
	3.	Gadchiroli District	HQ-Gadchiroli Sub-Divisions-6 Taluka-12	Gadchiroli	Gadchiroli Dhanora	District website
				Chamorshi	Chamorshi Mulchera
				Aheri	Aheri Sironcha
				Etapalli	Etapalli Bhamragad
				Desaiganj/(Wadasa)	Desaiganj (Wadsa) Armori
				Kurkheda	Kurkheda Korchi
	4.	Gondia District	HQ-Gondia Sub-Divisions-4 Taluka-8	Gondia	Gondia	District website
				Tiroda	Goregaon Tirora
				Deori	Deori Amgaon Salekasa
				Arjuni Morgaon	Arjuni Morgaon Sadak Arjuni
	5.	Nagpur District	HQ-Nagpur Sub-Divisions-7 Taluka-14	Nagpur City	Nagpur	District website
				Nagpur Rural	Nagpur (Rural) Hingna
				Mauda	Mauda Kamthi
				Umred	Umred Bhiwapur Kuhi
				Ramtek	Ramtek Parseoni
				Saoner	Saoner Kalameshwar
				Katol	Katol Narkhed
	6.	Wardha District	HQ-Wardha Sub-Divisions-3 Taluka-8	Wardha	Wardha Deoli Seloo	District website
				Arvi	Arvi Ashti Karanja
				Hinganghat	Hinganghat Samudrapur
	Total Districts = 6			Total Sub-Divisions = 31	Total Talukas = 64

References

"History; Gazetteer, 1966". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
Hunter, William Wilson, Sir, et al. (1908). Imperial Gazetteer of India, 1908-1931; Clarendon Press, Oxford
"Population By Religious Community" (XLS). censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 17 September 2023.

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[1] "History; Gazetteer, 1966". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2014.

[2] Hunter, William Wilson, Sir, et al. (1908). Imperial Gazetteer of India, 1908-1931; Clarendon Press, Oxford

[censusindia.gov.in-3] "Population By Religious Community" (XLS). censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 17 September 2023.