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Bhandara District (Marathi pronunciation: [bʰəɳɖaːɾa]) is an administrative district in the state of Maharashtra in India. The district headquarters are located at Bhandara. The district occupies an area of 3717 km2 and has a population of 1,200,334 (605,520 males and 594,814 females), of which 19.48% are urban as of 2011. The growth rate of Bhandara is 5.56% [1] Bhandara has a mixed economy with agriculture, industries and forest resources. Bhandara is known for its large production of rice. Tumsar, a tahsil town, is a noted rice market. Bhandara town is also known as "Brass City" owing to the presence of a large brass products industry. Bhandara has several tourist destinations, like Ambagad Fort, Brahmi, Chinchgad, and Dighori.

Bhandara district
District of Maharashtra
Ruined walls at Pauni Fort, Pauni
Bhandara district Location in Maharashtra
Coordinates (Bhandara): 21.1706°N 79.6566°E / 21.1706; 79.6566
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
Division	Nagpur
Headquarters	Bhandara
Talukas	1. Bhandara, 2. Tumsar, 3. Pauni and 4. Mohadi, 5. Sakoli, 6. Lakhani, 7. Lakhandur
Government
• Body	Bhandara Zilla Parishad
• Guardian Minister	Devendra Fadnavis Deputy Chief Minister
• President Zilla Parishad	President Rajesh Dongre Vice President Vivekanand Kurjekar
• District Collector	Shri. Sandeep Kadam (IAS)
• CEO Zilla Parishad	Mr Ravindra Jagtap (IAS)
• MPs	Sunil Baburao Mendhe (Bhandara–Gondiya)
Area
• Total	3,717 km2 (1,435 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,200,334
• Density	320/km2 (840/sq mi)
• Urban	19.48%
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highways	NH53, NH247, NH353C.
Average annual precipitation	1327 mm
Website	bhandara.gov.in

The district is also known for the Ordnance Factory Bhandara of the Ordnance Factories Board, which manufactures products for the Indian Armed Forces. It is located on an estate which is commonly known as Jawaharnagar colony. This is the only Kendriya Vidyalaya in the Bhandara district. Ashok Leyland, a Hinduja Group Company, has a production facility at Gadegaon near Bhandara. Sunflag Iron Steel company and Shivmangal Ispat Pvt. Ltd. are other major industrial undertakings in the district.

Officer

Members of Parliament

• Sunil Baburao Mendhe (BJP)
  (Bhandara–Gondiya)

Guardian Minister

Guardian Minister Bhandara
पालकमंत्री भंडारा
Emblem of India
Incumbent Devendra Fadnavis Deputy Chief Minister since 27 September 2022
Style	The Honourable
Residence	Mumbai Sagar Bangla
Appointer	Chief Minister of Maharashtra
Term length	5 years / No time limit
Website	bhandara.gov.in/en/

list of Guardian Minister

Name	Term of office
Satej Patil	9 January 2020 - 03 March 2020
Vishwajeet Kadam	03 March 2020 - 29 June 2022
Devendra Fadnavis Deputy Chief Minister	27 September 2022 - Incumbent

District Magistrate/Collector

District Magistrate / Collector Bhandara
जिल्हाधिकारी तथा जिल्हदंडाधिकरी भंडारा
Emblem of India
Incumbent Shri. Sandeep Kadam (IAS) since 2019
Residence	At Bhandara district
Appointer	Government of Maharashtra
Term length	No time limit
Website	bhandara.gov.in/en/

list of District Magistrate / Collector

Name	Term of office
Shri. Sandeep Kadam (IAS)	2019 - Incumbent

History

In the seventh century, the district was included in the territories of the Haihaya yadav kings of Chhattisgarh, whose kingdom was known as Maha Kosala. The name of the district is derived from 'Bhannara', the name by which it is mentioned in a stone inscription at Ratanpur, which confirms that the name dates back to at least the 11th century. Formerly a part of the territories of the Haihaya Rajput kings of Chhattisgarh, Bhandara was taken over by the Panwar rajput in the 12th century, followed by the Gond chiefs.

By the 17th century, the district was made a part of Berar by Peshwas, who had invaded the region during the period. In 1699, the region came under the control of Parasoji Bhonsle along with the territories of Vidarbha and Berar. Raghoji Bhonsle of Vidarbha became the leader in 1743, and was succeeded by his son Janoji after his death in 1755. The feudal dynasty of Lanji governed the region from 1818 to 1830, and formed the Bhandara district in 1821.

Peshwas were ousted by Nizams during the 1850s, who ceded Berar to the British East India Company in 1903. With the re-organisation of states in 1956, Bhandara was transferred to Bombay Province from the state of Madhya Pradesh. After the formation of Maharashtra in 1960, Bhandara evolved as a district of the state. The erstwhile Bhandara district was bifurcated on 1 May 1999, and a new district, Gondia, was formed. Thus, Gondia and Bhandara came into existence.

Ambagad Fort

This medieval period fort is situated in Tumsar, about 13 km away from Tumsar. It was constructed by Raja Khan Pathan, the subhedar^{[what language is this?]} of Bakht Buland Shah , the ruler of Devgadh around 1700 AD. Later it came under the possession of Raghoji I Bhonsle of Nagpur, who used it as a prison for captives. Later it was taken over by the British.

Geography

Bhandara is one of the major administrative districts in Maharashtra, and is located in the Nagpur division at 21°10'N 79°39'E. The district is enveloped by Balaghat district of Madhya Pradesh in the north and Chandrapur in the south, smallest border with Gadchiroli in the southeast while Gondia and Nagpur mark its eastern and western borders respectively. Covering an area of 3716 km², the district of Bhandara is segregated into three sub-divisions, Bhandara, Tumsar and Sakoli, that are further divided into seven talukas. Bhandara sub-division is divided into two talukas: Bhandara and Pauni. Tumsar division have Tumsar and Mohadi. Sakoli sub-division is divided into three talukas: Sakoli, Lakhani, and Lakhandur.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1901	276,306	—
1911	322,277	+1.55%
1921	337,193	+0.45%
1931	387,388	+1.40%
1941	452,512	+1.57%
1951	503,536	+1.07%
1961	593,898	+1.66%
1971	731,053	+2.10%
1981	850,488	+1.52%
1991	1,021,408	+1.85%
2001	1,136,146	+1.07%
2011	1,200,334	+0.55%
source:[2]

According to the 2011 census Bhandara district has a population of 1,200,334,[3] roughly equal to the nation of Timor-Leste[4] or the US state of Rhode Island.[5] This gives it a ranking of 397th in India (out of a total of 640).[3]

The district has a population density of 294 inhabitants per square kilometre (760/sq mi).[3] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 5.65%.[3] Bhandara has a sex ratio of 982 females for every 1000 males,[3] and a literacy rate of 83.76%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 16.69% and 7.41% of the population respectively.[3]

Religion

According to Census of 2011, Hinduism is the predominant religion in Bhandara district. Its adherents form majority of 84.09% of total population. Buddhism is second largest religion at 12.87% . Other Indic religion like Jainism and Sikhism are at 0.08% and 0.07% respectively. Indic religions like Hinduism and Buddhism are deep rooted in every aspect of spiritual and cultural life of majority local people. Abrahamic religion like Islam and Christianity forms 2.21% and 0.18% of total population. 0.21% people didn't stated there religion in Census. Other religions are stated 0.30% of population.

Language and culture

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 93.19% of the population in the district spoke Marathi and 4.03% Hindi as their first language.[7]

Marathi is the official as well as the most spoken language in the district. Bhandara city has many people from other Indian states as well as people belonging to the world's major faiths.

There are three Vidhan Sabha constituencies in this district: Tumsar, Bhandara (SC) and Sakoli. All of these are part of the Bhandara-Gondiya Lok Sabha constituency.[8]

Economy

Bhandara has a mixed economy including agriculture, manufacturing and forest resources. With several ancient temples and historical monuments, along with lakes, parks and sanctuaries, Bhandara attracts many tourists.

In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Bhandara one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[9] It is one of the twelve districts in Maharashtra currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[9]

See also

• Bhandara Taluka

References

External links

• Bhandara district website
• Ambagad fort

На других языках

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[de] Bhandara (Distrikt)

Der Distrikt Bhandara (Marathi: .mw-parser-output .Deva{font-size:120%}@media all and (min-width:800px){.mw-parser-output .Deva{font-size:calc(120% - ((100vw - 800px)/80))}}@media all and (min-width:1000px){.mw-parser-output .Deva{font-size:100%}}भंडारा जिल्हा) ist einer von 35 Distrikten des Staates Maharashtra in der Region Vidarbha in Indien.

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- [en] Bhandara district

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[ru] Бхандара (округ)

Бхандара (маратх. भंडारा जिल्हा; англ. Bhandara) — округ в индийском штате Махараштра. Образован 1 мая 1960 года. Административный центр — город Бхандара[1]. Площадь округа — 3895 км². По данным всеиндийской переписи 2001 года население округа составляло 1 136 146 человек. Уровень грамотности взрослого населения составлял 78,5 %, что выше среднеиндийского уровня (59,5 %). Доля городского населения составляла 15,5 %.

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