- Amravati Division
Amravati Division is one of the six divisions of
Maharashtra state inIndia . Amravati and Nagpur divisions constitute the ancientVidarbha region. Amravati Division is bound byMadhya Pradesh state to the north,Nagpur Division to the east,Andhra Pradesh state to the southeast,Marathwada region (Aurangabad Division ) to the south and southwest, andNashik Division to the west.Amravati and Nagpur divisions make up the region of
Vidarbha . Vidarbha is one of the poorer regions of Maharashtra, and there is considerable sentiment in Vidarbha to create a separate state.* Area: 46,090 km²
* Population (2001 census): 9,941,903
* Districts: Akola, Amravati, Buldhana, Washim, Yavatmal
* Literacy: 77.79%
* Area under irrigation: 2,582.02 km²
* Railways:broad gauge 249 km,meter gauge 227 km, narrow gauge 188 km.History of Amravati Division
Amravati division roughly corresponds to the former province of
Berar , which was ceded toHyderabad State by theMaratha Maharajas ofNagpur in 1803. In 1853, it was occupied by the British, who decided to administer the state because the Nizam of Hyderabad had mistreated its residents. In 1903, it was added to the British-administeredCentral Provinces , which was renamedCentral Provinces and Berar . Upon Indian independence, the Central Provinces and Berar were reorganized as the Indian state ofMadhya Pradesh . In 1956 the Indian states were reorganized on linguistic grounds, and Amravati and Nagpur divisions were transferred toBombay State , which was split on linguistic lines into the states Maharashtra andGujarat in 1960.Notes
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