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| Population (2001 census): |
4,051,444 |
Literacy rate (2001): |
84.18% |
| Below poverty line: |
18.8 % |
Infant
mortality rate (IMR): |
14 |
| Air: |
Nagpur
has an airport. Other airports close by are
those of Mumbai and Pune. Nagpur is connected to
Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai by daily
services. |
| Rail: |
Nagpur is a junction
(broad gauge line) on Mumbai-Kolkata and
Chennai-Delhi rail routes. |
| Road: |
State highways and
roads from the district headquarters at Nagpur
link all 14 tehsils (subdistricts) and major
towns. Two national highways (Nos 6, 7) pass
through the
district. | | |
| Geographical location: |
Between 21°45' North to 20°30'
North and 78°15' East to 79°45' East, in the
Deccan plateau |
| Area: |
9,931 sq km |
| Adjoining
districts: |
East: Bhandara; south:
Chandrapur; west: Amravati and Wardha; north:
Madhya Pradesh |
| Major
urban centres: |
Nagpur, Kamptee, Kalameshwar,
Katol, Narkhed, Saoner, Ramtek, Umred, Mohpa,
Khapa, Mowad, Walani, Chichori, Sillewada,
Totladoha, Kanhan, Kandri, Tekadi, Mahadulla,
Koradi |
| Major
crops: |
Soybean, cotton, oranges,
millets, wheat |
| Major
rivers: |
Pench, Kanhan, Sur, Nag, Am,
Vainganga, Vena, Wardha, Jam, Kolar, Pili, Bor,
Chandrabhaga |
| Total no.
of sub-districts: |
14 | | |
| Population: |
4,051,444 |
| Density of
population (persons/sq km): |
413 |
| Men: |
2,095,489 |
| Women: |
1,955,955 |
| Total
rural population: |
1,444,082 |
| Total
urban population: |
2,607,362 |
| % of
Scheduled castes: |
18.84 % |
| % of
Scheduled tribes: |
13.92 % |
| Sex-ratio
(females/1000 males): |
933 | | |
| Below poverty line: |
18.8 % |
| Infant
mortality rate (IMR): |
14 |
| Maternal
mortality rate: |
1.1 |
| Birth
rate: |
16.2 |
| Death
rate: |
5 | | |
| Max temp in °C: |
48.1°C |
| Min temp
in °C: |
6.9°C |
| Average
rainfall in mm: |
1161.54
mm | | |
| Industries: |
Textile mills, weaving and
spinning, ferro-manganese, cement pipes,
medicines, handlooms, offset printing |
| Industrial
centres: |
Nagpur, Bhivapur, Kalmeshwar,
Kamthi, Katol, Ambazari, Hingna, Kuhi, Maudam,
Umred, Bazargaon, Narkhed, Buti-bori |
| Main
markets: |
Nagpur, Hingana, Mowda,
Narkhed |
| Main
banking centres: |
Nagpur, Hingana, Mowda, Narkhed,
Katol, Kampatee and
Umred | | |
| Flood: |
Flood-prone during monsoons.
Seven major floods in the last 30 years. 13 % of
the population lives in flood-prone
areas. |
| Earthquake: |
Vainganga and Wardha river basins
are earthquake-prone. Total population at risk:
3,66,631. Recorded tremors of 4.2 on the Richter
scale during the Jabalpur earthquake. |
| Cyclone: |
No |
| Drought: |
Yes |
| Relief
machinery: |
NA | | |
| Hospitals: |
11 government hospitals |
| Health
facilities: |
The district has a network of
government-run health facilities consisting of
the district hospital offering tertiary-level
care. The rural hospitals at the secondary level
and the primary health centres, sub-centres and
dispensaries provide basic healthcare to the
rural population. Nearly 22% of the villages had
such primary health facilities (1991), covering
nearly 47% of the rural population. |
| Blood
banks: |
8 (government), 11
(private) | | |
| Language: |
The principal language is Marathi
but Hindi is also spoken in the
district. | | |
| Food: |
The staple food is rice, wheat
and
millets. | | |
| Post and telegraph services: |
Nearly 16% of the villages,
covering 40% of the rural population, have
postal facilities. Of the total of 1,635
inhabited villages, 790 (48.32%) covering 69.44%
of the rural population, have access to
transport service. |
| State
highways passing through the district and road
services: |
National Highway No 7,
Benaras—Nagpur—Hyderabad and National Highway No
6, Dhule—Edlabad—Nagpur, pass through the
district. Twenty-one state highways pass through
the district, of which the three important ones
are: Nagpur--Savner (Kordi)--Chindwada;
Nagpur--Umred--Chandrapur and Nagpur--Savner
Road. |
| Important
railway stations and railway services: |
Nagpur, Katol, Kalmeshwar,
Gungaon, Kamphi, Ramtek,
Umred | | |
| |
National Institute Of Women
Child And
Youth Development (NIWCYD)
Old Post Office
Building
Near Last Bus Stop
Main Road
Khamta
Nagpur - 440029
Maharashtra,
India
Phone : 91-712-260 929/552034
Fax :
91-712-552 034
Email: vibet@bom4.vsnl.net.in
Vidarbha Relief Committee
Nagpur Sankalpa Voluntary
Organisation
Laxminagar
Nagpur National Youth & Student's
Association
Nagpur National Institute of Youth
Welfare
Shivajinagar
NagpurYuva Chetana
Building No 3, MIG
Colony
A-Type, Rambagh
Medical Square,
Nagpur
| | |
| Fairs and festivals: |
One hundred and twenty-one fairs
are held in the district, of which 46 are held
in April and 21 in February. The two important
fairs held are at Ramtek -- one on Ramanavami in
the Hindu month of Chaitra and the other in the
Hindu month of Kartik. |
| Religious places: |
Ambhora, Adasa, Dhapewada,
Ramtek |
| History: |
Nagpur, which is part of
present-day Vidarbha and the erstwhile Berar
region of Maharashtra, first finds mention in
the 10th century, but the credit for
establishing the town goes to the Gond King
Bakht Buland of Devgad in the 17th century. At
various times from the ancient to medieval
period, the region was ruled by the
Rashtrakutas, Yadavas, the Delhi Sultans and the
Mughals. In 1738, Raghuji Bhosala became the
ruler of Nagpur, ruling the district as part of
his kingdom. In 1853 the British East India
Company took over Berar and incorporated Nagpur
within its territories. After independence, in
1956, with the reorganisation of states, Nagpur
which was the capital of Madhya Pradesh (ie
Central Provinces) was transferred to Bombay. In
1960, with the formation of Maharashtra, it
became a district of the
state. | | |
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