Amravati district
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Amravati district is a district of Maharashtra state in central India. Amravati is the administrative headquarters of the district.
Area 12,210 km²., population 2,607,160 (2001 census). Amravati District is bounded by Betul District of Madhya Pradesh state to the north, and by the Maharashtra districts of Nagpur to the northeast, Wardha to the east, Yavatmal to the south, Washim to the southwest, and Akola and Buldhana districts to the west. The district is 34.50% urban as of 2001. [1]
In 1905, Ellichpur District was merged into Amravati District.
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[edit] Geography
The climate is tropical and people mostly use cotton clothes. The summer temperatures can go up the higher 40's. The Wardha River forms the eastern boundary of the district, and the eastern portion of the district lies within its watershed. The Purna River drains the southwestern portion of the district, while the northwest is drained by the Tapti River.
Here are some of the rivers in Amravati District, with their tributaries
- Tapti River
- Burshi River
- Surkhi River
- Tigria River
- Khandu River
- Khapra River
- Sangiya River
- Gadaga River
- Purna River
- Aarna River
- Pedhi River
- Shahanur River
- Bhavkhuri River
- Chandrabhaga River
- Bhuleswari River
- Vaan River
- Wardha River
- Vidarbha River
- Bor River
Important railway stations with their codes are Badnera (BD), Amravati (AMI)and are under Bhusawal-Badnera Section of Bhusawal Division of Central Railway.
The other stations under meter gauge are Wan Road (WND), Dhulghat (DWT), Dabka are under Purna - Khandwa Section of South Central Railway.
The stations under narrow gauge are Daryapur, Anjangaon Surji and Achalpur under Narrow Gauge Branch lines viz Murtajapur-Achalpur of Bhusawal Division of Central Railway.
[edit] Major towns
Achalpur, Anjangaon Surji, Chikaldara, Warud, Morshi, Shendurjana Ghat, Chandurbazar, Paratwada, Daryapur
[edit] Places of interest
- Melghat Tiger Reserve, of Project Tiger
- Chikhaldara Hill Station
- Gugarnal National Park
- Wan Wildlife Sanctuary
- Gawilgarh Fort
- Ambadevi temple
- HVPM Institute
- Koudanyapur Birth Place of Rukmini
- Shahanur Dam, Anjangaon Surji
- Deonath Math, Anjangaon Surji
- Ekveera Temple, Murha, Anjangaon Surji
- Vitthal Mandeer, Anjangaon Surji
- Bettle Leave Farming, Anjangaon Surji
- Saint Ruplal Maharaj, Anjangaon Surji
- Saint Gulab Baba Ashram, Takarkheda, Anjangaon Surji
[edit] External links
Amravati district official website
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[edit] Doctors
- Dr. Sudhakar Pralhad Awandkar
- Dr. M. V. Hagone
[edit] Engineering Colleges
- Government Engineering College Of Amravati.
- Sipna Shikshan Prasarak Mandals College Of Engineering Amravati
- College Of Engineering Badnera, Amravati
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