Bhandara (city)

Coordinates: 21°10′N 79°39′E / 21.17°N 79.65°E / 21.17; 79.65
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Bhandara
City
Nickname: 
Brass city of India
Map
Bhandara City
Location in
UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
441904, 441905, 441906
Telephone code+91-7184
Vehicle registrationMH-36
Sex ratio979 per 1000 males ♂/♀[2]
Nearest citiesNagpur and Tumsar
Websitehttp://www.bhandara.gov.in

Bhandara (pronunciation

Bhandara Taluka and Bhandara district. It is connected with NH-53 and NH-247
.

Overview

Bhandara serves as an agricultural center for farmers in the region, who mostly grow rice. The city speaks

Wainganga and the Sur, and crossed by National Highway No. 6. The city is surrounded by industries like Ashok Leyland, Sunflag Steel and an ordnance factory
. The Wainganga is the principal river in the district and the only stream that does not dry up in the hot weather.

The Norgyaling Tibetan settlement, the only Tibetan community in Maharashtra, was established near Bhandara in 1972. About 1,000 Tibetans live in Norgyaling.[3]

History

According to local interpretation, the name Bhandara is a corruption of Bhanara. Reference to Bhanara is found in an inscription from 1100 AD in

Vidarbha region, continued to form a part of the central provinces. With the reorganization of states in 1956, Bhandara district was transferred from Madhya Pradesh to the Bombay State, which came into existence in the same year. In 1960 it became part of the newly formed state of Maharashtra. [4]

Geography

Bhandara is located at 21°10′N 79°39′E / 21.17°N 79.65°E / 21.17; 79.65 in the north-east part of the state.[5] It has an average elevation of 244 metres (800 feet).

It is 60 km from the city of Nagpur. It falls on the major National Highway 53 joining Mumbai and Kolkata.

Climate

The weather is extreme in all seasons, with temperatures in the summer as high as 45 °C and in winter as cool as 8 °C.

Climate data for Bhandara
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 27.6
(81.7) 		31.1
(88.0) 		35.2
(95.4) 		39.0
(102.2) 		42.1
(107.8) 		38.1
(100.6) 		30.5
(86.9) 		29.9
(85.8) 		30.8
(87.4) 		31.0
(87.8) 		29.3
(84.7) 		27.9
(82.2) 		32.7
(90.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 13.3
(55.9) 		15.4
(59.7) 		19.6
(67.3) 		24.6
(76.3) 		28.9
(84.0) 		27.4
(81.3) 		24.3
(75.7) 		24.1
(75.4) 		23.9
(75.0) 		21.2
(70.2) 		15.2
(59.4) 		12.9
(55.2) 		20.9
(69.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 11.9
(0.47) 		34.8
(1.37) 		17.0
(0.67) 		17.3
(0.68) 		15.5
(0.61) 		215.1
(8.47) 		413.3
(16.27) 		387.9
(15.27) 		207.3
(8.16) 		44.5
(1.75) 		15.5
(0.61) 		8.1
(0.32) 		1,388.2
(54.65)
Source: Government of Maharashtra

Demographics

As of 2011, according to the

census,[6]
Bhandara had a population of 91,845. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Bhandara has an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average of 74.04%; with male literacy of 85% and female literacy of 75%. Eleven percent of the population is under 6 years of age. Bhandara is surrounded by five villages on its outskirts, Ganeshpur, Bela, Bhojapur, Khokarla, and Takli, which, combined with the city proper, yields a population of about 125000.

Religion

According to recent census of 2011, Hinduism is predominant religion in Bhandara city and its adherent are 77.23 percent of total population.

Year Male Female Total Population Change
2001[7] 43553 41660 85213 -
2011[8] 46409 45436 91845 0.078
Religion in Bhandara (2011)[9]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 77.23%
Islam
 
 10.85%
Buddhism
 
 10.54%
Others
 
 1.38%
Buddhist Sculpture in Bhandara

Languages

Hindi and Kalaari are spoken by some communities. Marathi and English
are official and co-official languages of the city, respectively.

Transport

Bhandara falls on

MSRTC
. It has very good connectivity with neighboring Madhya Pradesh.

The Bhandara Road railway station (BRD) serves the city and surrounding region. Bhandara is directly connected to the state capital Mumbai, Raipur, Nagpur, and Kolkata by Indian Railways.

There is no air transportation in Bhandara. The nearest airport is Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, Nagpur.

References

  1. ^ "Bhandara Population Census 2021". Census 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Bhandara Population Census 2011". Census 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Norgyeling Tibetan Settlement". Archived from the original on 28 April 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
  4. ^ Bhandara - Census of India. Census of India, Govt. of India. 2011. p. 8.
  5. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Bhandara
  6. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  7. ^ Census India 2001.
  8. ^ Census India 2011.
  9. ^ "Bhandara Population 2011". census2011.
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