Nagpur district

Coordinates: 21°00′N 79°00′E / 21.000°N 79.000°E / 21.000; 79.000
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Nagpur district
Deputy Chief Minister
 • Divisional Commissioner
  • Vijayalaxmi Bidari(IAS)
 • District Collector
  • Dr.Vipin Itankar(IAS)
 • MPs
  • Nagpur
    )
  • Ramtek
    )
Area
crores (2019-20) [2]
Per capita income(Nagpur district)INR 1,74,442 (2019-20) [3]
Websitenagpur.gov.in

Nagpur district (Marathi pronunciation:

Nagpur Division
.

Nagpur district is bounded by Bhandara district on the east, Chandrapur district on the southeast, Wardha district on the southwest, Amravati district on the northwest and Chhindwara district and Seoni district of Madhya Pradesh state on the north.

History

In 1853, after the death of

Bombay state
. On 1 May 1960, it became a district of Maharashtra state.

Geography

Map of Nagpur district with major towns and rivers.

Climate

Nagpur
Climate chart (explanation)
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10
 
 
29
12
 
 
12
 
 
32
15
 
 
18
 
 
36
19
 
 
13
 
 
40
24
 
 
16
 
 
43
28
 
 
172
 
 
38
26
 
 
304
 
 
32
24
 
 
292
 
 
30
24
 
 
194
 
 
32
23
 
 
51
 
 
33
20
 
 
12
 
 
30
15
 
 
17
 
 
28
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█ Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
█ Precipitation totals in mm
Source: World Weather Information Service
Imperial conversion
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0.4
 
 
83
54
 
 
0.5
 
 
90
59
 
 
0.7
 
 
97
66
 
 
0.5
 
 
104
75
 
 
0.6
 
 
109
82
 
 
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100
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12
 
 
89
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11
 
 
87
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91
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█ Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
█ Precipitation totals in inches
Climate data for Nagpur
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 33
(91) 		37
(99) 		41
(106) 		47
(117) 		49
(120) 		45
(113) 		38
(100) 		40
(104) 		39
(102) 		37
(99) 		35
(95) 		32
(90) 		49
(120)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 28.6
(83.5) 		32.1
(89.8) 		36.3
(97.3) 		40.2
(104.4) 		42.6
(108.7) 		37.8
(100.0) 		31.5
(88.7) 		30.4
(86.7) 		31.8
(89.2) 		32.6
(90.7) 		30.4
(86.7) 		28.2
(82.8) 		33.5
(92.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 12.4
(54.3) 		15.0
(59.0) 		19.0
(66.2) 		23.9
(75.0) 		27.9
(82.2) 		26.3
(79.3) 		24.1
(75.4) 		23.6
(74.5) 		22.9
(73.2) 		19.8
(67.6) 		14.9
(58.8) 		12.1
(53.8) 		20.2
(68.4)
Record low °C (°F) 7
(45) 		8
(46) 		12
(54) 		17
(63) 		18
(64) 		20
(68) 		20
(68) 		20
(68) 		19
(66) 		11
(52) 		5
(41) 		3.5
(38.3) 		3.5
(38.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 10.2
(0.40) 		12.3
(0.48) 		17.8
(0.70) 		13.2
(0.52) 		16.3
(0.64) 		172.2
(6.78) 		304.3
(11.98) 		291.6
(11.48) 		194.4
(7.65) 		51.4
(2.02) 		11.8
(0.46) 		17.2
(0.68) 		1,112.7
(43.81)
Source: [4]

Divisions

Nagpur district is divided into 14

talukas: Ramtek, Umred, Kalameshwar, Katol, Kamptee, Kuhi, Narkhed, Nagpur, Nagpur Rural, Parseoni, Bhiwapur, Mouda, Savner and Hingna
.

Sub-Divisions and Tahsils in Nagpur District
Sub-Division Tahsils
Nagpur City
  • Nagpur City
Nagpur Gramin
  • Nagpur Gramin
  • Hingna
Kamptee
  • Kamptee
  • Mauda
Umred
  • Umred
  • Bhiwapur
  • Kuhi
Ramtek
  • Ramtek
  • Parseoni
Saoner
  • Saoner
  • Kalmeshwar
Katol
  • Katol
  • Narkhed

Nagpur district has 12

Ramtek Lok Sabha constituency.[5]

Administration

Members of Parliament

  • Nagpur
    )
  • Ramtek
    )

Guardian Minister

District Magistrate/Collector

  • Dr.Vipin Itankar (IAS) (2018 - Incumbent)

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901748,489—    
1911806,287+0.75%
1921789,940−0.20%
1931936,987+1.72%
19411,056,537+1.21%
19511,230,535+1.54%
19611,508,455+2.06%
19711,942,688+2.56%
19812,588,811+2.91%
19913,287,139+2.42%
20014,067,637+2.15%
20114,653,570+1.35%
source:[6]
Religions in Nagpur district (2011)[7]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 75.04%
Buddhism
 
 14.36%
Islam
 
 8.40%
Christianity
 
 0.74%
Jainism
 
 0.53%
Sikhism
 
 0.44%
Other or not stated
 
 0.49%

According to the

640).[8] The district has a population density of 470 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,200/sq mi) .[8] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 14.39%.[8] Nagpur has a sex ratio of 948 females for every 1000 males,[8] and a literacy rate of 89.52%. 68.31% of the population live in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 18.65% and 9.40% of the population respectively.[8]

Year Male Female Total Population Change Religion (%)
Hindu Muslim Christian Sikhs Buddhist Jain Other religions and persuasions Religion not stated
2001[11] 2105314 1962323 4067637 - 75.980 7.294 0.779 0.483 14.486 0.556 0.360 0.063
2011[12] 2384975 2268595 4653570 14.405 75.044 8.402 0.745 0.440 14.356 0.527 0.262 0.226

Languages in Nagpur district (2011)[13]

  Marathi (70.11%)
  Hindi (17.71%)
  Urdu (4.20%)
  Chhattisgarhi (1.39%)
  Gondi (1.09%)
  Sindhi (0.97%)
  Others (4.53%)

At the time of the

2011 Census of India, 70.11% of the population spoke Marathi, 17.71% Hindi, 4.20% Urdu, 1.39% Chhattisgarhi, 1.09% Gondi and 0.97% Sindhi as their first language.[13]

Urban areas

The current

District Collector is Abhishek Krishna. Nagpur district is made up of the following administrative bodies:[14]

  • Nagpur Municipal Corporation
  • Nagpur Improvement Trust
  • Narkhed Municipal Council
  • Katol Municipal Council
  • Saoner Municipal Council
  • Ramtek Municipal Council
  • Mowad Municipal Council
  • Khapa Municipal Council
  • Umred Municipal Council
  • Narkhed Municipal Council
  • Kalmeshwar Municipal Council
  • Kamptee municipal Council

Transport

Main article: Transport in Nagpur
Main article:
Nagpur Railway Station
Public transport bus in Nagpur
Nagpur's International Airport has the busiest air traffic control room in India.

Due to its central location in India, the

Kanyakumari in the South, as well as western cities such as Pune and Ahmedabad.[15]

Nagpur Junction

Nagpur is also a major road junction as India's two major

Kharagpur to Dhule
.

Further information: Mumbai–Nagpur Expressway

The

MSRTC
buses run a cheap transport service in and around the district, reaching out to even the most remote areas of the district.

Main article: Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport
Further information: Multi-modal International Cargo Hub and Airport at Nagpur

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport in Sonegaon, Nagpur, is a domestic and international airport, which connects Nagpur to Mumbai, Delhi, Sharjah, Dubai and Muscat via Doha .

References

  1. ^ "District Nagpur".
  2. ^ Records, Official. "nominal gross district Domestic Product of Maharashtra 2019-20". economy Department, Government of Maharashtra, India. Maharashtra Vidhanmanda.
  3. ^ Records, Official. "Per capita income Districts of Maharashtra 2019-20". economy Department, Government of Maharashtra, India. Maharashtra Vidhanmanda.
  4. ^ "Nagpur, India". Whetherbase. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
  5. ^ "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Archived from the original on 18 March 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
  6. ^ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
  7. ^ "Population by Religion - Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  8. ^ a b c d e f "District Census Hand Book – Nagpur" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  9. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011. Ireland 4,670,976 July 2011 est.
  10. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 30 September 2011. South Carolina 4,625,364
  11. ^ Census India 2001.
  12. ^ Census India 2011.
  13. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population By Mother Tongue: Maharashtra". census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  14. ^ "Planning Authority of Nagpur district". Government of Maharashtra. Archived from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
  15. ^ a b Deshpande, Vivek (4 May 2006). "Nagpur stakes claim to lead boomtown pack". The Indian Express. India. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 22 June 2006.

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