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Amravati
Vidarbha’s presiding deity Ambadevi is at Amravati. It was here that the activities of Sant Tukdoji Maharaj, Sant Gadge Maharaj, Sant Gulabrao Maharaj who was blind gained momentum. The spellbinding Chikhaldara hill station and Melghat forests of Amravati are main tourist attraction. Teakwood trees, rare medicinal herbs, tigers and other wild beasts are sighted in these forests. Jagdamba Kushthdham, Hanuman Vyayam Prasarak Mandal and biggest drama theatre of Maharashtra, are the distinctive features of the district
1. District
  Amravati
2. Area
  12235 sq. kms.
3. Sub-divisions
  6 (Amravati, Chandur (Railway),Morshi, Achalpur, Dharni, Daryapur)
4. Talukas
  14 (Amravati, Bhatkuli, Nandgaon (Khandeshwar) ,Chandur Railway, Dhamangaon (Rly.), Tiwasa,Morshi, Varud, Achalpur, Chandur Bazaar, Dharni,Chikhaldara, Anjangaon-Surji, Daryapur)
5. Distance from Mumbai
  673 kms.
6. Means of Transport
  Main Airport-Nagpur and Belosh Railway Stations -Dhamangaon,Chandur, Badnera ST Buses
7. Population
  Total-26,06,063
Male-13,43,572
Female-12,62,491
8. Literacy
  Per cent-82.96
Total-18,73,959
Male-10,40,456
Female- 8,33,503
9. Area under Irrigation
  4,15,173 hectares
10. Irrigation Projects
  Major-1
Medium-2
Minor-3
Imp. Projs.-1
      1. Upper Wardha
11. Industries
  Big and Medium-6,439
Small-2192
12. Languages/Dialects
  Marathi, Varhadi, Korku

13. Folk-Arts

  Dandar, Powada, Bhajan, Keertan, Korku dance, holi of Korku
14. Weather
 
Temperature
  Max.-44.5 Deg. C.
  Min.-12.4 Deg. C.
Rainfall 841.80 mm (Average)
15. Main Crops
  Cotton, Jowar, Wheat, Orange, Chana dal
16. Area under Horticulture
  87820 hectares
17. Health Infrastructure
  PHCs-54
Rural Hosp.-9
Dist. Hosp.-2
Big Hosp.-1
18. Tourist Places
  Chikhaldara, Ridhpur
19. Educational Institutions
  Universities-1
Colleges-67
Prim. Schools -1871
Sec. Schools – 501


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