Buldhana district

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Buldhana District has an area of 9,680 km² and is located in Amravati Division of Maharashtra, located in central India. It is around 500 km from the state capital, Mumbai.

The world largest hyper-velocity meteorite impact crater in basaltic rock, the Lonar crater, is located in Buldhana district.

The district is bounded on the north by Madhya Pradesh state, to the east by Akola and Washim districts, to the south by Parbhani and Jalna districts, and to the west by Jalna and Jalgaon districts.

The district is the western most district of Vidarbha.

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[edit] Origin of name

It is also spelled as Buldhana earlier.

[edit] History

It is believed that Buldhana, along with the rest of the erstwhile Berar province, was part of the legendary kingdom of Vidarbha mentioned in the Mahabharata. Berar also formed part of the Mauryan Empire during the reign of Asoka (272 to 231 BCE). Berar later came under the rule of the Satavahana dynasty (2nd century BCE–2nd century CE), the Vakataka dynasty (3rd to 6th centuries), the Chalukya dynasty (6th to 8th centuries), the Rashtrakuta dynasty (8th to 10th centuries), the Chalukyas again (10th to 12th centuries), and finally the Yadava dynasty of Devagiri (late 12th to early 14th centuries. A period of Muslim rule began when Ala ud din Khilji, Sultan of Delhi, conquered the region in the early 14th century. The region was part of the Bahmani Sultanate, which broke away from the Delhi Sultanate in the mid-14th century. The Bahmani Sultanate broke up into smaller sultanates at the end of the 15th century, and in 1572 Berar became part of the Nizam Shahi sultanate, based at Ahmednagar. The Nizam Shahis ceded Berar to the Mughal Empire in 1595. As Mughal rule started to unravel at the start of the 18th century, Asaf Jah I, Nizam of Hyderabad seized the southern provinces of the empire (including Berar) in 1724, forming an independent state.

Mother of Chhatrapati Shivaji, Veer Mata Jijabai was born at Sindkhed Raja, at the Palace of Lakhuji Jadhav.

In 1853, the district together with the rest of Berar came under the administration of the British East India Company. Berar was divided into East and West Berar with Buldhana district being included in West Berar. In 1903, Berar was leased by the Nizam of Hyderabad to the British Government of India.

Buldhana district forms the west part of Amravati division now

[edit] Geography

The world heritage site of Lonar crater is located in Buldhana district.it is the second big crater in world

The d boundary latitude are : 19.51° to 21.17° N and longitude are : 75.57° to 76.59° E

The climate is tropical and people mostly uses cotton clothes.

The district lies in the Tapti River and Godavari River basins. Purna River is tributary of Tapti River while Penganga River and Kadakpurna River are tributaries of Godavari River.

Here are some of the rivers in Buldhana, with their tributaries

  • Purna River
    • Vaan River
    • Mann River
      • Utawali River
    • Nipani River
    • Mas River
      • Bordi River
        • Dynanganga River
    • Vishwaganga River
    • Nalganga River
  • Penganga River
  • Kadakpurna River

[edit] Economy

Cotton, jowar and other cereals, oil seeds, soybeans, sunflower and groundnut are the predominant crops grown in the district.

Khamgaon and Malkapur are the major cotton trading towns in the district. The district has many minor and medium size irrigation projects. The important are Nalganga and Vaan.

The district has major industrial areas at Khamgoan and Malkapur and has mini industrial areas at Buldhana, Dasarkhed, Deoulgaonraja, Mehkar, Sangrampur, Lonar and Chikhali.

There are thirteen Agriculture Produce Market Committee - Main Market one each in every tehsil and twenty sub-market in the districts[1]

[edit] Representation and subdivisions

The district contribute one seat at Lok Sabha namely Buldhana (Lok Sabha constituency). It has seven seats at Maharashtra State legislature assembly namely Malkapur, Buldhana, Chikali, Sindhkheraja, Mehkar, Khamgaon and Jalamb.

The district has five subdivisions, namely Buldhana, Mehkar, Khamgaon, Malkapur, Jalgaon-Jamod and headed by a Sub Divisional Officer (SDO).

The district of Buldhana comprise of thirteen talukas namely Buldhana, Chikhali, Deulgaon Raja, Malkapur, Motala, Nandura, Mehkar, Sindkhed Raja, Lonar, Khamgaon, Shegaon, Jalgaon Jamod and Sangrampur.

Each tehsil is headed by Tahsildar and assisted by Naib-Tahsildhar, Revenue Inspector and Talathis.

[edit] Transport and travel

The various railway stations with their codes are Khamkhed(KMKD), Malkapur(MKU), Wdoda(WDD), Chandur Biswa(BIS), Nandura(NN), KumgaonBurti(KJL), Jalamb Junction(JM), Khamgaon(KMN), Shegaon(SEG), and Nagzari(NGZ) and are under Bhusawal - Badnera Section of Bhusawal Division of Central Railway.

National Highway 6 - NH6 passes through Khamgaon, Nandura, and Malkapur towns in the district. The other major road is State Highway passing through Shegaon, Khamgaon, Chikhali, Deulgaonraja. Vehicles from Nagpur, Amravati and Akola passes through Khamgaon–Chikhali–Deulgaonraja while going towards Jalna–Aurangabad and Pune.

There are many Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation's bus stands at all towns of the districts. The major one are Buldhana, Malkapur, Chikhali, Khamgaon, Shegaon and Nandura. There are State Transport bus depots at Buldhana, Malkapur, Chikhali, Mehkar, Khamgaon, Shegaon and Jalgaon-Jamod.

The importatnt roads in the district are


Major District Road

  • MDR 1 Tunki - Wasali - Ambabarva
  • MDR 2 Kondari - Paturda - Kavthal - Bhedval - Khandvi
  • MDR 7 Shegaon - Alasana - Kurkhed - Jalamb
  • MDR 17 Shegaon - Zadegaon -Aadsul -Padsul

Motor buses, jeeps are the popular mode of transport.

The nearest airport for the district is Aurangabad which is around 150 km.

Youth Hostel Buldhana is one out of two youth hostels in Maharashtra and is located near Zilla Crida Sankulan with 50 bed dormitory and 5 double room.

[edit] Demographics

The district has the population of 2,232,480 of which 21.20% were urban (2001 census). [1] The male populations is 1,144,314 and the female population is 1,082,014.

The literacy rate is 76.14 percent.

[edit] Culture

Fair at Shegaon on Ram Navami in Chaitra Lunar Month of Hindu calendar (or Chaitra Masa Suklapaksha Navami).

The folk arts are Bhajan, Keertan and Gondhal.

Nihali language a language isolate of India, is spoken by some 2,000 people (1991) in the Buldana District of Maharashtra. Speakers are bilingual in Korku language, Hindi or Marathi language,

[edit] Flora and fauna

Lonar Crater has very different flora and fauna in the vicinity. The Dnyanganga Sanctuary is situated in the district. There is good forest area in the sanctuary.

[edit] Education

The district has many Schools offereing Primary and Secondary education. The Schools follow mostly the SSC pattern of Maharashtra State.

The College are affiliated to Amravati University Amravati

The prominent College in the district are

  • Shri Shivaji HighSchool and Junior college,Buldana
  • Shri Siddheshwar Viddyalaya & Jr. College, Kolara(Chikhali)
  • Shri Sant Gajanan Maharaj College of Engineering Shegaon,
  • Anuradha College of Engineering Chikali,
  • Government Polytechnic, Khamgaon,
  • Jijamata MahaVidyalaya, Buldhana.
  • Arts College, Buldana.
  • Janata Arts and Commerce College, Malkapur,
  • G S College of Science, Arts and Commerce, Khamgaon.
  • Shri Shivaji Arts and Science College , Chikali.
  • G B Murarka Arts and Commerence College, Shegaon
  • Shripad Krishna Kolhatkar College, Jalgaon-Jamod.
  • Government College of education, Buldhana.
  • Shri Pundalik Maharaj Mahavidyalaya, Nandura.
  • M E S Arts and Commerce College, Mehkar.
  • Shri A K National high school and junior college Khamgaon
  • Indira Gandhi Muncipal highschool Khamgaon
  • Maharashtravidyalaya Khamgaon
  • Panchasheel Homeopathic Medical college Khamgaon
  • Govt. Industrial Training Institute Khamgaon
  • Z P Highschool & Junior College Khamgaon
  • SWS dnyanpeeth Khamgaon
  • Lions Dnyanpeeth Khamgaon
  • Technical Institute Khamgaon
  • Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Shegaon.
  • New Era High School, Khamgaon.
  • Nutan Vidyalaya, Malkapur.
  • Kothari High School, Nandura.
  • Law college Khamgon
  • Surajdevi Mehta Mahilamahavidyalaya Khamgaon
  • Z P Girls High School Khamgaon
  • Vivekanand Vidya Mandir & Jr. College Vivekanand Nagar

[edit] Media

There are some local newspaper published in the district from Khamgaon and Buldhana like Dainik Deshonnati, Daily Lokmat, Matrubhumi, Prashnakal

[edit] Prominent Person

The list of Prominent persons from District

  • Atmaram Pande, Veteran freedom Fighter, Senior Journalist.
  • Maya Motegaonkar, Hindustani Classical Music Vocalist, currently in Thane.
  • Dr. Anant D. Adawadkar, Marathi Author on Saint-Literature.
  • Mr.Prakash Avchar of Congress is elected as chief of Zilla Parishad on 21/03/2007.

[edit] Places of interest

  • Lonar, place of Lonar Crater, Lonar Lake and Lonar Sanctuary; around 90 km to the south.
  • Ajanta caves, 50 km away from the city.

[edit] External links


Seal of Maharashtra State of Maharashtra
Districts Nagpur • Chandrapur • Bhandara • Gondia • Gadchiroli • Amravati • Akola • Washim • Hingoli • Nanded • Wardha • Yavatmal • Buldana • Thane • Mumbai (Suburban) • Mumbai (City) • Raigarh • Ratnagiri • Sindhudurg • Nashik • Ahmednagar • Pune • Satara • Sangli • Kolhapur • Nandurbar • Dhule • Jalgaon • Aurangabad • Jalna • Parbhani • Beed • Latur • Osmanabad • Solapur •
Major cities Nagpur • Amravati • Chandrapur • Thane • Mumbai • Navi Mumbai • Pune • Ahmednagar • Aurangabad • Kolhapur • Solapur • Jalgaon •


Divisions and Districts of Maharashtra
Amravati Division: Akola | Amravati | Buldhana | Washim | Yavatmal
Konkan Division: Mumbai | Mumbai (Suburban) | Raigad | Ratnagiri | Sindhudurg | Thane
Aurangabad Division: Aurangabad | Beed | Hingoli | Jalna | Latur | Nanded | Osmanabad | Parbhani
Nagpur Division: Bhandara | Chandrapur | Gadchiroli | Gondia | Nagpur | Wardha
Nashik Division: Ahmednagar | Dhule | Jalgaon | Nandurbar | Nashik
Pune Division: Kolhapur | Pune | Sangli | Satara | Solapur
Cities and towns in Buldhana district
Buldhana | Chikhli | Deulgaon Raja | Jalgaon Jamod | Jamod | Khamgaon | Lonar | Malkapur | Mehkar | Motala | Nandura | Sangrampur | Sindkhed Raja | Shegaon |
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