Nagpur district

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Nagpur.

Nagpur district नागपूर जिल्हा
Location of Nagpur district in Maharashtra
State	Maharashtra,  India
Administrative division	Nagpur Division
Headquarters	Nagpur
Area	9,897 km2 (3,821 sq mi)
Population	46,53,171 (2011)
Population density	470 /km2 (1,200 /sq mi)
Urban population	64.26%
Literacy	89.5%
Sex ratio	948
Tehsils	1. Ramtek, 2. Umred, 3. Kalameshwar, 4. Katol, 5. Kamthi, 6. Kuhi, 7. Narkhed, 8. Nagpur, 9. Nagpur (Rural), 10. Parseoni, 11. Bhiwapur, 12. Mouda, 13. Savner, 14. Hingna
Lok Sabha Constituencies	1. Nagpur, 2. Ramtek (SC) (Based on Election Commission website)
Major highways	NH-6, NH-7
Average annual precipitation	1205 mm
Official website

Nagpur district (Marathi: नागपूर जिल्हा) is a district in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra state in central India. The city of Nagpur is the district headquarters. The district is part of 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 of Madhya Pradesh state on the north.

History

In 1853, after the death of Raghoji III, the princely state of Nagpur was annexed by the British and the territory occupied by the present district became part of Nagpur Province. In 1861, it was merged with the Central Provinces and Nagpur district became a part of one of its divisions, Nagpur division. In 1903, it became part of the Central Provinces and Berar. In 1950, Nagpur district became part of the newly-formed Madhya Pradesh state and Nagpur became its capital. In 1956, after the reorganization of states, Nagpur district was incorporated in Bombay state. In 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)
J F M A M J J A S O N D     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 12 Average max. and min. temperatures in °C Precipitation totals in mm Source: World Weather Information Service
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     0.4   83 54     0.5   90 59     0.7   97 66     0.5   104 75     0.6   109 82     6.8   100 79     12   89 75     11   87 74     7.6   89 73     2   91 68     0.5   87 59     0.7   83 54 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)	48 (118)	45 (113)	38 (100)	40 (104)	39 (102)	37 (99)	35 (95)	32 (90)	48 (118)
Average high °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
Average low °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
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)	5.5 (41.9)	5.9 (42.6)
Precipitation mm (inches)	10.2 (0.402)	12.3 (0.484)	17.8 (0.701)	13.2 (0.52)	16.3 (0.642)	172.2 (6.78)	304.3 (11.98)	291.6 (11.48)	194.4 (7.654)	51.4 (2.024)	11.8 (0.465)	17.2 (0.677)	1,112.7 (43.807)
Source: [1]

Divisions

Nagpur district is divided into 14 talukas: Ramtek, Umred, Kalameshwar, Katol, Kamthi, Kuhi, Narkhed, Nagpur, Nagpur (Rural), Parseoni, Bhiwapur, Mouda, Savner and Hingna.

Nagpur district has 12 Vidhan Sabha constituencies: Nagpur South West, Nagpur South, Nagpur East, Nagpur Central, Nagpur West, Nagpur North, Katol, Savner, Hingna, Umred, Kamthi and Ramtek. The first six constituencies are part of Nagpur Lok Sabha constituency and rest are part of Ramtek Lok Sabha constituency.^[2]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Nagpur district has a population of 4,653,171,^[3] roughly equal to the nation of Ireland^[4] or the US state of South Carolina.^[5] This gives it a ranking of 29th in India (out of a total of 640).^[3] The district has a population density of 470 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,200 /sq mi) .^[3] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 14.39 %.^[3] Nagpur has a sex ratio of 948 females for every 1000 males,^[3] and a literacy rate of 89.52 %.^[3]

The district had a population of 4,653,171 of which 64.26% were urban as of 2011.^[6] The current District Collector is Sanjay Mukherjee. Nagpur district has following administrative bodies which have jurisdiction over different areas^[7] -

• 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
• Kamptee Municipal Council
• Kalmeshwar Municipal Council

Transport

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

References

1. ^ "Nagpur, India". Whetherbase. http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=35334&refer=&units=metric. Retrieved 2010-07-01. 
2. ^ "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. http://ceo.maharashtra.gov.in/acs.php. Retrieved 1 November 2010. 
3. ^ ^{a b c d e f} "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30. 
4. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html. Retrieved 2011-10-01. "Ireland 4,670,976 July 2011 est." 
5. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30. "South Carolina 4,625,364" 
6. ^ Census of India
7. ^ "Planning Authority of Nagpur district". Government of Maharashtra. http://www.nagpur.nic.in/tp/planningauthorities.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-08. 

External links

Coordinates: 21°00′N 79°00′E / 21°N 79°E / 21; 79