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Nandurbar district

Nandurbar district (Marathi pronunciation: [nən̪d̪uɾbaːɾ]) is an administrative district in the northwest corner of Maharashtra state in India . On 1 July 1998 Dhule was bifurcated as two separate districts now known as Dhule and Nandurbar. Nandurbar is a tribal-dominated district, The district headquarters are located at Nandurbar city. The district occupies an area of 5,955 square kilometres (2,299 sq mi) and has a population of 1,648,295 of which 16.71% were urban (as of 2011).[2]

Nandurbar district is bounded to the south and south-east by Dhule district, to the west and north is the state of Gujarat, to the north and north-east is the state of Madhya Pradesh. The northern boundary of the district is defined by the great Narmada River.

Ranjana Sonawane of Tembhli village and rushil in Nandurbar district became first citizen of India to be assigned a twelve-digit unique identification on 29 September 2010. The unique identification or Aadhaar is ambitious project of the central government of India to provide unique identification to its billion plus citizens.[3]

Officer

Members of Parliament

Guardian Minister

list of Guardian Minister

District Magistrate/Collector

list of District Magistrate – Collector

Divisions

The district comprises six talukas. These talukas are Nandurbar, Navapur, Shahada, Taloda, Akkalkuwa and Akrani Mahal (also called Dhadgaon).

There is one Lok Sabha constituency in the district which is Nandurbar (ST) reserved for Scheduled Tribes. There are four Maharashtra Assembly seats namely Akkalkuwa (ST), Shahada (ST), Nandurbar (ST), Nawapur (ST).

Sakri (ST) and Shirpur (ST) assembly seats from Dhule district are also part of Nandurbar Lok Sabha seat. Nandurbar is primarily a tribal (Adiwasi) district.

History

Nandurbar is a part of Satpuda Pradesh, meaning Seven Hills Region. The district was part of the district with Dhule and Jalgaon till July 1998. The ancient name of this region is Rasika, when Nandurbar was also called Nandanagri after the name of its king Nandaraja.[4]

The district is also rich with mythological accounts of the Ramayana, where the region is referred to as 'Krushik'. The region is linked to various rulers of the time including bhil, Chalukyas, Vartakas and Yadavas. Prior to Mughal era, formed the southern boundary of the Tughlaq Empire. In the Jadavrao era, Yaduvanshi rulers, Nandurbar became Part of West Khandesh in 1400s. From 1400s to 1700s Shinde's became Rao of west Khandesh under Jadhavrao Rulers of Khandesh.

The Shinde (Scindia) (Sarpatils) of Khandesh.[5][6][7] Who came from Amirgarh (Present in Rajasthan) as Rao of West Khandesh in and 14th century. In past they are Rai Amirgarh and ancestors of Sindh's Royal Family. They control Khandesh from Laling fort and Dhanur and Dhule towns. In 1600s Jadhavrao lost ruling power to the Mughals, but later Rao Shinde recaptured Khandesh with the help of Maratha Empire. By the end of 1600s they came under Maratha Empire led by Chhatrapati Sambhaji. They later[when?] lost administrative and ruling power to the Mughal Empire led by Aurangzeb in war.

Due to its strategic location at the edges of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, Nandurbar kept shifting into different power regimes. After the Mughal Empire's decline, the Marathas took control of Khandesh and subsequently on 3 June 1818 the Maratha Peshwa surrendered Khandesh to the British rule.

Nandurbar had its own share in the Indian struggle for independence. It was here that during the Quit India Movement of 1942 Shirishkumar Mehta, a mere boy of 15 years, lost his life by a gun shot. A small memorial has been erected in memory of Shirish Kumar in the square where he shed his blood.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Nandurbar district has a population of 1,648,295,[2] roughly equal to the nation of Guinea-Bissau[10] or the US state of Idaho.[11] This gives it a ranking of 304th in India (out of a total of 640).[2] The district has a population density of 276 inhabitants per square kilometre (710/sq mi) .[2] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 25.5%.[2] Nandurbar has a sex ratio of 972 females for every 1000 males,[2] and a literacy rate of 64.38%. 12.25% of the population live in ruban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 2.91% and 69.28% of the population respectively The Bhils form the major group in the district.[2]

As of 2001 India census,[12] Nandurbar District had a population of 1,309,135, being 50.62% male and 49.38% female. Nandurbar District has an average literacy rate of 46.63%: male literacy is 55.11%, and female literacy is 37.93%.

Languages

Languages in Nandurbar district (2011)[13]

  Bhili (45.45%)
  Marathi (16.06%)
  Khandeshi (10.46%)
  Pawri (7.34%)
  Mawchi (4.4%)
  Urdu (3.79%)
  Kukna (2.61%)
  Hindi (2.55%)
  Gujarati (1.90%)
  Gujari (1.62%)
  Others (3.82%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 45.45% of the population in the district spoke Bhili, 16.06% Marathi, 10.46% Khandeshi, 7.34% Pawri, 4.40% Mawchi, 3.79% Urdu, 2.61% Kukna, 2.55% Hindi, 1.91% Gujarati and 1.62% Gujari[a] as their first language.[13]

Aadivasi (tribal) Languages spoken include Ahirani, a Khandeshi tongue with approximately 780,000 speakers, similar to Marathi and Bhili.[14] and Pauri Bareli, a Bhil and other tribal language with approximately 175 000 speakers, written in the Devanagari script.[15]

Transport and communication

Education

GP Nandurbar

Economy

In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Nandurbar one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640 districts).[17] It is one of the twelve districts in Maharashtra currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[17]

Industries

Wind Farm in Nandurbar

Notable People

Agriculture

Climate

The climate of Nandurbar District is generally Hot and Dry. As the rest of India Nandurbar District has three distinct seasons: summer, monsoon (rainy) and the winter season.

Summer is from March to mid of June. Summers are usually hot and dry. During the month of May the summer is at its peak. Temperatures can be as high as 45 °C (113 °F) during the peak of Summer. The Monsoon sets in during the mid or end of June. During this season the weather is usually humid and hot. The northern and western regions receive more rainfall than the rest of the region. The average rainfall is 767 mm (30.2 in) through the district.[20] Winter is from the month of November to February. Winters are mildly cold but dry.

Sights

Prakasha – Dakshin Kashi

Notes

  1. ^ Gujari refers to the Leva Gujars, who speak a mixed language between Gujarati and Marathi.

References

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  3. ^ "Aadhar – How to get your unique ID from the govt of India". The Times of India. 29 September 2010. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
  4. ^ District Tourism Plan for Nandurbar District (PDF) (Report). December 2012. Submission by a'XYKno Capital Services Ltd to District Collectorate Office, Nandurbar. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 August 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  5. ^ टीम, एबीपी माझा वेब (24 October 2016). "ग्रामदेवता: धुळ्याच्या साक्री तालुक्यातील श्रीधनदाई देवी". marathi.abplive.com.
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  8. ^ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
  9. ^ "Population by Religion - Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  10. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2011. Guinea-Bissau 1,596,677 July 2011 est.
  11. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2011. Idaho 1,567,582
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  14. ^ M. Paul Lewis, ed. (2009). "Ahirani: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  15. ^ M. Paul Lewis, ed. (2009). "gujar is also indian language Bareli, Pauri: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  16. ^ "G P Nandurbar". Archived from the original on 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  17. ^ a b Ministry of Panchayati Raj (8 September 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  18. ^ Panigrahy, Sarita; Dhar, Jay Chandra (17 February 2020). "Design of $$\text {Er}_{2}\text {O}_{3}$$-capped $$\text {SnO}_{2}$$ nanostructures using glancing angle deposition technique for enhanced photodetection". Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics. 31 (6): 4780–4787. doi:10.1007/s10854-020-03035-0. ISSN 0957-4522. S2CID 213988266.
  19. ^ a b "The Gazetteers Department – DHULIA". Maharashtra.gov.in. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
  20. ^ "Special Articles". Government of Maharashtra. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
  21. ^ "Hinagani". Hingani.tripod.com. Retrieved 20 November 2010.

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