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Bhandara district
District of Maharashtra
Clockwise from top-left: Pauni Fort, Muslim Library Chowk, Bhandara, rivers in Ambhora, Gose Khurd Dam in Pauni, Nagarjuna Vihara
Location in Maharashtra
Location in Maharashtra
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Bhandara district
Coordinates (Bhandara): 21°10′14″N 79°39′24″E / 21.1706°N 79.6566°E / 21.1706; 79.6566
CountryBhandara district India
StateMaharashtra
DivisionNagpur
HeadquartersBhandara
Talukas1. Bhandara, 2. Tumsar, 3. Pauni and 4. Mohadi, 5. Sakoli, 6. Lakhani, 7. Lakhandur
Government
 • BodyBhandara Zilla Parishad
 • Guardian MinisterDr.Vijaykumar Gavit
Cabinet Minister
 • President Zilla Parishad
  • President
    Rajesh Dongre
  • Vice President
    Vivekanand Kurjekar
 • District CollectorShri. Sandeep Kadam (IAS)
 • CEO Zilla Parishad
  • Mr Ravindra Jagtap (IAS)
 • MPs
  • Sunil Baburao Mendhe
    (Bhandara–Gondiya)
Area
 • Total3,717 km2 (1,435 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,200,334
 • Density320/km2 (840/sq mi)
 • Urban
19.48%
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highwaysNH53, NH247, NH353C.
Average annual precipitation1327 mm
Websitebhandara.gov.in

Bhandara District (Marathi pronunciation: [bʰəɳɖaːɾa]) is an administrative district in the state of Maharashtra in India. The district headquarters are located at Bhandara. The district occupies an area of 3717 km2 and has a population of 1,200,334 (605,520 males and 594,814 females), of which 19.48% are urban as of 2011. The growth rate of Bhandara is 5.56% [1] Bhandara has a mixed economy with agriculture, industries and forest resources. Bhandara is known for its large production of rice. Tumsar, a tahsil town, is a noted rice market. Bhandara town is also known as "Brass City" owing to the presence of a large brass products industry. Bhandara has several tourist destinations, like Ambagad Fort, Brahmi, Chinchgad, and Dighori.

The district is also known for the Ordnance Factory Bhandara of the Ordnance Factories Board, which manufactures products for the Indian Armed Forces. It is located on an estate which is commonly known as Jawaharnagar colony. This is the only Kendriya Vidyalaya in the Bhandara district. Ashok Leyland, a Hinduja Group Company, has a production facility at Gadegaon near Bhandara. Sunflag Iron Steel company and Shivmangal Ispat Pvt. Ltd. are other major industrial undertakings in the district.

  1. ^ "Census GIS India". Archived from the original on 11 January 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2009.

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