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)) is the second largest city in the Vidarbha region and ninth largest city in Maharashtra, India. It is administrative headquarters of Amravati district and Amravati division which includes

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Buldhana Buldhana is the district headquarters and a Municipal Council in the Buldhana District of Amravati division in the Indian State of Maharashtra. Climate Demographics As of the 2011 India census, Buldhana had a population of 67,431. Males con ...

, Washim and

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districts. It is one of the Maharashtra's nominated city under Smart Cities Mission. In 1983, Amravati city became Vidarbha's second

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. Located about 663 (412 mi) kilometers east of the state capital

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and 152 (94 mi) kilometers west of Nagpur, Amravati is the second largest city of the Vidarbha region after Nagpur.

Geography

Amravati is located at . It has an average elevation of 343 meters (1125 feet). It lies west of

Nagpur Nagpur (pronunciation: aːɡpuːɾ is the third largest city and the winter capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the 13th largest city in India by population and according to an Oxford's Economics report, Nagpur is projected to ...

and serves as the administrative centre of Amravati District and of Amravati Division. The city is located near the passes through the hills that separate the cotton-growing regions of the Purna basin to the West and the Wardha basin to the East. Chikhaldara is about 80 km from Amravati city which is the only hill station in the Vidarbha region. The land area of the city is around .

Climate

Amravati has a

tropical wet and dry climate Tropical savanna climate or tropical wet and dry climate is a tropical climate sub-type that corresponds to the Köppen climate classification categories ''Aw'' (for a dry winter) and ''As'' (for a dry summer). The driest month has less than of p ...

with hot, dry summers and mild to cool winters. Summer lasts from March to June, monsoon season from July to October, and winter from November to March. The highest and lowest temperatures ever recorded were 49.1 °C on 25 May 2013 and 5.0 °C on 9 February 1887 respectively.

Demographics

The population of Amravati city in 2011 was 646,801; of which males and females are 330,544 and 316,257 respectively. The sex ratio of Amravati city is 957 per 1000 males. The population in the age range of 0–6 years was 62,497. The effective literacy rate (population over 7 years of age) was 93.03%.

Religion

Hinduism is the major religion in Amravati with 63% followers, with Islam having 22% and Buddhism having 14% followers.

Government and politics

Amravati Municipal Corporation is the local authority in the city. It is headed by a mayor who is assisted by a deputy mayor elected for a tenure of three years. It was established on 15 August 1983. The area governed by the Municipal Corporation at that time was 121.65 km² comprising the erstwhile Municipal Councils of Amravati and Badnera along with eighteen revenue villages.

Tourist attractions

Some tourist destinations located on or near Amravati include: *Ambadevi Temple *Ekviradevi Temple *Chatri Lake *Wadali Lake *Bamboo Udyan * Chikhaldara * Melghat Tiger Reserve

Transport

Road

The star city bus services are run by the Amravati Municipal Corporation. Private auto rickshaws and cycle rickshaws are also popular. Amravati has also started a Women's Special City bus which is a first in the Vidarbha region. The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) provides transport services for intercity and interstate travel. Many private operators also ply on the highly traveled Amravati – Pune and Amravati – Indore routes. Bus services to cities like Nagpur, Yavatmal, Bhopal, Harda, Indore, Raipur, Jabalpur, Mumbai, Pune, Akola, Dharni, Nanded, Aurangabad, Jalna, Burhanpur, Parbhani, Solapur, Khandwa, Gondia, Shirdi, Hyderabad, Paratwada (Achalpur) and Kolhapur are also available. National Highway 6 (old numbering), which runs from

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( Surat) to

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, passes through Amravati. New Star City Buses are launched in the city replacing the old city buses.

Railway

Amravati has three railway stations: *

Amravati railway station Amravati railway station serves Amravati in Amravati district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is linked to Badnera railway station on the Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line. This is a terminal station. Train for Mumbai, Pune, Tirupati, ...

, situated in the heart of the city is a terminus. The railway line could not be extended beyond it. Therefore, a new station was constructed outside the city when a new railway line was laid to connect Badnera junction to Narkhed on the Nagpur-Itarsi main railway line. Amravati railway station is situated on the branch line from Badnera on Nagpur-Bhusawal section of Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line of

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. *

New Amravati railway station New Amravati railway station is a small railway station in Amravati city of Maharashtra Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Mahara ...

building was inaugurated on 10 December 2011. Amravati railway station provides multiple shuttle services to Badnera throughout the day. *

Badnera Junction railway station Badnera railway station serves Badnera, an area in Amravati city in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is a junction station on the Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line. There is a broad gauge line to Narkhed. Today, Badnera is a part of Amravati Mun ...

serves the area of Badnera in Amravati. It is a junction station on the Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line. There is a broad gauge line to Narkhed.

Airport

Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Airport Amravati, located at Bellora, 15 kilometers from NH-6 towards

, is operated by the

Maharashtra Airport Development Company Maharashtra Airport Development Company Limited abbreviated as (MADC), is a Special Purpose Company constituted in 2002 by the Government of Maharashtra (GoM) to plan, construct, operate and maintain airports in the State. The government has en ...

(MADC). Presently it has no commercial scheduled flights. The Nagpur Flying Club has applied to DGCA for permission to shift its flying operations to Amravati airport. It also has a helipad facility. MADC is acquiring about 400 Hectares of land for developing the airport and related facilities at an estimated cost of Rs. 2.25 billion.

Education

* Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Memorial Medical College * Dr. Punjabrao Deshmukh Polytechnic College * Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University * Government College of Engineering, Amravati * Shivaji Education Society

Sports

Territorial Army Parade Ground

Territorial Army Parade Ground is a multi-purpose stadium in the city, formerly known as the Reforms Club Ground. 1958 First recorded Cricket match was held in 1958. The ground is owned and managed by the Territorial Army, a part-time branch of the Indian Army. The ground is mainly used for organizing football and cricket matches and other sports.
The stadium hosted one Ranji Trophy match in 1976 when the

Vidarbha cricket team The Vidarbha cricket team is an Indian domestic cricket team plays in the India's domestic first-class cricket competition Ranji Trophy and limited-overs Vijay Hazare Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. It represents the Vidarbha region of eas ...

played against the Rajasthan cricket team.

Hanuman Vyayam Prasarak Mandal Ground

In Hanuman Vyayam Prasarak Mandal a

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ground is present that held a single first-class match when

played Rajasthan cricket team in the 1980/81 Ranji Trophy, which resulted in a Rajasthan victory by 7 wickets.

Notable people

* Suresh Bhat * Mohan Choti *

Bhagwan Dada Bhagwan Dada (1 August 1913 – 4 February 2002), also credited and mononymously known as Bhagwan, was an Indian actor and film director who worked in Hindi cinema. He is best known for his social film '' Albela'' (1951) and the song "Shola J ...

* Sunil Deshmukh *

Bharat Ganeshpure Bharat Ganeshpure (born August 15, 1969) is an Indian actor and comedian. He is best known for his comical performances in the Marathi television shows Fu Bai Fu and Chala Hawa Yeu Dya (CHYD). Bharat Ganeshpure rose to fame with his performan ...

Gajanan Jagirdar Gajanan Jagirdar (2 April 1907 – 13 August 1988) was a veteran Indian film director, screenwriter and actor. He worked in Hindi Cinema, also called Bollywood, as well as Marathi cinema. The period of 1942 to 1947, saw his rise as a film direct ...

* Moropant Vishvanath Joshi *

Waman Gopal Joshi Waman Gopal Joshi (18 March 1881 – 3 June 1956) (popularly known as Veer Wamanrao Joshi), was a Marathi journalist, playwright, and freedom fighter, from Amravati Maharashtra, India. He was the editor of Rashtramat and Swatantra Hindustan ...

* Vikas Mahatme *

Pratibha Patil Prathibha DeviSingh Patil (born 19 December 1934) is an Indian politician and lawyer who served as the 12th president of India spanning from 2007 to 2012. She is the first woman to become the president of India. A member of the Indian National ...

* Shripad Balwant Tambe *

Shiv Thakare Shiv Manoharrao Uttamrao Jhinguji Ganuji Thakare (born 9 September), better known as Shiv Thakare, is an Indian television personality known for participating in reality shows like '' MTV Roadies Rising'', ''Bigg Boss Marathi 2'' and ''Bigg Bo ...

* Prabhakar Vaidya * Punjabrao Deshmukh

References

External links

* {{Authority control Talukas in Maharashtra Cities in Maharashtra