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The document provides information on the geography and location of Amravati District in Maharashtra, India. Some key points: - Amravati District covers an area of 12,212 sq km, which is 3.97% of Maharashtra. 75% is covered by Deccan Traps volcanic rock, and 25% by fertile Purna River alluvium. - The district is bounded by Madhya Pradesh to the north and districts in Maharashtra to the east, south, and west. It has connectivity via major rail lines and National Highway 6. - Topography includes hills, forests, and plateaus with the Purna and Wardha Rivers. Climate is tropical with hot

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The document provides information on the geography and location of Amravati District in Maharashtra, India. Some key points: - Amravati District covers an area of 12,212 sq km, which is 3.97% of Maharashtra. 75% is covered by Deccan Traps volcanic rock, and 25% by fertile Purna River alluvium. - The district is bounded by Madhya Pradesh to the north and districts in Maharashtra to the east, south, and west. It has connectivity via major rail lines and National Highway 6. - Topography includes hills, forests, and plateaus with the Purna and Wardha Rivers. Climate is tropical with hot

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Location & Geographical Area:

The total geographical area of Amravati District is 12212 sq. km. and its only
3.97 % of Maharashtra. 75% of Amravati district covered by Deccan Trap while
25% area covered by Purna alluvium. The global location of the district
extends between 21.30' to 21.50' north latitude and 76.35' to 78.27' east
longitude. Amravati district is located in the Vidharbha region on the north
eastern side of the State of Maharashtra. It is bounded by the Khandwa and
Betul districts of Madhya Pradesh State on the north and by the Maharashtra
districts of Nagpur on the northeast, Wardha on the east, Yavatmal on the
south, Washim on the southwest and Akola and Buldhana districts on the
west.

Connectivity:

Railway The Mumbai-Bhusaval-Nagpur-Kolkata broad gauge rail line, Murtijapur-


Achalpur, KhandwaAkola-Purna and Badnera-Amravati meter gauge rail line run through
the district. These connect Amravati to the bigger cities of Mumbai, Jalgaon, Nagpur,
Delhi and Chennai.
Roadways The National Highway 6 that runs between Hazira-Dhule-Kolkata passes
through the district, thus making markets accessible and helping trade and business in
the district
Topography:
The total geographical area of Amravati District is 12212 sq. km.and its only 3.97 % of
Maharashtras. 75% of Amravati district covered by Deccan Trap while 25% area covered
by Purna alluvium. The total area of Purna alluvium is 3053 sq.kms. out of which 1562
sq.kms area belongs to saline zone which is Quality affected area. The ground water in
this area is not used for Irrigation and Drinking water purposes, where as North East part
of district there is high irrigation activity mainly orange fruit crop which develop
imbalance in ground water.

What is noteworthy:

Chikhaldara hill station, Melghat Tiger Reserve, Gurukunj Ashram at Mozari .


Amravati district is steeped in mythology and fables with references in the great Hindu
epic Mahabharat. Rukmini, Lord Krishna’s wife, is believed to be the daughter of the
king of Kundinpur (currently known as Kaundinyapur). It is said that Lord Krishna
kidnapped Rukmini while she was praying at the temple of Amba Devi.
Geography:

The district’s rich natural resources feature hills and vales and dense forests on the
Satpura range. Centred in the Vidharbha region, the district has mostly tropical
climate, facing extreme variations in temperature with very hot summers and very
cold winters. Summer temperatures can go up to the higher 40's. Amravati district
receives rainfall from south westerly monsoons mainly in the months of June, July,
August and September.
Chikhaldara and Dharni talukas form the Melghat region that is spread over 4000
sq km. This region boasts of thick forests spread over the Satpura mountain range.
The forest in Dharni has predominantly teak while that in Chikhaldara has bamboo.
Tendu leaves can also be found here in plenty. The taluka headquarters of
Chikhaldara is a famous hill station that maintains a cool temperature even in the
hot summers.
The taluka of Chandur-Railway next to the city of Amravati, at a height of 500m
above mean sea level, is also a hilly region. The rest of the district is mainly a
plateau with fertile black soil. The Purna and Wardha River beds are rich and fertile.
Large rivers like Purna, Wardha, Tapi, Sipna and smaller rivers like Kapra, Gadga,
Chudaman and Kholat flow through the district. Wardha River marks the eastern
boundary of the district and the Tapi River its northern boundary.
The Shahanur dam, built on the Shahanur River is situated in the Anjangaon-Surji
taluka while the Chandrabhaga dam on River Chandrabhaga is situated in the
Achalpur taluka near Bopapur
Demographics:

River and Drainage pattern


There are three main river Tapi, Purna and Wardha .The Purna rises
in the southern slopes of Gavilgarh hills and flows southunly &S-E
direction till it turns Westward and from a part of the district
boundary between Amravati & Akola.Pedhi ,Arna, Chandrabhaga and
the Shahnur are imp ortant tributaries of Purna.The Wardha river rises
at Multai in Madhya pradesh and from the eastern boundary of
district and receives a number of short tributaries at its right flowing
within district Maru And Chargar are important tributaries that join
Wardha. The Tapi flows along the N-W boundary of the district
Khardu, Sipna, Dewal & Dhulghat are its tributaries. Mainly area
shows dendrites drainage pattern, while Purna alluvium basin cover
parallel to sub parallel drainage pattern & is almost plain area.
Availability of Minerals: Amravati district is one of the few locations in the State
having Sandstone. The only Major mineral found in district is Fireclay. It is found
in Achalpur Tahasil. Any construction material is categorized into minor mineral
e.g. Murum, Stone, Sand, clay.

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