Buldhana district
Buldhana district is located in the Amravati division of Maharashtra, India.
It is situated at the western border of Vidarbha region and is 500 km away from the state capital, Mumbai. The district has towns and cities like Deulghat, Dhad, Mehakar, Shegaon, Malkapur, Khamgaon, Lonar and Chikhli. It is surrounded by Madhya Pradesh in the north, Akola, Washim, and Amravati districts on the east, Jalna district on the south, and Jalgaon and Aurangabad districts on the west. Khamgaon is the largest city in the district.
Buldhana district holds religious significance as it is the site of the Shri Gajanan Maharaj Temple, Shegaon. Lonarkar Top is highest altitude in Buldhana District placed in Ambabarwa Wildlife Sanctuary.
Office holders
Members of Parliament
- Prataprao Ganpatrao Jadhav
- Raksha Khadse
Guardian minister
List of Guardian ministers
District Magistrate/Collector
list of District Magistrate / Collector
History
The name of the district is probably derived from Bhil Thana.Buldhana, along with the rest of Berar Province, was part of the Vidarbha kingdom mentioned in the Mahabharata, a Sanskrit epic poem. Berar formed a part of the Maurya Empire during the reign of Ashoka. Berar came under the rule of the Satavahana dynasty, the Vakataka dynasty, the Chalukya dynasty, the Rashtrakuta Dynasty, the Chalukyas again, and finally the Yadava dynasty of Devagiri.
A period of Muslim rule began when Alauddin Khalji, the Sultan of Delhi conquered the region in the early 14th century. The region was part of the Bahmani Sultanate, which broke away from the Delhi Sultanate in the mid-14th century. The Bahmani Sultanate broke up into smaller sultanates at the end of the 15th century. In 1572, Berar became part of the Nizam Shahi sultanate, based at Ahmednagar. The Nizam Shahis ceded Berar to the Mughal Empire in 1595. As Mughal rule started to unravel at the start of the 18th century, Asaf Jah I, the Nizam of Hyderabad, seized the southern provinces of the empire in 1724, forming an independent state. Berar was a part of the independent state.
In 1853, the whole district came under the administration of the British East India Company. Berar was divided into East and West Berar with Buldhana district being included in West Berar. In 1903, Berar was leased by the Nizam of Hyderabad to the British Government of India. Thus, Berar became part of Central Provinces. In 1950, it became part of Madhya Pradesh with Nagpur as its capital. In 1956, along with other Marathi-speaking regions of Vidarbha, it became part of the newly formed state Maharashtra in 1960.
Administration
Sub-divisions
The district has six revenue sub-divisions headed by a Sub Divisional Officer : Buldhana, Mehkar, Khamgaon, Malkapur, Jalgaon-Jamod, and Sindkhedraja.Tehsils
As of 2010, the district of Buldhana comprises thirteen talukas : Buldhana, Chikhli, Deulgaon Raja, Malkapur, Motala, Nandura, Mehkar, Sindkhed Raja, Lonar, Khamgaon, Shegaon, Jalgaon Jamod, and Sangrampur.Education
All colleges in Buldhana are affiliated with Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University. One of the schools, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Shegaon, a system of central schools for talented students predominantly from rural areas in India, is located in Shegaon near Chincholi village in Buldhana district.Agriculture
The district superintending agriculture officer comes under the Divisional Joint Director of Amravati Division. There are three sub-divisions at Buldhana, Khamgaon, and Mehkar with a taluka agriculture officer posted at each taluka.There are multiple circles under each taluka. They are Dhad, Shelapur, Dhamangaon, Motala, Shelsur, Amdapur, Chikhli, Dharangaon, Malkapur, Janephal, Mehkar, Bibi, Lonar, Sakharkherda, Sindkhed Raja, Mera Khurd, Deulgaon Mahi, Deulgaon Raja, Ganeshpur, Pimpalgaon Raja, Nandura, Shegaon, Jalgaon Jamod, Warwat Khanderao, and Sangrampur.
Police
The district has six police subdivisions and thirty-three police stations.Electricity
The distribution of electricity comes under Akola Zone and Buldhana Circle with Buldhana, Khamgaon, and Malkapur Divisions. Each subdivision caters to more nearby talukas and has 33KV distribution substations under them.Irrigation
The district comes under Buldhana Irrigation Project Circle along with Akola and Washim district. The circle comes under Vidarbha Irrigation Development Corporation, Nagpur. It has its Major Project division at Shegaon, Kadakpurna at Deulgaon Raja, Mun Project division at Khamgaon, and Minor Irrigation Division at Chikhli and Akola.The completed irrigation projects are the Nalganga Dam project in Motala and a major project in Vaan having one-fourth of the benefit accrue to Akola district. Many further irrigation projects are under way or are in the planning stages.
Public Works Department
The district comes under Amravati Public Works Region and Akola Public Works Circle. It has one Public Works division at Buldhana with subdivision at Buldhana, Chikhli, Mehkar, and Deulgaon Raja; and a second, Khamgaon division, with subdivisions at Khamgaon, Jalgaon Jamod, and Malkapur; plus the Buldhana District Mechanical Subdivision.There are Road Project subdivisions at Buldhana and Khamgaon under the Road Project Division of Akola. There is a separate Zilla Parishad Works Division at Buldhana with subdivisions at Buldhana, Kahmgaon, Mehkar, and Malkapur. The department manages Government Rest houses at Buldhana, Khamgaon, Shegaon, Malkapur, Motala, Jalgaon Jamod, Sangrampur, Chikhli, Amdapur, Lavhala, Mehkar, Dongaon, Deulgaon Raja, Deulgaon Mahi, Sindkhed Raja, Lonar, and Nandura.
Politics
The district contributes one seat to the Lok Sabha, namely Buldhana. Prataprao Ganpatrao Jadhav of Shiv Sena is the current Member of Parliament from Buldhana.The district has seven seats in the Maharashtra State legislature assembly: Buldhana, Chikhli, Sindkhed Raja, Mehkar, Khamgaon, and Jalgaon Jamod. The seventh seat at Malkapur is part of Raver in Jalgaon district.
Office Bearers
Members of Parliament
- Prataprao Ganpatrao Jadhav Shiv Sena
- Raksha Khadse
Guardian Minister
- Gulab Raghunath Patil – 27 September 2022 – 4 October 2023
- Dilip Walse Patil – 4 October 2023 – Incumbent
District Magistrate/Collector
- Ms. Suman Rawat Chandra – 2020 – Incumbent
Demographics
Religion
| Tehsil Name | Hindu | Buddhist | Muslim | Jain | Others |
| Buldhana | 68.91 | 13.06 | 16.99 | 0.59 | 0.45 |
| Shegaon | 69.63 | 16.81 | 13.08 | 0.24 | 0.24 |
| Khamgaon | 65.92 | 16.40 | 16.50 | 0.71 | 0.47 |
| Malkapur | 67.85 | 10.55 | 20.14 | 0.98 | 0.46 |
| Nandura | 70.46 | 13.94 | 15.12 | 0.24 | 0.24 |
| Jalgaon Jamod | 75.24 | 10.72 | 13.37 | 0.15 | 0.52 |
| Sangrampur | 75.02 | 12.51 | 11.93 | 0.01 | 0.53 |
| Motala | 73.17 | 13.14 | 13.17 | 0.21 | 0.31 |
| Mehkar | 75.00 | 15.03 | 09.15 | 0.45 | 0.37 |
| Chikhli | 70.82 | 14.98 | 13.53 | 0.37 | 0.30 |
| Deulgaon Raja | 73.33 | 14.67 | 10.54 | 1.04 | 0.42 |
| Sindkhed Raja | 74.65 | 16.76 | 7.94 | 0.22 | 0.43 |
| Lonar | 77.70 | 11.64 | 9.57 | 0.68 | 0.41 |
Languages
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 78.67% of the population in the district spoke Marathi, 10.99% Urdu, 4.41% Hindi and 2.11% Lambadi as their first language.Residents of Buldhana communicate in Marathi language. Nihali language, a language isolate of India, is spoken by some 2,000 people in Jalgaon Jamod tehsil. Apart from the commonly used Varhadi, a dialect of Marathi language used in the district includes Andh, an Indo-Aryan language spoken by 100,000 people. Hindi and English are also spoken in the region.
Geography
Rivers
The district lies in the Tapi River and Godavari River basins. Purna River is a tributary of the Tapi River. Nalganga river is a tributary of Purna river. The Painganga and Khadakpurna rivers are tributaries of Godavari River.Here are the rivers in the district, with their tributaries.
- Purna River
- * Vaan River
- * Mann River
- * Utawali River
- * Nipani River
- * Mas River
- * Bordi River
- * Dnyanganga River
- * Vishwaganga River
- * Nalganga River
- Painganga River
- Khadakpurna River
- Dhamana River
- Koradi River
- Jamvani River
- Tapi River
Transport
Roads
passes through Khamgaon, Nandura, and Malkapur towns in the district and Aurangabad-Buldhana National Highway 753A. There are many Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation bus stands in all towns of the district. There are State Transport bus depots at Buldhana, Malkapur, Chikhli, Mehkar, Khamgaon, Shegaon, and Jalgaon-Jamod.Vehicles from Nagpur, Amravati, and Akola pass through Khamgaon, Chikhli, Deulgaonraja while going towards Jalna, Aurangabad, and Pune. Regular State Transport buses are available from any Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation Bus Stand.
National Highway 53 passes through Khamgaon, Nandura, and Malkapur Talukas in Buldhana District.
Vehicles Nagpur, Karanja Murtizapur pass through Mehkar and Sindkhed Raja on Mumbai–Nagpur Expressway while going towards jalna, Aurangabad and Mumbai and Government of India also planned Mumbai Nagpur High Speed rail corridor through along with Mumbai Nagpur Expressway it goes through district Buldhana and Mehkar will be upcoming High Speed Railway Station