Yavatmal district

The district Yavatmal ( Marathi: यवतमाळ जिल्हा ) is one of 35 districts in the state of Maharashtra in India. The city is the administrative center of the district of Yavatmal. The last census in 2011 showed a total population of 2,772,348 people.

History

From pre-Christian times to the year 1425, the area was - as the whole region - ruled by various Buddhist and Hindu rulers. The first known state was the Mauryan Empire, the last non-Muslim dynasty were the Gond. After decades of military conflict with Muslim rulers in northern India took place in 1425, the occupation by Muslim soldiers. After that prevailed until the year 1724 various Muslim dynasties ( Bahmani, Deccan sultanates and the Mughals Gross ). Although officially still part of the Great Mughal Empire was effective from 1724 to 1818 ruled by the Maratha Bhonsle dynasty. Then it fell to the Nizam of Hyderabad and belonged until 1853 to the State of Hyderabad. Then there was British managed as part of the province Central Provinces and Berar. Until its renaming in Yeotmal in 1903 it was called the Wun district ( Marathi: Wani district ). With the independence of India in 1947 and the reorganization of the country in 1950 was part of the new state of Madhya Pradesh. In 1956, the Indian state was divided and the area came to Bombay State. This state was also dissolved in 1960 and the district Yavatmal part of the new Indian state of Maharashtra.

Population

The urban population accounts for only 21.58 percent of the total population. A clear vast majority of the population are Hindus. The Buddhists and Muslims are significant minorities. In 2001, of 2,458,271 inhabitants, 1,999,368 Hindus ( 81.33 per cent), Buddhists 221 793 ( 9.02 per cent) and 196 909 Muslims ( 8.01 percent).

Significant places

Strongest town inhabitants of the district is the main town Yavatmal. Other important cities with a population of more than 25,000 people are Pusad, Wani, Digras, Umarkhed, Wadgaon Road, Pandharkaoda and Darwha.

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