Nandurbar district

The district comprises six talukas. These talukas are Nandurbar, Navapur, Shahada, Taloda, Akkalkuwa and Akrani Mahal (also called Dhadgaon).

There is one Lok Sabha constituency in the district which is Nandurbar (ST) reserved for Scheduled Tribes. There are four Maharashtra Assembly seats namely Akkalkuwa (ST), Shahada (ST), Nandurbar (ST), Nawapur (ST).

Sakri (ST) and Shirpur (ST) assembly seats from Dhule district are also part of Nandurbar Lok Sabha seat. Nandurbar is primarily a tribal (Adiwasi) district.

Nandurbar is a part of Satpuda Pradesh, meaning Seven Hills Region. The district was part of the district with Dhule and Jalgaon till July 1998. The ancient name of this region is Rasika, when Nandurbar was also called Nandanagri after the name of its king Nandaraja.[4]

The district is also rich with mythological accounts of the Ramayana, where the region is referred to as 'Krushik'.

The region is linked to various rulers of the time including bhil, Chalukyas, Vartakas and Yadavas.

Prior to Mughal era, formed the southern boundary of the Tughlaq Empire.

In the Jadavrao Era Yaduvanshi rulers, Nandurbar became Part of West Khandesh in 1400s.

1400s to 1700s Shinde's became Rao of west Khandesh under Jadhavrao Rulers of Khandesh :-

The Shinde/Scindia (Sarpatils) of Khandesh.[5][6][7] Who came from Amirgarh (Present in Rajasthan) as Rao of West Khandesh in and 14th century. In past they are Rai Amirgarh and ancestors of Sindh's Royal Family. They control Khandesh from Laling fort and Dhanur & Dhule Towns. In 1600s Jadhavrao lost ruling power against Mughal but after some time later Rao Shinde recaptured Khandesh with the help of Maratha Empire. In end of 1600s they came under Maratha Empire led by Chhatrapati Sambhaji and after some year later they lost the Administrative and Ruler power against Mughal Empire led by Aurangzeb in war.

Due to its strategic location at the ends of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, Nandurbar kept shifting into different power regimes. After the Mughal Empire's decline, the Marathas took control of Khandesh and subsequently on 3 June 1818 the Maratha Peshwa surrendered Khandesh to the British rule.

Nandurbar had its own share in the Indian struggle for independence. It was here that during the Quit India Movement of 1942 Shirish Kumar, a mere boy of 15 years, lost his life by a gun shot. A small memorial has been erected in memory of Shirish Kumar in the square where he shed his blood.

As of 2001 India census,[9] Nandurbar District had a population of 1,309,135, being 50.62% male and 49.38% female. Nandurbar District has an average literacy rate of 46.63%: male literacy is 55.11%, and female literacy is 37.93%.

According to the 2011 census Nandurbar district has a population of 1,648,295,[2] roughly equal to the nation of Guinea-Bissau[10] or the US state of Idaho.[11] This gives it a ranking of 304th in India (out of a total of 640).[2] The district has a population density of 276 inhabitants per square kilometre (710/sq mi) .[2] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 25.5%.[2] Nandurbar has a sex ratio of 972 females for every 1000 males,[2] and a literacy rate of 64.38%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 2.91% and 69.28% of the population respectively The Bhils form the major group in the district.[2]

• Total railway Lines length :90 km
• No of villages connected by road
  • 12 Months :671
  • Temporary :262
• Total length of the roads :4338 km
• Total length of National Highway :44 km
• Total length of State

• Nandurbar District has 1354 primary schools with 4497 teachers teaching 1,59,502 students; that comes to 36 students per teacher.
• Around 257 secondary schools with 2765 teachers teaching 1,31,554 students, and no of students per teacher comes to 48.
• Government Polytechnic Nandurbar with four branches Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, & Mechanical Engineering with intake capacity of 60 seats each.[17]

GP Nandurbar

• Total colleges for higher studies, including medical and engineering, is 30, and more than 8580 students enroll each year.
• Nandurbar District also has 6 Government ITI (Industrial Training Institutes) and 2 private ITI having 1444 students in total.
• 3 VJNT Pri. School [Mhasawad, Akrale & Nandrakhe] 2 high schools, 1 junior college
• 1 SC Residential School Shahada

• Chatrapati Shivaji Natya Gruha

At entrance a beautiful statue of Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj

• Toranmal

It is a beautiful hill station which is around 80 km from the Nandurbar city.

In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Nandurbar one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[18] It is one of the twelve districts in Maharashtra currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[18]

Wind Farm in Nandurbar

• Total Registered Factories: 346
• Total Registered & running Factories: 346
• Cooperative Sugar Factories: 3
• Total Spinning Mills: 2
• Total Cooperative Societies 1400
• Primary Agricultural Credit Societies Total: 159
• Members: 47448
• Cooperative Milk Societies: 392

• Dr. Heena Gavit[19] (Present Member of Parliament from Nandurbar Constituency)
• Vijaykumar Gavit (Member of the Legislative Assembly from Nandurbar Constituency)
• Adv. K. C. Padavi (Member of the Legislative Assembly from Akkalkuwa Constituency)
• Rajesh Padvi (Member of the Legislative Assembly from Shahada Constituency)
• Shirishkumar Surupsing Naik (Member of the Legislative Assembly from Navapur Constituency)
• Anil Vasave[20] (First Person from Nandurbar District to climb Mount Kilimanjaro)
• Manikrao Hodlya Gavit (Former Member of Parliament from Nandurbar Constituency)

• Main Crops Jawar, Wheat, Rice, Toor, Groundnuts, Chilly
• Annual Crops Sugarcane, Cotton
• Area Under Cultivation :2,53,413 Ha
• Crop Pattern Kharif (approx. 800 villages), Rabi (approx. 130 villages)
• Fruits :Mango, Sitaphal, Banana, Papaya, etc.

The Climate of Nandurbar District is generally Hot and Dry. As the rest of India Nandurbar District has three distinct seasons; Summer, Monsoon/Rainy and the Winter season.

Summer is from March to mid of June. Summers are usually hot and dry. During the month of May the summer is at its peak. Temperatures can be as high as 45 °C during the peak of Summer. The Monsoon sets in during the mid or end of June. During this season the weather is usually humid and hot. The northern and western regions receive more rainfall than the rest of the region. The average rainfall is 767 mm through the district.[22] Winter is from the month of November to February. Winters are mildly cold but dry.

Prakasha – Dakshin Kashi

• Prakasha, one of the famous religious places, also known as Dakshin Kashi, is in Shahada Tehsil. The temple of Prakasha is very old.
• One of the famous temples of God Shree Ganesha (Heramb) is at Jainagar, 24 km away from Shahada. Hundreds of thousands of people visit this temple on the occasion of Mangli Chathurthi.
• Shri Datta temple is at Sarangkheda. Every year a big fair is organised on the eve of Datta Jayanti which has main attraction of sale of horses.
• Umaj Mata temple is at Shinda. Every year a big fair is organised on the eve of Ashatami (December).
• Hingani is a small village between Shahada and Shirpur. People there conduct the "Mahavakya" & "Mahakavya" of the Mahanubhav panth.[23]
• Dandapaneshwar, Devmogra, Nandurbar, Maharashtra
• Dev Mogra Mata is mother goddess of Adivasis. Malda-Mogra Tal Taloda is famous village related to Devi Mogra mata.
• Saint Gulam Maharaj Ranjanpur Tal Taloda is Saint of adivasi, who took away them from addiction of alcohol.
• Ashwasthama Rushi Maharaj, Valiamba, Maharashtra
• Shani Mandir, Shanimandal
• Toranmal 1076 m high peak is famous place for Navnath.

• Nandurbar District official website

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• Aadiwasi Janjagruti