Amravati division

Amravati Division, also known as Varhad, is an Indian one of the six administrative divisions of Maharashtra state in India. Amravati and Nagpur divisions constitute the ancient Vidarbha region. Amravati Division is bound by Madhya Pradesh state to the north, Nagpur Division to the east, Telangana state to the southeast, Marathwada region (Aurangabad Division) to the south and southwest, and Nashik Division to the west.

  • Area: 46,090 km2
  • Population (2011 census): 11,258,117
  • Districts: Akola, Amravati, Buldhana, Washim, Yavatmal
  • Largest City: Amravati
  • Literacy: 93.03%
  • Area under irrigation: 2,582.02 km2
  • Railways: broad gauge 249 km, meter gauge 227 km, narrow gauge 188 km.

Varhad
Amravati Division
Location of Amravati Division in Maharashtra
Varhad
Location of the divisional headquarters in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 20°55′00″N 77°45′00″E
Country India
StateMaharashtra
Government
 • Commissioner Amravati DivisionNA
 • Police Commissioner Amravati DivisionNA
 • All Guardian Minister Amravati Division

(Amravati District)

(Akola District)

  • Rajendra Shingne

(Buldhana District)

  • Shankarrao Gadakh
    Additional charge

(Yavatmal District)

  • Sunil Chhatrapal Kedar
    Additional charge
(Washim District)
 • All District Collector's Amravati Division
  • Ms. Pavneet Kaur (IAS)

(Amravati District)

  • Ms. Nima Arora (IAS)

(Akola District)

  • Ms. Suman Rawat Chandra (IAS)

(Buldhana District)

  • Mr. Amol Yedge IAS

(Yavatmal District)

  • Mr. Shanmugarajan S. IAS
(Washim District)
 • All MP's Amravati DivisionNA
Area
 • Total46,090 km2 (17,800 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,888,445
 • Density63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialMarathi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-MH
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