Buldhana district

 district has an area of 9,680 km² and is located in of, located in central. It is around 500 km from the state capital,.

The world largest hyper-velocity meteorite impact crater in basaltic rock, the, is located in Buldhana district.

The district is bounded on the north by state, to the east by  and  districts, to the south by  and  districts, and to the west by  and  districts.

The district is the western most district of.

Origin of name
It is also spelled as Buldhana earlier.

History
It is believed that Buldhana, along with the rest of the erstwhile province, was part of the legendary  of  mentioned in the. Berar also formed part of the during the reign of  ( to E). Berar later came under the rule of the dynasty (–), the  dynasty ( to  centuries), the  dynasty ( to  centuries), the  dynasty ( to  centuries), the Chalukyas again ( to  centuries), and finally the  dynasty of  (late  to early  centuries. A period of  rule began when, , conquered the region in the early 14th century. The region was part of the , 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, and in  Berar became part of the  sultanate, based at . The Nizam Shahis ceded Berar to the  in . As Mughal rule started to unravel at the start of the , ,  of  seized the southern provinces of the empire (including Berar) in , forming an independent state.

Mother of Chhatrapati, Veer Mata was born at , at the Palace of.

In, the district together with the rest of Berar came under the administration of the. Berar was divided into East and West Berar with Buldhana district being included in West Berar. In, Berar was leased by the to the British Government of India.

Buldhana district forms the west part of division now

Geography
The world heritage site of is located in Buldhana district.it is the second big crater in world

The d boundary latitude are : 19.51° to 21.17° N and longitude are : 75.57° to 76.59° E

The climate is tropical and people mostly uses cotton clothes.

The district lies in the and  basins. Purna River is tributary of Tapti River while Penganga River and Kadakpurna River are tributaries of Godavari River.

Here are some of the rivers in , with their
 * Wan River

Economy
, jowar and other s, oil seeds, soybeans, sunflower and groundnut are the predominant crops grown in the district.

Khamgaon and Malkapur are the major cotton trading towns in the district. The district has many minor and medium size irrigation projects. The important are Nalganga and Vaan.

The district has major industrial areas at Khamgoan and Malkapur and has mini industrial areas at Chikhli, Buldhana, Dasarkhed, Deoulgaonraja, Mehkar, Sangrampur and Lonar.

There are thirteen Agriculture Produce Market Committee - Main Market one each in every tehsil and twenty sub-market in the districts

Representation and subdivisions
The district contribute one seat at Lok Sabha namely. It has seven seats at Maharashtra State legislature assembly namely Malkapur, Buldhana, Chikhli, Sindhkheraja, Mehkar, Khamgaon and Jalamb.

The district has five subdivisions, namely Buldhana, Mehkar, Khamgaon, Malkapur, Jalgaon-Jamod and headed by a Sub Divisional Officer (SDO).

The district of Buldhana comprise of thirteen talukas namely, , ,  , , ,   , , ,    , ,   and.

Each tehsil is headed by and assisted by Naib-Tahsildhar, Revenue Inspector and Talathis.

Transport and travel
The various railway stations with their codes are Khamkhed(KMKD), Malkapur(MKU), Wdoda(WDD), Chandur Biswa(BIS), Nandura(NN), KumgaonBurti(KJL), Jalamb Junction(JM), Khamgaon(KMN), Shegaon(SEG), and Nagzari(NGZ) and are under Bhusawal - Badnera Section of Division of.

passes through Khamgaon, Nandura, and Malkapur towns in the district. The other major road is State Highway passing through Shegaon, Khamgaon, Chikhali, Deulgaonraja. Vehicles from Nagpur, Amravati and Akola passes through Khamgaon–Chikhali–Deulgaonraja while going towards Jalna–Aurangabad and Pune.

There are many Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation's bus stands at all towns of the districts. The major one are Buldhana, Malkapur, Chikhali, Khamgaon, Shegaon and Nandura. There are State Transport bus depots at Buldhana, Malkapur, Chikhali, Mehkar, Khamgaon, Shegaon and Jalgaon-Jamod.

The importatnt roads in the district are
 * - - Kolori -  - Aamsari -  - Wadner -  - Dharangaon -
 * : - Madh - Padli -  - Warwand -  -  -
 * 171 -  - Janephal - Pathardi - Atali - Temburna
 * 173 Tunki - Bawanbir - Warwat - Manasgaon - -  -Undri - Amdapur - Lavhala - Sakharkhera - Dusarbid - Raheri -
 * 176 -  -  -  - Parda - Wakodi -
 * 177 -
 * 183 -  - Bibi - Sultanpur
 * 188 Parda - Rohinkhed - Thad - Dhamnagaon Badhe -
 * 190 Wakodi - Jambhuldhaba - Gaulkhed
 * 193 - Dhad - Mahora
 * 194 - Pimpalgaon Kale - Khandvi -  - Sungaon -  - Tunki -Sonala - Hiwarkhed
 * 195 (MP) - -  - Warwat -
 * 196 - Fuli - Tarwadi - Kadatgaon -  - Zadegaon - Khandvi
 * 198 - Jawala -
 * 199 Warwand - Undri - Chinchpur - Ambetakli - Adgaon - (Wadegaon)
 * 205 - Amdapur
 * 206 - Lovhala -  - Ukli - Sonati -
 * 207 - Dongaon - Malegaon

Major District Road Motor buses, jeeps are the popular mode of transport.
 * MDR 1 Tunki - Wasali - Ambabarva
 * MDR 2 Kondari - Paturda - Kavthal - Bhedval - Khandvi
 * MDR 7 Shegaon - Alasana - Kurkhed - Jalamb
 * MDR 17 Shegaon - Zadegaon -Aadsul -Padsul

The nearest airport for the district is which is around 150 km.

Youth Hostel Buldhana is one out of two youth hostels in Maharashtra and is located near Zilla Crida Sankulan with 50 bed dormitory and 5 double room.

Demographics
The district has the population of 2,232,480 of which 21.20% were urban (2001 census). The male populations is 1,144,314 and the female population is 1,082,014.

The literacy rate is 76.14 percent.

Culture
Fair at Shegaon on Ram Navami in Chaitra Lunar Month of (or Chaitra Masa Suklapaksha Navami).

The folk arts are Bhajan, Keertan and Gondhal.

a language isolate of India, is spoken by some 2,000 people (1991) in the Buldana District of Maharashtra. Speakers are bilingual in, or ,

Flora and fauna
Lonar Crater has very different flora and fauna in the vicinity. The is situated in the district. There is good forest area in the sanctuary.

Education
The district has many Schools offereing Primary and Secondary education. The Schools follow mostly the SSC pattern of Maharashtra State.

The College are affiliated to Amravati University Amravati

The prominent College in the district are
 * Shri Shiv Shankar Vidhalay, Wankhed
 * Shri Shivaji HighSchool and Junior college, Buldana
 * Jijamata MahaVidyalaya, Buldhana.
 * Arts College, Buldana.
 * Government College of education, Buldhana.
 * Bharat Vidyalaya Buldana.
 * Bharat Junior College, Buldana.
 * Aided High School, Buldana.
 * Aided Junior College, Buldana.
 * Rukhai Kanya Vidyalaya, Buldana.
 * Prabodhan Vidyalaya Buldana.
 * Shri Siddheshwar Viddyalaya & Jr. College, Kolara(Chikhli)
 * Shri Sant Gajanan Maharaj College of Engineering Shegaon,
 * Anuradha College of Engineering Chikhli,
 * Adarsh Vidyalaya, Chikhli
 * Anuradha College of Pharmacy, Chikhli
 * Government Polytechnic, Khamgaon,
 * Janata Arts and Commerce College, Malkapur,
 * G S College of Science, Arts and Commerce, Khamgaon.
 * Shri Shivaji Arts and Science College, Chikhli.
 * G B Murarka Arts and Commerence College, Shegaon
 * Shripad Krishna Kolhatkar College, Jalgaon-Jamod.
 * Shri Pundalik Maharaj Mahavidyalaya, Nandura.
 * M E S Arts and Commerce College, Mehkar.
 * Shri A K National high school and junior college Khamgaon
 * Indira Gandhi Municipal highschool Khamgaon
 * Maharashtravidyalaya Khamgaon
 * Late Sunil Ramsingh Chunaewale Ayurvedic College, Chikhli
 * Panchasheel Homeopathic Medical college Khamgaon
 * Govt. Industrial Training Institute Khamgaon
 * Z P Highschool & Junior College Khamgaon
 * SWS dnyanpeeth Khamgaon
 * Lions Dnyanpeeth Khamgaon
 * Shikshan Prasarak Mandal's Tatyasaheb Mahajan College of Arts and Commerce, Chikhli
 * Technical Institute Khamgaon
 * Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Shegaon.
 * New Era High School, Khamgaon.
 * Nutan Vidyalaya, Malkapur.
 * Kothari High School, Nandura.
 * Law college Khamgon
 * Surajdevi Mehta Mahilamahavidyalaya Khamgaon
 * Z P Girls High School Khamgaon
 * Takshashila High School, Chikhli
 * Vivekanand Vidya Mandir & Jr. College Vivekanand Nagar

Media
There are some local newspaper published in the district from Khamgaon and Buldhana like Dainik Deshonnati, Daily Lokmat, Matrubhumi, Prashnakal,  Dainik Samrath

Prominent Person
The list of Prominent persons from District
 * , Mother of great King Chhtrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
 * Dr. Prakash Chandak, Top brass scientist in the Life-Sciences, he is from a small village Wankhed.

Places of interest

 * , place of, Lonar Lake and Lonar Sanctuary; around 90 km to the south.
 * caves, 50 km away from the city.


 * , birth place of Veer Mata, mother of Chhatrapati and Palace of , around 100 km
 * , Temple of Shri Renuka Devi.
 * , also known as of Vidarbha, home to the Sant, around 90 km
 * , the famous Balaji Temple.
 * , the famous Balaji Temple.
 * , the Durgah of
 * , Shri Bapuji Maharaj.
 * , for the world's biggest idol.
 * , for the world's biggest idol.
 * , for the world's biggest idol.