Bhandara (भंडारा) is an administrative district in the state of Maharashtra in India. Districts are a type of Administrative division, in some countries managed by a Local government. Maharashtra ( Marathi: mahārāṣṭra, IPA) is a state located on the western coast of India. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The district headquarters are located at Bhandara. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Bhandara is a city and a Municipal council in Bhandara district in the state of Maharashtra The district occupies an area of 3890 km² and has a population of 1,136,146 of which 15. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology 47% are urban (as of 2001). Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. [1] It is fondly called as the 'District of Lakes'. Bhandara has a mixed economy with agriculture, industries and forest resources contributing to it. Bhandara is known for its large production of rice. Tumsar, a tahsil town, is a famous rice market. Bhandara town is also known as 'Brass City' owing to the presence of a large brass products industry.
Bhandara has no shortage of tourism spots with several important destinations like Ambagar Fort, Brahmi, Chichgad, Dighodi etc.
The district is also famous for the Ordnance Factory Bhandara Estate which is popularly known as Jawaharnagar colony. The beautiful colony has 2 schools, Kendriya Vidyalaya Bhandra and Ordnance Factory State School. This is the only Kendriya Vidyalaya in the Bhandara district. There is one Navodaya Vidyalaya (brain child of Late Primeminister Rajiv Gandhi) in Tumsar city.
Ashok Leyland, a Hinduja Group Company, has a production facility at Gadegaon near Bhandara. Sunflag Iron Steel company and Shivmangal Ispat Pvt. Ltd. are other major industrial undertakings in the district.
The most famous politician of this district is Praful patel from Gondia (now a separate district), who is currently Aviation minister in the UPA government.
Korambi, about 8 km from Bhandara town, is a popular tourist attraction, especially in winter. The devi temple on the hill and the Vainganga river flowing on one side of it is another scenic location at Korambi.
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