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GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
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ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS
During the pre-Independence days. Amravati district consisted
Of six tahsils and had three Sub-Divisional offices. After 15th
August, 1947, the district was divided into live Sub-Divisions,
The rearrangement of the boundaries of some of the tahsils was
taken up in 1948-49 and some of the villages from the district
were transferred to the bordering district for administrative
convenience.
The district now covers an area of 12,149.69 km.2 (4,691 sq. miles) and has, according to 1961 census, a population of 1,232,780. The administrative divisions now stand as below: -
Sub-Division |
Tahsils |
Area (in km. 2) |
Population (1961 Census) | |
Amravati |
Amravati |
2,157.5 |
382,707 | |
Achalpur |
Achalpur |
1,269.1 |
209,189 | |
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Melghat |
4,004.1 |
72,779 | |
Daryapur |
Daryapur |
1,307.9 |
174,397 | |
Chandur |
Chandur |
1,797.5 |
197,003 | |
Morshi |
Morshi |
1,613.6 |
196,705 |
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