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GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
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INTRODUCTION
Prior to
1949
the district of Bhir was
composed of two subdivisions. It had six tahsils with 961
villages excepting the jagir villages. In September 1949,
82 jagir villages were merged in the district.
Subsequently in 1950, 21 enclave villages in the district were
exchanged for 22 villages of the then state of Bombay. In 1950,
the district was reconstituted into six tahsils and one mahal.
The six tahsils were Bhir, Ashti, Manjlegaon, Ambejogai, Georai
and Kaij, Kaij tahsil being formed by transferring some villages
from Ambejogai, Bhir and Manjlegaon tahsils. Patoda tahsil was
turned into a mahal. The realignment of the boundaries of all
tahsils was again effected in 1949 and 1950 due to the abolition
of jagirs and exchange of enclave villages between the
districts of Bhir and Ahmadnagar. The district now covers an area
of (4,216.9 sq. miles) 10,921.771 km.2 and according
to the census of 1961, has a population of 1,001,466. The
sub-division-wise break-up of the district is as under:—
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Name of the sub-division |
Area in *square
kilometres |
Population as per
1961 census |
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(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
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Bhir sub-division: |
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1. Bhir tahsil |
(582.4)1508.4160 |
159,622 |
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2, Patoda mahal |
(510.1)1321.1590 |
90,849 |
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3. Ashti tahsil |
(581.1) 1505.0490 |
108,123 |
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4. Georai tahsil |
(618.2)1601.1380 |
135,519 |
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Total |
(2291.8) 5935.7620 |
494,113 |
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Ambejogai sub-division: |
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1. Manjlegaon tahsil |
(594.6) 1540.0140 |
143,487 |
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2. Ambejogai tahsil |
(638.7)1654.2330 |
199,535 |
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3. Kaij tahsil |
(691.8) 1791.7620 |
164,331 |
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Total |
(1925.1) 4986.0090 |
507,353 |
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Grand Total |
(4216.9) 10921.7710 |
1,001,466 |
*Figures in brackets indicate area in
square miles.
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