ABOUT DHULIA

 

Dhulia district in general and the town in particular had been famous for its pure milk. Milch cattle used to be fed with cotton pend (cattlefeed made by using cotton extract), which would produce rich quality milk. Customers in Delhi once upon a time used to wait for the delivery of milk from Dhulia. Dondaicha in this district is the only town in the State to produce glucose sugar and other products from maize. Laling fort, Tirupati Balaji temple of Shirpur, Nakane Pond, Rajwade Sanshodhan Mandir are places of tourists interest. Dhule district has been known for cash crops like, cotton and chillies.

 

1. District
Dhulia

2. Area
8061 sq. kms.

3. Sub-divisions
2 (Dhule, Shirpur)

4. Talukas
4 (Dhule, Shirpur, Sakri,
Sindkheda)

5. Distance from Mumbai
360 kms.

6. Means of Transport
Railway Stations -12
(CR-5 and WR-7)
Road Transport
Bus routes-1024
No. of buses-681

7. Population
Total-17,08,993
Male-8,78,538
Female-8,30,455

8. Literacy
Per cent-72.08
Total-10,54,979
Male-6,14,159
Female-4,40,820

9. Area under Irrigation
51597 hectares

10. Irrigation Projects
Medium-11

11. Industries
Big-2
Medium-9
Small-132

12. Languages/Dialects
Marathi and Ahirani

13. Folk-Arts
Keertan, Tipari dance and tribal dance

14. Weather
Temperature-
Max.-35 Deg. C.
Min.-16 Deg. C.
Rainfall - 592 mm (Average)

15. Main Crops
Bajra, jowar, cotton, chillies, wheat, sugarcane

16. Area under Horticulture
1813 hectares


17. Health Infrastructure
PHCs-36
Rural Hosp.-4
Dist. Hosp.-1
Cottage Hosp.-2
Govt. Med. Collg.-1


18. Tourist Places
Laling fort, Laling Kuran, replica of Tirupati Balaji Temple at Shirpur, several dams and Bijasan Devi temple in Shirpur taluka, Nakane tank at Dhule, Ekveera Devi temple at Dhule, Kanhaiyalal Maharaj tample at Amali (taluka-Sakri), Rajwade Sanshodhan Mandir, Samarth Vagdevta mandir at Dhule


19. Educational Institutions
Prim. Schools - 1184
Sec. Schools – 324
 

SOURCE : CENSUS OF INDIA 2001

 

NANDURBAR

A predominantly tribal pocket, which has been socially and politically alert, Nandurbar district has become internationally known for the first project of manufacturing particle boards from sugarcane baggasse in the world. Nandurbar is identified with Shirish Kumar, who scarified his life at a tender age during the freedom struggle. His Memorial is like a place of pilgrimage for many. Important crops of this district are chillies, cotton, sugarcane and tur. Almost 62 per cent population of this district is tribal. Adivasi Pawara dance and Songadya Party are its distinguished socio-cultural features. Toranmal hill station attracts tourists round the year.

 

1. District
Nandurbar

2. Area
5035 sq. kms.

3. Sub-divisions
2 (Nandurbar, Talode)

4. Talukas
6 (Navapur, Nandurbar, Talode, Akkalkuva, Akrani, Shahada)

5. Distance from Mumbai
380 kms.

6. Means of Transport
Railway Stations -11
Total bus routes of Dhule and Nandurbar -1024.
No. of ST Buses-681

7. Population
Total-13,09,135
Male-6,62,764
Female-6,46,371

8. Literacy
Per cent-56.06
Total-6,10,389
Male-3,65,266
Female-2,45,123

9. Area under Irrigation
47891 hectares

10. Irrigation Projects
Medium-1
Minor-29

11. Industries

Big-1
Medium-21
Small-344

12. Languages/Dialects
Marathi, Ahirani and Adivasi

13. Folk-Arts
Tribal Pawra dance, Songadya Party

14. Weather
Temperature-Max.-34.1Deg. C.
Min.-21.5 Deg. C.
Rainfall-767 mm (Average)

15. Main Crops
Kharif and Rabi jowar, maize, wheat, bajra, cotton, sugarcane, rice, chillies, tur

16. Area under Horticulture
7526 hectares


17. Health Infrastructure
PHCs-47
Dist. Hosp.-1
Govt. and Pvt. Hosp.-10

18. Tourist Places
Toranmal hill station in Akrani
taluka, Gurudutt Temple at
Sarangkheda, Prakasha- famous
as replica of Kashi, Shanimandal-replica of Shanishingnapur


19. Educational Institutions
Colleges-40
Prim. Schools-1348
Sec. Schools- 204


SOURCE : CENSUS OF INDIA 2001

 

 

 

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