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PHYSICAL FEATURES AND NATURAL RESOURCES
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ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS
The following table shows the administrative divisions of the
district with their area and population and also the number of villages and
towns therein, according to the Census of 1951: — |
Sub-division |
Name of Taluka or Peta |
Area in* Sq. miles |
Number of Villages |
Number of Towns Including Cities |
Population | |
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
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Amalner |
Amalner |
324.5 |
157 | 1 |
1,44,672 | |
Parola |
291.4 |
107 | 1 |
68,077 | |
Erandol |
368.8 |
150 | 3 |
127,262 | |
Chopda |
368.5 |
110 | 3 |
108,291 | |
Bhusawal |
Bhusawal |
328.5 |
103 | 3 |
149,055 | |
Jalgaon |
319.6 |
85 | 3 |
164,532 | |
Yawal |
368.5 |
80 | 4 |
115,191 | |
Raver |
361.3 |
113 | 2 |
117,674 | |
Edlabad |
249.5 |
79 | -- |
45,766 | |
Chalisgaon |
Chalisgaon |
460.4 |
125 | 1 |
146,444 | |
Pachora |
308.7 |
115 | 4 |
105,158 | |
Jamner |
521.1 |
141 | 3 |
122,999 | |
Bhadgaon |
196.5 |
59 | 1 |
56,230 |
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Total |
4,467.3 |
1,424 |
29 |
1,471,351 |
* The area of the district communicated by the Surveyor General of India is
4,535.1 square miles. The area figures shown in column (3) were obtained from
the District Inspector of Land Records or from local records.
In the case of Chopda, Raver and Yawal talukas, the area figures given in this
table are not the mere arithmetical totals of the area figures for villages
given in the Primary Census Abstracts, but include area figures for forest areas
as well.
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