Nandurbar district

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Nandurbar.

District in Maharashtra, India

Nandurbar district

District

Kathi Holi, Toranmal-Nandurbar, Yeshwant Lake

Location in Maharashtra

Nandurbar district

Coordinates: 21°23′N 74°22′E﻿ / ﻿21.383°N 74.367°E﻿ / 21.383; 74.367
Country|  India
State| Maharashtra
Division| Nashik
Named after| Aadivasi (tribal)
Headquarters| Nandurbar
Talukas|

1. Shahada
2. Nandurbar
3. Navapur
4. Taloda
5. Akkalkuwa
6. Dhadgaon

Government

• Body| Nandurbar Zilla Parishad
• Guardian Minister|

* Anil Bhaidas Patil
* (Cabinet Minister)

• President Zilla Parishad|

* *President
* Mrs. Adv. Seema Padmakar Valavi

* *Vice President
* Mr. Adv. Ram Chandrakant Raghuvanshi

• District Collector|

* Dr. Mittali Sethi (IAS)

• CEO Zilla Parishad|

* Mr. Raghunath Gawde (IAS)

• MPs|

* *Adv. Gowal Padvi
* (Nandurbar)

Area

• Total

| 5,955 km2 (2,299 sq mi)
Population

(2011)

• Total

| 1,648,295
• Density| 260/km2 (700/sq mi)
Language

• Official| Marathi
• Spoken| Aadivasi, Bhili, Gujar and various dialects of bhili and kokani tribal language s
Time zone| UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code| 91-2564
ISO 3166 code| IN-MH-NB
Vehicle registration| MH-39[1]
Sex ratio| 975 ♂/♀
Literacy| 64.38%%
Website| nandurbar.gov.in

Nandurbar district (Marathi pronunciation: [nən̪d̪uɾbaːɾ]) is an administrative district in the northwest corner of Maharashtra state in India. On 1 July 1998 Dhule was bifurcated as two separate districts now known as Dhule and Nandurbar. Nandurbar is a tribal-dominated district with its headquarters located at Nandurbar city. The district occupies an area of 5,955 square kilometres (2,299 sq mi) and has a population of 1,648,295 of which 16.71% were urban (as of 2011).[2]

Nandurbar district is bounded to the south and south-east by Dhule district, to the west and north is the state of Gujarat, to the north and north-east is the state of Madhya Pradesh. The northern boundary of the district is defined by the Narmada River.

## Politicians

[edit]

### Members of Parliament

[edit]

* *Gowaal Kagada Padavi (INC[3])
* (Nandurbar)

### Guardian ministers

[edit]

Guardian Minister of Nandurbar

पालकमंत्री नंदुरबार

Emblem of India

Incumbent

* Anil Bhaidas Patil
* Cabinet Minister

since 4 October 2023

Style| The Honourable
Appointer| Chief Minister of Maharashtra
Term length| 5 years – No time limit
Website| nandurbar.gov.in/en/

#### list of Guardian Minister

[edit]

Name  | Term of office

|

* Girish Bapat
* Cabinet Minister

| 31 October 2014 - 23 May 2019

* Ram Shinde
* Cabinet Minister
* Additional Charge

| 23 May 2019- 8 November 2019

* Adv. Kagda Chandya Padvi
* Cabinet Minister

| 9 January 2020 - 29 June 2022

* Dr.Vijaykumar Gavit
* Cabinet Minister

| 24 September 2022 - 4 October 2023

* Anil Bhaidas Patil
* Cabinet Minister

| 4 October 2023 - Incumbent

### District Magistrate/Collector

[edit]

District Magistrate - Collector Nandurbar

जिल्हाधिकारी तथा जिल्हदंडाधिकरी नंदुरबार

Emblem of India

Incumbent
Dr. Mittali Sethi (IAS)

since 2024

Residence| At Nandurbar district
Appointer| Government of Maharashtra
Term length| No time limit
Website| nandurbar.gov.in/en/

#### list of District Magistrate - Collector

[edit]

Name  | Term of office

|

Dr Mittali Sethi(IAS) | 2024 - Incumbent

## Divisions

[edit]

The district comprises six talukas. These talukas are Nandurbar, Navapur, Shahada, Taloda, Akkalkuwa and Akrani Mahal (also called Dhadgaon).

There is one Lok Sabha constituency in the district which is Nandurbar (ST) reserved for Scheduled Tribes. There are four Maharashtra Assembly seats namely Akkalkuwa (ST), Shahada (ST), Nandurbar (ST), Nawapur (ST).

Sakri and Shirpur assembly seats from Dhule district are also part of Nandurbar Lok Sabha seat. Nandurbar is primarily a tribal (Adiwasi) district.

## History

[edit]

Nandurbar is a part of Satpuda Pradesh, meaning Seven Hills Region. The district was part of the district with Dhule and Jalgaon till July 1998. The ancient name of the region was Rasika, when Nandurbar was also called Nandanagri after the name of its king Nandaraja.[4]

On 3 June 1818 the Maratha Peshwa surrendered Khandesh to the British rule.[citation needed]

## Demographics

[edit]

Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±% p.a.

|
|

1901| 191,238| —
1911| 238,612| +2.24%
1921| 253,399| +0.60%
1931| 304,918| +1.87%
1941| 360,685| +1.69%
1951| 452,166| +2.29%
1961| 565,958| +2.27%
1971| 692,467| +2.04%
1981| 848,010| +2.05%
1991| 1,062,545| +2.28%
2001| 1,311,709| +2.13%
2011| 1,648,295| +2.31%
source:[5]

Religions in Nandurbar district (2011)[6]

Religion |  | Percent
Hinduism |

| 92.31%
Islam |

| 5.84%
Christianity |

| 0.51%
Other or not stated |

| 0.34%

According to the 2011 census Nandurbar district has a population of 1,648,295,[2] roughly equal to the nation of Guinea-Bissau[7] or the US state of Idaho.[8] This gives it a ranking of 304th in India (out of a total of 640).[2] The district has a population density of 276 inhabitants per square kilometre (710/sq mi) .[2] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 25.5%.[2] Nandurbar has a sex ratio of 972 females for every 1000 males,[2] and a literacy rate of 64.38%. 12.25% of the population live in ruban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 2.91% and 69.28% of the population respectively The Bhils form the major group in the district.[2]

As of 2001[update] India census,[9] Nandurbar District had a population of 1,309,135, being 50.62% male and 49.38% female. Nandurbar District has an average literacy rate of 46.63%: male literacy is 55.11%, and female literacy is 37.93%.

### Languages

[edit]

Languages in Nandurbar district (2011)[10]

1. Bhili (45.5%)
2. Marathi (16.1%)
3. Khandeshi (10.5%)
4. Pawri (7.34%)
5. Mawchi (4.40%)
6. Urdu (3.79%)
7. Kukna (2.61%)
8. Hindi (2.55%)
9. Gujarati (1.90%)
10. Gujari (1.62%)
11. Others (3.82%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 45.45% of the population in the district spoke Bhili, 16.06% Marathi, 10.46% Khandeshi, 7.34% Pawri, 4.40% Mawchi, 3.79% Urdu, 2.61% Kukna, 2.55% Hindi, 1.91% Gujarati and 1.62% Gujari[a] as their first language.[10]

Aadivasi (tribal) Languages spoken include Ahirani, a Khandeshi tongue with approximately 780,000 speakers, similar to Marathi and Bhili.[11] and Pauri Bareli, a Bhil and other tribal language with approximately 175 000 speakers, written in the Devanagari script.[12]

## Economy

[edit]

In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Nandurbar one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640 districts).[13] It is one of the twelve districts in Maharashtra currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[13]

## Notable people

[edit]

* Heena Gavit[14] (Former Member of Parliament from Nandurbar Constituency)
* Vijaykumar Gavit (Member of the Legislative Assembly from Nandurbar Constituency)
* Adv. K. C. Padavi (Member of the Legislative Assembly from Akkalkuwa Constituency)
* Rajesh Padvi (Member of the Legislative Assembly from Shahada Constituency)
* Shirishkumar Surupsing Naik (Member of the Legislative Assembly from Navapur Constituency)
* Manikrao Hodlya Gavit (Former member of parliament from Nandurbar Constituency and former member of the Legislative Assembly from Navapur Constituency)

## Climate

[edit]

Nandurbar

Climate chart (explanation)

|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

1.2

1.4

1.8

9.2

109

374

135

123

3.5

█ Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
█ Precipitation totals in mm
Source: [15]
| Imperial conversion

J| F| M| A| M| J| J| A| S| O| N| D

0.3

0.1

0.1

0.4

100

4.3

5.3

4.8

1.6

0.6

0.1

█ Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
█ Precipitation totals in inches

The climate of Nandurbar District is generally Hot and Dry. As the rest of India Nandurbar District has three distinct seasons: summer, monsoon (rainy) and the winter season.

Summer is from March to mid of June. Summers are usually hot and dry. During the month of May the summer is at its peak. Temperatures can be as high as 45 °C (113 °F) during the peak of Summer. The Monsoon sets in during the mid or end of June. During this season the weather is usually humid and hot. The northern and western regions receive more rainfall than the rest of the region. The average rainfall is 767 mm (30.2 in) through the district.[16] Winter is from the month of November to February. Winters are mildly cold but dry.

Seasons  | Start  | End

|
|

Summer  | March  | Mid June
Monsoon  | mid June  | October
Winter  | November  | February

Climate data for Nandurbar

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | 25
(77)  | 27
(81)  | 36
(97)  | 42
(108)  | 43
(109)  | 35
(95)  | 28
(82)  | 27
(81)  | 30
(86)  | 31
(88)  | 28
(82)  | 25
(77)  | 31
(89)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | 11
(52)  | 13
(55)  | 18
(64)  | 22
(72)  | 25
(77)  | 25
(77)  | 23
(73)  | 22
(72)  | 21
(70)  | 19
(66)  | 15
(59)  | 12
(54)  | 19
(66)
Average precipitation mm (inches)  | 7.00
(0.28)  | 1.18
(0.05)  | 1.42
(0.06)  | 1.79
(0.07)  | 9.15
(0.36)  | 108.62
(4.28)  | 373.63
(14.71)  | 134.91
(5.31)  | 122.75
(4.83)  | 40.40
(1.59)  | 16.39
(0.65)  | 3.49
(0.14)  | 820.73
(32.33)
Source: [15]

## Notes

[edit]

1. ^ Gujari refers to the Leva Gujars, who speak a mixed language between Gujarati and Marathi.

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "Vehicle Registration Number – Useful info for car lover". Team-BHP. Archived from the original on 1 January 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
2. ^ a b c d e f g "District Census Hand Book – Nandurbar" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
3. ^ "MyNeta | Candidate Affidavits for Elections in India | Criminal, Financial, Educational, Income, Professon Details of candidates MPs & MLAs | Information from ADR and National Election Watch ff". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
4. ^ District Tourism Plan for Nandurbar District (PDF) (Report). December 2012. Submission by a'XYKno Capital Services Ltd to District Collectorate Office, Nandurbar. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 August 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
5. ^ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
6. ^ "Population by Religion - Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
7. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2011. "Guinea-Bissau 1,596,677 July 2011 est."
8. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2011. "Idaho 1,567,582"
9. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
10. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
11. ^ M. Paul Lewis, ed. (2009). "Ahirani: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
12. ^ M. Paul Lewis, ed. (2009). "gujar is also indian language Bareli, Pauri: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
13. ^ a b Ministry of Panchayati Raj (8 September 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
14. ^ Panigrahy, Sarita; Dhar, Jay Chandra (17 February 2020). "Design of $$\text {Er}_{2}\text {O}_{3}$$-capped $$\text {SnO}_{2}$$ nanostructures using glancing angle deposition technique for enhanced photodetection". Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics. 31 (6): 4780–4787\. doi:10.1007/s10854-020-03035-0. ISSN 0957-4522. S2CID 213988266.
15. ^ a b "The Gazetteers Department – DHULIA". Maharashtra.gov.in. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
16. ^ "Special Articles". Government of Maharashtra. Retrieved 20 November 2010.

## External links

[edit]

* Nandurbar District official website

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nandurbar district.

* Aadiwasi Janjagruti

Places adjacent to Nandurbar district

| Narmada district, Gujarat | Chhota Udaipur district, Gujarat |

* Alirajpur district, Madhya Pradesh
* Barwani district, Madhya Pradesh

|
|

|  |
Tapi district, Gujarat |

Nandurbar district

| Dhule district
|  |
Tapi district, Gujarat | Dhule district | Dhule district

* v
* t
* e

State of Maharashtra

* Capital: Mumbai
* Second capital: Nagpur

Topics|

* History
* Geography
* Economy
* Tourism
* Highest point
* Marathi language
* Culture
* Marathi people
* Marathi literature
* Marathi cinema
* Maharashtrian cuisine
* Sports

Regions|

* Desh
* Khandesh
* Konkan
* Mumbai Metropolitan Region
* Marathwada
* Vidarbha
* North Maharashtra

Divisions and
Districts|

| Amravati division|

* Akola
* Amravati
* Buldhana
* Washim
* Yavatmal

|

Konkan division|

* Mumbai
* Mumbai Suburban
* Palghar
* Raigad
* Ratnagiri
* Sindhudurg
* Thane

Aurangabad division|

* Beed
* Aurangabad
* Osmanabad
* Hingoli
* Jalna
* Latur
* Nanded
* Parbhani

Nagpur division|

* Bhandara
* Chandrapur
* Gadchiroli
* Gondia
* Nagpur
* Wardha

Nashik division|

* Ahmednagar
* Dhule
* Jalgaon
* Nandurbar
* Nashik

Pune division|

* Kolhapur
* Pune
* Sangli
* Satara
* Solapur

Million-plus cities
in Maharashtra|

* Mumbai
* Pune
* Nagpur
* Thane
* Pimpri-Chinchwad
* Nashik
* Kalyan-Dombivli
* Vasai-Virar
* Aurangabad
* Navi Mumbai

Other cities with
municipal corporations|

* Ahmednagar
* Akola
* Amravati
* Bhiwandi
* Chandrapur
* Dhule
* Ichalkaranji
* Jalgaon
* Kolhapur
* Latur
* Malegaon
* Mira-Bhayandar
* Nanded
* Panvel
* Parbhani
* Sangli
* Solapur
* Ulhasnagar

Government|

* Chief Ministers
* Legislature (Legislative Council
* Legislative Assembly)
* Police
* Bombay High Court

Portal:India

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* Germany
* United States

*[Pop.]: Population
*[±% p.a.]: Per annum growth rate
*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template