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			\| leader_title = Commissioner Amravati Division
			\| leader_name = '''NA'''
			\| leader_title1 = Police Commissioner Amravati Division
			\| leader_name1 = '''NA'''
			\| leader_title2 = All Guardian Minister Amravati Division
			\| leader_name2 = *'''[[Yashomati Chandrakant Thakur]]'''
			{{small\|([[Amravati district\|Amravati District]])}}
			*'''[[Amit Deshmukh]]'''<br>''Additional charge''
			{{small\|([[Akola district\|Akola District]])}}
			*'''[[Rajendra Shingne]]'''
			{{small\|([[Buldhana district\|Buldhana District]])}}
			*'''[[Shankarrao Gadakh]]'''<br>''Additional charge''
			{{small\|([[Yavatmal district\|Yavatmal District]])}}
			*'''[[Sunil Chhatrapal Kedar]]'''<br>''Additional charge''
			{{small\|([[Washim district\|Washim District]])}}
			\| leader_title3 = All District Collector's Amravati Division
			\| leader_name3 = *'''Ms. Pavneet Kaur (IAS)'''
			{{small\|([[Amravati district\|Amravati District]])}}
			*'''Ms. Nima Arora (IAS)'''
			{{small\|([[Akola district\|Akola District]])}}
			*'''Ms. Suman Rawat Chandra (IAS)'''
			{{small\|([[Buldhana district\|Buldhana District]])}}
			*'''Mr. Amol Yedge IAS'''
			{{small\|([[Yavatmal district\|Yavatmal District]])}}
			*'''Mr. Shanmugarajan S. IAS'''
			{{small\|([[Washim district\|Washim District]])}}
			\| leader_title4 = All MP's Amravati Division
			\| leader_name4 = '''NA'''
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	'''Amravati division''' also known as '''Varhad''' is an Indian one of the six administrative [[divisions of Maharashtra]] state in [[India]]. Amravati and [[Nagpur Division\|Nagpur]] divisions constitute the ancient [[Vidarbha]] region. Amravati Division is bound by [[Madhya Pradesh]] state to the north, [[Nagpur Division]] to the east, [[Telangana]] state to the southeast, [[Marathwada]] region ([[Aurangabad Division]]) to the south and southwest, and [[Nashik Division]] to the west.		'''Amravati division''', also known as '''Varhad''', is an Indian one of the six administrative [[divisions of Maharashtra]] state in [[India]]. Amravati and [[Nagpur Division\|Nagpur]] divisions constitute the ancient [[Vidarbha]] region. Amravati Division is bound by [[Madhya Pradesh]] state to the north, [[Nagpur Division]] to the east, [[Telangana]] state to the southeast, [[Marathwada]] region ([[Aurangabad Division]]) to the south and southwest, and [[Nashik Division]] to the west.

	* Area: 46,090 km²		* Area: 46,090 km²
	* Population (2011 census): 2,888,445		* Population (2011 census): 2,888,445
	* Districts: [[Akola District\|Akola]], [[Amravati District\|Amravati]], [[Buldhana District\|Buldhana]], [[Washim District\|Washim]], [[Yavatmal District\|Yavatmal]]		* Districts: [[Akola District\|Akola]], [[Amravati District\|Amravati]], [[Buldhana District\|Buldhana]], [[Washim District\|Washim]], [[Yavatmal District\|Yavatmal]]
	* Largest City: [[Amravati District\|Amravati]]		* Largest City: [[Amravati District\|Amravati]]
	* Literacy: 93.03%		* Literacy: 93.03%
	* Area under irrigation: 2,582.02 ~~km²fmykfjgjwrid24 rkkffkj~~		* Area under irrigation: 2,582.02 km²
	* Railways: [[broad gauge]] 249 km, [[meter gauge]] 227 km, [[narrow gauge railway\|narrow gauge]] 188 km.		* Railways: [[broad gauge]] 249 km, [[meter gauge]] 227 km, [[narrow gauge railway\|narrow gauge]] 188 km.

	==History of Amravati Division==		==History of Amravati Division==
	Amravati ~~division~~ roughly corresponds to the former province of [[Berar Province\|Berar]], which was ruled by the [[Maratha]] Maharajas of [[Nagpur]] till 1803. In 1853, it was occupied by the British, who decided to administer the province although it remained under the nominal sovereignty of the [[Nizam of Hyderabad]].<ref>Olson, James S. and Robert Shadle, eds. ''Historical Dictionary of the British Empire, Vol. 1.'' Greenwood Publishing Group, UK 1996. P. 227.</ref>		Amravati Division roughly corresponds to the former province of [[Berar Province\|Berar]], which was ruled by the [[Maratha]] Maharajas of [[Nagpur]] till 1803. In 1853, it was occupied by the British, who decided to administer the province although it remained under the nominal sovereignty of the [[Nizam of Hyderabad]].<ref>Olson, James S. and Robert Shadle, eds. ''Historical Dictionary of the British Empire, Vol. 1.'' Greenwood Publishing Group, UK 1996. P. 227.</ref>

	In 1903 Berar Province was renamed [[Berar Division]] and added to the British-administered [[Central Provinces]], which in 1936 was renamed [[Central Provinces and Berar]].<ref>Hunter, William Wilson, Sir, et al. (1908). ''[[Imperial Gazetteer of India]]'', Volume 6. 1908-1931; Clarendon Press, Oxford.</ref> Upon Indian independence, the Central Provinces and Berar were reorganised as the Indian state of [[Madhya Pradesh]]. In 1956 the Indian states were reorganised on linguistic grounds, and Amravati and Nagpur divisions were transferred to [[Bombay State]], which was split on linguistic lines into the states Maharashtra and [[Gujarat]] in 1960.		In 1903 Berar Province was renamed [[Berar Division]] and added to the British-administered [[Central Provinces]], which in 1936 was renamed [[Central Provinces and Berar]].<ref>Hunter, William Wilson, Sir, et al. (1908). ''[[Imperial Gazetteer of India]]'', Volume 6. 1908-1931; Clarendon Press, Oxford.</ref> Upon Indian independence, the Central Provinces and Berar were reorganised as the Indian state of [[Madhya Pradesh]]. In 1956 the Indian states were reorganised on linguistic grounds, and Amravati and Nagpur divisions were transferred to [[Bombay State]], which was split on linguistic lines into the states Maharashtra and [[Gujarat]] in 1960.

	Amravati ~~city~~ is the largest city in the division followed by Akola and Yavatmal ~~cities~~.		Amravati is the largest city in the division followed by Akola and Yavatmal.

	Chikhaldara, the only hill station in [[Vidarbha]] ~~region~~, is situated in [[Amravati District]].		Chikhaldara, the only hill station in [[Vidarbha]], is situated in [[Amravati District]].
	Also the famous [[Melghat Tiger Reserve]] is situated in [[Amravati]] and [[Akola]] districts.		Also the famous [[Melghat Tiger Reserve]] is situated in [[Amravati]] and [[Akola]] districts.

	==Administration==		==Administration==
	A Divisional Commissioner, an [[Indian Administrative Service\|IAS]] officer appointed by the Government of Maharashtra, administers the division. Divisional Commissioners have included:		A Divisional Commissioner, an [[Indian Administrative Service\|IAS]] officer appointed by the Government of Maharashtra, administers the division. Divisional Commissioners have included:
	* Ganesh P. Thakur (2011–2012)<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Divisional Commissionerate, Amravati \|publisher=Amravati Division \|url=http://amravatidivision.gov.in/html/comm.html \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310090342/http://amravatidivision.gov.in/html/comm.html \|archivedate=10 March 2012 \|url-status=dead}}</ref>		* Ganesh P. Thakur (2011–2012)<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Divisional Commissionerate, Amravati \|publisher=Amravati Division \|url=http://amravatidivision.gov.in/html/comm.html \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310090342/http://amravatidivision.gov.in/html/comm.html \|archivedate=10 March 2012 \|url-status=dead}}</ref>
	* D. R. Bansod (2013–2014)<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Divisional Commissionerate, Amravati \|publisher=Amravati Division \|url=http://amravatidivision.gov.in/html/comm.html \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724024135/http://amravatidivision.gov.in/html/comm.html \|archivedate=24 July 2013 \|url-status=dead}}</ref>		* D. R. Bansod (2013–2014)<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Divisional Commissionerate, Amravati \|publisher=Amravati Division \|url=http://amravatidivision.gov.in/html/comm.html \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724024135/http://amravatidivision.gov.in/html/comm.html \|archivedate=24 July 2013 \|url-status=dead}}</ref>
	* Dnyaneshwar Sadashivrao Dhok Rajurkar (2014– )<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Divisional Commissionerate, Amravati \|publisher=Amravati Division \|url=http://amravatidivision.gov.in/html/comm.html \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325032659/http://amravatidivision.gov.in/html/comm.html \|archivedate=25 March 2016 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>		* Dnyaneshwar Sadashivrao Dhok Rajurkar (2014– )<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Divisional Commissionerate, Amravati \|publisher=Amravati Division \|url=http://amravatidivision.gov.in/html/comm.html \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325032659/http://amravatidivision.gov.in/html/comm.html \|archivedate=25 March 2016 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>
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	*[[Akola district\|Akola]]		*[[Akola district\|Akola]]
	*[[Amravati District\|Amravati]]		*[[Amravati District\|Amravati]]
	*[[~~Buldana~~ district\|~~Buldana~~]]		*[[Buldhana district\|Buldhana]]
	*[[Yavatmal District\|Yavatmal]]		*[[Yavatmal District\|Yavatmal]]
	*[[Washim District\|Washim]]		*[[Washim District\|Washim]]

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'''Amravati division''' also known as '''Varhad''' is an Indian one of the six administrative [[divisions of Maharashtra]] state in [[India]]. Amravati and [[Nagpur Division|Nagpur]] divisions constitute the ancient [[Vidarbha]] region. Amravati Division is bound by [[Madhya Pradesh]] state to the north, [[Nagpur Division]] to the east, [[Telangana]] state to the southeast, [[Marathwada]] region ([[Aurangabad Division]]) to the south and southwest, and [[Nashik Division]] to the west.

* Area: 46,090 km²
* Population (2011 census): 2,888,445
* Districts: [[Akola District|Akola]], [[Amravati District|Amravati]], [[Buldhana District|Buldhana]], [[Washim District|Washim]], [[Yavatmal District|Yavatmal]]
* Largest City: [[Amravati District|Amravati]]
* Literacy: 93.03%
* Area under irrigation: 2,582.02 km²fmykfjgjwrid24 rkkffkj
* Railways: [[broad gauge]] 249 km, [[meter gauge]] 227 km, [[narrow gauge railway|narrow gauge]] 188 km.

==History of Amravati Division==
Amravati division roughly corresponds to the former province of [[Berar Province|Berar]], which was ruled by the [[Maratha]] Maharajas of [[Nagpur]] till 1803. In 1853, it was occupied by the British, who decided to administer the province although it remained under the nominal sovereignty of the [[Nizam of Hyderabad]].<ref>Olson, James S. and Robert Shadle, eds. ''Historical Dictionary of the British Empire, Vol. 1.'' Greenwood Publishing Group, UK 1996. P. 227.</ref>

In 1903 Berar Province was renamed [[Berar Division]] and added to the British-administered [[Central Provinces]], which in 1936 was renamed [[Central Provinces and Berar]].<ref>Hunter, William Wilson, Sir, et al. (1908). ''[[Imperial Gazetteer of India]]'', Volume 6. 1908-1931; Clarendon Press, Oxford.</ref> Upon Indian independence, the Central Provinces and Berar were reorganised as the Indian state of [[Madhya Pradesh]]. In 1956 the Indian states were reorganised on linguistic grounds, and Amravati and Nagpur divisions were transferred to [[Bombay State]], which was split on linguistic lines into the states Maharashtra and [[Gujarat]] in 1960.

Amravati city is the largest city in the division followed by Akola and Yavatmal cities.

Chikhaldara, the only hill station in [[Vidarbha]] region, is situated in [[Amravati District]].
Also the famous [[Melghat Tiger Reserve]] is situated in [[Amravati]] and [[Akola]] districts.

==Administration==
A Divisional Commissioner, an [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] officer appointed by the Government of Maharashtra, administers the division. Divisional Commissioners have included:
* Ganesh P. Thakur (2011–2012)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Divisional Commissionerate, Amravati |publisher=Amravati Division |url=http://amravatidivision.gov.in/html/comm.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310090342/http://amravatidivision.gov.in/html/comm.html |archivedate=10 March 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* D. R. Bansod (2013–2014)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Divisional Commissionerate, Amravati |publisher=Amravati Division |url=http://amravatidivision.gov.in/html/comm.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724024135/http://amravatidivision.gov.in/html/comm.html |archivedate=24 July 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Dnyaneshwar Sadashivrao Dhok Rajurkar (2014– )<ref>{{Cite web|title=Divisional Commissionerate, Amravati |publisher=Amravati Division |url=http://amravatidivision.gov.in/html/comm.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325032659/http://amravatidivision.gov.in/html/comm.html |archivedate=25 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The division is subdivided into five [[List of districts of Maharashtra|districts]]:
*[[Akola district|Akola]]
*[[Amravati District|Amravati]]
*[[Buldana district|Buldana]]
*[[Yavatmal District|Yavatmal]]
*[[Washim District|Washim]]

==See also==
*[[Make In Maharashtra]]
*[[Central Provinces and Berar#Administration|Central Provinces and Berar, Administration]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.amravatidivision.gov.in Official website of the Amravati Divisional Commissioner]

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