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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Nagpur district
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Maharashtra|District]] of [[Maharashtra]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_skyline = Ambhora nagpur district Vidharbha.jpeg
| image_caption = [[Ambhora]], Nagpur district, at the confluence of 5 rivers
| image_map = Nagpur in Maharashtra (India).svg
| map_caption = Location of Nagpur district in Maharashtra
| coordinates = {{coord|21|00|N|79|00|E|region:IN_type:adm2nd_source:GNS-enwiki|display=title,inline}}
| coor_pinpoint = Nagpur
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Maharashtra]]
| subdivision_type2 = Division
| subdivision_name2 = [[Nagpur division|Nagpur]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Nagpur]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 = 1. '''[[Ramtek]]''', 2. [[Umred]], 3. [[Kalameshwar]], 4. '''[[Katol]]''', 5. [[Kamptee taluka|Kamthi]], 6. [[Kuhi]], 7. [[Narkhed]], 8. '''[[Nagpur]]''', 9. Nagpur (Rural), 10. [[Parseoni]], 11. [[Bhiwapur]], 12. [[Mouda]], 13. [[Savner]], 14. [[Hingna]]
| area_total_km2 = 9892
| area_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://nagpur.nic.in |title=District Nagpur}}</ref>
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 4,653,570
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban = 64.26%
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 89.5%
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 948
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name1 = 1. [[Nagpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nagpur]] 2. [[Ramtek (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ramtek (SC)]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://164.100.9.199/ecimaps/ecipdf/state_pc_Map/Maharashtra.pdf |title=Parliamentary Constituencies - Maharashtra |url-status=dead |archive-date=2009-03-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090306045236/http://164.100.9.199/ecimaps/ecipdf/state_pc_Map/Maharashtra.pdf }}</ref>
| leader_title2 = [[Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name2 = 1. [[Nagpur South West (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nagpur South West]] 2. [[Nagpur South (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nagpur South]] 3. [[Nagpur East (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nagpur East]] 4. [[Nagpur Central (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nagpur Central]] 5. [[Nagpur West (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nagpur West]] 6. [[Nagpur North (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nagpur North]] 7. [[Katol (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Katol]] 8. [[Savner (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Savner]] 9. [[Hingna (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Hingna]] 10. [[Umred (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Umred]] 11. [[Kamthi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kamthi]] 12. [[Ramtek (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ramtek]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate =
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Roads in India|Major highways]]
| blank_info_sec1 = NH44, [[NH47]], NH53, [[NH353I]], [[NH361]], [[NH547]], [[MSH9]], [[State Highway 3 (Maharashtra)|SH3]].
| blank_name_sec2 = Average annual precipitation
| blank_info_sec2 = 1205 mm
| website = http://nagpur.nic.in/
| official_name =
}}
'''Nagpur district''' (Marathi pronunciation: [[Help:IPA/Marathi|[naɡpuːɾ]]]) is a [[Districts of Maharashtra|district]] in the [[Vidarbha]] region of [[Maharashtra]] state in central [[India]]. The city of [[Nagpur]] is the district administrative centre. The district is part of [[Nagpur Division]].

Nagpur district is bounded by [[Bhandara district]] on the east, [[Chandrapur district]] on the southeast, [[Wardha district]] on the southwest, [[Amravati district]] on the northwest and [[Chhindwara district]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]] state on the north.

==History==
In 1853, after the death of [[Nagpur kingdom#Raghoji III (1818–1853) and British rule|Raghoji{{nbsp}}III]], the [[princely state]] of Nagpur was annexed by the British and the territory occupied by the present district became part of the then [[Nagpur Province]]. In 1861, it was merged with the [[Central Provinces]]. In 1903 it became part of the [[Central Provinces and Berar]]. In 1950 Nagpur district was created as became part of the newly formed [[Madhya Pradesh]] state and Nagpur became its capital. In 1956, after a [[States Reorganisation Act|reorganisation of Indian states]], Nagpur district was incorporated into [[Bombay state]]. On 1{{nbsp}}May 1960, it became a district of Maharashtra state.

==Geography==
[[File:Nagpur.png|none|thumb|300px|Map of Nagpur district with major towns and rivers.]]

===Climate===
{{climate chart
|Nagpur
|12.4|28.6|10
|15.0|32.1|12
|19.0|36.3|18
|23.9|40.2|13
|27.9|42.6|16
|26.3|37.8|172
|24.1|31.5|304
|23.6|30.4|292
|22.9|31.8|194
|19.8|32.6|51
|14.9|30.4|12
|12.1|28.2|17
|source=[http://www.worldweather.org/066/c00533.htm World Weather Information Service]
|float=left
|clear=left
}}

{{Weather box
|location = Nagpur
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high C = 33
|Feb record high C = 37
|Mar record high C = 41
|Apr record high C = 47
|May record high C = 49
|Jun record high C = 45
|Jul record high C = 38
|Aug record high C = 40
|Sep record high C = 39
|Oct record high C = 37
|Nov record high C = 35
|Dec record high C = 32
|year record high C = 49
|Jan high C = 28.6
|Feb high C = 32.1
|Mar high C = 36.3
|Apr high C = 40.2
|May high C = 42.6
|Jun high C = 37.8
|Jul high C = 31.5
|Aug high C = 30.4
|Sep high C = 31.8
|Oct high C = 32.6
|Nov high C = 30.4
|Dec high C = 28.2
|year high C = 33.5
|Jan low C = 12.4
|Feb low C = 15.0
|Mar low C = 19.0
|Apr low C = 23.9
|May low C = 27.9
|Jun low C = 26.3
|Jul low C = 24.1
|Aug low C = 23.6
|Sep low C = 22.9
|Oct low C = 19.8
|Nov low C = 14.9
|Dec low C = 12.1
|year low C = 20.2
|Jan record low C = 7
|Feb record low C = 8
|Mar record low C = 12
|Apr record low C = 17
|May record low C = 18
|Jun record low C = 20
|Jul record low C = 20
|Aug record low C = 20
|Sep record low C = 19
|Oct record low C = 11
|Nov record low C = 5
|Dec record low C = 3.5
|year record low C = 3.5
|Jan precipitation mm = 10.2
|Feb precipitation mm = 12.3
|Mar precipitation mm = 17.8
|Apr precipitation mm = 13.2
|May precipitation mm = 16.3
|Jun precipitation mm = 172.2
|Jul precipitation mm = 304.3
|Aug precipitation mm = 291.6
|Sep precipitation mm = 194.4
|Oct precipitation mm = 51.4
|Nov precipitation mm = 11.8
|Dec precipitation mm = 17.2
|year precipitation mm = 1112.7
|source 1 =<ref name=Wht>{{Cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=35334&refer=&units=metric|title=Nagpur, India |publisher=Whetherbase |access-date=2010-07-01 }}</ref>
|date=December 2010}}

==Divisions==
Nagpur district is divided into 14 ''[[taluka]]s'': [[Ramtek]], [[Umred]], [[Kalameshwar]], [[Katol taluka|Katol]], [[Kamptee taluka|Kamthi]], [[Kuhi]], [[Narkhed]], [[Nagpur]], [[Nagpur Rural]], [[Parseoni]], [[Bhiwapur]], [[Mouda]], [[Savner]] and [[Hingna]].
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Sub-Divisions and ''Tahsils'' in Nagpur District
|-
! Sub-Division || ''Tahsils''
|-
|| Nagpur City
|| {{columns-list|
* Nagpur City
}}
|-
|| Nagpur Gramin
|| {{columns-list|
* Nagpur Gramin
* Hingna
}}
|-
|| Kamptee
|| {{columns-list|
* Kamptee
* Mauda
}}
|-
|| Umred
|| {{columns-list|colwidth=22em|
* Umred
* Bhiwapur
* Kuhi
}}
|-
|| Ramtek
|| {{columns-list|
* Ramtek
* Parseoni
}}
|-
|| Saoner
|| {{columns-list|
* Saoner
* Kalmeshwar
}}
|-
|| Katol
|| {{columns-list|
* Katol
* Narkhed
}}
|}

Nagpur district has 12 ''[[Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha]]'' constituencies: [[Nagpur South West (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nagpur South West]], [[Nagpur South (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nagpur South]], [[Nagpur East (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nagpur East]], [[Nagpur Central (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nagpur Central]], [[Nagpur West (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nagpur West]], [[Nagpur North (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nagpur North]], [[Katol (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Katol]], [[Savner (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Savner]], [[Hingna (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Hingna]], [[Umred (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Umred]], [[Kamthi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kamthi]] and [[Ramtek (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ramtek]]. The first six constituencies are part of [[Nagpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nagpur Lok Sabha constituency]] and rest are part of [[Ramtek (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ramtek Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref name=ceo>{{cite web|url=http://ceo.maharashtra.gov.in/acs.php|title=District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies|publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website|access-date=1 November 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100318055304/http://ceo.maharashtra.gov.in/acs.php|archive-date=18 March 2010|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=7,48,489|13=1911|14=8,06,287|15=1921|16=7,89,940|17=1931|18=9,36,987|19=1941|20=10,56,537|21=1951|22=12,30,535|23=1961|24=15,08,455|25=1971|26=19,42,688|27=1981|28=25,88,811|29=1991|30=32,87,139|31=2001|32=40,67,637|33=2011|34=46,53,570|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=right}}According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Nagpur district had a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 4,653,570,<ref name="districtcensus">{{cite web|year=2011|title=District Census 2011 - Nagpur|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/27/2709_PART_A_DCHB_NAGPUR.pdf|publisher=Office of the Registrar General, India}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Ireland]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote =Ireland 4,670,976 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> or the US state of [[South Carolina]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php|title=2010 Resident Population Data|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau|access-date=2011-09-30| quote =South Carolina 4,625,364
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 29th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 470 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001–2011 was 14.39%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Nagpur has a [[sex ratio]] of 948 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 89.52%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 18.65% and 9.40% of the population respectively.<ref name=districtcensus/>
{{bar box
|title=Religions in Nagpur district (2011)<ref name="Religion">{{cite web |title=C-16 Population By Religion - Maharashtra|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW27C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=census.gov.in}}</ref>
|titlebar=#FCD116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=left
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism in Maharashtra|Hindus]]|darkorange|75.04}}
{{bar percent|[[Buddhism|Buddhists]]|mediumblue|14.36}}
{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|#008000|8.70}}
{{bar percent|[[Christianity in Maharashtra|Christians]]|dodgerblue|0.74}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|1.16}}
}}
At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 70.11% of the population in the district spoke [[Marathi language|Marathi]], 17.71% [[Hindi]], 4.20% [[Urdu]], 1.39% [[Chhattisgarhi language|Chhattisgarhi]], 1.09% [[Gondi language|Gondi]] and 0.97% [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

The district had a population of 4,653,171 of which 64.26% were urban as of 2011.<ref>[http://www.censusindiamaps.net/page/India_WhizMap/IndiaMap.htm Census of India] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070703215108/http://www.censusindiamaps.net/page/India_WhizMap/IndiaMap.htm |date=3 July 2007 }}</ref> The current [[District Collector]] is Abhishek Krishna. Nagpur district is made up of the following administrative bodies:<ref name="Planning Authority">{{cite web|url=http://www.nagpur.nic.in/tp/planningauthorities.htm|title=Planning Authority of Nagpur district|publisher=Government of Maharashtra|access-date=2009-01-08|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410072554/http://nagpur.nic.in/tp/planningauthorities.htm|archive-date=10 April 2009|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* [[Nagpur Municipal Corporation]]
* [[Nagpur Improvement Trust]]
* Narkhed Municipal Council
* Katol Municipal Council
* Saoner Municipal Council
* Ramtek Municipal Council
* Mowad Municipal Council
* Khapa Municipal Council
* Umred Municipal Council
* Narkhed Municipal Council
* Kalmeshwar Municipal Council
* [[Kamptee]] municipal Council

==Transport==
{{Main|Transport in Nagpur}}
{{Main|Nagpur Railway Station}}
[[File:MakeInIndia-NMPL-Scania-Ethanol.jpg|alt=|left|thumb|Public transport bus in Nagpur]]
[[File:NagpurAirport.JPG|thumb|200px|right|Nagpur's [[Multi-modal International Cargo Hub and Airport at Nagpur|International Airport]] has the busiest air traffic control room in India.]]
Due to its central location in India, the [[Nagpur Railway Station]] is an important [[Indian Railways|railway junction]]. It is a transit terminal for trains that connect the country lengthwise and breadthwise, especially trains connecting India's major metropolises, [[Mumbai]] to [[Howrah]]-[[Kolkata]], [[Delhi]] and [[Jammu]] to [[Chennai]], [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]], [[Bangalore]] and [[Kanyakumari (town)|Kanyakumari]] in the South, as well as western cities such as [[Pune]] and [[Ahmedabad]].<ref name=index04052006>{{Cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/story/3713.html|title=Nagpur stakes claim to lead boomtown pack|last=Deshpande|first=Vivek|work=The Indian Express|location=India|date=4 May 2006|access-date=22 June 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929125003/http://www.indianexpress.com/story/3713.html|archive-date=29 September 2007|df=dmy-all}}</ref>[[File:Nagpur Railway Station.jpg|200px|thumb|Nagpur Junction]]

Nagpur is also a major road junction as India's two major [[National highways of India|national highways]], [[Kanyakumari (town)|Kanyakumari]]-[[Varanasi]] ([[National Highway 7 (India)(old numbering)|NH{{nbsp}} 7]]) and [[Hazira|Hajira]]-Kolkata ([[National Highway 6 (India)(old numbering)|NH{{nbsp}}6]]), pass through the city.<ref name=index04052006/> [[NH 69|Highway number{{nbsp}}69]] connects Nagpur to Obaidullaganj near [[Bhopal]]. Nagpur is at the junction of Asian HigLanka and [[AH46]] connecting [[Kharagpur, West Bengal|Kharagpur]] to [[Dhule]].
{{Further|Mumbai–Nagpur Expressway}}
The [[MSRTC]] buses run a cheap transport service in and around the district, reaching out to even the most remote areas of the district.

{{Main|Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport}}
{{Further|Multi-modal International Cargo Hub and Airport at Nagpur}}
[[Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport]] in Sonegaon, Nagpur, is a domestic and international airport, which connects Nagpur to Mumbai, Delhi, Sharjah, Dubai and Muscat via Doha .

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [https://nagpur.gov.in/ Official website]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Nagpur district
|North = [[Seoni district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
|Northeast = [[Balaghat district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
|East = [[Bhandara district]]
|Southeast =
|South = [[Chandrapur district]]
|Southwest = [[Wardha district]]
|West = [[Amravati district]]
|Northwest = [[Chhindwara district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
}}
{{Nagpur district topics}}
{{vidarbha}}
{{Maharashtra}}
{{Godavari basin}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Nagpur district| ]]
[[Category:Districts of Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Nagpur division]]
[[Category:Coal mining districts in India]]
[[Category:Vidarbha]]

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