Amravati District, Maharashtra

Amravati is an administrative district in Maharashtra, India. The district is located about 560 km from Mumbai, the capital of Maharashtra. Its administrative headquarters is in Amravati. Marathi is the major language spoken in the district. The district covers a total area of 12,210 km², including 11,967.64 km² of rural area and 242.36 km² of urban area.

List of Tehsils in Amravati District

Amravati District is divided into 14 Tehsils for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 2,027 villages under these tehsils. The table below lists each tehsil along with village count and area.

Sl. No.TehsilVillagesArea (km²)
1Achalpur186666.89
2Amravati159904.24
3Anjangaon Surji128530.50
4Bhatkuli142581.23
5Chandur Railway94561.84
6Chandurbazar171686.17
7Chikhaldara1612,476.97
8Daryapur156784.01
9Dhamangaon Railway115643.49
10Dharni1521,495.55
11Morshi161804.39
12Nandgaon-Khandeshwar161786.95
13Tiosa99545.02
14Warud142742.75

Population of Amravati District

According to the 2011 Census, Amravati District had a population of 28,88,445 people living in 6,47,451 households. The population comprised 14,80,768 males and 14,07,677 females, with an average population density of 237 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population28,88,44518,51,15810,37,287
Male Population14,80,7689,50,6335,30,135
Female Population14,07,6779,00,5255,07,152
Total Households6,47,4514,30,2822,17,169
Population Density237 / km²155 / km²4,280 / km²

Amravati District had 22,51,875 literate people and 3,11,391 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 5,06,374 and 4,04,128 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)3,11,3912,04,5521,06,839
Literate Population22,51,87514,00,6958,51,180
Illiterate Population6,36,5704,50,4631,86,107
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population5,06,3743,46,0561,60,318
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population4,04,1283,68,63035,498

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.