Berar Division

Berar Division
Division of British India
1903–1947
Flag of Berar Division
Flag

1909 map of the Central Provinces with Berar Division in light pink.
CapitalEllichpur (Achalpur)
Area 
• 1881
28,515 km2 (11,010 sq mi)
Population 
• 1881
2,672,673
History 
• Creation of the division
1903
1947
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Berar Province
Amravati Division
 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainChisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Berar". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
Hyderabad State (dark green) and Berar (light green), not a part of Hyderabad State but also the Nizam's Dominion between 1853 and 1903.

The Berar Division, formerly Berar Province, was one of the former administrative divisions of the Central Provinces and Berar of British India. Ellichpur (Achalpur) was the capital and the administrative headquarters of the division.

The Berar Division had an area of 28,515 km² with a population of 2,672,673 in 1881. The main mountain chains in the area were the Satpura and the Ajanta ranges, and the main rivers the Tapti, the Purna, the Wardha, the Penganga, and the Pranhita.[1] It was located in present-day Maharashtra state of India.

  1. ^ Hunter, William Wilson, Sir, et al. (1908). Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 6. 1908-1931; Clarendon Press, Oxford.