Bhandara district

Bhandara district
District of Maharashtra
Clockwise from top-left: Pauni Fort, Muslim Library Chowk, Bhandara, rivers in Ambhora, Gose Khurd Dam in Pauni, Nagarjuna Vihara
Location in Maharashtra
Bhandara district
Coordinates (Bhandara): 21°10′14″N 79°39′24″E / 21.1706°N 79.6566°E / 21.1706; 79.6566
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
Division	Nagpur
Headquarters	Bhandara
Talukas	1. Bhandara, 2. Tumsar, 3. Pauni and 4. Mohadi, 5. Sakoli, 6. Lakhani, 7. Lakhandur
Government
• Body	Bhandara Zilla Parishad
• Guardian Minister	Dr.Vijaykumar Gavit Cabinet Minister
• President Zilla Parishad	President Rajesh Dongre Vice President Vivekanand Kurjekar
• District Collector	Shri. Sandeep Kadam (IAS)
• CEO Zilla Parishad	Mr Ravindra Jagtap (IAS)
• MPs	Prashant Yadaorao Padole (Bhandara–Gondiya)
Area
• Total	3,717 km2 (1,435 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,200,334
• Density	320/km2 (840/sq mi)
• Urban	19.48%
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highways	NH53, NH247, NH353C.
Average annual precipitation	1327 mm
Website	bhandara.gov.in

Bhandara District (Marathi pronunciation: [bʰəɳɖaːɾa]) is an administrative district in the state of Maharashtra in India. The name Bhandara is a corruption of Bhanara. Reference to Bhanara is found in an inscription of 1100 A.D. traced at Ratanpur. The district headquarters are located at Bhandara. The district occupies an area of 3717 km2 and has a population of 1,200,334 (605,520 males and 594,814 females), of which 19.48% are urban as of 2011. The growth rate of Bhandara is 5.56% ^[1] Bhandara has a mixed economy with agriculture, industries and forest resources. Bhandara is known for its large production of rice. Tumsar, a tahsil town, is a noted rice market. Bhandara town is also known as "Brass City" owing to the presence of a large brass products industry. Bhandara has several tourist destinations, like Ambagad Fort, Brahmi, Chinchgad, and Dighori.

The district is also known for the Ordnance Factory Bhandara of the Ordnance Factories Board, which manufactures products for the Indian Armed Forces. It is located on an estate which is commonly known as Jawaharnagar colony. This is the only Kendriya Vidyalaya in the Bhandara district. Ashok Leyland, a Hinduja Group Company, has a production facility at Gadegaon near Bhandara. Sunflag Iron Steel company and Shivmangal Ispat Pvt. Ltd. are other major industrial undertakings in the district.