District Profile

The district was part of the district Dhule till July 1998. Nandurbar was also called Nandanagri after the name of its king Nandaraja.  Headquarter of this district is Nandurbar itself. The entire area of Khandesh included two-district viz., Dhule and Jalgaon and was administered as one district with headquarters at Dhule. In 1961, the name of the district was changed from west Khandesh to Dhulia and later on to Dhule district with Dhule as its headquarters. In July 1998, after creation of Nandurbar district, 6 Tahsils comprising of 887 revenue villages were transferred to Nandurbar district. Nandurbar district consists of six tahsils and blocks viz. Akkalkuwa, Akrani, Talode, Shahade, Nandurbar and Nawapur. In 2011 census, the number of villages increased to 887. Nandurbar is a part of Satpuda Pradesh, meaning Seven Hills Region.

Nandurbar is a tribal district, located on the border of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh State. The district is situated in the north-west corner of the State adjoining the State of Madhya Pradesh in the north and Gujarat in the West. Including Nandurbar there are six taluka places namely, Navapur, Shahada, Akrani, Akkalkuwa and Akrani.  Out of six taluka, the whole Akrani taluka,and the major part of Akkalkuwa, Shahada, Taloda is  located into the interior of Satupuda Mountaneous Regions, where the people of tribal community residing  in the form of  Pada/Vasti of village.  The population of tribal community is 69.27%.  The major population of tribal people generally located in the Villages.

Nandurbar District is situated in the basin of river Tapi and  with Satpuda Mountain Hills. The total geographical area of the district is 5034 Sq.Kms. comprising of 6 Talukas with 4 Muncipal Councils (Nandurbar, Navapur, Shahda & Taloda) and 1 Nagar Panchayat (Akrani) There are 887 villages including approximate 1000 Padas. The Tapi River flows from the East to the West through the middle part of the district dividing it into two natural regions, northern being the major part of Satpuda Mountainous regions and southern being major plain area.

History

Before 1 July 1998 Nandurbar was part of the larger Dhule district. Nandurbar, Dhule and Jalgaon districts formed what was known as the Khandesh district. Dhule was known as the west Khandesh whereas Jalgaon was known as the east Khandesh. So, much of history applicable to Khandesh and Dhule, is applicable to Nandurbar. Nandurbar is also known as Nandanagri as the king Named Nandaraja was the ruler of this territory. The ancient name of this region was Rasika. It is bounded on the east by Berar (ancient Vidarbha), on the north by the Nemad district (ancient Anupa) and on the south by the Aurangabad (ancient Mulaka) and Bhir (ancient Asmaka) districts. Later the country came to be called as Seunadesa after king, Seunchandra of the Early Yadava dynasty, who ruled over it.

Demographics

As per the census 2011, Nandurbar District has a population of 16,48,295, being 50.62% male and 49.38% female. Nandurbar District has an average literacy rate of 46.63%: male literacy is 55.11%, and female literacy is 37.93%.

Languages

Languages spoken in the rural area are mainly include Bhill , Pawari , Kokani ,Ahirani (Khandeshi) . Similarly Marathi , Gujarathi ,Hindi are also spoken in the different parts of the district.

KEY STATISTICS

Administrative Setup

Nandurbar is the Head Quarter of the District. Including Collector Office, Superintendent of Police Office, Zilla Parishad, R.T.O. and other District Head offices are located and functioning from the Head Quarter.

*  The District Comprising 6 Talukas, and 03 Revenue Sub Divisions, while there are 04 Assembly Constituencies in the District.

Climate

The Climate of Nandurbar District is generally Hot and Dry. As the rest of India Nandurbar District has three distinct seasons; Summer, Monsoon/Rainy and the Winter season.Summer is from March to mid of June. Summers are usually hot and dry. During the month of May the summer is at its peak. Temperatures can be as high as 45° Celsius during the peak of Summer. The Monsoon sets in during the mid or end of June. During this season the weather is usually humid and hot. The northern and western regions receive more rainfall than the rest of the region. The average rainfall is 767 mm through the district. Winter is from the month of November to February. Winters are mildly cold but dry.