Amravati, Maharashtra, India

History | Geography | Tourist attractions | Transport : Road : Rail : Air | Education | Sports : Territorial Army Parade Ground | Hanuman Vyayam Prasarak Mandal Ground

🇮🇳 Amravati (previously known as Amraoti) is the second largest city in the Vidarbha region and ninth largest city in Maharashtra, India. It is administrative headquarters of Amravati district and Amravati division which includes Akola, Buldhana, Washim, and Yavatmal districts. It is one of the Maharashtra's nominated city under Smart Cities Mission.

History Evidence of human settlement in Amravati in 11th century comes from the marble statue of the Jain tirthankara Rishabhanatha. This statue, according to inscription on its base, was installed in 1097. When Govind Maha Prabhu visited Amravati in the 13th century, region surrounding Amaravati was ruled by the Hindu King of Devagiree (Yadav). Famine (drought) struck Amravati in the fourteenth century, and residents fled to Gujarat and Malwa. After several years, the locals were brought back to Amravati, where the population was sparse. Mager Aurangpura, now known as "Sabanpura", was given to Jamia Masjid by Aurangzeb in the sixteenth century. This demonstrates that Muslims and Hindus coexisted in this area. When Amravati had become known as Bhosle ki Amravati in 1722, Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj gave Amrāvati and Badnera to Shri Ranoji Bhosle. The city was reconstructed and prospered by Ranoji Bhosle after the treaty of Devgaon and Anjangaon Surji and victory over Gavilgad (Fort of Chikhaldara).

The Amravati residents still refer to the location where the British general Colonel Wellesly set up camp. At the conclusion of the 18th century, the city of Amravati was founded. Amravati was governed by the Nizam and Bosale union state. Although the revenue officer was appointed, the defense system suffered. British forces took control of Gavilgad Fort on 15 December 1803. According to the Deogaon pact, Nizam received the Warhād as a sign of friendship. Pindāri invaded Amravati city in or around 1805.

In 1983, Amravati became Vidarbha's second Municipal corporation. Located about 663 (412 mi) km east of the state capital Mumbai and 152 (94 mi) km west of Nagpur, Amravati is the second largest city of the Vidarbha region after Nagpur.

Geography Amravati has an average elevation of 343 meters (1125 feet). It lies 156 km (97 mi) west of Nagpur and serves as the administrative centre of Amravati District and of Amravati Division. The city is located near the passes through the hills that separate the cotton-growing regions of the Purna basin to the West and the Wardha basin to the East. Chikhaldara is about 80 km from Amravati city which is the only hill station in the Vidarbha region. The land area of the city is around 183.5 km² (70.8 sq mi).

Tourist attractions Some tourist destinations located on or near Amravati include: • Ambadevi Temple • The Varhadi Farmhouse, Arhad • Ekviradevi Temple • Chatri Lake • Kanhai Agrotourism • Wadali Lake • Bamboo Udyan • Flux Engineering Labs • Chikhaldara • Melghat Tiger Reserve.

Transport: Road The star city bus services are run by the Amravati Municipal Corporation. Private auto rickshaws and cycle rickshaws are also popular. Amravati has also started a Women's Special City bus which is a first in the Vidarbha region.

The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) provides transport services for intercity and interstate travel. Many private operators also ply on the highly traveled Amravati – Pune and Amravati – Indore routes. Bus services to cities like Nagpur, Yavatmal, Bhopal, Harda, Indore, Raipur, Jabalpur, Mumbai, Pune, Akola, Dharni, Nanded, Aurangabad, Jalna, Burhanpur, Parbhani, Solapur, Khandwa, Gondia, Shirdi, Hyderabad, Paratwada (Achalpur) and Kolhapur are also available.

National Highway 6 (old numbering), which runs from Hazira (Surat) to Kolkata, passes through Amravati.

New Star City Buses are launched in the city replacing the old city buses.

Transport: Rail Amravati has three railway stations: • Amravati railway station, situated in the heart of the city is a terminus. The railway line could not be extended beyond it. Therefore, a new station was constructed outside the city when a new railway line was laid to connect Badnera junction to Narkhed on the Nagpur-Itarsi main railway line. Amravati railway station is situated on the branch line from Badnera on Nagpur-Bhusawal section of Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line of Central Railways. • New Amravati railway station building was inaugurated on 10 December 2011. Amravati railway station provides multiple shuttle services to Badnera throughout the day. • Badnera Junction railway station serves the area of Badnera in Amravati. It is a junction station on the Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line. There is a broad gauge line to Narkhed.

Transport: Air Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Airport Amravati, located at Bellora, 15 km from NH-6 towards Yavatmal, is operated by the Maharashtra Airport Development Company (MADC). Presently it has no commercial scheduled flights. The Nagpur Flying Club has applied to DGCA for permission to shift its flying operations to Amravati airport. It also has a helipad facility. MADC is acquiring about 400 Hectares of land for developing the airport and related facilities at an estimated cost of Rs. 2.25 billion.

Education • Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Memorial Medical College • Dr. Punjabrao Deshmukh Polytechnic College • Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University • Government College of Engineering, Amravati • Government Polytechnic, Amravati • Shivaji Education Society.

Sports: Territorial Army Parade Ground Territorial Army Parade Ground is a multi-purpose stadium in the city, formerly known as the Reforms Club Ground. 1958 First recorded Cricket match was held in 1958. The ground is owned and managed by the Territorial Army, a part-time branch of the Indian Army. The ground is mainly used for organizing football and cricket matches and other sports.

The stadium hosted one Ranji Trophy match in 1976 when the Vidarbha cricket team played against the Rajasthan cricket team.

Hanuman Vyayam Prasarak Mandal Ground In Hanuman Vyayam Prasarak Mandal a cricket ground is present that held a single first-class match when Vidarbha cricket team played Rajasthan cricket team in the 1980/81 Ranji Trophy, which resulted in a Rajasthan victory by 7 wickets.

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Amravati has a population of over 549,500 people. Amravati also forms the centre of the wider Amravati Division which has a population of over 2,888,445 people.

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