# Nandurbar district

Nandurbar district (Marathi pronunciation:) is an administrative district in the northwest corner of Maharashtra state in India . On 1 July 1998 Dhule was bifurcated as two separate districts now known as Dhule and Nandurbar. Nandurbar is a tribal-dominated district, The district headquarters are located at Nandurbar city. The district occupies an area of 5,955 square kilometres (2,299 sq mi) and has a population of 1,648,295 of which 16.71% were urban (as of 2011).
Nandurbar district is bounded to the south and south-east by Dhule district, to the west and north is the state of Gujarat, to the north and north-east is the state of Madhya Pradesh. The northern boundary of the district is defined by the great Narmada River.
Ranjana Sonawane of Tembhli village and rushil in Nandurbar district became first citizen of India to be assigned a twelve-digit unique identification on 29 September 2010. The unique identification or Aadhaar is ambitious project of the central government of India to provide unique identification to its billion plus citizens.

## Politicians
### Members of Parliament

* *Gowaal Kagada Padavi (INC)
* (Nandurbar)

### Guardian Minister
#### list of Guardian Minister

| Name | Term of office |
| Girish BapatCabinet Minister | 31 October 2014 - 23 May 2019 |
| Ram ShindeCabinet MinisterAdditional Charge | 23 May 2019- 8 November 2019 |
| Adv. Kagda Chandya PadviCabinet Minister | 9 January 2020 - 29 June 2022 |
| Dr.Vijaykumar GavitCabinet Minister | 24 September 2022 - 4 October 2023 |
| Anil Bhaidas PatilCabinet Minister | 4 October 2023 - Incumbent |

### District Magistrate/Collector
#### list of District Magistrate – Collector

| Name | Term of office |
| Dr Mittali Sethi(IAS) | 2024 - Incumbent |

## Divisions

The district comprises six talukas. These talukas are Nandurbar, Navapur, Shahada, Taloda, Akkalkuwa and Akrani Mahal (also called Dhadgaon).
There is one Lok Sabha constituency in the district which is Nandurbar (ST) reserved for Scheduled Tribes. There are four Maharashtra Assembly seats namely Akkalkuwa (ST), Shahada (ST), Nandurbar (ST), Nawapur (ST).
Sakri and Shirpur assembly seats from Dhule district are also part of Nandurbar Lok Sabha seat. Nandurbar is primarily a tribal (Adiwasi) district.

## History

Nandurbar is a part of Satpuda Pradesh, meaning Seven Hills Region. The district was part of the district with Dhule and Jalgaon till July 1998. The ancient name of the region was Rasika, when Nandurbar was also called Nandanagri after the name of its king Nandaraja.
On 3 June 1818 the Maratha Peshwa surrendered Khandesh to the British rule.

## Demographics

Religions in Nandurbar district (2011) :
| Religion | Religion | Percent | Percent |
| Hinduism | Hinduism | 92.31% | 92.31% |
| Islam | Islam | 5.84% | 5.84% |
| Christianity | Christianity | 0.51% | 0.51% |
| Other or not stated | Other or not stated | 0.34% | 0.34% |
According to the 2011 census Nandurbar district has a population of 1,648,295, roughly equal to the nation of Guinea-Bissau or the US state of Idaho. This gives it a ranking of 304th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 276 inhabitants per square kilometre (710/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 25.5%. Nandurbar has a sex ratio of 972 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 64.38%. 12.25% of the population live in ruban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 2.91% and 69.28% of the population respectively The Bhils form the major group in the district.
As of 2001 India census, Nandurbar District had a population of 1,309,135, 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 in Nandurbar district (2011)
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 45.45% of the population in the district spoke Bhili, 16.06% Marathi, 10.46% Khandeshi, 7.34% Pawri, 4.40% Mawchi, 3.79% Urdu, 2.61% Kukna, 2.55% Hindi, 1.91% Gujarati and 1.62% Gujari as their first language.
Aadivasi (tribal) Languages spoken include Ahirani, a Khandeshi tongue with approximately 780,000 speakers, similar to Marathi and Bhili. and Pauri Bareli, a Bhil and other tribal language with approximately 175 000 speakers, written in the Devanagari script.

## Economy

In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Nandurbar one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640 districts). It is one of the twelve districts in Maharashtra currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).

## Notable people

* Heena Gavit (Present Member of Parliament from Nandurbar Constituency)
* Vijaykumar Gavit (Member of the Legislative Assembly from Nandurbar Constituency)
* Adv. K. C. Padavi (Member of the Legislative Assembly from Akkalkuwa Constituency)
* Rajesh Padvi (Member of the Legislative Assembly from Shahada Constituency)
* Shirishkumar Surupsing Naik (Member of the Legislative Assembly from Navapur Constituency)
* Manikrao Hodlya Gavit (Former member of parliament from Nandurbar Constituency and former member of the Legislative Assembly from Navapur Constituency)

## 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 °C (113 °F) 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 (30.2 in) through the district. Winter is from the month of November to February. Winters are mildly cold but dry.
| Seasons | Start | End |
| Summer | March | Mid June |
| Monsoon | mid June | October |
| Winter | November | February |
Climate data for Nandurbar :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 25 (77) | 27 (81) | 36 (97) | 42 (108) | 43 (109) | 35 (95) | 28 (82) | 27 (81) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 28 (82) | 25 (77) | 31 (89) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 11 (52) | 13 (55) | 18 (64) | 22 (72) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 23 (73) | 22 (72) | 21 (70) | 19 (66) | 15 (59) | 12 (54) | 19 (66) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 7.00 (0.28) | 1.18 (0.05) | 1.42 (0.06) | 1.79 (0.07) | 9.15 (0.36) | 108.62 (4.28) | 373.63 (14.71) | 134.91 (5.31) | 122.75 (4.83) | 40.40 (1.59) | 16.39 (0.65) | 3.49 (0.14) | 820.73 (32.33) |
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