Amravati

**Amravati** (also known as _Amrawati_ or _Amraoti_) is a city in the state of Maharashtra in India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Amravati district.It is believed to be the city of Lord Indra, the king of all gods. The city boasts of historical temples of Goddess Amba, Lord Shri Krishna and Shri Venkateshwara.

## History

Amravati District with the rest of the Berar was assigned to the East India Company by the Nizam of Hyderabad following the treaty of 1853. After this province was assigned to the company, it was divided into two districts, South Berar with its headquarters at Hingoli with neighboring region restored to the Nizam and North Berar was reconstituted into East Berar with headquarters at Akola. In 1864, the district of Yeotmal was separated from Amravati. In 1903, the Treaties of Assignment were superseded by an agreement under which the Nizam leased Berar to the Government of India in perpetuity. Berar was joined to the central provinces in 1903 to form the enlarged province of central provinces and Berar. With the recognition of States in1956, Amravati district, along with other districts of Vidarbha region was included in the then Bilingual Bombay State. Since the bifurcation of Bombay state into Maharashtra and Gujrat in 1960, Amravati, along with other districts of Vidharbha formed one of the districts of Maharashtra.

## Climate

Amravati has a tropical wet and dry climate with hot, dry summers from March to June, the monsoon season from July to October and warm winters from November to March. The highest and lowest temperatures ever recorded was 49.7<sup>o</sup>C on 25 May, 1954 and 5.0<sup>o</sup>C on 9 February, 1887 respectively.

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Amravati
- **postal code**: 444 601 - 444 607, 444701, 444901
- **elevation m**: 343
- **population as of**: 2019
- **population density km2**: 3819
- **population urban**: 746,000
- **population rank**: India: List of cities in India, 66th
Maharashtra: List of cities in Maharashtra, 8th
Vidarbha: List of cities in Vidarbha, 2nd
- **population demonym**: Amravatikar
- **demographics type1**: Languages
- **demographics1 title1**: Official
- **timezone1**: Indian Standard Time, IST
- **utc offset1**: +5:30
- **postal code type**: Postal Index Number, PIN
- **area code**: +91-721
- **area total km2**: 121.65
- **area code type**: Telephone code
- **registration plate**: MH 27 (for entire Amravati district)
- **blank1 name sec1**: Distance from Nagpur, Maharashtra, Nagpur
- **blank1 info sec1**: (Indian highways, land)
- **demographics1 info1**: Marathi language, Marathi
- **blank2 name sec1**: Distance from Mumbai
- **blank2 info sec1**: (Indian highways, land)
- **blank3 name sec1**: Literacy Rate
- **blank3 info sec1**: 92%
- **blank4 name sec2**: Human Development Index, HDI
- **blank4 info sec2**: <span style="color:orange">Medium</span>
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **image caption**: Amaravati Museum
- **nickname**: Amba Nagari
- **pushpin map**: India Maharashtra#India#Asia
- **pushpin label position**: right
- **unit pref**: Metric
- **subdivision type1**: States and territories of India, State
- **subdivision type2**: List of districts of India, District
- **subdivision name1**: Maharashtra
- **subdivision name2**: Amravati district, Amravati
- **established title**: Established
- **established date**: 1097 AD
- **government type**: Municipal Corporation
- **governing body**: Amravati Municipal Corporation
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **leader name**: Chetan Gawande
- **leader title1**: Municipal Commissioner (India), Municipal Commissioner
- **leader name1**: Prashant Rode