Pandharkaoda

Pandharkawda
City
Pandharkawda Location in Maharashtra, India Show map of Maharashtra Pandharkawda Pandharkawda (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 19°57′34″N78°43′34″E / 19.9594527°N 78.7261256°E / 19.9594527; 78.7261256
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	yavatmal district
Population  (2011)
• Total	31,094
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	445302
Telephone code	07235
Sex ratio	1000:983 ♂/♀

Pandharkawda is a City and a Municipal council in Yavatmal district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. ^[1] The Pandharkawada municipality won "Best Municipality at Amravati Division" in 2006 and a quality of education award in 2011.^{[ citation needed ]} It is near the Saikheda Dam, an earthfill dam on the Khuni River.^{[ citation needed ]}.

Agriculture

Kharip Crops

Jowar, Cotton, Groundnut and rice are the major kharip crops.

Jowar – grows in talukas such as Pusad, Ner, Mahagaon, Umarkhed, Maregaon, Ghatanji, Wani and Zari Jamni.

Cotton – major talukas are Ghatanji, Wani, Pusad, Umarkhed, Mahagaon and Ner.

Groundnut - talukas such as Pusad, Digras, Darwha, Arni, Ghatanji etc.

Rabi Crops

Wheat and gram are the important crops. Rabi sesame and linseed (Jawas) are grown along with these crops.

Wheat – talukas lying in river basins of Wardha and Painganga. Umarkhed, Pusad, Wani, Digras, Maregaon and Zari Jamni are the largest. Talukas such as Arni, Ghatanji and Yavatmal also take this crop.

Gram – talukas such as Umarkhed, Wani, Ralegaon, Maregaon, Pusad, Digras, Ghatanji and Babhulgaon.

Irrigated crops

Sugarcane, bananas, Oranges, Grapes and betel leaves are important irrigated crops.

Sugar cane – Pusad, Umarkhed and Mahagaon talukas

Bananas and oranges – Zadgaon, Ralegaon, Kalamb and Dabha-Pahur regions

Grapes – Pusad and Umarkhed region

Betel leaves - Lalkhed, Darwha, Digras and Umarkhed region

Demographics

As of 2001 ^[update] India census, ^[2] Pandharkawada had a population of 26,567. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Pandharkawada has an average literacy rate of 74%, significantly higher than the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy is at 80%, while female literacy is 68%.^{[ citation needed ]} In Pandharkawada, 13% of the population is under age 6.

Year	Male	Female	Total Population	Change	Religion (%)
					Hindu	Muslim	Christian	Sikhs	Buddhist	Jain	Other religions and persuasions	Religion not stated
2001 [3]	13,613	12,959	26,572	-	74.616	18.745	0.181	0.467	3.793	0.884	1.291	0.023
2011 [4]	15,681	15,413	31,094	17̥%	75.622	18.991	0.154	0.322	4.039	0.746	0.090	0.035

Transport

Pandharkawada is located on National Highway 7 on Nagpur-Hyderabad section. MSRTC buses connect the city to Nagpur, Ghatanji, Yavatmal, Chandrapur, Amravati, Akola, Nanded, Aurangabad, Adilabad, Pune and Hyderabad.

Geography

Dense forests are found in Pandharkawada. Tipeshwar is one of the two wildlife sanctuaries in the city and the most well-known forest of the district. Trees such as teak, bamboo, tendu, hirda, apta and moha live in the forests. Tiger, bear, deer, nilgai, sambar, hyena and the national bird, the peacock, are found in the forests. A suspected man eating tigress, with 13 victims attributed was active in this area in Oct/Nov 2018 ^[5] and was shot dead on November 2, 2018. ^{[6] [7]}

References

1. "Tehsil Pandharkawada of district gondia, Maharashtra". indiamapped.com. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
2. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
3. Census India 2001.
4. Census India 2011.
5. Gettleman, Jeffrey; Kumar, Hari (8 September 2018). "India Hunts Man-Eating Tiger Blamed for 13 Deaths". The New York Times.
6. Kumar, Hari; Gettleman, Jeffrey (3 November 2018). "Man-Eating Tiger Is Shot Dead in India". The New York Times.
7. "Who Was Avni and Why Was She Killed? All You Need to Know About T1 the 'Man-eater' Tigress". News18.com. 11 February 2021.