Nagpur district is a district in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra state in central India.
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10 Facts About Nagpur district
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Nagpur district is bounded by Bhandara district on the east, Chandrapur district on the southeast, Wardha district on the southwest, Amravati district on the northwest and Chhindwara district and Seoni district of Madhya Pradesh state on the north.
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In 1853, after the death of RaghojiIII, the princely state of Nagpur was annexed by the British and the territory occupied by the present district became part of the then Nagpur Province.
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In 1950 Nagpur district was created as became part of the newly formed Madhya Pradesh state and Nagpur became its capital.
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Nagpur district is divided into 14 talukas: Ramtek, Umred, Kalameshwar, Katol, Kamthi, Kuhi, Narkhed, Nagpur, Nagpur Rural, Parseoni, Bhiwapur, Mouda, Savner and Hingna.
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Nagpur district has 12 Vidhan Sabha constituencies: Nagpur South West, Nagpur South, Nagpur East, Nagpur Central, Nagpur West, Nagpur North, Katol, Savner, Hingna, Umred, Kamthi and Ramtek.
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The Nagpur district has a population density of 470 inhabitants per square kilometre.
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Nagpur district is a major road junction as India's two major national highways, Kanyakumari-Varanasi and Hajira-Kolkata, pass through the city.
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