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Amravati ( also known as Amrawati or Amraoti ) is a city in the state of Maharashtra in India. 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.

Amravati is also the headquarter of “Amravati Division” which is one of the six divisions of the state of Maharashtra. ( Vidharbha region ). Following four districts come under Amravati Division Akola, Yeotmal, Buldhana, Washim.

As of 2001 India census, Amravati, as a district, had a population of 2,606,063. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Amravati has an average literacy rate of 83%, much higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 89% of the males and 76% of females literate. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. The major setback comes from the fact that 66% of the population is below the poverty line.

Geography.
Amravati is located at 20.93° N 77.75° E.It has an average elevation of 343 metres (1125 feet). It lies 156 km (97 miles) west of Nagpur, and serves as the administrative center of Amravati District and of Amravati Division. As with so many other small cities in India, Amravati is growing rapidly in terms of living quality. New flyovers and roads are being built to renovate the city, and other improvements like new traffic signals are underway under IRDP (Integrated Road Development Programme) implemented by government of Maharashtra

The town 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. Amravati is a growing industrial center, with cotton mills as an important industry. The town is expanding toward Badnera, 10 km to the south, which is the location of the railway junction where the branch railway line serving Amravati joins the main Mumbai – Bhusawal – Wardha – Nagpur – Howrah rail route. National Highway 6 from Hajira (Surat) to Kolkatta passes through the city, which is part of Asian Highway 6.

It is also home to “Shivtekdi”, a popular hilltop place with hundreds of people jogging in that area. Efforts are being done to revamp the “Maaltekdi”, to make it a healthy destination for all early exercisers.

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 49.7oC on 25 May, 1954 and 5.0oC on 9 February, 1887 respectively.

Governance.
The current (and first woman) President of India Sau. Pratibhatai Patil belongs to Amravati. The current Member of Legislative Assembly is Dr. Sunil Deshmukh of the Indian National Congress (INC). He is also a Minster of State of Maharashtra Government. He is the guardian minister for Amravati and Bhandara Districts of Vidarbha, Maharashtra.

The current Member of Legislative Council is Mr. Jagdish Motilal Gupta of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The current Member of Parliament is Mr. Anandrao Adsul of the Shivsena. The current Mayor is Mr. Ashok Dongre of the Indian National Congress (INC), while Chetan Pawar of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) is the Deputy Mayor.

Amravati has an aerodrome which is about 15km off NH-6 towards Akola. It is in the area called Belora. The aerodrome is not used for commercial purposes. It is used only by the politicians and other people with private jets. It has a 1.5km runway and also has a helipad. The overall facility is not worth much talking about. The control tower lies in shabby state. There are talks that Amravati would be getting an international airport but there is not a surety whether this aerodrome would be the one.

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