| Berar Division | |||||||||
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| Division of British India | |||||||||
| 1903–1947 | |||||||||
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 1909 map of the Central Provinces with Berar Division in light pink. | |||||||||
| Capital | Ellichpur (Achalpur) | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• 1881 | 28,515 km2 (11,010 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1881 | 2,672,673 | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Creation of the division | 1903 | ||||||||
| 1947 | |||||||||
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| This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Berar". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. | |||||||||
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The Berar Division, formerly Berar Province, was one of the former administrative divisions of the Central Provinces and Berar of British India. Ellichpur (Achalpur) was the capital and the administrative headquarters of the division.
The Berar Division had an area of 28,515 km² with a population of 2,672,673 in 1881. The main mountain chains in the area were the Satpura and the Ajanta ranges, and the main rivers the Tapti, the Purna, the Wardha, the Penganga, and the Pranhita.[1] It was located in present-day Maharashtra state of India.
- ^ Hunter, William Wilson, Sir, et al. (1908). Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 6. 1908-1931; Clarendon Press, Oxford.