Location

• North Latitude (degrees) 19.26 to 20.42

• East Longitude (degrees) 77.18 to 79.98

Temperature & annual average rainfall

• Min. 5.6, Max. 45.6

• annual average rainfall 911.34 mms.

Administration

• Taluka 16

• Panchayat Samiti 16

Village Panchayat

• Total village panchayat 1204

• Group village panchayat 501

• Independent village panchayat 703

Villages

• Total Villages 2117

• Habited 1845

• Inhabited 272

Population

• Rural 17.20 lakh, Urban 3.57 lakh

• Total 20.77 lakh, SC 2.27 lakh, ST 4.46 lakh

• Male 10.64 lakh, female 10.13 lakh

• Sex ratio 951 females per 1000 males

• Density 153 persons per sq. km.

• Total households 4.22 lakh

• BPL families 184801

Literacy

• Total 57.96%

• Male 70.45%, female 44.81%

• 19th rank in state

Tribal villages

• Tribal sub plan 334 villages, Pandharkawada (urban)

• Additional sub plan 122 villages 

• Mada villages 160, Mini mada villages 22

Other Information

• Special Action Plan - Panchayat samiti 7, village covered 552

• Hilly area development Program - village covered 78

Constitution of Zilla Parishad

• on 1/5/1962 - Councilars 49, Panchayat Samiti Chairman 9, Associate Councilars 4

• on 31/3/1996 - Councilars 63, Panchayat Samiti Chairman 8, Associate Councilars 5

• on 31/3/1997- Councilars 61, Panchayat Samiti Chairman 16

Agriculture related information (fig. in hectors)

• Geographical Area 1351900

• Area Under Forest 25430

• Barren and uncultrable land 39400

• Land put to non-agri uses 41600

• Culturable waste 25400

• Permanent pastures and other grazing 60800

• Land under Miscellaneous tree crop 60800

• Current follows 299900

• Other fallows 28700

• Net are swon 857900

• Area sown more than once 79000

• Gross cropped area 936900

Irrigation information

• No of irrigated Wells 24569

• Area Irrigated by different sources

• Surface Irrigation 94026

• Wells & other Irrigation 24560

• Total 118586

Area under different season crop in Hectors

• Average 1999-2000

• Kharip 470600 869358

• Rabbi 40800 45011

• Summer 7000 12200

• Sugarcane 8200 10446

• Consumption of Chemical Fertilizers (in M.tones)

Fertilizers & Target Achievement

• Nitrogenous 48962 29321

• Phosphoric 22982 17086

• Potassium 9914 6594

Animal Husbandary related information

• Total High Breeding live stock 13361

• Total Cattle 803403

• Total Baffaloas 134862

• Total Cattle&Baffaloas 951626

• Sheep 9650

• Goats 391250

• Other live stock 16120

• Total poultry 657283

• Total live stock 2225931

• Buffaloes female used for breeding 75000

• Veterinary Dispensaries Grade-I 50

• Veterinary Dispensaries Grade-II 97

• Mobile Epizotic Control Unit 1

Social Welfare Schemes

• Grant to backward class Hostel

• Admission fee, Examination fee, Education fee to backward class students.

• Scholarship for student.

• Grant to Children Cultural Center (Balwadi)

• Economical help to intercast marriage couple.

• Supply of teen or mangrull to B.C.people for to change their grass roof.

• Under the scheme of development Dalit Vasti complete the construction work of samaj Mandir.

• Grant Assistance to old Artists and another various schemes from 20% Z.P. income which is help for the development of backward class.

Child welfare (ICDS)

• Blocks covered under I.C.D.S.scheme

• I.C.D.S project 14

• (Tribal Ralegaon) Functioning Anganwadi Center - Regular Anganwadi 2069, Mini Anganwadi 20

• Package for services - 

  • Supplementary Nutrition

  • Immunization

  • Health check-up

  • Referral services

  • Non-forma pre school education

Irrigation

• Operated on 1st Feb 1971 limited to 0-100 hectors

• Sub division - Darwha, Pusad, Wani, Yavatmal

• Abstract - 

  • Irrigation Tank - 69 completed, potential 5088 hectors

  • Pere. Tank - 172 competed, potential 10308 hectors

  • K.T. Weirs -164 competed, potential 80 hectors

  • Storage Tank - 23 compted, potential 1864 hectors