![]() Geography of Bahandara Bhandara is an important district of Maharashtra. The area of the district is 3890 km². The place is located at 21.17° N 79.65° degree East and has an average elevation of 244 metres. Economy of Bhandara The economy of Bhandara is mixed with agriculture, industries and forest resources. Bhandara District is mainly the paddy growing area. There is also a vast teak forest here. The main industries of the district are Rice Mills, Poha Mills, Bidi manufacturing, Saw Mills, Brass manufacturing units, Ceramic Bricks, Engineering workshop etc. Tumsar, a tahsil town, is a famous rice market. The minerals found here are iron, gold,laterite, shale, sandstone. Ashok Leyland, a Hinduja Group Company, has a production facility at Gadegaon near Bhandara. Sunflag Iron Steel company and Shivmangal Ispat Pvt. Ltd. are other major industrial undertakins in the district. Demography of Bhandara ![]() Flora and Fauna of Bhandara More than one third of the area of the district lies under jungle that yields gum, medicinal fruit and nuts, edible fruits, lac. honeyand the blossoms of the mahuci tree. The principal crops are rice, wheat, millet, other food-grains, pulse, linseed and sugarcane. The fauna found here are tigers, panthers, deer, wild hogs. Places of attraction in Bhandara The important places of attraction in Bhandara are: (Last Updated on : 27-10-2014) |
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