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Dhule@Glance
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History:
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| The district of Dhule was
previously known as the Khandesh district.In ancient
time ,it was known as Rasika.Later under the
Yadavas,it was called as Seunadesa after king
Seunachandra who ruled over it.With the advent of Muslims,the name was changed
to Khandesh to suit the title Khan given to the Faruqi
kings.The entire area of Khandesh included two districts, viz ,Dhule and Jalgaon
and was administered as one district with headquarters at Dhule .However,in 1906
for administrative purposes ,the Khadesh was divided in to two districts known
as West Khandesh and East Khandesh .Following tehsils
were separated from khandesh district to constitute West Khandesh with
headquarters at Dhule: (1)Dhule (2)Nandurbar(3)Nawapur
Peta(4)Pimpalner(5)Shahade(6)Shirpur(7)Sindkhede(8)Talode. Headquarters of
Pimpalner tehsil was transferred to Sakri earlier in 1908,the name was also
changed to Sakri tehsil.In the year of 1950 a new tehsil of Akkalkuwa was
created and in the same year four villages from Nasik district and one village
from Broach district of Gujarat State were added to this district.However,two
villages from this district were transferred to Broach district. With the
reorganization of states in1956,the district was incuded in Bombay State and
subsequently in 1960 it became apart of Maharashtra State.While doing so 38
villages each from Nandurbar and Nawapur tehsils,43 villages from Talode and 37
villages from Akkaluwa tehsils were transferred to Gujarat State.In 1961 the
name of the district was changed from West Khandesh to
Dhulia and later on to Dhule district with as its headquarters.
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Geography:
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About one fifth of the total area of the district is under
forest,which is substantial proportion as compared to State average.The forest in the
district is reserved one and is one of the valuable forest in the State.The forest are
mainly situated on the sopping hills of Sahyadri and Satpuda ranges.They are also situated
on the plateaus in Shahade ,Shirpur ,Akkalkuwa,Navapur,Nandurbar,Sakri,Taloda, Akrani Tehsils.
They are of mixed deciduous type and are commercially very important.The most valuable species is
found is Teak associated with Khari,,Palas,Sadada,Shisam,Tiwas,Haldu,Kamal,Ain, Biya,Dhawada,
Shaman,Sala,Bor,Hivar,Anjan,etc.The other Commercially very important are (1)Tendu and Apta
leaves used in Bidi industry(2)Mohwa flowers and fruits used in the manufacture of liquor
(3)Khadai for gum (4)Palas for propagation of lac(5)Khari for house and field purposes.Bamboo
is also found all over the Satpudas and it is chiefly used in the manufacture of paper.
The forests have a number of Charoli trees which produce valuable dry fruits and are used for
producing scented oil and has a great demand from outside the country.
There are three well marked belts running east to west.(1)The rich tapi valley in the
center (2)The high and wild Satpudas in the north ,and (3)Bare ridges and well watered Valleys separated
by the Sahyadri ranges and innumerable dykes .All these belts run parallel to Tapi. There are two main hill
ranges in the district,the Satpuda in the north and the Sahyadris and their off-shoots in west and south.The Satpudas a broad
belt of mountain land stretching in a wall like manner and running from east to west cover the northern thesils of the district.The hills in these ranges posses
considerable height.Toranmal with 1155 meters height rises in the north while Boksa Dongar with 1208 metres height and Astamba Dongar with 1325
meters height rise in the southern range.
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Languages & Religion:
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Languages spoken in the district are Marathi,
Hindi,Gujarathi, Urdu.Local languages spoken but without their
own script are Ahirani,Mawachi,Kokani,Pawari so many.
Religion wise breakup of population is indicated below as per 1991 census:
Hindus:2338945,Muslims:130989,Christians:12707,Sikhs:231,Budhists:17562,Jains:15261,other
religions and persuations:2485.
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Fairs & Festivals:
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| KalikaDevi fair at Taloda Taluka .
Shri Datta Fair at Sarangkhede,Taluka Shahade are important fairs of this district. Other major
fairs/ melas organized in the district are Rokadmal,Hanuman,GorakhnathMaharaj ,Ambika Devi ,Kalika Devi,
Khandoba,Ashtik Rushi,Hindal Devi ,Patal Devi,Sati Devi,Saptashringi,Ekvira Devi,Dattatraya,and
Khanderva Maharaj.
Festivals Celebrated by Tribal Population :Gudhi Padwa,Akshayya Tritiya,Akhaji,Nag Panchami
,Pola,Pitar Amavasya ,Dasara,Diwali etc.
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