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District Profile · Maharashtra

Bhandara

Bhandara
Headquarters
12,00,334
Population
4,087 km²
Area
Nagpur
Region / Division

Known as the 'District of Lakes' for its dense network of irrigation tanks, and as Maharashtra's 'Brass City' for a centuries-old bell-metal and brassware trade run by Kasar and Panchal artisan families, though cheaper steel and aluminium have eroded demand since the 1980s. It also produces Kosa (tussar) silk and shares the Navegaon-Nagzira Tiger Reserve with Gondia.