![]() There were no major changes in the boundaries of the district or its talukas between 19 exceptthat the headquarters of Tirora tahsil were shifted to Gondiya and name of the tahsil was changed to Gondiya tahsil in 1914.From 1947 to 1956 the district of Bhandara along with the other districts of Vidarbha region continued to form a part of the central provinces. In 1881 there were only two tahsils viz., Tirora and Sakoli in the district. The area became British Territory in 1853. Prior to 1820, the district was administered from Lanji,thereafter the headquarters of the district were shifted from Lanji toBhandara in 1820-21. The district was under regency administration from1818 to 1830. Reference to Bhanara is found in an inscription of 1100 A.D.traced at Ratanpur. ![]() According to local interpretation the name Bhandara is a corruption of Bhanara. ![]()
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