Yavatmal - Definition and Overview

Yavatmal (also Yeotmal) is a city known as the cotton city of the state of Maharashtra. It is located in the east-central part of the state.

Yavatmal District

Area 13,582 sq. km., population 2,460,482 (2001 census). Yavatmal district in India is bounded on the north by Amravati district, to the northeast by Wardha district, to the east by Chandrapur district, to the south by Andhra Pradesh state and Nanded district, to the southwest by Hingoli district, and to the west by Washim district.

Cotton and wheat are the predominant crops grown in the district.

Yavatmal district forms the southeast corner of Amravati division, which corresponds to the former British Raj province of Berar.