Dharni, Amravati
Coordinates: 21°33′N 76°53′E / 21.550°N 76.883°E
Dharni is the largest village in Dharni sub-division with 6345 houses and a population of 32,517 persons according to 2011 Census. It is the headquarters of Dharni tehsil and forms the terminus of the high road through the hills from Paratwada to Burhanpur. It is 97 km (60 mi) distant from Paratwada and 148 km (92 mi) from Amravati.
Dharni was noted for the malaria infested areas, but these have since been cleared of malaria and brought under cultivation. The land is very fertile, the chief crops being wheat and gram. For irrigation, the river Tapi has been tapped here. Melghat tahsil is rich in timber forests and hence the State Government have established a timber depot there. Most of the timber after local consumption is chiefly exported to Mumbai. There are the offices of the Tahsildar, State Electricity Board, the Tribal Welfare Officer, the Panchayat Samiti and the Sub Divisional Police Officer. It has a branch of the District Co-operative Bank and 4 other Cooperative Societies. The village has a primary School, a Multipurpose High School, a Post-office and a Police station. A sub-divisional city hospital is in service which conducted by the Zilla Parisad. Recently a maternity home has been established.
Dharni is now the biggest commercial center in the 100 km radius of Melghat. The growth of Dharni is bound by the proposed Tapi dam. The initial rate of growth was much quicker in the past.
MIDC-Dharni (Melghat) (Group D)
Dharni Industrial Area is one of the mini Industrial areas in the Amravati District. MIDC has developed Dharni mini Industrial area by providing the best infrastructure to attract local entrepreneurs and industrialists.
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