▁Ward ha ▁to ▁the ▁east , ▁Y av at mal ▁to ▁the ▁south , ▁W ash im ▁to ▁the ▁south west , ▁and ▁Ak ola ▁and ▁Bul dh ana ▁districts ▁to ▁the ▁west . ▁ ▁History ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 3 , ▁the ▁present - day ▁territory ▁of ▁Am rav ati ▁district ▁as ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁Ber ar ▁Province ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁East ▁India ▁Company , ▁following ▁a ▁treat y ▁with ▁the ▁N iz am ▁of ▁Hy der abad . ▁After ▁the ▁Company ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁the ▁province , ▁it ▁was ▁divided ▁into ▁two ▁districts . ▁The ▁present - day ▁territory ▁of ▁the ▁district ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁North ▁Ber ar ▁district , ▁with ▁headquarters ▁at ▁Bul dh ana . ▁Later , ▁the ▁province ▁was ▁reconst it uted ▁and ▁the ▁territory ▁of ▁the ▁present ▁district ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁East ▁Ber ar ▁district , ▁with ▁headquarters ▁at ▁Am rav ati . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁Y av at mal ▁District ▁( initial ly ▁known ▁as ▁S out heast ▁Ber ar ▁district ▁and ▁later ▁W un ▁district ) ▁was ▁separated . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 7 , ▁Ell ich pur ▁District ▁was ▁separated ▁but ▁in ▁August , ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁when ▁the ▁whole ▁province ▁was ▁re organ ized ▁into ▁six ▁districts , ▁it ▁was ▁again ▁merged ▁into ▁the ▁district . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁it ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁constit uted ▁province ▁of ▁Central ▁Provin ces ▁and ▁Ber ar .