Aurangabad district, Maharashtra

Aurangabad district
औरंगाबाद जिल्हा
District of Maharashtra

Location of Aurangabad district in Maharashtra
Country India
State Maharashtra
Administrative division Aurangabad Division
Headquarters Aurangabad, Maharashtra
Tehsils 1. Aurangabad, 2. Paithan, 3. Vaijapur, 4. Gangapur, 5. Khuldabad, 6. Phulambri, 7. Kannad, 8. Sillod, 9. Soegaon
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituencies 1. Aurangabad, 2. Jalna (shared with Jalna district) (based on Election Commission website)
Area
 • Total 10,100 km2 (3,900 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 3,695,928
 • Density 370/km2 (950/sq mi)
 • Urban 37.53%
Demographics
 • Literacy 61.15%
 • Sex ratio 924
Major highways NH-211
Average annual precipitation 734 mm
Website Official website
Bibi Ka Maqbara is a monument built in 1660 by Aurangzeb's son, Azam Shah, as a loving tribute to his mother, Dilras Bano Begam.

Aurangabad District, also called one of the 36 districts of Maharashtra state in western India. It is bordered by the districts of Nashik to the west, Jalgaon to the north, Jalna to the east, and Ahmednagar to the south. Aurangabad is the headquarters and principal city. The district covers an area of 10,100 km², out of which 141.1 km² is urban area and 9,958.9 km² is rural. Aurangabad district is a major tourism region in Marathwada.

Geography

Aurangabad District is located mainly in the Godavari River Basin and partly in the Tapi River Basin. The district is located between 19 and 20 degrees north longitude, and 74 and 76 degrees east latitude.

Geology

Geologically the whole area is covered by the Deccan Trap lava flows of upper Cretaceous to lower Eocene age. The basaltic lava flows belonging to the Deccan Trap are the only major geological formation. The traps are overlain by thin alluvial deposits along the major rivers. The lava flows are horizontal and each flow has two distinct units. The upper layers consist of vesicular and amygdule zeolitic basalt, while the bottom layer consists of massive basalt.[1]

Mountains

Rivers

The major rivers in Aurangabad district are the Godavari, Purna, Shivana, Maniyad, Sukhana, Kham, and the famous Shahbaz river.

The Narangi rises on the southern slopes of the water divide to the south of the Maniyad river, a little above Naral village, and flows past Vaijapur. Below the latter it is joined by the Deo nala, flowing from Nasik district. It has a fairly long south-southwesterly course before its point of entry into the Godavari is carried a little down the latter. It is joined by the Chor nala from the west and Kurla nala from the east. Actually the Narangi continues the trend of the Kurla river after the latter’s confluence.

Climate

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Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
Precipitation totals in mm
Source: MSN Weather

In Aurangabad district the rainy season runs from June to September. Winter is from approximately October to February and summer from March to May. The average rainfall of Aurangabad district is 734 mm, and the temperature range is about 6–46 degree celsius.

Climate data for Aurangabad
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 29.7
(85.5)		 32.5
(90.5)		 36.1
(97)		 39.0
(102.2)		 39.9
(103.8)		 34.9
(94.8)		 30.3
(86.5)		 29.1
(84.4)		 30.4
(86.7)		 32.6
(90.7)		 30.9
(87.6)		 29.3
(84.7)		 32.9
(91.2)
Average low °C (°F) 14.2
(57.6)		 16.3
(61.3)		 20.2
(68.4)		 23.7
(74.7)		 24.6
(76.3)		 23.0
(73.4)		 21.8
(71.2)		 21.1
(70)		 20.9
(69.6)		 19.7
(67.5)		 16.4
(61.5)		 14.0
(57.2)		 19.7
(67.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 2.2
(0.087)		 2.9
(0.114)		 5.1
(0.201)		 6.3
(0.248)		 25.5
(1.004)		 131.4
(5.173)		 167.0
(6.575)		 165.0
(6.496)		 135.3
(5.327)		 52.6
(2.071)		 29.3
(1.154)		 8.4
(0.331)		 731.0
(28.78)
Source: IMD

Economy

Companies operating out of Aurangabad District include:

Major manufacturing companies include:

Aurangabad has the following MIDC areas: Waluj, Shendra five star MIDC, Chikalthana, Paithan and Railway Station MIDC. There is a software technology park in Chikalthana MIDC.

Divisions

The district comprises nine tehsils: Kannad, Soygaon, Sillod, Phulambri, Aurangabad, Khultabad, Vaijapur, Gangapur and Paithan.

Nine Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha constituencies are located in this district: Sillod, Kannad, Pulambri, Aurangabad Central, Aurangabad West, Aurangabad East, Paithan, Gangapur and Vaijapur. Aurangabad is the only Lok Sabha constituency in this district.[2]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Aurangabad district, Maharashtra has a population of 3,695,928,[3] roughly equal to the nation of Liberia[4] This gives it a ranking of 72nd in India (out of a total of 640).[3] The district has a population density of 365 inhabitants per square kilometre (950/sq mi).[3] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 27.33%.[3] Aurangabad has a sex ratio of 917 females for every 1000 males,[3] and a literacy rate of 80.4%.[3]

According to the 2001 Census, the total population of Aurangabad District is 2,897,013, and the main languages are Marathi, Hindi, English and Urdu. The population of the district is 37.53% urban as of 2001.[5]

Languages spoken include Ahirani, a Kandeshi tongue with approximately 780,000 speakers, similar to Marathi and Bhili;[6] and Andh, an Indo-Aryan language spoken by 100,000 people.[7]

Transport

Road

Rail

The Manmad-Kachiguda Railway Station Broad gauge railway line which emanates from the Mumbai-Bhusawal-Howrah trunk route at Manmad is an important artery of traffic in Aurangabad district.

Air

Aurangabad Airport has flights to Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad-Tirupati & also to Jaipur.

See also

References

  1. ↑ K.R. Aher and S.M. Deshpande 'Assessment of Water Quality of the Maniyad Reservoir of Parala Village, district Aurangabad: Suitability for Multipurpose Usage', International Journal of Recent Trends in Science And Technology, Vol.1(3), pp 91-95, 2011, E-ISSN 2249-8109.
  2. ↑ "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Archived from the original on 2009-02-25.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
  4. ↑ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 2011-10-01. Liberia 3,786,764 July 2011 est.
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-05-24. Retrieved 2008-03-12.
  6. ↑ M. Paul Lewis, ed. (2009). "Ahirani: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
  7. ↑ M. Paul Lewis, ed. (2009). "Andh: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
Adjacent places of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra
 Jalgaon district Buldana district
Nashik district Jalna district
   Aurangabad district  
Ahmadnagar district Beed district

Coordinates: 19°53′19.63″N 75°20′36.37″E / 19.8887861°N 75.3434361°E / 19.8887861; 75.3434361

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