Marathwada

Marathwada
मराठवाडा
مراٹھواڑا

Location of Marathwada in Maharashtra

Districts 1. Aurangabad,
2. Parbhani,
3. Latur,
4. Nanded,
5. Jalna,
6. Beed,
7. Hingoli,
8. Osmanabad
Largest cities Aurangabad
Area 64,590 km2 (24,940 sq mi)
Population (2011) 18,731,872[1]
Density (per km²) 354[1]
Literacy 76.27%[1]
Sex Ratio 932[1]

Marathwada (IPA:Marāṭhvāḍā) is one of the cultural regions in Indian state of Maharashtra. The region coincides with the administrative Aurangabad Division of Maharashtra. It borders the states of Karnataka and Telangana, and it lies to the east of the Vidarbha and Khandesh regions of Maharashtra. The largest city of Marathwada is Aurangabad. Its people speak Marathi and Dakhini

Etymology

The term Marathwada means the house of Marathi people, that is land occupied by the Marathi-speaking population of the former Hyderabad state during the period of Nizam rule. The term can be traced to 18th century state records of the Nizam of Hyderabad.[2]

Demography

Marathwada has total area of 64590 km2 and had a population of 18,731,872 at the 2011 census of India.[3][lower-alpha 1]

Cities and towns

There are Municipal Corporations at Aurangabad,[4] Nanded-Waghala,[5] Latur, and Parbhani.

Proposed new Districts in Marathwada

List of proposed Districts

Tourism

Chaitya Griha or prayer hall at Ajanta Caves in cave number 26
Bibi Ka Maqbara, also known as mini-Tajmahal.
Shri Hazoor Sahib Gurudwara Nanded
Hazur Sahib Nanded

The state government recognises Aurangabad as the "Tourism Capital of Maharashtra".[6]

Tourism

There are various tourist attractions in Aurangabad. Other places visited by tourists are:

Education

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad

Marathwada has four government medical colleges, situated at Aurangabad, Nanded and Ambajogai. It also has three major universities, being Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University at Aurangabad, Marathwada Agricultural University at Parbhani, and Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University at Nanded.

Latur Sub-centre of Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University is an important university of Marathwada. Latur is educational hub of Maharashtra, hasover Latur Pattern Is famous education pattern of Maharashtra.

Marathwada Statutory Development Board

The President of India can give special responsibility to Governor of Maharashtra to create separate development boards for Vidarbha, Marathwada, Rest of Maharashtra regions of Maharashtra.

Marathwada Statutory Development Board releases annual report assessing problems within various districts of Marathwada, and also monitors development work and expenditure.[7]

Suicide of farmers

According to government records, 422 farmers in Marathwada committed suicide in 2014. This was because of their inability to bear crop losses and a financial quandary made acute by water scarcity and an agrarian crisis.[8] 2014 was the third consecutive year of low rainfall, and when rainfall did occur it was sometimes untimely and damaged crops. Of the 422 suicides, 252 cases were due to an inability to repay agricultural loans.There have been more than 117 farmer suicides in the first two months of 2017. [8]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Marathwada is not separate political or administrative entity so there is no reference of population by name of "Marathwada", population has been calculated by adding population of 8 districts of Marathwada.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "District wise Demography". Census 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  2. ↑ Kate, P. V. (1987). Marathwada under the Nizams, 1724-1948. Delhi, India: Mittal Publications. p. 3. ISBN 8170990173.
  3. ↑ "Maharashtra Population Census data 2011". Government of India. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  4. ↑
  5. ↑ "NWCMC Home Page". Nwcmc.gov.in. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
  6. ↑ "World News Headlines". Newkerala.com. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
  7. ↑ "Marathwobada Statutory Development Board". Msdb.gov.in. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
  8. 1 2 "422 farmer suicides in 2014 in Marathwada gives BJP govt the jitters | Business Standard News". Business-standard.com. 2014-12-05. Retrieved 2015-05-29.

Further reading

Coordinates: 19°53′00″N 75°20′00″E / 19.8833°N 75.3333°E / 19.8833; 75.3333

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.