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Aurangabad division

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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Aurangabad Division
Marathwada
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Division
Aurangabad
Aurangabad
Coordinates: 19°53′19.63″N 75°20′36.37″E / 19.8887861°N 75.3434361°E / 19.8887861; 75.3434361
CountryIndia India
State Maharashtra
Districts
Government
 • Commissioner Aurangabad Division
  • Dr. Sunil Kendrekar (IAS)
 • Police Commissioner Aurangabad DivisionNA
 • All Guardian Minister Aurangabad Division

(Aurangabad District)

(Nanded District)

(Jalna District)

(Osmanabad District)

(Latur District)

(Beed District)

(Parbhani District)

(Hingoli District)
 • All District Collector's Aurangabad Division
  • Mr. Sunil Chavan (IAS)

(Aurangabad District)

  • Abhijit Rajendra Raut (IAS)

(Nanded District)

  • Mr. Dr. Vijay Rathod (IAS)

(Jalna District)

  • Mr. Kaustubh Diwegaonkar IAS

(Osmanabad District)

  • Mr. Prithviraj B.P (IAS)

(Latur District)

  • Mr. Radhabinod A. Sharma (IAS)

(Beed District)

  • Mr. D. M. Mugalikar (IAS)

(Parbhani District)

  • Mr. Jitendra Papalkar (IAS)
(Hingoli District)
 • All MP's Aurangabad DivisionNA
Area
 • Total64,590.58 km2 (24,938.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total18,731,872
Languages[2]
 • LanguageMarathi (official)
Urdu
Hindi
Lambadi
Literacy76.49%[1]

Aurangabad division, officially known as Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar division[3][clarification needed] is one of the six administrative divisions of Maharashtra state in India. It represents the Marathwada region of Maharashtra and is synonymous with it.

Demographics

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Aurangabad Division has total area of 64,590 km2 and had a population of 18,731,872 at the time of the 2011 census of India.[4][a]

Languages

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Languages of Aurangabad Division (2011)

  Marathi (77.98%)
  Urdu (9.56%)
  Hindi (6.49%)
  Lambadi (3.20%)
  Others (2.77%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, the territory making up Aurangabad Division had a variety of languages. 77.98% of the population spoke Marathi, 9.56% Urdu, 6.49% Hindi and 3.20% Lambadi as their first language.[5]

Religion

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Hinduism is the majority religion in Aurangabad Division, with Islam and Buddhism being significant minorities. In urban areas of Aurangabad Division, the Muslim population exceeds 25%, notably in cities such as Aurangabad itself, where it stands at around 30%. This is higher than the division's average population of 18%. Sikhism has a significant presence in Nanded, meanwhile Jains are present in urban areas of Marathwada such as Auranabad, Jalna and Osmanabad.

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 76.68% of the population of Aurangabad Division followed Hinduism, 15.13% Islam, 7.17% Buddhism, 0.22% Christianity and the remaining 0.81% of the population followed other religions or stated no religion.[6][b]

Religion in Aurangabad Division (2011)[6]

  Hinduism (76.68%)
  Islam (15.13%)
  Buddhism (7.17%)
  Christianity (0.22%)
  Other or not stated (0.81%)

Districts

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Notes

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  1. ^ Aurangabad Division is not separate political or administrative entity so there is no reference of population by name of "Aurangabad Division", population has been calculated by adding population of 8 districts of Aurangabad Division.
  2. ^ Aurangabad Division is not separate political or administrative entity so there is no reference of population by name of "Aurangabad Division", population for each religion has been calculated by adding population of 8 districts of Aurangabad Division.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "District wise Demography". Census 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Aurangabad division languages(Marathwada region)". www.censusindia.gov.in. Census of India 2011.
  3. ^ "Aurangabad formally renamed Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Osmanabad as Dharashiv". Hindustan Times. 16 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Maharashtra Population Census data 2011". Government of India. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  5. ^ 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue
  6. ^ a b "PCA REL: Primary Census Abstract - By religion, Maharashtra". Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 2011.