Kaij

Kaij केज
Taluka
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Beed
Government
• Type	Municipal Council (D grade)
• Body	Kaij Shahar Nagar Panchayt
Population
• Total	40,000
Languages
• Official	Marathi, Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	431123
Area code	02445
Vehicle registration	MH-44
Nearest Cities	Aurangabad,Solapur,Ambajogai,, Beed, , Barshi, Latur, Parbhani,Nanded
Sex ratio	1000:912 ♂/♀
Literacy	67.84%%
Website	www.beed.nic.in

Kaij is a tehsil in Beed District, Maharashtra, India.

A'Matth' (मठ)(Hindu's holy place of dedication to God) was built by Shrimañth Nanasaheb Deshpande (श्रीमंत नानासाहेब देशपांडे), ruler of Kaij (केज चे प्रशासक). In later times श्रीमंत रामराव देशपांडे ( Shrimant Ramrao Deshapnde ) the ministrial bodies of Kaij requested King of Hyderabad (as the town,before independence, was in Hyderabad Kingdom) to improve its grade to Block level (तालुका) Fruitfully Kaij was come into existence as a Taluka. Since then Kaij is one of the oldest Talukas in Beed district.

Kaij town has many popular Temples, Masjids and Darga's. Ram Mandir, Maruti Mandir, Mahadev Mandir, Ganpati Mandir, Bhavani Devi Mandir, Samarth Matth, Tambaweshwar temple of Tambava village, Uttareshwar temple of Uttreshwar Pimpri are few of holy places in Kaij.

Kaij is situated in the hilly area. Almost every direction has about 70-80 feet altitude. Kaij is situated among lower space of these hills.

Villages

• Sonesangavi
• Kekat Sarnee
• Kalamba
• Borgaon
• Chandan Sawargaon
• Chincholi
• Dahiphal Wadmauli
• Deogaon
• Jiwachiwadi
• Kalamamba
• Kalegoanghat
• Kumbephal
• Lahuri
• Malegaon
• Mangwadgaon
• Massajog
• Salegaon
• Sarni Sangvi
• Shindi
• Takli
• Tambwa
• Undri
• Vida
• Warapgoan
• Yeota
• Bobdewadi
• Adas
• Kasari
• Kolhe Wasti (Chinchpur)
• Hol
• Bori Savargaon
• Anandgaon Sarni
• Uttreshwar Pipri
• Chincholi
• Nandur Phata
• Nandur Ghat
• Dhanegaon (Manjara Dam)
• Satephal
• Hadgaon
• Doka
• Ram (Yusuf) Wadgaon
• Kanadi
• Dhakephal
• Umri

Ladewadgaon

• Shirpura
• Dharmala