Aurangabad (District, Maharashtra)

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Aurangabad District
District map
State Maharashtra
Division : Aurangabad
Administrative headquarters : Aurangabad
Area : 10,107 km²
Residents : 3,701,282
Population density : 366 inhabitants / km²
Website : aurangabad.nic.in

The Aurangabad district ( Marathi : औरंगाबाद जिल्हा ) is one of 35 districts of the state of Maharashtra in India .

The city of Aurangabad is the administrative seat of the district. The last census in 2011 showed a total population of 3,701,282 people.

population

The urban population makes up 43.77 percent of the total population. A clear vast majority of the population are Hindus. Muslims are a significant minority. Another large minority are the Buddhists. In 2001, of the 2,897,013 inhabitants, 2,030,181 were Hindus (70.07 percent), 569,516 Muslims (19.66 percent) and 247,222 Buddhists (8.53 percent).

Significant places

The most populous town in the district is Aurangabad with almost 900,000 residents. Other major cities with a population of more than 20,000 people are Sillod , Vaijapur , Paithan , Kannad and Gangapur .

Web links

Commons : Aurangabad District  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2011 census
  2. ↑ Census of India 2001 (PDF; 54 kB)