Hingoli (district)

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Hingoli District
District map
State Maharashtra
Division : Aurangabad
Administrative headquarters : Hingoli
Area : 4,827 km²
Residents : 1,177,345
Population density : 244 inhabitants / km²
Website : Hingoli District

The district of Hingoli ( Marathi : हिंगोली जिल्हा ) is one of 35 districts of the state of Maharashtra in India . It has about 1.2 million inhabitants. The city of Hingoli is the administrative seat of the district.

history

From pre-Christian times to the year 1345, the area - like the entire region - was ruled by various Buddhist and Hindu rulers. The first state known by name was the Maurya Empire , the last non-Muslim dynasty were the Yadava or Seuna . After decades of tribute payments to Muslim rulers in northern India, it was occupied by Muslim soldiers in 1345. Thereafter, various Muslim dynasties ( Sultanate of Delhi , Bahmani , Dekkan sultanates and the Mughal Empire ) ruled until 1724 . From 1724 to 1956, the area was under the rule of the Nizam of Hyderabad and belonged to the princely state of Hyderabad and the state of Hyderabad (1948–1956). In 1956 this Indian state was divided and the area came to the state of Bombay . This state was also dissolved in 1960 and the Parbhani district became part of Maharashtra. On May 1, 1999, the previous Tehsil Hingoli was spun off and became a separate district.

population

Official population statistics have only been kept since 1991 and are published regularly.

year 1991 2001 2011
Residents 823.931 987.160 1,177,345

The urban population makes up only about 15% of the total population. Almost 73% of the population are Hindus , about 15% profess Buddhism and almost 11% are Muslims ; the rest is made up of Sikhs , Jains , Christians and others. The male population is about 7% higher than the female.

Significant places

The most populous town in the district is the main town of Hingoli. Other major cities with a population of more than 20,000 people are Basmath and Kalamnuri .

Web links

Commons : Hingoli District  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hingoli District - Census 1991–2011
  2. ↑ Hingoli District - Census 2011