Jalna (District)

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Jalna district
District map
State Maharashtra
Division : Aurangabad
Administrative headquarters : Jalna
Area : 7,718 km²
Residents : 1,959,046
Population density : 254 inhabitants / km²
Website : jalna.nic.in

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

The city of Jalna is the administrative seat of the district. The last census in 2011 showed a total population of 1,959,046 people.

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. After decades of tribute payments to Muslim rulers in northern India, it was occupied by Muslim soldiers in 1345. Thereafter, various Muslim dynasties ruled until 1724 (Sultanate of Delhi, Bahmani, Dekkan sultanates and the Great Mughals). From 1724 to 1956 the area was under the rule of the Nizam of Hyderabad and belonged to the state of Hyderabad or 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 Jalna as part of the Aurangabad district a part of Maharashtra. On May 1, 1981, the Jalna District emerged from the Tehsils Jalna, Bhokardan, Jafrabad and Ambad of the Aurangabad district and the Tehsil Partur of the Parbhani district .

population

The last census in 2011 counted 1,959,046 inhabitants. Of these, 1,011,473 were men (51.63 percent) and 947,573 women. In 2011, the Dalit numbered 272,266 (13.9 percent) and the Adivasi 42,263 (2.16 percent) people. Of the total number of residents, only 377,429 people (19.27 percent) lived in urban areas in 2011. Thus more than 4 out of 5 inhabitants still lived in the country. The majority of the population of Buldhana District speaks Marathi . The majority of Muslims speak Urdu . There are 963 inhabited villages in the entire district.

Population of the district by confession

A clear vast majority of the population are Hindus. The Muslims and Buddhists are significant minorities. The following table shows the exact religious composition of the population:

year Buddhists Christians Hindus Jainas Muslims Sikhs Other not specified Total
number % number % number % number % number % number % number % number % number %
2001 121.033 7.50% 12,438 0.77% 1,255,041 77.81% 8,960 0.56% 211,531 13.11% 1,515 0.09% 489 0.03% 1,973 0.12% 1,612,980 100.00%
Source: 2001 India Census

Population development

As everywhere in India, the population in the Buldhana district has been growing rapidly for decades. In 2001–2011, population growth was more than 20 percent (21.46%) and is still significant in absolute terms. In those ten years the population increased by nearly 350,000 people. The following table shows the exact numbers:

Significant places

The most populous village in the district is the main town Jalna. Other important cities with a population of more than 10,000 people are Partur, Ambad and Bhokardan.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2011 census
  2. ↑ Census of India 2001, Jalna District (PDF; 55 kB)