Nanded (district)

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Nanded District
District map
State Maharashtra
Division : Aurangabad
Administrative headquarters : Nanded
Area : 10,528 km²
Residents : 3,361,292
Population density : 319 inhabitants / km²
Website : nanded.nic.in

The Nanded district ( Marathi : नांदेड जिल्हा ; formerly also Nander ) is one of 35 districts of the state of Maharashtra in India .

The city of Nanded is the administrative seat of the district. The last census in 2011 showed a total population of 3,361,292 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 the Nanded district became part of Maharashtra.

population

The urban population makes up only 27.19 percent of the total population. A clear vast majority of the population are Hindus. The Muslims and Buddhists are significant minorities. In 2001, of the 2,876,259 inhabitants, 2,162,185 were Hindus (75.17 percent), 385,081 Muslims (13.39 percent) and 302,161 Buddhists (10.51 percent).

Significant places

Most populous town in the district is the main town of Nanded. Other major cities with a population of more than 20,000 people are Deglur , Dharmabad , Mukhed , Kinwat , Hadgaon , Kandhar and Loha .

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2011 census
  2. ^ History up to 1910
  3. ↑ Census of India 2001 (PDF; 54 kB)