Osmanabad (District)

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Osmanabad District
District map
State Maharashtra
Division : Aurangabad
Administrative headquarters : Osmanabad
Area : 7,569 km²
Residents : 1,657,576
Population density : 219 inhabitants / km²
Website : osmanabad.nic.in

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

The city of Osmanabad is the administrative seat of the district. The last census in 2011 showed a total population of 1,657,576 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 - with a short interruption between 1853 and 1860 - 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 Osmanabad district came to the state of Bombay. This was also dissolved in 1960 and the district became part of Maharashtra.

population

The urban population makes up only 16.96 percent of the total population. A clear vast majority of the population are Hindus. The Muslims are a significant minority. The Buddhists form a smaller minority. In 2001, of the 1,486,586 inhabitants, 1,297,858 were Hindus (87.30 percent), 151,181 Muslims (10.17 percent) and 28,356 Buddhists (1.91 percent).

Significant places

The most populous town in the district is the main town Osmanabad. Other important cities with a population of more than 10,000 people are Tuljapur , Umarga, Kalamb, Bhum, Murum, Paranda and Naldurg .

Web links

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

Individual evidence

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