Washim (district)

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Washim district
District map
State Maharashtra
Division : Amravati
Administrative headquarters : Washim
Area : 4,898 km²
Residents : 1,197,160
Population density : 244 inhabitants / km²
Website : washim.nic.in

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

The city of Washim is the administrative seat of the district, which belongs to the Amravati division and the Vidarbha region . The last census in 2011 showed a total population of 1,197,160 people.

population

The urban population makes up only 17.66 percent of the total population. A clear vast majority of the population are Hindus. The Buddhists and Muslims are significant minorities. In 2001, 746,841 of the 1,020,216 inhabitants were Hindus (73.20 percent), 150,580 Buddhists (14.76 percent) and 111,863 Muslims (10.96 percent).

Significant places

The most populous town in the district is the capital Washim. Other important cities with a population of more than 25,000 people are Karanja (Karanja Lad), Risod and Mangrulpir .

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2011 census
  2. ↑ Census of India 2001 (PDF; 54 kB)
  3. ^ Result of the 2011 census on city population