Aurangabad district (Marathi pronunciation: [əu̯ɾəŋɡaːbaːd̪]), officially known as Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar district, is one of the 36 districts of the state of Maharashtra in western India. It borders the districts of Nashik to the west, Jalgaon to the north, Jalna to the east, and Ahmednagar to the south. The city of Aurangabad houses the district's administrative headquarters. The district has an area of 10,100 km, of which 37.55% is urban and the rest is rural. Aurangabad District is a major tourism region in Marathwada.
Geography
Aurangabad District is located mainly in the Godavari River Basin and partly in the Tapti River Basin. The district is located between 19 and 20 degrees north longitude and between 74 and 76 degrees east latitude, covering an area of 10,100 km.
Geology
Geological formations
Aurangabad District lies on the Deccan plateau and is covered by the Deccan Traps, which formed during the Late Cretaceous and Lower Eocene ages. Thin alluvial deposits lie above the Deccan Traps along the major rivers. The basaltic lava flows belonging to the Deccan Traps are the only major geological formation in the district. The lava flows are horizontal, with each flow featuring two distinct layers. The upper layer consists of vesicular and amygdule zeolitic basalt, while the lower layer consists of massive basalt.
Elevation and mountains
The average height of southern portion of the district is between 600 and 670 metres. The district features four distinct mountains: Antur – 827 m Abbasgad – 671 m Satonda – 552 m Ajintha – 578 m
Rivers
The major rivers in Aurangabad District are the Godavari, Purna, Shivana, and Kham rivers.
The Narangi river rises on the southern slopes of the water divide south of the Maniyad river near the village of Naral. It flows past Vaijapur, where it is joined by the Deo Nala river from Nasik District. The Narangi follows a long south-southwesterly course before its point of entry into the Godavari. It is joined by the Chor nala from the west and the Kurla nala from the east, continuing the trend of the Kurla river after the Kurla's confluence.
Climate
The rainy season lasts from June through September and the average rainfall is 734 mm. The temperature ranges from 14 to 40 degrees Celsius on average. The winter season is from October to February and the summer season is from March to May.
Administrative divisions
The district comprises nine tehsils: Kannad, Soyagaon, Sillod, Phulambri, Aurangabad, Khuldabad, Vaijapur, Gangapur, and Paithan.the new proposal for tehsil is lasur and pishor . Rhe big towns were divide from gangapur tehsil and kannad tehsil
Nine Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha constituencies are located in this district: Sillod, Kannad, Phulambri, Aurangabad Central, Aurangabad West, Aurangabad East, Paithan, Gangapur, and Vaijapur.
The Vidhan Sabha constituencies are grouped into two Lok Sabha constituencies: Aurangabad and Jalna.
Villages
Koli Bodkha
Officer
Members of Parliament
Imtiyaz Jaleel MIM
Raosaheb Danve BJP
Guardian Minister
list of Guardian Minister
District Magistrate/Collector
list of District Magistrate / Collector
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, Aurangabad District has a population of 3,701,282 inhabitants and a population density of . It is the 72nd most populous district in India out of 640, and the population growth rate between 2001 and 2011 was 27.33%. The district has a sex ratio of 917 females for every 1000 males and a literacy rate of 80.4%. 43.77% of the population lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 14.57% and 3.87% of the population respectively.
Religions
According to the 2011 census, Hinduism is the most popular religion in the district and is practiced by 69.77% of the population. Other popular religions include Islam (21.25%), Buddhism (8.35%) and Jainism (0.84%).
Languages
As of the 2011 Census of India, 69.66% of the population in the district speaks Marathi, 14.51% Urdu, 9.49% Hindi and 2.57% Lambadi as their first language.
Transportation
Road
Mumbai – Aurangabad
Hyderabad – Aurangabad
Nagpur – Aurangabad
Dhule – Aurangabad
Pune – Aurangabad (approximately 4.5 hours journey time) Solapur – Aurangabad