Beed district (Marathi pronunciation: [biːɖ]) is an administrative district in the state of Maharashtra in India. The district headquarters are located at Beed. The district occupies an area of 10,693 km² and has a population of 2,585,049 of which 17.91% were urban (as of 2011).
Officer
Members of Parliament
Pritam Munde (BJP)
Guardian Minister
list of Guardian Minister
District Magistrate/Collector
list of District Magistrate / Collector
History
History of Maharashtra
Beed district has a long history of many rulers and kingdoms. In the ancient era, this city was called as Bhir. The city still proudly shows some old monuments showing the signs of past glory in the form of many city entry doors (called Ves or Darwaza in local language) and city protection walls. Until the 1st May 1960, this part of Marathwada was under the Nizam Princy State, but was later included into the Indian Republic after a fierce struggle between Indian Government and Nizam soldiers (Razakars). as The name of Bhir is given by Mohammad Tughlaq.
Economy
Agriculture is the main business in Beed, and it is largely dependent on monsoon rain. Beed also is a district which provides a large number sugarcane cutters. A large area of Beed is Rocky and hilly especially the Georai, Ashti, Ambajogai , Kaij and Patoda Taluka, these are the places where custard apple is cultivated.
Divisions
This district is divided into eleven talukas (or tehsils). These are:
Beed
Ashti
Gevrai
Ambajogai
Kaij
Parali (Vaijnath) Majalgaon Patoda Shirur Kasar Wadwani Dharur
Demographics
According to the 2011 census Beed district has a population of 2,585,049, roughly equal to the nation of Kuwait or the US state of Nevada. This gives it a ranking of 160th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 19.65%. Beed has a sex ratio of 912 females for every 1000 males. 19.90% of the population lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 13.59% and 1.27% of the population respectively.
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 83.38% of the population in the district spoke Marathi, 8.62% Urdu, 3.93% Hindi and 2.37% Lambadi as their first language.
Villages
Talwat Borgaon
See also
Tourism in Marathwada
References
External links
Beed district official website
The Unofficial Website of Beed.