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Beed district
District
Top: Kankal Eshwar temple in Beed Bottom: Hatikhana in Ambajogai
Location in Maharashtra
Beed district
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
Division	Aurangabad
Headquarters	Beed
Tehsils	1. Beed, 2. Ashti, 3. Patoda, 4. Shirur Kasar, 5. Georai, 6. Ambajogai, 7. Wadwani, 8. Kaij, 9. Dharur, 10. Parali, 11. Majalgaon
Government
• Body	Beed Zilla Parishad
• Guardian Minister	Dhananjay Munde (Cabinet Minister Mha)
• President Zilla Parishad	President Mrs. Vice President Mr.
• District Collector	Shri. Avinash Pathak (IAS)
• CEO Zilla Parishad	Shri.
• MPs	Bajrang Manohar Sonwane (Beed)
Area
• Total	10,693 km (4,129 sq mi)
Population
• Total	2,585,049
• Density	240/km (630/sq mi)
• Urban	17.91%
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	MH 23, MH44
Official Language	Marathi
Per capita income(Beed district)	INR 1,21,515(2020-21)
Nominal gross domestic product(Beed district)	INR 37,672crores (2020-21)
Website	beed.nic.in

Beed district (Marathi pronunciation: ) 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 2,161,250 of which 17.91% were urban (as of 2001).

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 Hyderabad 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.

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 242 inhabitants per square kilometre (630/sq mi) . 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 live in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 13.59% and 1.27% of the population respectively.

Languages in Beed district (2011)

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.

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:

1. Beed
2. Ashti
3. Gevrai
4. Ambajogai
5. Kaij
6. Parali (Vaijnath)
7. Majalgaon
8. Patoda
9. Shirur Kasar
10. Wadwani
11. Dharur

Officer

Members of Parliament

• Bajrang Manohar Sonwane (NCPSP)
  (Beed)

Guardian Minister

Guardian Minister Beed
पालकमंत्री बीड
Emblem of India
Incumbent Atul Save since 27 September 2022
Style	The Honourable
Appointer	Chief Minister of Maharashtra
Term length	5 years / No time limit
Website	beed.gov.in/en/

list of Guardian Minister

District Magistrate/Collector

District Magistrate / Collector Beed
जिल्हाधिकारी तथा जिल्हादंडाधिकारी बीड
Emblem of India
Incumbent Shri. Radhabinod A. Sharma (IAS)' since 2020
Residence	At Beed district
Appointer	Government of Maharashtra
Term length	No time limit
Website	beed.gov.in/en/

list of District Magistrate / Collector

Villages

• Hatkarwadi
• Talwat Borgaon

See also

• Tourism in Marathwada

References

1. Records, Official. "District Per capita income of Maharashtra 2011-12 to 2020-21". Planning Department, Government of Maharashtra, India. Maharashtra Vidhanmandal. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
2. Records, Official. "District nominal gross Domestic Product of Maharashtra 2011-12 to 2020-21". Planning Department, Government of Maharashtra, India. Maharashtra Vidhanmandal. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
3. "Census GIS India". Archived from the original on 11 January 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
4. Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
5. "Population by Religion - Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
6. ^ "District Census Hand Book – Beed" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
7. US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011. Kuwait 2,595,62
8. "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2011. Nevada 2,700,551
9. ^ "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
10. "Talwat Borgaon". veethi.com. Galaxy Infomedia LLC. Retrieved 27 July 2023.

External links

• Beed district official website
• The Unofficial Website of Beed.

v t e Places adjacent to Beed district
Aurangabad district Jalna district Ahmadnagar district Beed district Parbhani district Osmanabad district Latur district

v t e State of Maharashtra
Capital: Mumbai Second capital: Nagpur
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Regions	Desh Khandesh Konkan Mumbai Metropolitan Region Marathwada Vidarbha North Maharashtra
Divisions and Districts	Amravati division Akola Amravati Buldhana Washim Yavatmal Konkan division Mumbai Mumbai Suburban Palghar Raigad Ratnagiri Sindhudurg Thane Aurangabad division Beed Aurangabad Osmanabad Hingoli Jalna Latur Nanded Parbhani Nagpur division Bhandara Chandrapur Gadchiroli Gondia Nagpur Wardha Nashik division Ahmednagar Dhule Jalgaon Nandurbar Nashik Pune division Kolhapur Pune Sangli Satara Solapur
Million-plus cities in Maharashtra	Mumbai Pune Nagpur Thane Pimpri-Chinchwad Nashik Kalyan-Dombivli Vasai-Virar Aurangabad Navi Mumbai
Other cities with municipal corporations	Ahmednagar Akola Amravati Bhiwandi Chandrapur Dhule Ichalkaranji Jalgaon Kolhapur Latur Malegaon Mira-Bhayandar Nanded Panvel Parbhani Sangli Solapur Ulhasnagar
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v t e Godavari basin
Rivers	Major tributaries Godavari Pranhita Indravati Sabari Manjira Manair Wardha Wainganga Penganga Minor tributaries Pravara Kinnerasani Purna Sileru Sindphana Taliperu Sub-tributaries Adan Banganga Bindusara Darna Kadva Kanhan Kolar Nasardi Pench Purna Shivana
Dams, barrages	Jayakwadi Dam Majalgaon Dam Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project Sriram Sagar Project Nizam Sagar Upper Wardha Dam Singur Reservoir Neher water system Dowleswaram Barrage Balimela Reservoir Devadula lift irrigation scheme Upper Dudhana Dam Godavari River Basin Irrigation Projects Pattiseema Lift Irrigation Project Sitamma Sagar Barrage Tummidihetti Barrage Sammakka Barrage Sadarmat Barrage
Geographical features / regions	Marathwada Vidarbha Coastal Andhra Konaseema Deccan Plateau Western Ghats Eastern Ghats
Riparian districts	Maharashtra Nashik Ahmednagar Aurangabad Parbhani Nanded Gadchiroli Beed Amravati Bhandara Gondia Chandrapur Wardha Nagpur Yavatmal Washim Buldhana Hingoli Madhya Pradesh Balaghat Seoni Betul Chhindwara Odisha Kalahandi Koraput Malkangiri Chhattisgarh Bastar Bijapur Karnataka Bidar Telangana Medak Sangareddy Siddipet Nizamabad Kamareddy Adilabad Nirmal Mancherial Komaram Bheem Karimnagar Jagtial Peddapalli Rajanna Sircilla Hanamkonda Warangal Jayashankar Bhupalpally Jangaon Mahabubabad Bhadradri Kothagudem Khammam Andhra Pradesh Alluri Sitharama Raju Eluru West Godavari East Godavari Kakinada Konaseema
Cities	Nashik Nagpur Nanded Rajahmundry Warangal Koraput Bastar Bidar
Languages / people	Indo-Aryan languages Marathi Bhili Khandeshi Andh Banjari Odia Bhunjia Hindi Dravidian languages Kolami Goni Telugu Kannadiga Duruwa Multani Urdu
Coalfields	Godavari Valley Coalfield Wardha Valley Coalfield Kamptee Coalfield Pench Kanhan Coalfield
Oil / gas fields	Krishna Godavari Basin Ravva oil field
Industries	Khaparkheda Thermal Power Station Koradi Thermal Power Station Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station Wardha Warora Power Plant Lanco Vidarbha Power Plant Nashik Thermal Power Station Dhariwal Power Station RattanIndia Nashik Thermal Power Station Kothagudem Thermal Power Station Kakatiya Thermal Power Station Parli Thermal Power Station NTPC Ramagundam NTPC Mauda Ramagundam B Thermal Power Station Tiroda Thermal Power Station Butibori Power Project Heavy Water Plant, Manuguru Waluj MIDC Shendra MIDC Shendra – Bidkin Industrial Park Ballarpur Industries HAL Sunabeda NALCO Damanjodi
Transport	Highways and railways NH 16 (old NH 5) old NH 6 NH 44 (old NH 7) Hyderabad-Godavari Valley Railways Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section Bilaspur–Nagpur section Nagpur–Hyderabad line Bridges on Godavari Godavari Bridge Old Godavari Bridge Godavari Arch Bridge Godavari Fourth Bridge
Pollution concerns, river basin's sustainable productivity & ecology	Algal bloom in reservoirs High alkalinity of river water in the river basin upstream of Pochampadu dam Frequent floods in tail end area of the river basin Alkali salts / high pH water run off from ash / red mud dumps of coal fired power stations / bauxite ore enrichment Excessive silting of reservoirs due to deforestation and mining activities
Related topics	Godavari Water Disputes Tribunal
Other basins	Mahanadi–Brahmani–Baitarani Damodar Kosi Narmada Son Krishna Penna

18°50′N 75°45′E / 18.833°N 75.750°E / 18.833; 75.750

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