Aurangabad district, Maharashtra
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| State | Maharashtra,  India |
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| Administrative Division | Aurangabad Division |
| Headquarters | Aurangabad, Maharashtra |
| Area | 10,100 km2 |
| Annual Rainfall | 734 mm |
| Population | 28,97,013 |
| Urban Population | 37.53% |
| Census Year | 2001 |
| Population Density | 286.83 /km2 |
| Literacy | 61.15% |
| Sex Ratio | 924 |
| Tehsils | 1. Aurangabad, 2. Paithan, 3. Vaijapur, 4. Gangapur, 5. Khuldabad, 6. Phulambri, 7. Kannad, 8. Sillod, 9. Soegaon |
| Lok Sabha Constituencies | 1. Aurangabad, 2. Jalna (shared with Jalna district) (Based on Election Commision website) |
| Major Highways | NH-211 |
| Website | Official website of Aurangabad district |
Aurangabad District is a District in Maharashtra, India. It is bordered by the districts of Nashik to the west, Jalgaon to the north, Jalna to the east, and Ahmednagar to the south. Aurangabad is the capital and principal city. The district is 37.53% urban as of 2001.[1]
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[edit] Location
Aurangabad District is located mainly in Godavari Basin and its some part towards North West of Tapi River Basin. This District's general down level is towards South and East and North West part comes in Purna –Godavari river basin. The Aurangabad district's North Longitude ( Degree) is 19 and 20 and East Longitude (Degree ) is 74 to 76.
[edit] Forests
In Aurangbad district total Forest Area is 135.75 km2. As compare to Maharashtra the forest area of Aurangabad is 9.03%.
[edit] Mountains
There are three mountains namely
- Antur – its height is 826 m
- Satonda – 552 m
- Abbasgad – 671 m and Ajintha 578 m Average Height of Southern portion is 600 to 670 m
[edit] Rivers
The main rivers In Aurangabad district are Godavari and Tapi and also Purna, Shivna, Kham . Dudhna, Galhati and Girja rivers are the sub rivers of Godavari.
[edit] Area
The Aurangabad District’s total area is 10,100 km2. Out of which 141.1 km2 is Urban area and 99,587 km2 is Rural Area.
[edit] Climate
In Aurangabad rainy season starts from the month of June to September- and October to February-Winter Season and March to May Summer Season. The Average rain fall of Aurangabad District is 734 mm and the Minimum Temperature is 5.6 D.C. Maximum Temperature is 45.9 D.C.
[edit] Languages
In Aurangabad district as per the Census 2001 total population is 28,97,013 and people mainly speaks Marathi, Hindi, English and Urdu language.
[edit] Transportation
Aurangabad is Divisional Headquarter of Revenue Department and centrally located in State of Maharashtra. The transportation facility such as Road, Railway and Air are available.
[edit] By Road
- Mumbai – Aurangabad,
- Hyderabad- Aurangabad
- Nagpur- Aurangabad
- Pune- Aurangabad.
[edit] By Rail
- Mumbai- Aurangabad.
- Hyderabad- Nanded- Aurangabad.
- Secunderabad- Bangalor - Parbhani- Aurangabad.
[edit] By Air
- Delhi- Mumbai- Aurangabad.
- Mumbai- Aurangabad.
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