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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Beed}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Beed district
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Maharashtra|District]] of [[Maharashtra]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_skyline = Kankaleshwar Temple, Beed 2007.jpg
| image_caption = Kankaleshwar Temple, Beed
| image_map = Beed in Maharashtra (India).svg
| map_caption = Location of Beed district in Maharashtra
| coordinates =
| coor_pinpoint = Beed
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Maharashtra]]
| subdivision_type2 = Division
| subdivision_name2 = [[Aurangabad Division|Aurangabad]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Beed]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 = 1. [[Beed]], 2. [[Ashti, Beed|Ashti]], 3. [[Patoda]], 4. [[Shirur Kasar]], 5. [[Georai]], 6. [[Ambajogai]], 7. [[Wadwani]], 8. [[Kaij]], 9. [[Dharur, Beed district|Dharur]], 10. [[Parli, Maharashtra|Parali]], 11. [[Majalgaon]]
| area_total_km2 = 10693
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 2,585,049
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban = 17.91%
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 =
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 =
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 =
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name1 = [[Beed (Lok Sabha constituency)|Beed]] (Based on [http://164.100.9.199/ecimaps/ecipdf/state_pc_Map/Maharashtra.pdf Election Commission website])
| leader_title2 = [[Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name2 = 6
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate =
| blank_name_sec1 =
| blank_info_sec1 =
| blank_name_sec2 =
| blank_info_sec2 =
| website = {{URL|http://beed.nic.in/}}
}}
'''Beed district''' (Marathi pronunciation: [[Help:IPA/Marathi|[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).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindiamaps.net/page/India_WhizMap/IndiaMap.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-08-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100111052456/http://www.censusindiamaps.net/page/India_WhizMap/IndiaMap.htm |archive-date=2010-01-11 }}</ref>

==History==
Beed district has a long history of many rulers and kingdoms. In the ancient era, this city was called as ''Champavati nagari''. The city still proudly shows some old monuments showing the signs of past glory in the form of many city entry doors (called ''Ves'' in local language) and city protection walls. Until the 19th century, this part of [[Marathwada]] was under the Nizam monarchy, but was later included into the Indian Republic after a fierce struggle between Indian freedom fighters and Nizam soldiers. 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.

==Divisions==
This district is divided into eleven [[taluka]]s (or [[tehsil]]s). These are:

# [[Beed]]
# [[Ashti, Beed|Ashti]]
# [[Gevrai]]
# [[Ambajogai]]
# [[Kaij]]
# [[Parli, Maharashtra|Parali (Vaijnath)]]
# [[Majalgaon]]
# [[Patoda]]
# [[Shirur Kasar]]
# [[Wadwani]]
# [[Dharur, Beed district|Dharur]]

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Beed district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 2,585,049,<ref name="districtcensus">{{cite web|year=2011|title=District Census 2011 - Beed|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/27/2727_PART_A_DCHB_BID.pdf|url-status=live|publisher=Office of the Registrar General, India}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Kuwait]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Kuwait 2,595,62
}}</ref> or the US state of [[Nevada]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|title=2010 Resident Population Data
|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau
|access-date=2011-09-30
|quote=Nevada 2,700,551
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|archive-date=2013-10-19
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 160th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert|242|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 19.65%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Beed has a [[sex ratio]] of 912 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 13.59% and 1.27% of the population respectively.<ref name=districtcensus/>
{{bar box
|title=Religions in Beed district (2011)<ref name="Religion">{{cite web |title=C-16 Population By Religion - Maharashtra|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW27C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=census.gov.in}}</ref>
|titlebar=#FCD116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=right
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism in Maharashtra|Hindus]]|darkorange|84.12}}
{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|#008000|12.39}}
{{bar percent|[[Buddhism|Buddhists]]|mediumblue|2.65}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.84}}
}}
At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 83.38% of the population in the district spoke [[Marathi language|Marathi]], 8.62% [[Urdu]], 3.93% [[Hindi]] and 2.37% [[Lambadi]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

{{historical populations|11=1901|12=4,81,140|13=1911|14=6,06,104|15=1921|16=4,53,844|17=1931|18=6,16,675|19=1941|20=6,91,946|21=1951|22=7,84,920|23=1961|24=9,49,673|25=1971|26=12,23,694|27=1981|28=14,12,990|29=1991|30=18,22,072|31=2001|32=21,61,250|33=2011|34=25,85,049|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=middle}}

==See also==

*[[Tourism in Marathwada]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://beed.nic.in Beed district official website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120329041206/http://beedcity.com/ The Unofficial Website of Beed.]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Beed district
|North = [[Jalna district]]
|Northeast =
|East = [[Parbhani district]]
|Southeast = [[Latur district]]
|South = [[Osmanabad district]]
|Southwest =
|West = [[Ahmadnagar district]]
|Northwest = [[Aurangabad district, Maharashtra|Aurangabad district]]
}}
{{Maharashtra}}
{{Godavari basin}}
{{Authority control}}

{{Coord|18|50|N|75|45|E|region:IN_type:adm2nd|display=title}}

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[[Category:Aurangabad division]]
[[Category:Marathwada]]

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THIMMIRI RAVEENDRA: expanded layout and cleaned formatting

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