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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Nashik}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Nashik district
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Maharashtra|District]] of [[Maharashtra]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_skyline = Brahmagiri Peak.jpg
| image_caption = [[Brahmagiri (hill), Maharashtra|Brahmagiri Peak]], source of the [[Godavari River|Godavari]]
| image_map = Nashik in Maharashtra (India).svg
| map_caption = Location of Nashik district in Maharashtra
| coordinates =
| coor_pinpoint = Nashik
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Maharashtra]]
| subdivision_type2 = Division
| subdivision_name2 = [[Nashik Division|Nashik]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Nashik]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 = 1. [[Nashik]], 2. [[Sinnar taluka|Sinnar]], 3. [[Igatpuri]], 4. [[Trimbak]], 5. [[Niphad]], 6. [[Yeola]], 7. [[Peint|Peth]], 8. [[Dindori, Maharashtra|Dindori]], 9. [[Chandwad]], 10. [[Baglan taluka|Baglan]], 11. [[Deola]], 12. [[Kalwan]], 13. Malegaon, 14. Nandgaon, 15. [[Surgana]]
| area_total_km2 = 15582
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 6,107,187 (11th in INDIA)(3rd in Maharashtra)
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban = 58.67%
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 89.95%
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 =
| leader_title = Zilla Parishad President
| leader_name = Balasaheb Ramnath Kshirsagar
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name1 = 1. [[Nashik (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nashik]], 2. [[Dindori (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dindori]], 3. [[Dhule (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dhule]] (shared with [[Dhule district]]) Based on ([http://164.100.9.199/ecimaps/ecipdf/state_pc_Map/Maharashtra.pdf Election Commission website])
| leader_title2 =
| leader_name2 =
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate = MH15(Nashik city)
MH41(Malegaon)
MH51(Nashik Rural)
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Roads in India|Major highways]]
| blank_info_sec1 = [[National Highway 3 (India)|NH-3]], [[National Highway 50 (India)|NH-50]]
| blank_name_sec2 =
| blank_info_sec2 =
| website = {{URL|https://nashik.gov.in/}}
| official_name =
}}

'''Nashik district''', also known as '''Nasik district''', is a district in [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]. The city of [[Nashik]] is the administrative headquarters of the district. Nashik is well known for the production of wine. Nashik is also known as Mini Maharashtra, because the climate and soil conditions of Surgana, Peth, Igatpuri resembles with Konkan. Niphad, Sinnar, Dindori, Baglan blocks are like Western Maharashtra and Yeola, Nandgaon, Chandwad blocks are like Vidarbha Region. Nashik is the biggest city in the district while [[malegaon]] is the second biggest city. Manmad, Igatpuri, sinnar are some of the big cities situated in the Nashik District. [[manmad]] is one of the biggest railway junction in india while the city of [[malegaon]] is famous for its powerlooms

Nashik district is the third largest district in [[Maharashtra]] in terms of population of 6,107,187 and occupying an area of 15,582 square kilometres in the north Maharashtra region. It is bounded by [[Dhule District]] to the north, [[Jalgaon District]] to the east, [[Aurangabad District, Maharashtra|Aurangabad District]] to the southeast, [[Ahmadnagar District]] to the south, [[Thane District]] to the southwest, [[Valsad district|Valsad]] and [[Navsari District|Navsari]] districts of Gujarat to the west, and [[The Dangs]] district of [[Gujarat]] state to the northwest.

The [[Western Ghats]] or Sahyadri range stretches from north to south across the western portion of the district. With the exception of the westernmost few villages, the western portion is hilly, and intersected by ravines, and only the simplest kind of cultivation is possible. The western slope of the Ghats is drained by several rivers, including the [[Daman Ganga River]], which drains westwards to the [[Arabian Sea]].

The larger eastern portion of the district, which lies on the [[Deccan Plateau]], is open, fertile, and well cultivated. The [[Satmala Range|Satmala-Chandwad Range]], which runs east and west, forms the chief divide of the plateau region. Peninsular [[India|India's]] largest river [[Godavari River|Godavari]] originates in the district in the [[Trimbakeshwar Range]] and continues eastwards through the district.<ref>{{cite EB1911 |wstitle=Nasik |volume=19 |pages=247–248}}</ref> The [[Satmala Range|Satmala-Chandwad Range]] forms a watershed, such that, the rivers emerging to its south drain into the [[Godavari]]. These include the [[Kadva River|Kadva]] and [[Darna River|Darna]] both of which are tributaries of the [[Godavari]]. To the north of the [[Satmala Range|Satmala-Chandwad Range]], the [[Girna River]] and its tributary, the [[Mausam River|Mosam]], flow eastward through fertile valleys into the [[Tapti River]].

The [[Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple]] is located in [[Trimbak]], one of the twelve [[Jyotirlinga]]s, where the [[Hindu genealogy registers at Trimbakeshwar, Maharashtra]] are kept. The origin of the sacred [[Godavari river]] is near Trimbak.

==Etymology==
[[Nashik]] formerly was known as Gulshanabad and it is important city historically, mythologically, socially and culturally. It is known for the temples on the banks of the Godavari, and it has historically been one of the holy sites of the [[Hindus]].

==History==
[[File:Nasik district 1896.jpg|thumb|Nasik district 1896]]
{{Main|History of Nashik}}
In the 18th century, the present-day Nashik district was part of the [[Maratha Confederacy]], within the territory controlled directly by the Maratha [[Peshwa]]. The district contains several old hill forts, the scenes of many engagements during the [[Anglo-Maratha Wars]]. The district became British territory in 1818 on the overthrow of the [[Peshwa]]. The present-day district was initially divided between [[Kandesh District|Kandesh]] and [[Ahmadnagar District|Ahmadnagar]] districts of [[Bombay Presidency]], a province of [[British India]]. Nashik district was created in 1869. The population in 1901 was 816,504, showing a decrease of 3% in the decade 1891–1901. The principal crops were millet, wheat, pulse, oil-seeds, cotton and sugar cane. There were also some vineyards, and much garden cultivation. [[Yeola]] was an important centre for weaving silk and cotton goods. There were flour-mills at [[Malegaon]], railway workshops at [[Manmad]] and [[Igatpuri]], and cantonments at [[Deolali]] and Malegaon. At [[Sharanpur]] was a Christian village, with an orphanage of the [[Church Missionary Society]], founded in 1854. In 1861 the main northeast line of the [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]] was completed across the district, and in 1878 a chord line was completed between [[Manmad]], on the northeast line in Nashik district, and [[Daund taluka|Daund]], on the southeast line in [[Pune District|Pune district]]. From India's independence in 1947 up to 1960, Nashik district was part of [[Bombay State]], which split into the states of Maharashtra and [[Gujarat]].

==Geology==
[[File:Fluorite-Quartz-62820.jpg|thumb|Red-orange [[fluorite]] balls on drusy [[quartz]], Mahodari, Nasik District. These are considered to be the finest red fluorite balls in the world. ]]
The entire Nashik district is underlain by the basaltic lava flows. These flows are normally horizontally disposed over a wide stretch and give rise to table land type of topography also known as a plateau. These flows occur in layered sequences and represented by massive unit at the bottom and vesicular unit at the top of the flow. The shallow alluvial formation of recent age also occurs as narrow stretch along the banks of Godavari Rivers. The soils are the weathering products of Basalt and have various shades from gray to black, red and pink colour.<ref>Deshpande S.M.and Aher K.R.'Quality of Groundwater from Tribakeswar-Peth area of Nashik District and its Suitability for Domestic and Irrigation Purpose', [[Gondwana Geological Magazine]],26(2),2011 {{ISSN|0970-261X}}.</ref>

==Geography==
{{Main|Geography of Nashik District}}

Nashik District is a noted for the mountains and hills occupying the north and north-east of its territory. These hill ranges are eastward spurs of the [[Western Ghats]] and form prominent landmarks in the district, some noted for the shrines they harbor while others for the trekking adventures which can be undertaken while ascending the peaks.
Broadly categorized, the hills can be segregated into 3 noteworthy ranges:
* [[Selbari Range]] which may be inclusive of the Dholbari range, alternately called Selbari-Dholbari range.
* [[Satmala Range]] also called the Satmala-Ajanta range.
* [[Trimbakeshwar Range]] constituting the Trimbak-Anjaneri hills.

==Climate==
Extremes: max 42.4 °C (108.3 °F) on May 12, 1960, at Nasik. The lowest, also at Nasik, was 0.6 °C (33.1 °F) on January 7, 1945.<ref>[http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/nasik/004%20General/003%20Climate.htm]</ref>

{{Weather box
|location = Nashik district
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan high C = 29
|Feb high C = 31
|Mar high C = 35
|Apr high C = 37
|May high C = 37
|Jun high C = 32
|Jul high C = 28
|Aug high C = 27
|Sep high C = 29
|Oct high C = 32
|Nov high C = 31
|Dec high C = 29
|year high C = 31
|Jan low C = 10
|Feb low C = 12
|Mar low C = 16
|Apr low C = 20
|May low C = 22
|Jun low C = 23
|Jul low C = 22
|Aug low C = 21
|Sep low C = 21
|Oct low C = 18
|Nov low C = 14
|Dec low C = 12
|year low C = 18
|Jan precipitation mm = 1.2
|Feb precipitation mm = 0.5
|Mar precipitation mm = 1.0
|Apr precipitation mm = 4.7
|May precipitation mm = 15.1
|Jun precipitation mm = 154.9
|Jul precipitation mm = 315.0
|Aug precipitation mm = 259.0
|Sep precipitation mm = 183.3
|Oct precipitation mm = 68.0
|Nov precipitation mm = 22.3
|Dec precipitation mm = 4.6
|year precipitation mm =
|source 1 = wunderground.com<ref name=weatherbox>{{cite web
| url = http://www.wunderground.com/NORMS/DisplayIntlNORMS.asp?CityCode=42182&Units=both | title =Historical Weather for Delhi, India | access-date =November 27, 2008
| publisher =Weather Underground |date=June 2011}}</ref>
|source 2 = data.gov.in<ref name=weatherbox1>{{cite web
| url = http://data.gov.in/catalog/district-rainfall-normal-mm-monthly-seasonal-and-annual-data-period-1951-2000#web_catalog_tabs_block_10 | title =District Rainfall Normal (in mm) Monthly, Seasonal And Annual : Data Period 1951-2000 | access-date = November 5, 2014 | publisher =Government of India }}</ref>
|date=November 2014
}}

==Demographics==
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=823,080|13=1911|14=915,698|15=1921|16=845,783|17=1931|18=1,009,583|19=1941|20=1,127,597|21=1951|22=1,429,916|23=1961|24=1,855,246|25=1971|26=2,369,221|27=1981|28=2,991,739|29=1991|30=3,851,352|31=2001|32=4,993,796|33=2011|34=6,107,187|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=right}}According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Nashik district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 6,107,187,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url =https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/27/2720_PART_A_DCHB_NASHIK.pdf| title = District Census 2011 - Nashik|year = 2011 | publisher = Office of the Registrar General, India}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[El Salvador]]<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 =El Salvador 6,071,774 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> or the US state of [[Missouri]].<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 =Missouri 5,988,927
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 11th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 393 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 22.33%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Nashik has a [[sex ratio]] of 931 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 80.96%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 9.08% and 25.62% of the population respectively.<ref name=districtcensus/>

The district is 75.64% urban as of 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.censusindiamaps.net/page/India_WhizMap/IndiaMap.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-11-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5Qeg4fOlH?url=http://www.censusindiamaps.net/page/India_WhizMap/IndiaMap.htm |archive-date=2007-07-27 }}</ref>
{{bar box
|title=Religions in Nashik 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=left
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|darkorange|85.75}}
{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|#008000|11.35}}
{{bar percent|[[Buddhism|Buddhists]]|mediumblue|1.55}}
{{bar percent|[[Jainism in Maharashtra|Jains]]|brown|0.63}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.72}}
}}
===Languages===
At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 72.42% of the population in the district spoke [[Marathi language|Marathi]], 8.56% [[Urdu]], 5.74% [[Khandeshi language|Khandeshi]], 5.15% [[Hindi]], 2.44% [[Bhili language|Bhili]] and 1.41% [[Dhodia-Kukna language|Kukna]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

[[Marathi language|Marathi]] is the official and main language spoken. Various dialects are spoken in smaller parts of northern district that include Ahirani and Bhili.<ref name='ethnoahirani'>{{cite encyclopedia | editor = M. Paul Lewis | encyclopedia = Ethnologue: Languages of the World | title = Ahirani: A language of India | url = http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=ahr | access-date = 2011-09-28 | edition = 16th | year = 2009 | publisher = SIL International | location = Dallas, Texas}}</ref> With religious places like [[Nashik]], [[Trimbakeshwar]], ancient Indian language [[Sanskrit]] is spoken and widely understood.

==Divisions==
Administratively, the district is divided into fifteen [[Tehsil|talukas]], which are grouped into four sub-divisions:
* Nashik sub-division: [[Dindori, Maharashtra|Dindori]], [[Igatpuri]], [[Nashik]], [[Nashik Road]], [[Peint|Peth]], [[Trimbakeshwar]],
* Malegaon sub-division: [[Chandwad]], [[Malegaon]], [[Nandgaon, Maharashtra|Nandgaon]]
* Niphad sub-division: [[Niphad]], [[Sinnar taluka|Sinnar]], [[Yeola]]
* Kalwan sub-division, [[Deola]], [[Kalwan]], [[Baglan Taluka|Baglan]] ([[Satana, India|Satana]]), [[Surgana]]
* The Nashik district is under proposal to be bifurcated and a separate [[Malegaon District]] be carved out of existing Nashik district with the inclusion of the north eastern parts of Nashik district which include [[Malegaon]], [[Nandgaon, Maharashtra|Nandgaon]], [[Deola]], [[Baglan Taluka|Baglan]], and [[Kalwan]] talukas in the proposed [[Malegaon]] district.

==Places of interest==
The [[Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Simhastha]] ([[Kumbha Mela]]) is held after every twelve years at Nashik.
* [[Malegaon]]
*[[galna]]
* [[Trimbakeshwar]] One of the twelve [[Jyotirlingas]]
* [[Vani]] or [[SaptaShrungi]]
* [[Muktidham]]
* [[Kalaram Temple]]
* [[Ozar, Nashik District|Ozar]]
* [[Kalsubai]]
* [[Chandwad]]
* [[Someshwar Temple, Nashik|Someshwar]]
* [[Gondeshwar Temple, Sinnar]]
* [[Mangi Tungi]]
* [[Devlali]]
* [[Manmad]]
* [[Ankai Fort]]
* [[Yeola]]
* [[Sula Vineyards]]
* [[Trirashmi caves]]
* [[Dadasaheb Phalke Memorial]]

==Notes==
{{Reflist}}
Chandwad

==References==
* Hunter, William Wilson, Sir, et al. (1908). ''Imperial Gazetteer of India'', Volume 18, pp 398–409. 1908–1931; Clarendon Press, Oxford.

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://nashik.gov.in Nashik district, official website]
* [http://www.mindat.org/loc-55821.html Minerals of Mahodari, Nasik District]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140918232117/http://realestatenashik.com/about-nashik/ Nashik District in Brief]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Nashik district
|North = [[Dang District, India|Dang district]], [[Gujarat]]
|Northeast = [[Dhule district]]
|East = [[Jalgaon district]] <br/> [[Aurangabad district, Maharashtra|Aurangabad district]]
|Southeast =
|South = [[Ahmadnagar district]]
|Southwest = [[Thane district]]
|West = [[Valsad district]], [[Gujarat]]
|Northwest = [[Navsari district]], [[Gujarat]]
}}

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