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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Osmanabad |its eponymous tahsil|Osmanabad Tahsil}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Osmanabad District
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Maharashtra|District]] of [[Maharashtra]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_skyline = View from top of Upali Buruj, Naldurg fort.jpg
| image_caption = View from [[Naldurg Fort]]
| image_map = Osmanabad in Maharashtra (India).svg
| map_caption = Location of Osmanabad district in Maharashtra
| coordinates = {{coord|17.35|N|75.16|E|display=title}}-{{coord|18.40|N|76.40|E}}
| coor_pinpoint = Osmanabad
| 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 = [[Osmanabad]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 = 1. [[Osmanabad Tahsil]], 2. [[Tuljapur Tahsil|Tuljapur]], 3. [[Umarga Tahsil|Omerga]], 4. [[Lohara Tahsil|Lohara]], 5. [[Kalamb Tahsil|Kalamb]], 6. [[Bhoom Tahsil|Bhoom]], 7. [[Paranda Tahsil|Paranda]], 8. [[Washi Tahsil|Washi]]
| area_total_km2 = 7569
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 1,657,576
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 76.33%
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 920
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name1 = [[Osmanabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Osmanabad]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Parliamentary Constituencies Maharashtra|publisher=Election Commission of India|url=http://164.100.9.199/ecimaps/ecipdf/state_pc_Map/Maharashtra.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090306045236/http://164.100.9.199/ecimaps/ecipdf/state_pc_Map/Maharashtra.pdf|archive-date=6 March 2009|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate =
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Roads in India|Major highways]]
| blank_info_sec1 = [[National Highway 52 (India)|National Highway 52]], [[National Highway 65 (India)|National Highway 65]],
[[National Highway 361 (India)|National Highway 361]]
| blank_name_sec2 = Average annual precipitation
| blank_info_sec2 = 730 mm
| website = {{URL|http://osmanabad.nic.in/}}
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}}
'''Osmanabad District''' (pronunciation: [[Help:IPA/Marathi|[usmaːnabaːd̪]]]) ([[Transliteration]]: Usmanabad Jil'hā) is an administrative [[district]] in the [[Marathwada|Marathwada region]] in the [[States and union territories of India|Indian state]] of [[Maharashtra]]. The district headquarter is located at [[Osmanabad]]. The District of Osmanabad derives its name from the last ruler of Hyderabad, the 7th Nizam, [[Mir Osman Ali Khan]], of which the region was a part till 1947. This region was earlier part of The [[Hyderabad State]] until Independence.This primarily rural district occupies an [[area]] of 7569 km² of which 241.4 km² is urban and has a [[population]] of 1,657,576 of which 16.96% were urban (as of 2011).<ref name=districtcensus />

==Location==
Osmanabad district lies in the southern part of state. It lies on the [[Deccan Plateau|Deccan plateau]], about 600 m above sea level. Parts of the sina, [[Manjira River|Manjira]] and [[Terna River]] flow through the district. The district is located on the east side of the Marathwada region between latitude 17.35 to 18.40 degrees north, and latitude 75.16 to 76.40 degrees east.

Osmanabad District is bordered by the [[Beed District]] to the north, [[Latur District]] to the east, [[Solapur District]] to the west, [[Ahmednagar district]] to the north-west and the [[Bidar district|Bidar]] and [[Gulbarga district|Gulbarga]] districts of state of [[Karnataka]] to the south. Most of the district lies in the hilly areas of the Balaghat Range.

==Climate==
The rainy season starts from mid-June and continues till the end of September. The climate is humid in October and November and dry and cool from mid-November to January. From February to June the climate is dry and becomes increasingly hot. During summer the temperature of Osmanabad district is low compared to other districts of Marathwada region. The average annual rainfall in the district is 730 mm. Temperature Max.: 42.1 °C; Min.: 8 °C

==Tahsils==
There are eight talukas (tahsils) in Osmanabad district.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Blocks of Osmanabad, Maharashtra|publisher=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|url=http://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/viewAdminLocations.asp?selstate=488&parenttype=D&ptype=B|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113230342/http://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/viewAdminLocations.asp?selstate=488&parenttype=D&ptype=B|archive-date=13 November 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* [[Bhoom Tahsil|Bhoom]]
* [[Kalamb Tahsil|Kalamb]]
* [[Lohara Tahsil|Lohara]]
* [[Omerga Tahsil|Omerga]]
* [[Osmanabad Tahsil|Osmanabad]]
* [[Paranda Tahsil|Paranda]]
* [[Tuljapur Tahsil|Tuljapur]]
* [[Vashi Tahsil|Vashi]]

[[Paranda]] is a historical place known for the Paranda Fort.

[[Tuljapur]] is a major taluka town, about 45 km from Solapur, 25 km from Osmanabad town and 40 km from Hyderabad national Highway at Naldurga.

Tuljapur is best known for its Tulja Bhavani Mandir. It is said that Tulja Bhavani mata had offered sword to Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj (not verifiable) and his son Chattrapati Sambhaji Maharaj re-built the temple. Omerga is a densely populated taluka in Osmanabad. The [[Tata Institute of Social Sciences]], Mumbai also has a School of Rural Development (the "Rural Campus") at Tuljapur.

Kalamb is a major taluka, 55 km from district headquarter Osmanabad. Kalamb city is old city with river Manjara flowing nearby. Major APMC market is main attraction. The taluka is blessed by Yedeshwari Devi, whose temple located at Yermala , 25 km from kalamb.

==Demographics==
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=3,87,122|13=1911|14=4,60,516|15=1921|16=4,42,156|17=1931|18=4,92,845|19=1941|20=5,47,945|21=1951|22=6,03,273|23=1961|24=7,26,036|25=1971|26=9,28,227|27=1981|28=10,29,702|29=1991|30=12,76,327|31=2001|32=14,86,586|33=2011|34=16,57,576|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}}In the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Osmanabad district had a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,657,576,<ref name="districtcensus">{{cite web|year=2011|title=District Census 2011 - Osmanabad|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/27/2729_PART_A_DCHB_OSMANABAD.pdf|publisher=Office of the Registrar General, India}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Guinea-Bissau]]<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 = Guinea-Bissau 1,596,677 July 2011 est.}}</ref> or the US state of [[Idaho]].<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 =Idaho 1,567,582 }}</ref> This gave it a ranking of 298th among [[Districts of India|district of India]] (out of a total of 640). Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 16% and 2.17% of the population respectively.<ref name=districtcensus />
The district had a population density of {{convert|219|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=districtcensus /> Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 11.69%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Osmanabad had a [[sex ratio]] of 920 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus /> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 76.33%.<ref name=districtcensus />
{{bar box
|title=Religions in Osmanabad 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>
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{{bar percent|[[Hinduism in Maharashtra|Hindus]]|darkorange|86.73}}
{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|#008000|10.79}}
{{bar percent|[[Buddhism|Buddhists]]|mediumblue|1.70}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.78}}
}}
At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 85.42% of the population in the district spoke [[Marathi language|Marathi]], 5.89% [[Hindi]], 4.25% [[Urdu]] and 2.04% [[Lambadi]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

==Politics==
The [[Shivsena]] (SHS), [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] (IND), [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]], [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] and [[Bahujan Samaj Party|BSP]] are the major political parties in Osmanabad district.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Election Information in Osmanabad Parliament . Dr. Padamsingh bajirao Patil is member of parliament from 2009. Constituency|publisher=Party Analyst (IT GRIDS, India)|url=http://www.partyanalyst.com/constituencyPageAction.action?constituencyId=820|access-date=5 May 2013|archive-date=4 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004224516/http://www.partyanalyst.com/constituencyPageAction.action?constituencyId=820|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=State Assembly Elections 2009: Maharashtra: Osmanabad|publisher=Indian Election Affairs|url=http://electionaffairs.com/results/State_assembly/Maharashtra_2009/Osmanabad.html}}</ref>

Osmanabad's representation in the [[Indian Parliament]] (Lok Sabha) is via the [[Osmanabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Osmanabad constituency]] which also includes a piece of northern [[Solapur district]] ([[Barshi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Barshi]]) and a piece of southern [[Latur district]] ([[Ausa (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ausa]]). Current Member of parliament from Osmananbad loksabha constituency is Omprakash Raje Nimbalkar<ref>{{Cite web|title=Map: Parliamentray Constituencies Maharashtra|publisher=Election Commission of India|url=http://164.100.9.199/ecimaps/ecipdf/state_pc_Map/Maharashtra.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090306045236/http://164.100.9.199/ecimaps/ecipdf/state_pc_Map/Maharashtra.pdf|archive-date=6 March 2009|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Osmanabad constituency is formed by six Assembly constituencies i.e. Osmanabad, Omerga, Tuljapur, Paranda Boom, these four from Osmanabad district, Barshi from Solapur District, and Ausa from Latur District.

There are four constituencies for the [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] (Vidhan Sabha): the [[Paranda (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Paranda constituency]], [[Osmanabad (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Osmanabad constituency]], [[Tuljapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Tuljapur constituency]], and [[Umarga (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Umarga constituency]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008|publisher=Election Commission of India|page=271|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005180821/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf|archive-date=5 October 2010|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|year=2008|title=Assembly Constituencies-Post delimitation: Maharashtra: Osmanabad District|publisher=Election Commission of India|url=http://gisserver1.nic.in/ecimaps/ECIPDF/Mah_Maps/Osmanabad.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130505190604/http://gisserver1.nic.in/ecimaps/ECIPDF/Mah_Maps/Osmanabad.pdf|archive-date=5 May 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Transport==
'''Railway'''
[[File:A rail view from Gad Dargah.jpg|thumb|A railway bridge near [[Osmanabad railway station]]]]
A small portion of the Barshi [[light railway]] connecting Latur-Barshi-Kurduvadi passed through northern fringe of Osmanabad district until 2007. The rail track was converted to [[broad gauge]] and the track alignment was changed southwards to pass near Osmanabad town. The modified track from Latur to Osmanabad opened for traffic in September 2007. The modified rail track from Osmanabad to Kurduvadi junction became operational in October 2008 and connects Osmanabad to Pune and Mumbai by a shorter rail route than via Latur. North India also connected by this new track. Railway service is available for Nagpur to Kolhapur, Miraj to Parli, Pandharpur to Nizamabad, Pune to Hyderabad, Pune to Amarawati, Pune To Nizmabad via Osmanabad station. Tourism and Transport are developed. Osmanabad is well connected with Mumbai, Pune, Latur, Parbhani, Nanded, Amravati, Nagpur, Kolhapur, Miraj, Parli.
Osmanabad station comes under Central Railway (CR) zone.

'''National Highways'''

Below National Highways passes through the Osmanabad District.<ref>[https://morth.nic.in/sites/default/files/Details-of-National-Highways-as-on-31.03.pdf Details of National Highways (NHs) as on 31.03.2019]</ref> 
'''1. [[National Highway 52 (India)|NH-52]]:''' [[Sangrur]]([[Punjab, India|Punjab]])-[[Hisar (city)|Hisar]]([[Haryana]])-[[Kota, Rajasthan|Kota]]([[Rajasthan]])-[[Indore]]([[Madhya Pradesh]])-[[Dhule]]-[[Aurangabad]]-[[Beed]]-[[Osmanabad]]-[[Tuljapur]]-[[Solapur]]-[[Bijapur|Vijayapura]]-[[Hubli|Hubballi]]-[[Ankola]]([[Karnataka]]) 
(Villages from Osmanabad district on this NH are- Pargaon-Kunthalgiri Phata-[[Terkheda]]-Yermala-Yedshi-[[Osmanabad]]-[[Tuljapur]]-Tamalwadi) 
'''2. [[National Highway 63 (India)|NH-63]]:''' [[Barshi]]-Yedshi-[[Dhoki, Osmanabad|Dhoki]]-[[Murud, Latur|Murud]]-[[Latur]]-[[Udgir]]-[[Deglur]]-[[Nizamabad, Telangana|Nizamabad]]([[Telangana]])-[[Sironcha]]([[Maharashtra]])-[[Jagdalpur]]([[Chhattisgarh]])-[[Kotpad]]([[Odisha]])-[[Borigumma]] 
'''3. [[National Highway 65 (India)|NH-65]]:''' [[Pune]]-[[Indapur]]-[[Solapur]]-[[Umarga|Omerga]]-[[Hyderabad]]-[[Vijayawada]]-[[Machilipatnam]]([[Andhra Pradesh]]) 
(Villages from Osmanabad district on this NH are- Itkal-Anadur-[[Naldurg]]-Jalkot-[[Yenegur]]-Dalimb-[[Umarga|Omerga]]-[[Turori]]) 
'''4. [[National Highway 361 (India)|NH-361]]:''' [[Tuljapur]]-[[Latur]]-[[Ahmedpur, Latur|Ahmedpur]]-[[Nanded]]-[[Yavatmal]]-[[Wardha]]-[[Butibori]](Near [[Nagpur]]) 
'''5. [[National Highway 548B (India)|NH-548B]]:''' [[Mantha]]-[[Sailu|Selu]]-[[Pathri|Pathari]]-[[Sonpeth]]-[[Parli, Maharashtra|Parali]]-[[Ambajogai]]-[[Latur]]-[[Ausa]]-[[Umarga|Omerga]]-[[Yenegur]]-[[Murum, Osmanabad|Murum]]-[[Alur, Osmanabad|Alur]]-[[Akkalkot]]-Nagansur-[[Bijapur|Vijayapura]]-[[Athani, Belgavi|Athani]]-Chikhodi-[[Sankeshwar, Karnataka|Sankeshwar]]-Gotur([[Karnataka]]) 
'''6. [[National Highway 548C (India)|NH-548C]]:''' [[Satara (city)|Satara]]-[[Koregaon]]-[[Mhaswad]]-[[Malshiras]]-[[Akluj]]-Tembhurni-[[Barshi]]-Yermala-[[Kalamb, Osmanabad|Kalamb]]-[[Kaij|Kej]]-[[Majalgaon]]-[[Partur]]-[[Mantha]]-[[Lonar]]-[[Mehkar]]-[[Khamgaon]]-[[Shegaon]]-[[Akot]]-[[Anjangaon]]-[[Betul, Madhya Pradesh|Betul]]([[Madhya Pradesh]]) 
'''7. [[National Highway 652 (India)|NH-652]]:''' [[Tuljapur]]-[[Naldurg]]-Hannur-[[Akkalkot]]

'''Airport'''

'''[[Osmanabad Airport]]''' located 10 Kilometres north of Osmanabad, does not have any commercial air traffic. [[Reliance Infrastructure#Reliance Airport Project|Reliance Airport Developers]], who won a bid in 2009 to run the airport on a 95-year lease,<ref>{{cite news|title=Reliance Airport gets five projects on lease |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-08-06/india-business/28178331_1_greenfield-airport-reliance-airport-developers-midc |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927183635/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-08-06/india-business/28178331_1_greenfield-airport-reliance-airport-developers-midc |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 September 2012 |date= 6 Aug 2009 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=19 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=MIDC-run airports set for makeover |url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/midcrun-airports-set-for-makeover/329583/ |publisher=[[Indian Express]] |date= 1 July 2008 |access-date=19 September 2011}}</ref> plan to use this airport for aviation training.<ref>{{cite news |title=Aviation Academy proposed at Osmanabad Airport |url=http://osmanabad.nwn.in/2011/01/08/aviation-academy-praposed-at-Osmanabad-airport/ |publisher=National Web Network India |date=8 Jan 2011 |access-date=20 September 2011 }}{{Dead link|date=December 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The nearest operational airports are Aurangabad Airport and Nanded Airport.

==Tourism==

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== Cultural Places ==

===Dargah===
A dargah (Sufi shrine is in the [[Osmanabad]] city built over the grave of a revered religious figure) of Khwaja Shamsuddin Gazi. The interior decoration of the dargah consisting of many colourful glass pieces and it is so mesmerizing. The Urs of Khwaja Shamshoddin Gazi festival celebrates in the city in the month of the Rajab of the Islamic calendar.

===Tuljapur===
The most famous tourist destination in Osmanabad District is in [[Tuljapur]], which is famous for the [[Tulja Bhavani Temple|Tuljabhavani Temple]], ([[Marathi language|Marathi]]: श्री क्षेत्र तुळजा भवानी देवस्थान) a [[Hindu temple]] dedicated to the goddess [[Bhavani]](Durga Or Parvati). It is considered one of the 51 [[Shakti Pitha]]s. It is situated 32   km from [[Osmanabad]] and was built in c. 12th century CE.

===Kanheri===
Kanheri was situated in Vashi taluka. There was (Datta Temple) and (Maruti Temple). In Kanheri (SUMIT PARMESHWAR LAWAND) was live.

Historical Places

===Naldurg===
[[Naldurg]] is another historical place in Osmanabad with a historic [[Naldurg Fort]]. The fort contains two man-made waterfalls known as Nar-Madi Dhabdhaba or Waterfalls.

===Kunthalgiri===
Kunthalgiri tirth consists of 11 Jain temples :
Kunthagiri is the great holy place of the Digambar, Jains and famous for Digambarpanthi Jain temple in Bhoom tahsil.
The main temple of Kunthalgiri is Shri Kul Bhushan – Desh Bhushan Mandir known as Bara Mandir here. Shri Kul Bhushan – Desh Bhushan went to Moksha in the period of Lord Munisuvratnath. Idols of Lord Shantinath, Munisuvratnath & Adinath are present here. The main idol of the temple is of Munisuvranatha. Adinatha idol is carved in Ardh Padmasana posture and Parsvanath idol is white-colored and has 11 hoods of a cobra.

Shantinath temple built in year 1875 is also present here. Moolnayak of this temple is a 2 feet 3 inch black colder idol of Lord Shantinatha in padmasan posture. Idols of other Tirthankars and Goddess Padmavati & Sarasvati are also here. A 53 feet tall Manstambha was erected in 1944, having 4 idols of Lord Munisuvratnath installed on the top.

Bahubali Temple, Adinath Temple, Ajitnath Temple, Chaitya & Nandishwer Jinalaya, Neminath Temple, Mahaveer Temple, Kanch Mandir and Ratnatraya Temple are also present in Kunthagiri.<ref>http://jain.org.in/tirth-Kunthalgiri, Maharashtra.html</ref>

===Ter===
*Temple of Lord Mahaveer is situated in this town. It is said that Samavsharan of Lord Mahaveer came here. This temple is about 800 or more years old.
*An ancient temple of Lord Parsvanath is also here, during reconstruction 20, ancient idols of [[Tirthankara|Teerthankars]] were found. Idols of Lord Mahaveer, and Lord [[Parshvanatha|Parsvanath]] are very well sculptured.
*The temple of Saint Goroba is also located in Ter. This temple is one of the attractions for the tourists and pilgrims visiting Osmanabad. The temple was built in the 13th century after the death of Saint Goroba in 1317. This temple is square-shaped and constructed completely with stone. There is also a Sabha Mandap here to perform religious and cultural activities.

===Yedshi Ramling Ghat Wildlife Sanctuary===
Yedshi Ramling Ghat Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in the villages of Yedshi, Wadgaon and Bhanasgaon in [[Osmanabad Tehsil]].

===Paranda Fort===
[[Paranda]] city of Osmanabad district contains the medieval [[Paranda Fort]] which has large canon and shell stored in the fort or artillery.

===Saint Goroba Kaka Temple===
Ter town near Osmanabad city having Saint Goroba Kaka Temple. Ter is also an ancient city known as ''Tagar''. 'Lamature Museum' in the town contains many Archaeological artifacts which give proof of ancientness of Ter Town.

===Mosque===
Kati village in [[Tuljapur]] Division has two mosques said to be more than 500 years old. The larger is called [[Jamia Masjid]]. The smaller [[Masjid]] is older and very small with a mysterious typical architecture.

===Shelagoan===
Shelagoan (jagir) is a place where there is a Maruti Temple.

===Mankeshwar===
[[Mankeshwar]] is a place where there is a [[Hemadpanthi]] Shiv Temple and goddess Satwai Devi temple.

'''<big>Yedeshwari Temple Yermala</big>'''

Famous Yedeshwari Devi is on the hilltop of Yermala nearly 25 km from kalamb and 40 km from Osmanabad.

===Other===
Railway Circuit house in Yedshi was built in the 1870s by the British Government for top railway officers of that era. It is an architectural gem and provides a good view of the forest. The Circuit House is currently under control and administration of Indian Railway and reserved for Railway Class 1 Officers.

The district also offers some worth visiting sites to name a few are: Yedshi Ramling (Temple of Lord Shiva), Wadgaon Siddheshwar (Temple of Lord Shiva), Jain temple, Trivikram Mandir, Chaity Museum are some worth sites. New excavation is in progress & more than five hundreds things discovered at those sites.

==See also==
*[[Marathwada]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080509071002/http://www.osmanabadonline.com/ Osmanabad Online]
* [http://police.osmanabadonline.com Osmanabad Police]
* [http://osmanabad.nic.in Osmanabad official website]
* [http://www.tuljabhavanimandir.org Information of Tuljabhavani temple]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Osmanabad district
|North = [[Beed district]]
|Northeast =
|East = [[Latur district]]
|Southeast = [[Bidar district]], [[Karnataka]]
|South = [[Gulbarga district]], [[Karnataka]]
|Southwest =
|West = [[Solapur district]]
|Northwest = [[Ahmadnagar district]]
}}
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