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Aurangabad division

Marathwada
Aurangabad division Marathwada
	Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar division[citation needed]
	Aurangabad
	Coordinates: 19°53′19.63″N 75°20′36.37″E / 19.8887861°N 75.3434361°E
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
Districts	Aurangabad district; Nanded district; Jalna district; Osmanabad district; Latur district; Beed district; Parbhani district; Hingoli district;
Government
• Commissioner Aurangabad Division	Dr. Sunil Kendrekar (IAS);
• Police Commissioner Aurangabad Division	NA
• All Guardian Minister Aurangabad Division	Subhash Desai; (Aurangabad District) Ashok Chavan; (Nanded District) Pankaja Munde; (Jalna District) Shankarrao Gadakh; (Osmanabad District) Amit Deshmukh; (Latur District) Dhananjay Munde; (Beed District) Dhananjay Munde Additional Charge; (Parbhani District) Varsha Gaikwad; (Hingoli District)
• All District Collector's Aurangabad Division	Mr. Sunil Chavan (IAS); (Aurangabad District) Abhijit Rajendra Raut (IAS); (Nanded District) Ms. Asmita Mittal (IAS); (Jalna District) Mr. Kaustubh Diwegaonkar IAS; (Osmanabad District) Mr. Prithviraj B.P (IAS); (Latur District) Mr. Radhabinod A. Sharma (IAS) ; (Beed District) Mr. D. M. Mugalikar (IAS); (Parbhani District) Mr. Jitendra Papalkar (IAS); (Hingoli District)
• All MP's Aurangabad Division	NA
Area
• Total	64,590.58 km2 (24,938.56 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	18,731,872
Languages
• Language	Marathi (official); Urdu; Hindi; Lambadi
Literacy	76.49%

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Aurangabad division, officially renamed as Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar division^{[citation needed]} and also known as Marathwada division,^{[citation needed]} is one of the six administrative divisions of the state of Maharashtra in India. It represents the Marathwada region of Maharashtra and is synonymous with it.

Demographics[edit | edit source]

Aurangabad division has total area of 64,590 km² and had a population of 18,731,872 at the time of the 2011 census of India.^[3]^{[lower-alpha 1]}

Languages[edit | edit source]

Languages of Aurangabad Division (2011)

Marathi (77.98%)

Urdu (9.56%)

Hindi (6.49%)

Lambadi (3.20%)

Others (2.77%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, the territory making up Aurangabad Division had a variety of languages. 77.98% of the population spoke Marathi, 9.56% Urdu, 6.49% Hindi and 3.20% Lambadi as their first language.^[4]

Religion[edit | edit source]

Hinduism is the majority religion in Aurangabad Division, with Islam and Buddhism being significant minorities. In urban areas of Aurangabad Division, the Muslim population exceeds 25%, notably in cities such as Aurangabad itself, where it stands at around 30%. This is higher than the division's average population of 18%. Sikhism has a significant presence in Nanded, meanwhile Jains are present in urban areas of Marathwada such as Aurangabad, Jalna and Osmanabad.

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 76.68% of the population of Aurangabad Division followed Hinduism, 15.13% Islam, 7.17% Buddhism, 0.22% Christianity and the remaining 0.81% of the population followed other religions or stated no religion.^[5]^{[lower-alpha 2]}

Religion in Aurangabad Division (2011)^[5]

Hinduism (76.68%)

Islam (15.13%)

Buddhism (7.17%)

Christianity (0.22%)

Other or not stated (0.81%)

Districts[edit | edit source]

Notes[edit | edit source]

↑ Aurangabad Division is not separate political or administrative entity so there is no reference of population by name of "Aurangabad Division", population has been calculated by adding population of 8 districts of Aurangabad Division.
↑ Aurangabad Division is not separate political or administrative entity so there is no reference of population by name of "Aurangabad Division", population for each religion has been calculated by adding population of 8 districts of Aurangabad Division.

References[edit | edit source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "District wise Demography". Census 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
↑ "Aurangabad division languages(Marathwada region)". www.censusindia.gov.in. Census of India 2011.
↑ "Maharashtra Population Census data 2011". Government of India. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
↑ 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 "PCA REL: Primary Census Abstract - By religion, Maharashtra". Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 2011.

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[4] Aurangabad Division is not separate political or administrative entity so there is no reference of population by name of "Aurangabad Division", population has been calculated by adding population of 8 districts of Aurangabad Division.

[7] Aurangabad Division is not separate political or administrative entity so there is no reference of population by name of "Aurangabad Division", population for each religion has been calculated by adding population of 8 districts of Aurangabad Division.

[Census2011-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "District wise Demography". Census 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2015.

[2] "Aurangabad division languages(Marathwada region)". www.censusindia.gov.in. Census of India 2011.

[3] "Maharashtra Population Census data 2011". Government of India. Retrieved 11 April 2015.

[5] 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue

[census-2011-region-6] 5.0 ^5.1 "PCA REL: Primary Census Abstract - By religion, Maharashtra". Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 2011.

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 {{Infobox settlement
-| type = division
+| type               =
-| name = Aurangabad division
+| name               = Aurangabad division
-| native_name =
+| official_name      = Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar division{{fact|date=January 2026}}
-| image_map = Aurangabad Division.png
+| native_name        = Marathwada
-| map_caption = Location of Marathwada in [[Maharashtra]]
+| image_map          = Aurangabad Division.png
-| coordinates = {{coord|19|53|19.63|N|75|20|36.37|E|region:IN|display=inline,title}}
+| map_caption        = Aurangabad
-| subdivision_type = Country
+| coordinates        = {{coord|19|53|19.63|N|75|20|36.37|E|region:IN|display=inline,title}}
-| subdivision_name = [[India]]
+| subdivision_type   = Country
-| subdivision_type1 = State
+| subdivision_name   = {{flagicon|IND}} [[India]]
-| subdivision_name1 = [[Maharashtra]]
+| subdivision_type1  = State
-| parts_type = Districts
+| subdivision_name1  = {{flagicon image|Flag of Maharashtra.svg}}  [[Maharashtra]]
-| parts_style = para
+| parts_type         = Districts
-| p1 = 1. [[Aurangabad district, Maharashtra|Aurangabad]]
+| parts_style        = para
-| area_footnotes = <ref name=Census2011>{{cite web|title=District wise Demography|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/census/state/districtlist/maharashtra.html|publisher=Census 2011|access-date=23 May 2015}}</ref>
+| p1                 = {{bulletedlist|[[Aurangabad district, Maharashtra|Aurangabad district]]|[[Nanded district]]|[[Jalna district]]|[[Osmanabad district]]|[[Latur district]]|[[Beed district]]|[[Parbhani district]]|[[Hingoli district]]}}
-| area_total_km2 = 64590.58
+| leader_title       = Commissioner Aurangabad Division
-| area_blank1_title = Under irrigation
+| leader_name        = *'''Dr. Sunil Kendrekar (IAS)'''
-| area_blank1_km2 =
+| leader_title1      = Police  Commissioner Aurangabad Division
-| population_total = 18,731,872
+| leader_name1       = '''NA'''
-| population_as_of = 2011
+| leader_title3      = All District Collector's Aurangabad Division
+| leader_name3       = *'''Mr. Sunil Chavan (IAS)'''
+{{small|([[Aurangabad district, Maharashtra|Aurangabad District]])}}
+*'''Abhijit Rajendra Raut (IAS)'''
+{{small|([[Nanded district|Nanded District]])}}
+*''' Ms. Asmita Mittal (IAS)'''
+{{small|([[Jalna district|Jalna District]])}}
+*'''Mr. Kaustubh Diwegaonkar IAS'''
+{{small|([[Osmanabad district|Osmanabad District]])}}
+*'''Mr. Prithviraj B.P (IAS)'''
+{{small|([[Latur district|Latur District]])}}
+*'''Mr. Radhabinod A. Sharma (IAS) '''
+{{small|([[Beed district|Beed District]])}}
+*'''Mr. D. M. Mugalikar (IAS)'''
+{{small|([[Parbhani district|Parbhani District]])}}
+*'''Mr. Jitendra Papalkar (IAS)'''
+{{small|([[Hingoli district|Hingoli District]])}}
+| leader_title2      = All Guardian Minister Aurangabad Division
+| leader_name2       = *'''[[Subhash Desai]]'''
+{{small|([[Aurangabad district, Maharashtra|Aurangabad District]])}}
+*'''[[Ashok Chavan]]'''
+{{small|([[Nanded district|Nanded District]])}}
+*'''[[Pankaja Munde]]'''
+{{small|([[Jalna district|Jalna District]])}}
+*'''[[Shankarrao Gadakh]]'''
+{{small|([[Osmanabad district|Osmanabad District]])}}
+*'''[[Amit Deshmukh]]'''
+{{small|([[Latur district|Latur District]])}}
+*'''[[Dhananjay Munde]]'''
+{{small|([[Beed district|Beed District]])}}
+*'''[[Dhananjay Munde]]''' ''Additional Charge''
+{{small|([[Parbhani district|Parbhani District]])}}
+*'''[[Varsha Gaikwad]]'''
+{{small|([[Hingoli district|Hingoli District]])}}
+| leader_title4      = All MP's Aurangabad Division
+| leader_name4       = '''NA'''
+| area_footnotes     = <ref name=Census2011>{{cite web|title=District wise Demography|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/census/state/districtlist/maharashtra.html|publisher=Census 2011|access-date=23 May 2015}}</ref>
+| area_total_km2     = 64590.58
+| area_blank1_title  = Under irrigation
+| area_blank1_km2    =
+| population_total   = 18,731,872
+| population_as_of   = 2011
 | population_footnotes = <ref name=Census2011/>
-| blank1_name_sec1 = Literacy
+| blank1_name_sec1   = Literacy
-| blank1_info_sec1 = 76.49%<ref name=Census2011/>
+| blank1_info_sec1   = 76.49%<ref name=Census2011/>
-| p2 = 2. [[Nanded district|Nanded]]
+| blank2_name_sec1   =
-| p3 = 3. [[Jalna district|Jalna]]
+| blank2_info_sec1   =
-| p4 = 4. [[Osmanabad district|Osmanabad]]
+| demographics1_info1 = [[Marathi language|Marathi]] (official)<br />[[Urdu language|Urdu]]<br />[[Hindi language|Hindi]]<br />[[Lambadi language|Lambadi]]
-| p5 = 5. [[Latur district|Latur]]
+| demographics_type1 = Languages<ref>{{Cite web|title=Aurangabad division languages(Marathwada region)|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html|publisher=Census of India 2011|website=www.censusindia.gov.in}}</ref>
-| p6 = 6. [[Beed District|Beed]]
+| demographics1_title1 = Language
-| p7 = 7.[[Parbhani District|Parbhani]]
+}}
-| p8 = 8.[[Hingoli District|Hingoli]]
-| blank2_name_sec1 = Languages
+'''Aurangabad division''', officially renamed as '''Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar division'''{{fact|date=January 2026}} and also known as '''Marathwada division''',{{fact|date=January 2026}} is one of the six administrative [[divisions of Maharashtra|divisions of the state of Maharashtra]] in India. It represents the [[Marathwada]] region of Maharashtra and is synonymous with it.
-| blank2_info_sec1 = {{hlist|[[Marathi language|Marathi]]}}
+==Demographics==
+Aurangabad division has total area of 64,590&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> and had a population of 18,731,872 at the time of the [[2011 census of India]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Maharashtra Population Census data 2011|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/census/state/maharashtra.html|publisher=Government of India|access-date=11 April 2015}}</ref>{{efn|Aurangabad Division is not separate political or administrative entity so there is no reference of population by name of "Aurangabad Division", population has been calculated by adding population of 8 districts of Aurangabad Division.}}
+===Languages===
+{{Pie chart
+|caption = Languages of Aurangabad Division (2011)
+|label1  = [[Marathi language|Marathi]] |value1 = 77.98 |color1 = red
+|label2  = [[Urdu]] |value2 = 9.56 |color2 = green
+|label3  = [[Hindi]] |value3 = 6.49 |color3 = orange
+|label4  = [[Lambadi]] |value4 = 3.20 |color4 = khaki
+|label5  = Others |value5 = 2.77 |color5 = grey
+}}
+At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], the territory making up Aurangabad Division had a variety of languages. 77.98% of the population spoke [[Marathi language|Marathi]], 9.56% [[Urdu]], 6.49% [[Hindi]] and 3.20% [[Lambadi]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>
+===Religion===
+Hinduism is the majority religion in Aurangabad Division, with Islam and Buddhism being significant minorities.
+In urban areas of Aurangabad Division, the Muslim population exceeds 25%, notably in cities such as Aurangabad itself, where it stands at around 30%. This is higher than the division's average population of 18%. Sikhism has a significant presence in Nanded, meanwhile Jains are present in urban areas of Marathwada such as Aurangabad, Jalna and Osmanabad.
+At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 76.68% of the population of Aurangabad Division followed [[Hinduism]], 15.13% [[Islam]], 7.17% [[Buddhism]], 0.22% [[Christianity]] and the remaining 0.81% of the population followed other religions or stated no religion.<ref name="census-2011-region">{{Cite web |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11346/download/14459/RL-2700.xlsx |title=PCA REL: Primary Census Abstract - By religion, Maharashtra |work=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |date=2011}}</ref>{{efn|Aurangabad Division is not separate political or administrative entity so there is no reference of population by name of "Aurangabad Division", population for each religion has been calculated by adding population of 8 districts of Aurangabad Division.}}
+{{Pie chart
+|thumb   = right
+|caption = Religion in Aurangabad Division (2011)<ref name="census-2011-region"/>
+|label1  = [[Hinduism]] |value1 = 76.68 |color1=darkorange <!-- 14,362,683 -->
+|label2  = [[Islam]] |value2 = 15.13 |color2 = Green <!-- 2,833,749 -->
+|label3  = [[Buddhism]] |value3 = 7.17 |color3 = yellow <!-- 1,343,633 -->
+|label4  = [[Christianity]] |value4 = 0.22 |color4 = blue <!-- 40,934 -->
+|label5  = Other or not stated |value5 = 0.81 |color5 = grey <!-- Total: 150,873.  Compising the following: Sikh: 24,424, Jain: 76,801, other religions and persuasions: 3,883, religion not stated: 45,765 -->
 }}
-'''Aurangabad division''' is one of the six administrative [[divisions of Maharashtra]] state in [[India]]. It lies in the [[Marathwada]] region of Maharashtra.
 ==Districts==
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 * [[Jalna district|Jalna]]
 * [[Latur district|Latur]]
-* [[Hingoli District|Hingoli]]
+* [[Hingoli district|Hingoli]]
-* [[Parbhani District|Parbhani]]
+* [[Parbhani district|Parbhani]]
-* [[Osmanabad District|Osmanabad]]
+* [[Osmanabad district|Osmanabad]]
-* [[Nanded District|Nanded]]
+* [[Nanded district|Nanded]]
+==Notes==
+{{notelist}}
 ==References==

Aurangabad division Marathwada
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar division^{[citation needed]}
Aurangabad
Coordinates: 19°53′19.63″N 75°20′36.37″E / 19.8887861°N 75.3434361°E / 19.8887861; 75.3434361
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
Districts	Aurangabad district Nanded district Jalna district Osmanabad district Latur district Beed district Parbhani district Hingoli district
Government
• Commissioner Aurangabad Division	Dr. Sunil Kendrekar (IAS)
• Police Commissioner Aurangabad Division	NA
• All Guardian Minister Aurangabad Division	Subhash Desai (Aurangabad District) Ashok Chavan (Nanded District) Pankaja Munde (Jalna District) Shankarrao Gadakh (Osmanabad District) Amit Deshmukh (Latur District) Dhananjay Munde (Beed District) Dhananjay Munde Additional Charge (Parbhani District) Varsha Gaikwad (Hingoli District)
• All District Collector's Aurangabad Division	Mr. Sunil Chavan (IAS) (Aurangabad District) Abhijit Rajendra Raut (IAS) (Nanded District) Ms. Asmita Mittal (IAS) (Jalna District) Mr. Kaustubh Diwegaonkar IAS (Osmanabad District) Mr. Prithviraj B.P (IAS) (Latur District) Mr. Radhabinod A. Sharma (IAS) (Beed District) Mr. D. M. Mugalikar (IAS) (Parbhani District) Mr. Jitendra Papalkar (IAS) (Hingoli District)
• All MP's Aurangabad Division	NA
Area ^[1]
• Total	64,590.58 km² (24,938.56 sq mi)
Population (2011)^[1]
• Total	18,731,872
Languages^[2]
• Language	Marathi (official) Urdu Hindi Lambadi
Literacy	76.49%^[1]