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{{Infobox settlement
{{Infobox settlement
| name                   = Beed district
| name = Beed district
| settlement_type       = [[List of districts of Maharashtra|District]] of [[Maharashtra]]
| official_name = Champavati Nagar
| total_type             = Total
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Maharashtra|District]]
| native_name            =  
| total_type = Total
| image_skyline          = Kankaleshwar Temple, Beed 2007.jpg
| image_skyline = {{Photomontage
| image_caption         = Kankaleshwar Temple, Beed
|size = 250
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|photo1a = Kankaleshwar temple in Beed city.jpg
| map_caption           = Location of Beed district in Maharashtra
|photo2a = Hattikhana - Ambajogai - Maharashtra.jpg
| coordinates           =  
}}
| coor_pinpoint         = Beed
| image_caption = Top: Kankal Eshwar temple in [[Beed]]<br/>Bottom: Hatikhana in [[Ambajogai]]
| subdivision_type       = Country
| mapframe = yes
| subdivision_name       = {{flag|India}}
| mapframe-point = none
| subdivision_type1     = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| map_alt =  
| subdivision_name1     = [[Maharashtra]]
| map_caption = Location in Maharashtra
| subdivision_type2     = Division
| coordinates = {{Coord|18|50|N|75|45|E|region:IN_type:adm2nd|display=title}}
| subdivision_name2     = [[Aurangabad Division|Aurangabad]]
| coor_pinpoint = Beed
| established_title     = Established
| subdivision_type = Country
| established_date       =  
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| seat_type             = Headquarters
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| seat                   = [[Beed]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Maharashtra]]
| parts_type             = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| subdivision_type2 = Division
| parts_style           = para
| subdivision_name2 = [[Aurangabad Division|Aurangabad]]
| p1                     = 1. [[Beed]],<br/> 2. [[Ashti, Beed|Ashti]],<br/> 3. [[Patoda]],<br/> 4. [[Shirur Kasar]],<br/> 5. [[Georai]],<br/> 6. [[Ambajogai]],<br/> 7. [[Wadwani]],<br/> 8. [[Kaij]],<br/> 9. [[Dharur, Beed district|Dharur]],<br/> 10. [[Parli, Maharashtra|Parali]],<br/> 11. [[Majalgaon]]
| established_title = Established
| area_total_km2         = 10693
| established_date =  
| area_footnotes         =  
| seat_type = Headquarters
| population_as_of       = 2011
| seat = [[Beed]]
| population_total       = 2,585,049
| parts_type = ''Tehsils''
| population_footnotes   =  
| parts_style = para
| population_urban       = 17.91%
| p1 = 1. [[Beed]],<br/> 2. [[Ashti, Beed|Ashti]],<br/> 3. [[Patoda]],<br/> 4. [[Shirur Kasar]],<br/> 5. [[Georai]],<br/> 6. [[Ambajogai]],<br/> 7. [[Wadwani]],<br/> 8. [[Kaij]],<br/> 9. [[Dharur, Beed district|Dharur]],<br/> 10. [[Parli, Maharashtra|Parali]],<br/> 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
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1     =  
| demographics_type1 =  
| demographics1_title1   = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1   =  
| demographics1_info1 =  
| demographics1_title2   = Sex ratio
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2   =  
| demographics1_info2 =  
| leader_title           =  
| governing_body = '''Beed Zilla Parishad'''
| leader_name           =  
| leader_title = Guardian Minister
| leader_title1         = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name = '''[[Sunetra Pawar]]'''<br /> {{small|([[Government of Maharashtra|Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra]])}}
| 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_title1 = President Zilla Parishad
| leader_title2          = [[Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name1 = *President<br /> '''Mrs.'''
| leader_name2          = 6
*Vice President<br /> '''Mr. '''
| timezone1              = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| leader_title2 = District Collector
| utc_offset1            = +05:30
| leader_name2 = *'''Shri. Vivek Johnson, I.A.S'''
| registration_plate    =  
| leader_title3 = CEO Zilla Parishad
| blank_name_sec1        =  
| leader_name3 = *'''Shri. Jithin Rahman , I.A.S '''
| blank_info_sec1        =  
| leader_title4 = [[List of members of the 18th Lok Sabha|MPs]]
| blank_name_sec2        =  
| leader_name4 = *'''[[Bajrang Manohar Sonwane]]'''<br /> {{small|([[Beed (Lok Sabha constituency)|Beed]])}}
| blank_info_sec2        =  
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| website               = {{URL|http://beed.nic.in/}}
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN Code(s)]]
| postal_code = 431xxx<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiapincode.info/location/maharashtra/beed/|title=PIN Codes of Beed District, Maharashtra, India|access-date=23 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250924120107/https://www.indiapincode.info/location/maharashtra/beed/|archive-date=24 September 2025|url-status=live}}</ref>
| registration_plate = MH 23, MH44
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Official Language]]
| blank_info_sec1 = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
| blank_name_sec2 = [[Per capita income]](Beed district)
| blank_info_sec2 = [[Indian rupee|INR]] 1,21,515(2020-21)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Records |first1=Official |title=District Per capita income of Maharashtra 2011-12 to 2020-21 |url=https://mls.org.in/ |website=Planning Department, Government of Maharashtra, India |publisher=Maharashtra Vidhanmandal |access-date=29 June 2022 |archive-date=8 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808123026/http://mls.org.in/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| website = {{URL|http://beed.nic.in/}}
| blank1_name_sec2 = [[Nominal gross domestic product]](Beed district)
| blank1_info_sec2 = [[Indian rupee|INR]] 37,672[[crores]]
(2020-21)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Records |first1=Official |title=District nominal gross Domestic Product of Maharashtra 2011-12 to 2020-21 |url=https://mls.org.in/ |website=Planning Department, Government of Maharashtra, India |publisher=Maharashtra Vidhanmandal |access-date=29 June 2022 |archive-date=8 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808123026/http://mls.org.in/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
}}
 
'''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&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> and has a [[population]] of 2,161,250 of which 17.91% were urban (as of 2001).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindiamaps.net/page/India_WhizMap/IndiaMap.htm |title=Census GIS India |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>
 
== Guardian Minister ==
{{Infobox Political post
| post = Guardian Minister Beed
| native_name =
| insignia = Emblem_of_India.svg
| insigniasize = 50px
| insigniacaption = Emblem of India
| image =  
| incumbent = [[Sunetra Pawar]]
| incumbentsince = 31 January 2026
| style = [[The Honourable]]
| imagesize =  
| termlength = 5 years / No time limit
| appointer = [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra]]
| residence =  
| formation =  
| succession =  
| website = {{URL|https://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&nbsp;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==
==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.
=== History of Maharashtra ===
{{See also|History of Maharashtra}}
{{See also|Hyderabad State (1948–1956)}}
 
[[File:Hyderabad State reorganization 1956.png|thumb|[[Hyderabad state]] in 1956 (in yellowish green). After reorganization in 1956, Regions of the state west of Red and Blue lines merged with [[Bombay State|Bombay]] and [[Mysore state]]s respectively and rest of the state ([[Telangana]]) was merged with [[Andhra State]] to form the state of [[Andhra Pradesh]].
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Beed district has a long history of many rulers and kingdoms. In the ancient era, this city was called as ''Bhir''. The city still proudly shows some old monuments, showing the signs of past glory in the form of many city entry doors (called ''Ves'' or ''Darwaza'' in local language) and city protection walls. Until the 1st of May 1960, this part of [[Marathwada]] was under [[Hyderabad State]], but was later included into the Indian Republic after a fierce struggle between Indian Government and Nizam soldiers ([[Razakars]]). as  The name of Bhir is given by Mohammad Tughlaq.
 
==Demographics==
 
{{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=center}}
 
{{bar box
|title=Religions in Beed district (2011)<ref name="Religion">{{Cite web|date=2011|title=Population by Religion - Maharashtra |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11382/download/14495/DDW27C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=censusindia.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
|titlebar=#FCD116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=left
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism in Maharashtra|Hinduism]]|darkorange|84.12}}
{{bar percent|[[Islam in Maharashtra|Islam]]|green|12.39}}
{{bar percent|[[Marathi Buddhists|Buddhism]]|yellow|2.65}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.84}}
}}
 
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 |title=District Census Hand Book – Beed |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/782/download/2778/DH_2011_2727_PART_A_DCHB_BID.pdf |website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of 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 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 13 June 2007 | 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. 19.90% of the population live in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 13.59% and 1.27% of the population respectively.<ref name=districtcensus/>
 
{{Pie chart
|thumb = left
|caption = Languages in Beed district (2011)<ref name="Language"/>
|label1 = [[Marathi language|Marathi]] |value1 = 83.38 |color1 = red
|label2 = [[Urdu]] |value2 = 8.62 |color2 = green
|label3 = [[Hindi]] |value3 = 3.93 |color3 = orange
|label4 = [[Lambadi]] |value4 = 2.53 |color4 = khaki
|label5 = Others |value5 = 1.54 |color5 = grey
}}
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 name="Language">{{cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10212/download/13324/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-2700.XLSX |website=censusindia.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>


==Economy==
==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.
[[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. A large area of Beed is Rocky and hilly especially the Georai, Ashti, Ambajogai, Kaij and Patoda Taluka, these are the places where [[custard apple]] is cultivated.
 
==Geographical indication==
[[Beed Custard Apple]] was awarded the [[List of geographical indications in India|Geographical Indication]] (GI) status tag from the [[Geographical Indication Registry (India)|Geographical Indications Registry]], under the [[Government of India|Union Government of India]], on 31 May 2016 valid upto 25 August 2024.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Ayesha |title=GI tag: It's all about regionalism, economics, stupid |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/thesundaystandard/2017/Nov/18/gi-tag-its-all-about-regionalism-economics-stupid-1704871.html |access-date=2 February 2025 |work=The New Indian Express |date=19 November 2017 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Rejuvenation of old and senile custard apple (Annona squamosa L.) Orchard Cv. Balanagar |url=https://www.thepharmajournal.com/archives/2023/vol12issue12/PartAJ/12-12-466-573.pdf |website=The Pharma Innovation Journal 2023 |access-date=2 February 2025}}</ref>
 
Balaghat Sitaphal Sangh from Dharur, proposed the GI registration of Beed Custard Apple. After filing the application in August 2014, the Custard Apple was granted the GI tag in 2016 by the Geographical Indication Registry in [[Chennai]], making the name "Beed Custard Apple" exclusive to the Custard Apple grown in the region. It thus became the first Custard Apple variety from India and the 19th type of goods from Maharashtra to earn the GI tag.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lalitha |first1=N. |last2=Vinayan |first2=Soumya |title=Regional Products and Rural Livelihoods: A Study on Geographical Indications from India |date=4 January 2019 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-909537-7 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ivqNDwAAQBAJ&dq=Beed+Custard+Apple&pg=PT101 |access-date=2 February 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
 
The prestigious GI tag, awarded by the GI registry, certifies that a product possesses distinct qualities, adheres to traditional production methods, and has earned a reputation rooted in its geographical origin.<ref>{{cite news |title=Beed Custard Apple : भौगोलिक मानांकन मिळूनही बीडच्या बालाघाट सिताफळाला मिळतोय केवळ १० ते १२ रूपये किलोंचा दर |url=https://www.lokmat.com/agriculture/farming-ideas/beed-custard-apple-despite-the-geographical-designation-balaghat-custard-apple-of-beed-fetches-only-rs-10-to-12-per-kg-a-a989/ |access-date=2 February 2025 |work=Lokmat |date=22 October 2024 |language=mr}}</ref>


==Divisions==
==Divisions==
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# [[Dharur, Beed district|Dharur]]
# [[Dharur, Beed district|Dharur]]


==Demographics==
==Officer==
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
===Members of Parliament===
|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
 
|title=2010 Resident Population Data
*'''[[Bajrang Manohar Sonwane]]''' ([[Nationalist Congress Party Sharadchandra Pawar|NCPSP]])<br /> {{small|([[Beed (Lok Sabha constituency)|Beed]])}}
|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau
 
|access-date=2011-09-30
====list of Guardian Minister ====
|quote=Nevada 2,700,551
{| class="wikitable"
|url-status=dead
|-
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
! Name
|archive-date=2013-10-19
! Term of office
}}</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
| '''[[Pankaja Munde]]'''
|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>
| 31 October 2014 - 8 November 2019
|titlebar=#FCD116
|-
|left1=Religion
| '''[[Dhananjay Munde]]'''
|right1=Percent
| 9 January 2020 - 29 June 2022
|float=right
|-
|bars=
| '''[[Atul Save]]'''
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism in Maharashtra|Hindus]]|darkorange|84.12}}
| 27 September 2022 - July 2023
{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|#008000|12.39}}
|-
{{bar percent|[[Buddhism|Buddhists]]|mediumblue|2.65}}
| '''[[Dhananjay Munde]]'''
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.84}}
| July 2023 - 26 November 2024
|-
| '''[[Ajit Pawar]]'''
| 18 January 2025 - Incumbent
|}
 
===District Magistrate/Collector===
 
{{Infobox Political post
| post = District Magistrate / Collector Beed
| native_name =  
| insignia = Emblem_of_India.svg
| insigniasize = 50px
| insigniacaption = Emblem of India
| image =  
| incumbent = Shri. Radhabinod A. Sharma (IAS)'
| incumbentsince = 2020|
| imagesize =  
| termlength = No time limit
| appointer = [[Government of Maharashtra]]
| residence = At Beed district
| formation =
| succession =
| website = {{URL|http://beed.gov.in/en/}}
}}
}}
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}}
====list of District Magistrate / Collector ====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name
! Term of office
|-
| '''Shri. Radhabinod A. Sharma (IAS)'''
|2020 - Incumbent
|}
 
==Villages==
<!---♦♦♦ Only add a location to this list if they already have their own article on the English Wikipedia ♦♦♦--->
<!---♦♦♦ Please keep the list in alphabetical order ♦♦♦--->
*[[Hatkarwadi, Maharashtra|Hatkarwadi]]
*[[Chaklamba]]
* Jamb
*[[Talwat Borgaon]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Talwat Borgaon |url=https://www.veethi.com/talwat-borgaon/PL289175 |website=veethi.com |publisher=Galaxy Infomedia LLC |access-date=27 July 2023}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Tourism in Marathwada]]
*[[Tourism in Marathwada]]


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[[Category:Marathwada]]
[[Category:Marathwada]]
{{Beed-geo-stub}}

Latest revision as of 13:45, 13 March 2026

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Beed.
Beed district
District
Champavati Nagar
Top: Kankal Eshwar temple in Beed
Bottom: Hatikhana in Ambajogai
Coordinates (Beed): 18°50′N 75°45′E / 18.833°N 75.750°E / 18.833; 75.750
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DivisionAurangabad
HeadquartersBeed
Tehsils1. Beed,
2. Ashti,
3. Patoda,
4. Shirur Kasar,
5. Georai,
6. Ambajogai,
7. Wadwani,
8. Kaij,
9. Dharur,
10. Parali,
11. Majalgaon
Government
 • BodyBeed Zilla Parishad
 • Guardian MinisterSunetra Pawar
(Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra)
 • President Zilla Parishad
  • President
    Mrs.
  • Vice President
    Mr.
 • District Collector
  • Shri. Vivek Johnson, I.A.S
 • CEO Zilla Parishad
  • Shri. Jithin Rahman , I.A.S
 • MPs
Area
 • Total10,693 km2 (4,129 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,585,049
 • Density240/km2 (630/sq mi)
 • Urban
17.91%
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
PIN Code(s)
431xxx[1]
Vehicle registrationMH 23, MH44
Official LanguageMarathi
Per capita income(Beed district)INR 1,21,515(2020-21)[2]
Nominal gross domestic product(Beed district)INR 37,672crores (2020-21)[3]
Websitebeed.nic.in

Beed district (Marathi pronunciation: [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 2,161,250 of which 17.91% were urban (as of 2001).[4]

Guardian Minister[edit | edit source]

Guardian Minister Beed
Emblem of India
Incumbent
Sunetra Pawar
since 31 January 2026
StyleThe Honourable
AppointerChief Minister of Maharashtra
Term length5 years / No time limit
Websitebeed.nic.in

History[edit | edit source]

History of Maharashtra[edit | edit source]

See also: History of Maharashtra
See also: Hyderabad State (1948–1956)
Hyderabad state in 1956 (in yellowish green). After reorganization in 1956, Regions of the state west of Red and Blue lines merged with Bombay and Mysore states respectively and rest of the state (Telangana) was merged with Andhra State to form the state of Andhra Pradesh.

Beed district has a long history of many rulers and kingdoms. In the ancient era, this city was called as Bhir. The city still proudly shows some old monuments, showing the signs of past glory in the form of many city entry doors (called Ves or Darwaza in local language) and city protection walls. Until the 1st of May 1960, this part of Marathwada was under Hyderabad State, but was later included into the Indian Republic after a fierce struggle between Indian Government and Nizam soldiers (Razakars). as The name of Bhir is given by Mohammad Tughlaq.

Demographics[edit | edit source]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901481,140—    
1911606,104+2.34%
1921453,844−2.85%
1931616,675+3.11%
1941691,946+1.16%
1951784,920+1.27%
1961949,673+1.92%
19711,223,694+2.57%
19811,412,990+1.45%
19911,822,072+2.58%
20012,161,250+1.72%
20112,585,049+1.81%
source:[5]
Religions in Beed district (2011)[6]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 84.12%
Islam
 
 12.39%
Buddhism
 
 2.65%
Other or not stated
 
 0.84%

According to the 2011 census Beed district has a population of 2,585,049,[7] roughly equal to the nation of Kuwait[8] or the US state of Nevada.[9] This gives it a ranking of 160th in India (out of a total of 640).[7] The district has a population density of 242 inhabitants per square kilometre (630/sq mi) .[7] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 19.65%.[7] Beed has a sex ratio of 912 females for every 1000 males. 19.90% of the population live in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 13.59% and 1.27% of the population respectively.[7]

Languages in Beed district (2011)[10]

  Marathi (83.38%)
  Urdu (8.62%)
  Hindi (3.93%)
  Lambadi (2.53%)
  Others (1.54%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 83.38% of the population in the district spoke Marathi, 8.62% Urdu, 3.93% Hindi and 2.37% Lambadi as their first language.[10]

Economy[edit | edit source]

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. A large area of Beed is Rocky and hilly especially the Georai, Ashti, Ambajogai, Kaij and Patoda Taluka, these are the places where custard apple is cultivated.

Geographical indication[edit | edit source]

Beed Custard Apple was awarded the Geographical Indication (GI) status tag from the Geographical Indications Registry, under the Union Government of India, on 31 May 2016 valid upto 25 August 2024.[11][12]

Balaghat Sitaphal Sangh from Dharur, proposed the GI registration of Beed Custard Apple. After filing the application in August 2014, the Custard Apple was granted the GI tag in 2016 by the Geographical Indication Registry in Chennai, making the name "Beed Custard Apple" exclusive to the Custard Apple grown in the region. It thus became the first Custard Apple variety from India and the 19th type of goods from Maharashtra to earn the GI tag.[13]

The prestigious GI tag, awarded by the GI registry, certifies that a product possesses distinct qualities, adheres to traditional production methods, and has earned a reputation rooted in its geographical origin.[14]

Divisions[edit | edit source]

This district is divided into eleven talukas (or tehsils). These are:

  1. Beed
  2. Ashti
  3. Gevrai
  4. Ambajogai
  5. Kaij
  6. Parali (Vaijnath)
  7. Majalgaon
  8. Patoda
  9. Shirur Kasar
  10. Wadwani
  11. Dharur

Officer[edit | edit source]

Members of Parliament[edit | edit source]

list of Guardian Minister[edit | edit source]

Name Term of office
Pankaja Munde 31 October 2014 - 8 November 2019
Dhananjay Munde 9 January 2020 - 29 June 2022
Atul Save 27 September 2022 - July 2023
Dhananjay Munde July 2023 - 26 November 2024
Ajit Pawar 18 January 2025 - Incumbent

District Magistrate/Collector[edit | edit source]

District Magistrate / Collector Beed
Emblem of India
Incumbent
Shri. Radhabinod A. Sharma (IAS)'
since 2020
ResidenceAt Beed district
AppointerGovernment of Maharashtra
Term lengthNo time limit
Websitebeed.gov.in/en/

list of District Magistrate / Collector[edit | edit source]

Name Term of office
Shri. Radhabinod A. Sharma (IAS) 2020 - Incumbent

Villages[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "PIN Codes of Beed District, Maharashtra, India". Archived from the original on 24 September 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  2. ↑ Records, Official. "District Per capita income of Maharashtra 2011-12 to 2020-21". Planning Department, Government of Maharashtra, India. Maharashtra Vidhanmandal. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  3. ↑ Records, Official. "District nominal gross Domestic Product of Maharashtra 2011-12 to 2020-21". Planning Department, Government of Maharashtra, India. Maharashtra Vidhanmandal. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "Census GIS India". Archived from the original on 11 January 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
  5. ↑ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
  6. ↑ "Population by Religion - Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 "District Census Hand Book – Beed" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  8. ↑ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011. Kuwait 2,595,62
  9. ↑ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2011. Nevada 2,700,551
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  11. ↑ Singh, Ayesha (19 November 2017). "GI tag: It's all about regionalism, economics, stupid". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  12. ↑ "Rejuvenation of old and senile custard apple (Annona squamosa L.) Orchard Cv. Balanagar" (PDF). The Pharma Innovation Journal 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  13. ↑ Lalitha, N.; Vinayan, Soumya (4 January 2019). Regional Products and Rural Livelihoods: A Study on Geographical Indications from India. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-909537-7. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  14. ↑ "Beed Custard Apple : भौगोलिक मानांकन मिळूनही बीडच्या बालाघाट सिताफळाला मिळतोय केवळ १० ते १२ रूपये किलोंचा दर". Lokmat (in मराठी). 22 October 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  15. ↑ "Talwat Borgaon". veethi.com. Galaxy Infomedia LLC. Retrieved 27 July 2023.

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