Osmanabad district

Osmanabad District
Dharashiv District
Shiva temple in Dharashiv Caves
View from Naldurg Fort
Location in Maharashtra
Location in Maharashtra
Map
Osmanabad district
Coordinates (Osmanabad): 17°21′N 75°10′E / 17.35°N 75.16°E / 17.35; 75.16-18°24′N 76°24′E / 18.40°N 76.40°E / 18.40; 76.40
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DivisionAurangabad
HeadquartersOsmanabad
Tehsils
Government
 • BodyOsmanabad Zilla Parishad
 • Guardian MinisterTanaji Sawant
(Cabinet Minister MH)
 • President Z. P. OsmanabadN/A
 • District CollectorSachin Ombase (IAS)
 • CEO Z. P. OsmanabadRahul Gupta (IAS)
 • MPsOmraje Nimbalkar
(Osmanabad)
Area
 • Total
7,569 km2 (2,922 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
1,657,576
 • Density220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy76.33%
 • Sex ratio920
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highwaysNational Highway 52, National Highway 65, National Highway 361
Average annual precipitation760.40 mm
Websitedharashiv.maharashtra.gov.in

Osmanabad District (pronunciation: [usmaːnabaːd̪]) (Transliteration: Usmanabad Jil'hā), officially known as Dharashiv District,[1] is an administrative district in the Marathwada region in the 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 7,569 km2 (2,922 sq mi) of which 241.4 km2 (93.2 sq mi) is urban and has a population of 1,657,576 of which 16.96% were urban (as of 2011).[2]

  1. ^ Malik, Faisal (16 September 2023). "Aurangabad formally renamed Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Osmanabad as Dharashiv". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
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