Aurangabad division

Aurangabad Division

Marathwada
Aurangabad Division Marathwada
	Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Division
	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) Rajesh Tope; (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) Mr. Dr. Vijay Rathod (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%

Aurangabad division, officially known as Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar division^[3]^{[clarification needed]} is one of the six administrative divisions of Maharashtra state in India. It represents the Marathwada region of Maharashtra and is synonymous with it.

^ ^a ^b ^c "District wise Demography". Census 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
^ "Aurangabad division languages(Marathwada region)". www.censusindia.gov.in. Census of India 2011.
^ "Aurangabad formally renamed Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Osmanabad as Dharashiv". Hindustan Times. 16 September 2023.

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

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

[3] "Aurangabad formally renamed Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Osmanabad as Dharashiv". Hindustan Times. 16 September 2023.

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