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Osmanabad district
Osmanabad district (pronunciation: [usmaːnabaːd̪]) (Transliteration: Usmanabad Jil'hā), officially known as Dharashiv district, is an administrative district in the Marathwada region in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The district's 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, under whose rule the region was part till 1947. The region was 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).
Osmanabad district lies in the southern part of the state. It lies on the Deccan plateau, about 600 m above sea level. Parts of the Sina, Manjira, and Terna River flow through the district. The district's location on the south side of the Marathwada region is 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 and Kalaburagi districts of the state of Karnataka to the south. Most of the district lies in the hilly areas of the Balaghat Range.
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 the summer, the temperature of Osmanabad district is low compared to the other districts of the Marathwada region. The average annual rainfall in the district is 760.40 mm. Temperature Max.: 42.1 °C; Min.: 8 °C
In the 2011 census Osmanabad district had a population of 1,657,576, roughly equal to the nation of Guinea-Bissau or the US state of Idaho. This gave it a ranking of 298th among district of India (out of a total of 640). The district had a population density of 219 inhabitants per square kilometre (570/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 11.69%. Osmanabad had a sex ratio of 920 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 76.33%. 16.96% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 16.00% and 2.17% of the population respectively.
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 85.42% of the population in the district spoke Marathi, 5.89% Hindi, 4.25% Urdu and 2.04% Lambadi as their first language.
Before Independence of India, Osmanabad was under Princy State of Nizams, Later was the District of Gulbarga Division of Hyderabad State (1948–1956) in 1960 the Marathwada Region Merged into newly Created State Maharashtra.
The Shivsena (SHS), Congress (IND), NCP, BJP and BSP are the major political parties in Osmanabad district.
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Osmanabad district
Osmanabad district (pronunciation: [usmaːnabaːd̪]) (Transliteration: Usmanabad Jil'hā), officially known as Dharashiv district, is an administrative district in the Marathwada region in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The district's 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, under whose rule the region was part till 1947. The region was 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).
Osmanabad district lies in the southern part of the state. It lies on the Deccan plateau, about 600 m above sea level. Parts of the Sina, Manjira, and Terna River flow through the district. The district's location on the south side of the Marathwada region is 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 and Kalaburagi districts of the state of Karnataka to the south. Most of the district lies in the hilly areas of the Balaghat Range.
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 the summer, the temperature of Osmanabad district is low compared to the other districts of the Marathwada region. The average annual rainfall in the district is 760.40 mm. Temperature Max.: 42.1 °C; Min.: 8 °C
In the 2011 census Osmanabad district had a population of 1,657,576, roughly equal to the nation of Guinea-Bissau or the US state of Idaho. This gave it a ranking of 298th among district of India (out of a total of 640). The district had a population density of 219 inhabitants per square kilometre (570/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 11.69%. Osmanabad had a sex ratio of 920 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 76.33%. 16.96% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 16.00% and 2.17% of the population respectively.
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 85.42% of the population in the district spoke Marathi, 5.89% Hindi, 4.25% Urdu and 2.04% Lambadi as their first language.
Before Independence of India, Osmanabad was under Princy State of Nizams, Later was the District of Gulbarga Division of Hyderabad State (1948–1956) in 1960 the Marathwada Region Merged into newly Created State Maharashtra.
The Shivsena (SHS), Congress (IND), NCP, BJP and BSP are the major political parties in Osmanabad district.
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