Osmanabad district
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17.35°N 75.16°W-18.40°N 76.40°W
Osmanabad district is an administrative districtDistrictDistricts are a type of administrative division, in some countries managed by a local government. They vary greatly in size, spanning entire regions or counties, several municipalities, or subdivisions of municipalities.-Austria:...
in the state of MaharashtraMaharashtraMaharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
in IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. The district headquarters are located at OsmanabadOsmanabadOsmanabad is a city and a municipal council in Osmanabad district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.-Geography:The city of Osmanabad is located at . It has an average elevation of 647 metres ....
, erstwhile Dharashiv (धाराशिव). Temple of goddess Tuljabhavani at Tulajapur is famous in India. The district occupies an areaAreaArea is a quantity that expresses the extent of a two-dimensional surface or shape in the plane. Area can be understood as the amount of material with a given thickness that would be necessary to fashion a model of the shape, or the amount of paint necessary to cover the surface with a single coat...
of 7512.4 km² of which 241.4 km² is urban area and has a populationPopulationA population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
of 1,486,586 of which 15.69% were urban (as of 2001).
Location
OsmanabadOsmanabad
Osmanabad is a city and a municipal council in Osmanabad district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.-Geography:The city of Osmanabad is located at . It has an average elevation of 647 metres ....
district lies in the southern part of state. It lies on the Deccan plateau, about 600 m above sea level. Parts of the Manjara and Terna
Terna
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flow through the district. The district is located on east side of Marathwada region within the range latitude 17.35 to 18.40 degrees north, and latitude 75.16 to 76.40 degrees east.
Climate
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 summer the temperature of OsmanabadOsmanabad
Osmanabad is a city and a municipal council in Osmanabad district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.-Geography:The city of Osmanabad is located at . It has an average elevation of 647 metres ....
district is low compared to other districts of Marathwada region. The average annual rainfall in the district is 730 mm. Temperature Max.: 42.1 °C; Min.: 8 °C
Tahsils
There are eight talukas (tahsil) in Osmanabad district.- OsmanabadOsmanabadOsmanabad is a city and a municipal council in Osmanabad district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.-Geography:The city of Osmanabad is located at . It has an average elevation of 647 metres ....
- TuljapurTuljapurTuljapur is a city and a municipal council in Osmanabad district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the administrative seat of Tuljapur taluka.The town is home to a famous temple, Tulja Bhavani Temple, dedicated to the Hindu goddess Bhavani...
- OmergaOmergaOmerga is a talukas in the Osmanabad district. Its name itself indicates as Uma Marg, after the goddess Tulja Bhavani, who is also called Uma. Hence, at many places Omerga is also written as Umarga. Omerga is represented in Hyderabad mukti sangram.- Overview :Omerga city is a Taluka place in...
- LoharaLoharaLohara is a tehsil in Balapur subdivision of Akola district in the Indian state of Maharashtra....
- KallambKallambKallamb is one of eight tehsils in the Osmanabad district in the state of Maharashtra, India. Kallamb city is situated on the bank of the Majra river...
- BhoomBhoomBhoom is a town and the headquarters of Bhoom taluka in Osmanabad district, Maharashtra, India. Bhoom is a small town situated in a valley of the Banashankar hill ranges of Sahyadri. It is situated on the banks of the River Banaganga, which eventually flows into Bhima. The majority of its people...
- ParandaParandaParanda is a city and a municipal council in Osmanabad district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.-Demographics:* India census, Paranda had a population of 16,987. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Paranda has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average...
- Vashi
Paranda is historical place known for the Paranda Fort. Kallamb is an important commercial centre of the district and located on the bank of river Manjra. The taluka is blessed by Yedeshwari devi, whose temple is located at Yermala, 20 km from Kallamb.
Tuljapur is a major taluka town, about 30 km from Solapur, 25 km from Osmanabad town and 40 km from Hyderabad national Highway at Naldurga.
Tuljapur is best known for its Tulja Bhavani Mandir. It is said that Tulja Bhavani mata had offered sword to Shivaji Maharaj (not verifiable) and his son re-built the temple. Omerga is a densely populated taluka in Osmanabad. The Tata Institute of Social Sciences
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, Mumbai also has a School of Rural Development ("the Rural Campus") at Tuljapur.
Neighbouring districts
Solapur lies to the south-west, Ahmednagar to the North-west, Beed to the north, Latur to the east and the districts of Bidar and Gulbarga in Karnataka to the south.Transport
A small portion of the Barshi light railway connecting Latur-Barshi-Kurduvadi passed through northern fringe of Osmanabad district until 2007. The rail track was coverted to broad gauge and the track alignment was changed southwards to pass near Osmanabad town. The modified track from Latur to Osmanabad opened for traffic in September 2007. The modified rail track from Osmanabad to Kurduvadi junction became operational in October 2008 and connects Osmanabad to Pune and Bombay by a shorter rail route than via Latur. Osmanabad is connected to Beed, Latur, Ahmednagar, Pune and Solapur by national highways.Demographics
According to the 2011 census2011 census of India
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Osmanabad district has a population
Demographics of India
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of 1,660,311, roughly equal to the nation of Guinea-Bissau
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or the US state of Idaho
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. This gives it a ranking of 298th in India (out of a total of 640
Districts of India
A district is an administrative division of an Indian state or territory. Districts are further subdivided, in some cases into Sub-Divisions, and otherwise directly into tehsils or talukas.District officials include:...
).
The district has a population density of 219 PD/sqkm . Its population growth rate
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Family planning in India is based on efforts largely sponsored by the Indian government. In the 1965-2009 period, contraceptive usage has more than tripled and the fertility rate has more than halved , but the national fertility rate is still high enough to cause long-term population growth...
over the decade 2001-2011 was 11.69 %. Osmanabad has a sex ratio
Sex ratio
Sex ratio is the ratio of males to females in a population. The primary sex ratio is the ratio at the time of conception, secondary sex ratio is the ratio at time of birth, and tertiary sex ratio is the ratio of mature organisms....
of 920 females
Women in India
The status of women in India has been subject to many great changes over the past few millennia. From equal status with men in ancient times through the low points of the medieval period, to the promotion of equal rights by many reformers, the history of women in India has been eventful...
for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate
Literacy in India
Literacy in India is key for socio-economic progress, and the Indian literacy rate grew to 74.04% in 2011 from 12% at the end of British rule in 1947. Although this was a greater than sixfold improvement, the level is well below the world average literacy rate of 84%, and India currently has the...
of 76.33 %.
Colleges
- Shri Tuljabhavani College of Engineering, Tuljapur.
- Education in Osmanabad
- College of Engineering, Osmanabad
- Government College of B.A.M.S., Osmanabad
- Government Polytechnic College, Osmanabad
- Ramkrishna Paramhans College, Osmanabad
- K.T. Patil College of Computer Science, osmanabad
- Shri Chhatrapati Shivaji College of Arts, Science, Commerce, Omerga, Dist. Osmanabad
- Shankarrao Patil Junior & Senior College, Bhoom.