Beed

Beed is a district in the State of Maharashtra in India. The district is located between North Latitude 18.3 to 19.3 Degrees and East Latitude 74.5 to 76.6 Degrees. It is surrounded by Aurangabad and Jalna in the North, Parbhani and Latur in the East, Ahmednagar and Osmanabad in the South and Ahmednagar in the West.

Geographical Area of the district is 10615.3 Sq Km.

The number of Talukas in this district is 11, Panchayat Samities - 11, Grampanchayats 1018 , Villages (As per 2001 Census) 1365, Un-Inhabited Villages 19, Inhabited Villages 1346 and Police Stations 22.

Population of the district as per census 2001 is 2160000.

History

The ancient name of Beed was Champavati nagar.

Beed has been a Marathi speaking District in the former Hyderabad State. In 1956, this district had been a part of the Marathwada at the time of formation of Bi-lingual State. This district was included in the State of Maharashtra, the Marathi-speaking state in 1960. In August 1982, the region as well as the district was divided and 43 villages along with 11 wadys from the Renapur Mandal in Ambajogai Tehsil were included in Latur District.

Politics

Assembly constituencies and their extent after delimitation order of 2008

228 Georai Vidhan Sabha Constituency - 1. Georai Tehsil, 2. Majalgaon Tehsil (Part) Revenue Circle Talkhed, 3. Beed Tehsil (Part) Revenue Circle Pimpalner, Pendgaon.
229 Majalgaon Vidhan Sabha Constituency - 1. Majalgaon Tehsil (Part) Revenue Circle-Kitti Adgaon, Gangamasla, Nitrud, Dindrud, Majalgaon and Majalgaon (MC), 2. Dharur Tehsil, 3. Wadwani Tehsil.
230 Beed Vidhan Sabha Constituency - 1. Beed Tehsil (Part) Revenue Circle - Manjarsumba, Chausala, Nalwandi, Rajuri Navgan, Beed and Beed (MC), 2. Shirur Tehsil (Part) Revenue Circle, Raimoha.
231 Ashti Vidhan Sabha Constituency - 1. Ashti Tehsil, 2. Patoda Tehsil, 3. Shirur Tehsil (Part) Revenue Circle - Shirur.
232 Kaij Vidhan Sabha Constituency (SC) - 1. Kaij Tehsil, 2. Beed Tehsil (Part) Revenue Circle Neknoor, 3. Ambajogai Tehsil (Part) Revenue Circle Lokhandi Sawargaon, Ambajogai and Ambajogai (MC)
233 Parli Vidhan Sabha Constituency - 1. Parli Tehsil, 2. Ambajogai Tehsil (Part) Revenue Circle - Bardapur, Ghatnandur.

Places of interest

Shri Vaidyanath Madir Parali, Yogeshwari Mata, Shaheshawali Dargah, Shri Mukund Maharaj Ambajogai, Deep Mal, Shree Kankaleshwar, Khadeshwari Mata, Kapil Dhar Temple, Kapil Dhar Water Fall, Dharur Fort, Rameswhar Temple, Sautada, Sautada Waterfall, Khajana Bawadi, Bendsura Dam,