Parbhani
Parbhani is a district in the State of Maharashtra in India. It lies between 18.45 and 20.10 North Latitudes and 76.13 and 77.39 East Longitude. The district is bounded on the north by Hingoli district. On the east by Nanded district, on the South by Latur and on the West by Beed and Jalna districts. The state capital of Mumbai is to the west. The district is at an average height of 357 m from mean sea level.Parbhani district covers an area of about 6250.58 Sq.Km.
The district is divided into 9 administrative Sub-units ( Tahsils)-Parbhani, Gangakhed, Sonpeth, Pathri, Manwath, Palam, Selu, Jintur, and Purna.
According to the 2001 census, population of the district was 1527715.
History
Parbhani, earlier also known as “ Prabhavatinagar ”, was a part of the erstwhile Nizam State; later a part of Hyderabad State; after reorganization of states in 1956 it became a part of the then Bombay state; and from 1960 onwards it is part of the present Maharashtra state.Politics
Assembly constituencies and their extent after delimitation order of 200895 Jintur Vidhan Sabha Constituency - 1. Sailu Tehsil 2. Jintur Tehsil.
96 Parbhani Vidhan Sabha Constituency - Parbhani Tehsil (Part), Revenue Circle Zari, Pingali, Parbhani and Parbhani (MC).
97 Gangakhed Vidhan Sabha Constituency - 1. Gangakhed Tehsil, 2. Palam Tehsil 3. Purna Tehsil.
98 Pathri Vidhan Sabha Constituency - 1. Pathri Tehsil, 2. Manwath Tehsil, 3. Sonpeth Tehsil, 4. Parbhani Tehsil (Part), Revenue Circle Pedgaon, Singnapur and Daithana.