Aurangabad division Marathwada | |
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| Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar division[citation needed] | |
 Aurangabad | |
| Coordinates:19°53′19.63″N75°20′36.37″E / 19.8887861°N 75.3434361°E /19.8887861; 75.3434361 | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Maharashtra |
| Districts | |
| Government | |
| • Commissioner Aurangabad Division |
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| • Police Commissioner Aurangabad Division | NA |
| • All Guardian Minister Aurangabad Division |
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| • All District Collector's Aurangabad Division |
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| • All MP's Aurangabad Division | NA |
| Area | |
• Total | 64,590.58 km2 (24,938.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 18,731,872 |
| Languages[2] | |
| • Language | Marathi (official) Urdu Hindi Lambadi |
| Literacy | 76.49%[1] |
Aurangabad division, officially renamed asChhatrapati Sambhajinagar division[citation needed] and also known asMarathwada division,[citation needed] is one of the six administrativedivisions of the state of Maharashtra in India. It represents theMarathwada region of Maharashtra and is synonymous with it.
Aurangabad division has total area of 64,590 km2 and had a population of 18,731,872 at the time of the2011 census of India.[3][a]
At the time of the2011 Census of India, the territory making up Aurangabad Division had a variety of languages. 77.98% of the population spokeMarathi, 9.56%Urdu, 6.49%Hindi and 3.20%Lambadi as their first language.[4]
Hinduism is the majority religion in Aurangabad Division, with Islam and Buddhism being significant minorities.In urban areas of Aurangabad Division, the Muslim population exceeds 25%, notably in cities such as Aurangabad itself, where it stands at around 30%. This is higher than the division's average population of 18%. Sikhism has a significant presence in Nanded, meanwhile Jains are present in urban areas of Marathwada such as Aurangabad, Jalna and Osmanabad.
At the time of the2011 Census of India, 76.68% of the population of Aurangabad Division followedHinduism, 15.13%Islam, 7.17%Buddhism, 0.22%Christianity and the remaining 0.81% of the population followed other religions or stated no religion.[5][b]
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