Aurangabad district, Maharashtra

The district Aurangabad ( Marathi: औरंगाबाद जिल्हा ) is one of 35 districts in the state of Maharashtra in India. The city of Aurangabad is the administrative center of the district. The last census in 2011 showed a total population of 3,701,282 people.

Population

The urban population accounts for 43.77 percent of the total population. A clear vast majority of the population are Hindus. Muslims form a significant minority. Another numerically large minority are Buddhists. In 2001, of 2,897,013 inhabitants, 2,030,181 Hindus ( 70.07 percent), 569 516 Muslims ( 19.66 percent) and 247,222 Buddhists ( 8.53 percent).

Significant places

Strongest town inhabitants of the district is Aurangabad with nearly 900,000 residents. Other important cities with a population of more than 20,000 people are Sillod, Vaijapur, Paithan, Gangapur and Kannad.