Dhule district

The district Dhule ( Marathi: धुळे जिल्हा ) is one of 35 districts in the state of Maharashtra in India. The city of Dhule is the administrative center of the district. The last census in 2011 showed a total population of 2,050,862 people.

History

From pre-Christian times to the year 1345, the area - such as the whole region - ruled by various Buddhist and Hindu rulers. The first known state was the Mauryan Empire, the last non-Muslim dynasty were the Yadava. After decades of paying tribute to Muslim rulers in northern India took place in 1345 occupation by Muslim soldiers. After that ruled until 1795 various Muslim dynasties ( Bahmani, Deccan sultanates, the United Mughals and the Nizam of Hyderabad ). In the following nearly two decades, the area was under the rule of the Marathas. On 3 June 1818, the colonial era of the area with the handover began on the British East India Company after the defeat of the Marathas. The district was part of the region of Khandesh, and later to West Khandesh, in the Bombay Presidency. This was in 1937 to the province of Bombay - until 1960 the state of Maharashtra was created. In 1998, the district Nandubar split off from the district Dhule.

Population

The urban population accounts for only 27.84 percent of the total population. A clear vast majority of the population are Hindus. Muslims are the only significant minority. In 2001, of 1,707,947 inhabitants, 1,522,895 Hindus ( 89.17 percent) and 149,466 Muslims (8.75 percent).

Significant places

Strongest town inhabitants of the district is the main town Dhule. Other important cities with a population of more than 10,000 people are Shirpur - Warwade and Dondaicha - Warwade.