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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Beed}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Beed district
| official_name = Champavati Nagar
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Maharashtra|District]]
| total_type = Total
| image_skyline = {{Photomontage
|size = 250
|photo1a = Kankaleshwar temple in Beed city.jpg
|photo2a = Hattikhana - Ambajogai - Maharashtra.jpg
}}
| image_caption = Top: Kankal Eshwar temple in [[Beed]] Bottom: Hatikhana in [[Ambajogai]]
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-point = none
| map_alt =
| map_caption = Location in Maharashtra
| coordinates = {{Coord|18|50|N|75|45|E|region:IN_type:adm2nd|display=title}}
| coor_pinpoint = Beed
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Maharashtra]]
| subdivision_type2 = Division
| subdivision_name2 = [[Aurangabad Division|Aurangabad]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Beed]]
| parts_type = ''Tehsils''
| parts_style = para
| p1 = 1. [[Beed]], 2. [[Ashti, Beed|Ashti]], 3. [[Patoda]], 4. [[Shirur Kasar]], 5. [[Georai]], 6. [[Ambajogai]], 7. [[Wadwani]], 8. [[Kaij]], 9. [[Dharur, Beed district|Dharur]], 10. [[Parli, Maharashtra|Parali]], 11. [[Majalgaon]]
| area_total_km2 = 10693
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 2,585,049
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban = 17.91%
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 =
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 =
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 =
| governing_body = '''Beed Zilla Parishad'''
| leader_title = Guardian Minister
| leader_name = '''[[Sunetra Pawar]]''' {{small|([[Government of Maharashtra|Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra]])}}
| leader_title1 = President Zilla Parishad
| leader_name1 = *President '''Mrs.'''
*Vice President '''Mr. '''
| leader_title2 = District Collector
| leader_name2 = *'''Shri. Vivek Johnson, I.A.S'''
| leader_title3 = CEO Zilla Parishad
| leader_name3 = *'''Shri. Jithin Rahman , I.A.S '''
| leader_title4 = [[List of members of the 18th Lok Sabha|MPs]]
| leader_name4 = *'''[[Bajrang Manohar Sonwane]]''' {{small|([[Beed (Lok Sabha constituency)|Beed]])}}
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN Code(s)]]
| postal_code = 431xxx<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiapincode.info/location/maharashtra/beed/|title=PIN Codes of Beed District, Maharashtra, India|access-date=23 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250924120107/https://www.indiapincode.info/location/maharashtra/beed/|archive-date=24 September 2025|url-status=live}}</ref>
| registration_plate = MH 23, MH44
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Official Language]]
| blank_info_sec1 = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
| blank_name_sec2 = [[Per capita income]](Beed district)
| blank_info_sec2 = [[Indian rupee|INR]] 1,21,515(2020-21)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Records |first1=Official |title=District Per capita income of Maharashtra 2011-12 to 2020-21 |url=https://mls.org.in/ |website=Planning Department, Government of Maharashtra, India |publisher=Maharashtra Vidhanmandal |access-date=29 June 2022 |archive-date=8 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808123026/http://mls.org.in/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| website = {{URL|http://beed.nic.in/}}
| blank1_name_sec2 = [[Nominal gross domestic product]](Beed district)
| blank1_info_sec2 = [[Indian rupee|INR]] 37,672[[crores]]
(2020-21)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Records |first1=Official |title=District nominal gross Domestic Product of Maharashtra 2011-12 to 2020-21 |url=https://mls.org.in/ |website=Planning Department, Government of Maharashtra, India |publisher=Maharashtra Vidhanmandal |access-date=29 June 2022 |archive-date=8 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808123026/http://mls.org.in/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
}}

'''Beed district''' (Marathi pronunciation: [[Help:IPA/Marathi|[biːɖ]]]) is an administrative [[district]] in the state of [[Maharashtra]] in [[India]]. The district headquarters are located at [[Beed]]. The district occupies an [[area]] of 10,693 km2 and has a [[population]] of 2,161,250 of which 17.91% were urban (as of 2001).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindiamaps.net/page/India_WhizMap/IndiaMap.htm |title=Census GIS India |access-date=2009-08-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100111052456/http://www.censusindiamaps.net/page/India_WhizMap/IndiaMap.htm |archive-date=2010-01-11 }}</ref>

== Guardian Minister ==
{{Infobox Political post
| post = Guardian Minister Beed
| native_name =
| insignia = Emblem_of_India.svg
| insigniasize = 50px
| insigniacaption = Emblem of India
| image =
| incumbent = [[Sunetra Pawar]]
| incumbentsince = 31 January 2026
| style = [[The Honourable]]
| imagesize =
| termlength = 5 years / No time limit
| appointer = [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra]]
| residence =
| formation =
| succession =
| website = {{URL|https://beed.nic.in}}
}}

==History==
=== History of Maharashtra ===
{{See also|History of Maharashtra}}
{{See also|Hyderabad State (1948–1956)}}

[[File:Hyderabad State reorganization 1956.png|thumb|[[Hyderabad state]] in 1956 (in yellowish green). After reorganization in 1956, Regions of the state west of Red and Blue lines merged with [[Bombay State|Bombay]] and [[Mysore state]]s respectively and rest of the state ([[Telangana]]) was merged with [[Andhra State]] to form the state of [[Andhra Pradesh]].
|left]]
Beed district has a long history of many rulers and kingdoms. In the ancient era, this city was called as ''Bhir''. The city still proudly shows some old monuments, showing the signs of past glory in the form of many city entry doors (called ''Ves'' or ''Darwaza'' in local language) and city protection walls. Until the 1st of May 1960, this part of [[Marathwada]] was under [[Hyderabad State]], but was later included into the Indian Republic after a fierce struggle between Indian Government and Nizam soldiers ([[Razakars]]). as The name of Bhir is given by Mohammad Tughlaq.

==Demographics==

{{historical populations|11=1901|12=4,81,140|13=1911|14=6,06,104|15=1921|16=4,53,844|17=1931|18=6,16,675|19=1941|20=6,91,946|21=1951|22=7,84,920|23=1961|24=9,49,673|25=1971|26=12,23,694|27=1981|28=14,12,990|29=1991|30=18,22,072|31=2001|32=21,61,250|33=2011|34=25,85,049|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=center}}

{{bar box
|title=Religions in Beed district (2011)<ref name="Religion">{{Cite web|date=2011|title=Population by Religion - Maharashtra |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11382/download/14495/DDW27C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=censusindia.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
|titlebar=#FCD116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=left
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism in Maharashtra|Hinduism]]|darkorange|84.12}}
{{bar percent|[[Islam in Maharashtra|Islam]]|green|12.39}}
{{bar percent|[[Marathi Buddhists|Buddhism]]|yellow|2.65}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.84}}
}}

According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Beed district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 2,585,049,<ref name="districtcensus">{{cite web |title=District Census Hand Book – Beed |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/782/download/2778/DH_2011_2727_PART_A_DCHB_BID.pdf |website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Kuwait]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 13 June 2007 | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Kuwait 2,595,62}}</ref> or the US state of [[Nevada]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|title=2010 Resident Population Data
|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau
|access-date=2011-09-30
|quote=Nevada 2,700,551
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|archive-date=2013-10-19
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 160th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert|242|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 19.65%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Beed has a [[sex ratio]] of 912 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males. 19.90% of the population live in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 13.59% and 1.27% of the population respectively.<ref name=districtcensus/>

{{Pie chart
|thumb = left
|caption = Languages in Beed district (2011)<ref name="Language"/>
|label1 = [[Marathi language|Marathi]] |value1 = 83.38 |color1 = red
|label2 = [[Urdu]] |value2 = 8.62 |color2 = green
|label3 = [[Hindi]] |value3 = 3.93 |color3 = orange
|label4 = [[Lambadi]] |value4 = 2.53 |color4 = khaki
|label5 = Others |value5 = 1.54 |color5 = grey
}}
At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 83.38% of the population in the district spoke [[Marathi language|Marathi]], 8.62% [[Urdu]], 3.93% [[Hindi]] and 2.37% [[Lambadi]] as their first language.<ref name="Language">{{cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10212/download/13324/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-2700.XLSX |website=censusindia.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>

==Economy==
[[Agriculture]] is the main business in Beed, and it is largely dependent on [[monsoon]] rain. Beed also is a district which provides a large number [[sugarcane]] cutters. A large area of Beed is Rocky and hilly especially the Georai, Ashti, Ambajogai, Kaij and Patoda Taluka, these are the places where [[custard apple]] is cultivated.

==Geographical indication==
[[Beed Custard Apple]] was awarded the [[List of geographical indications in India|Geographical Indication]] (GI) status tag from the [[Geographical Indication Registry (India)|Geographical Indications Registry]], under the [[Government of India|Union Government of India]], on 31 May 2016 valid upto 25 August 2024.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Ayesha |title=GI tag: It's all about regionalism, economics, stupid |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/thesundaystandard/2017/Nov/18/gi-tag-its-all-about-regionalism-economics-stupid-1704871.html |access-date=2 February 2025 |work=The New Indian Express |date=19 November 2017 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Rejuvenation of old and senile custard apple (Annona squamosa L.) Orchard Cv. Balanagar |url=https://www.thepharmajournal.com/archives/2023/vol12issue12/PartAJ/12-12-466-573.pdf |website=The Pharma Innovation Journal 2023 |access-date=2 February 2025}}</ref>

Balaghat Sitaphal Sangh from Dharur, proposed the GI registration of Beed Custard Apple. After filing the application in August 2014, the Custard Apple was granted the GI tag in 2016 by the Geographical Indication Registry in [[Chennai]], making the name "Beed Custard Apple" exclusive to the Custard Apple grown in the region. It thus became the first Custard Apple variety from India and the 19th type of goods from Maharashtra to earn the GI tag.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lalitha |first1=N. |last2=Vinayan |first2=Soumya |title=Regional Products and Rural Livelihoods: A Study on Geographical Indications from India |date=4 January 2019 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-909537-7 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ivqNDwAAQBAJ&dq=Beed+Custard+Apple&pg=PT101 |access-date=2 February 2025 |language=en}}</ref>

The prestigious GI tag, awarded by the GI registry, certifies that a product possesses distinct qualities, adheres to traditional production methods, and has earned a reputation rooted in its geographical origin.<ref>{{cite news |title=Beed Custard Apple : भौगोलिक मानांकन मिळूनही बीडच्या बालाघाट सिताफळाला मिळतोय केवळ १० ते १२ रूपये किलोंचा दर |url=https://www.lokmat.com/agriculture/farming-ideas/beed-custard-apple-despite-the-geographical-designation-balaghat-custard-apple-of-beed-fetches-only-rs-10-to-12-per-kg-a-a989/ |access-date=2 February 2025 |work=Lokmat |date=22 October 2024 |language=mr}}</ref>

==Divisions==
This district is divided into eleven [[taluka]]s (or [[tehsil]]s). These are:

# [[Beed]]
# [[Ashti, Beed|Ashti]]
# [[Gevrai]]
# [[Ambajogai]]
# [[Kaij]]
# [[Parli, Maharashtra|Parali (Vaijnath)]]
# [[Majalgaon]]
# [[Patoda]]
# [[Shirur Kasar]]
# [[Wadwani]]
# [[Dharur, Beed district|Dharur]]

==Officer==

===Members of Parliament===

*'''[[Bajrang Manohar Sonwane]]''' ([[Nationalist Congress Party Sharadchandra Pawar|NCPSP]]) {{small|([[Beed (Lok Sabha constituency)|Beed]])}}

====list of Guardian Minister ====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name
! Term of office
|-
| '''[[Pankaja Munde]]'''
| 31 October 2014 - 8 November 2019
|-
| '''[[Dhananjay Munde]]'''
| 9 January 2020 - 29 June 2022
|-
| '''[[Atul Save]]'''
| 27 September 2022 - July 2023
|-
| '''[[Dhananjay Munde]]'''
| July 2023 - 26 November 2024
|-
| '''[[Ajit Pawar]]'''
| 18 January 2025 - Incumbent
|}

===District Magistrate/Collector===

{{Infobox Political post
| post = District Magistrate / Collector Beed
| native_name =
| insignia = Emblem_of_India.svg
| insigniasize = 50px
| insigniacaption = Emblem of India
| image =
| incumbent = Shri. Radhabinod A. Sharma (IAS)'
| incumbentsince = 2020|
| imagesize =
| termlength = No time limit
| appointer = [[Government of Maharashtra]]
| residence = At Beed district
| formation =
| succession =
| website = {{URL|http://beed.gov.in/en/}}
}}

====list of District Magistrate / Collector ====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name
! Term of office
|-
| '''Shri. Radhabinod A. Sharma (IAS)'''
|2020 - Incumbent
|}

==Villages==


*[[Hatkarwadi, Maharashtra|Hatkarwadi]]
*[[Chaklamba]]
* Jamb
*[[Talwat Borgaon]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Talwat Borgaon |url=https://www.veethi.com/talwat-borgaon/PL289175 |website=veethi.com |publisher=Galaxy Infomedia LLC |access-date=27 July 2023}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Tourism in Marathwada]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://beed.nic.in Beed district official website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120329041206/http://beedcity.com/ The Unofficial Website of Beed.]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Beed district
|North = [[Jalna district]]
|Northeast =
|East = [[Parbhani district]]
|Southeast = [[Latur district]]
|South = [[Osmanabad district]]
|Southwest =
|West = [[Ahmadnagar district]]
|Northwest = [[Aurangabad district, Maharashtra|Aurangabad district]]
}}
{{Maharashtra}}
{{Godavari basin}}
{{Authority control}}

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[[Category:Aurangabad division]]
[[Category:Marathwada]]

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THIMMIRI RAVEENDRA at 08:15, 13 March 2026