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    Introduction

    Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district is an important district in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra state. This district is in the middle of Maharashtra state and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar is called the gateway to Marathwada. Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district is surrounded by Jalgaon district to the north. Jalna district is to the east, Beed and Nagar districts to the south and Nashik district to the west.

    • Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar at a glance :- 10,100 chowkimi
    • At a glance, the total population as per the 2011 census :- 37,01,282
    • Rural population :-20,81,112
    • Population density of the district :- 366
    • Sex ratio :- 923
    • Child sex ratio :- 858
    • Literacy rate :- 79.02%
    • Total talukas :-09
    • Total villages :-1341
    • Total Gram Panchayats :- 861
    • Total average rainfall :-725.8mm

    Talukas in the District

    • Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Pincode:- 431001
    • Khultabad :- 431109
    • Soygaon :- 431103
    • Sillod :- 431101
    • Gangapur :- 431107
    • Kannada :- 431111
    • Fulambri :- 431124
    • Paithan :- 431120
    • Vaijapur :- 421701

    There are 9 talukas in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district. There are a total of 1356 villages in these 9 talukas.

    History

    In 1610, Nizam Shah’s Sardar Malık Ambar founded the city of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar is called the city of gates. When Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb moved his capital to Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, 54 roads were connected with the help of a wall. In 1682, a large wall was built to protect it from the Marathas. A total of 54 gates, main and sub-main, were made in this wall. 14 canals were built for drinking water, two of which are still in operation. Aurangzeb stayed in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar until his death. After Aurangzeb’s death, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar city joined the rule of the Nizam of Hyderabad. After India’s independence, Hyderabad was liberated from the Nizam on 17 September 1948. On 1 November 1956, the Marathwada region along with Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district was merged from Hyderabad state into the then Bombay state.

    Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar taluka of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district has a bench of the Bombay High Court, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Divisional Commissionerate, District Collector’s Office, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Municipal Corporation, Bibi’s Tomb, Devgiri Fort in Daulatabad, Panchakki, Buddha Caves, a total of 52 doors from the Mughal period, etc. While Ajanta village in Soygaon taluka has the world famous Ajanta Caves and Verul village in Khultabad taluka has the world famous Verul Caves and Ghrishneshwar Jyotirlinga, Sant Eknath Maharaj’s Samadhisthal in Paithan, Jayakwadi Dam are all in this district.

    Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district is the only district in India which has 2 world famous heritage sites (Ajanta Caves and Verul Caves). Paithan, a historical city in the district, is famous for Paithani sarees. The Himru shawl of the district is also famous.

    Ajanta Caves and Verul Caves

    Ajanta Caves and Verul Caves

    • Kite flying is a popular event at Chhatrapati Sambhajınagar on Sankranti. Kites here are flown all over the country. The specialty of the kites here is that they can fly well in the sky in low-pressure areas.

    • The area of the district is 10100 sq km and the population is 37.01 lakh.

    • Major crops in the district – Cotton, millet, maize, tur, moong, jowar, wheat.

    • Major rivers of the district- Godavari, Tapi, Purna.

    Information About the People’s Representatives of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar District

    Political structure

    • Lok Sabha Constituency: Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Lok Sabha constituency has been formed by merging six assembly constituencies namely Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Kannada, Khultabad, Gangapur, Vaijapur, Sillod. Also, three assembly constituencies of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district namely Paithan, Phulambri and Soygaon have been merged with Jalna Lok Sabha constituency.

    • Assembly Constituencies: There are eleven assembly constituencies in the district-Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Central), Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (East), Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (West), Kannada, Khultabad, Gangapur, Vaijapur, Sillod, Paithan, Phulambri and Soygaon.

    • There are 60 Zilla Parishad constituencies in the district, while there are 120 Panchayat Samiti constituencies.

    • Municipal Corporation Constituency: Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Municipal Corporation is located in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar city in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar taluka of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district. There are a total of 115 constituencies in this city, 113 of which are part of the Municipal Corporation and 02 of the newly incorporated Satara and Devlai areas in the city.

    Industry

    There are industrial estates in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar taluka at Waluj, Chikalthana, Shendra and Paithan taluka. Shendra Industrial Estate is a five-star industrial estate. These industrial estates have many multinational companies in the automobile, pharmaceutical, chemical and liquor sectors. There is an I.T. Park at Chikalthana Apart from this, there are call centers of many companies and small I.T. companies in the district.