Hingoli district

Hingoli district (Marathi pronunciation: [ɦiŋɡoliː]) is an administrative district in the state of Maharashtra in India. The district is headquartered at Hingoli. The district occupies an area of 4,526 km2 and has a population of 11,77,345 of which 15.60% were urban (as of 2011). Hingoli was actually known as the Nizams military base as it was bordered with Vidharbha. In that era military troops, hospitals, veterinary hospital were in operation from Hingoli. Being a military base the city was one of the important and famous places of the Hyderabad state. One of the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines, the Aundha Nagnath is located in Hingoli district about 25 km south-west from district headquarter.

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Hingoli.

Hingoli district
District
Aundha Nagnath Temple
Location in Maharashtra
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DivisionAurangabad
HeadquartersHingoli
TehsilsHingoli, Kalamnuri, Sengaon, Aundha Nagnath, Basmath
Government
 • BodyHingoli Zilla Parishad
 • Guardian MinisterAbdul Sattar Abdul Nabi
(Cabinet Minister Mha)
 • President Zilla Parishad
  • President
    Mr. Ganaji Belle
  • Vice President
    Mr. Manish Akhre
 • District Collector
  • Shri. Jitendra Papalkar (IAS)
 • CEO Zilla Parishad
  • Mr. Sanjay Daine (IAS)
 • MPs
Area
 • Total4,526 km2 (1,747 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,177,345
 • Urban
15.60
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Websitehingoli.nic.in

As of 2011 it is the third least populous district of Maharashtra (out of 36), after Sindhudurg and Gadchiroli.

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