Beed District, Maharashtra
Beed is an administrative district in Maharashtra, India. The district is located about 360 km from Mumbai, the capital of Maharashtra. Its administrative headquarters is in Beed. Marathi is the major language spoken in the district. The district covers a total area of 10,693 km², including 10,534.69 km² of rural area and 158.31 km² of urban area.
List of Tehsils in Beed District
Beed District is divided into 11 Tehsils for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 1,268 villages under these tehsils. The table below lists each tehsil along with village count and area.
| Sl. No. | Tehsil | Villages | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ambejogai | 104 | 861.53 |
| 2 | Ashti | 161 | 1,473.81 |
| 3 | Beed | 236 | 1,550.37 |
| 4 | Dharur | 66 | 587.39 |
| 5 | Georai | 183 | 1,414.66 |
| 6 | Kaij | 122 | 1,156.58 |
| 7 | Majalgaon | 113 | 910.78 |
| 8 | Parli | 104 | 815.74 |
| 9 | Patoda | 62 | 772.32 |
| 10 | Shirur (Kasar) | 75 | 699.08 |
| 11 | Wadwani | 42 | 450.74 |
Population of Beed District
According to the 2011 Census, Beed District had a population of 25,85,049 people living in 5,35,835 households. The population comprised 13,49,106 males and 12,35,943 females, with an average population density of 242 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 25,85,049 | 20,70,751 | 5,14,298 |
| Male Population | 13,49,106 | 10,82,978 | 2,66,128 |
| Female Population | 12,35,943 | 9,87,773 | 2,48,170 |
| Total Households | 5,35,835 | 4,35,588 | 1,00,247 |
| Population Density | 242 / km² | 197 / km² | 3,249 / km² |
Beed District had 17,18,507 literate people and 3,52,890 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 3,51,254 and 32,722 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child Population (Age 0–6) | 3,52,890 | 2,83,628 | 69,262 |
| Literate Population | 17,18,507 | 13,35,589 | 3,82,918 |
| Illiterate Population | 8,66,542 | 7,35,162 | 1,31,380 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) Population | 3,51,254 | 2,78,869 | 72,385 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population | 32,722 | 26,681 | 6,041 |
NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.