| Beed district | |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Total Type: | Total |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Beed |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Maharashtra |
| Subdivision Type2: | Division |
| Subdivision Name2: | Aurangabad |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Seat Type: | Headquarters |
| Seat: | Beed |
| Parts Type: | Tehsils |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | 1. Beed, 2. Ashti, 3. Patoda, 4. Shirur Kasar, 5. Georai, 6. Ambajogai, 7. Wadwani, 8. Kaij, 9. Dharur, 10. Parali, 11. Majalgaon |
| Area Total Km2: | 10693 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 2,585,049 |
| Population Urban: | 17.91% |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Literacy |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Sex ratio |
| Governing Body: | Beed Zilla Parishad |
| Leader Title: | Guardian Minister |
| Leader Name: | Dhananjay Munde |
| Leader Title1: | President Zilla Parishad |
| Leader Name1: |
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| Leader Title2: | District Collector |
| Leader Name2: |
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| Leader Title3: | CEO Zilla Parishad |
| Leader Name3: |
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| Leader Title4: | MPs |
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| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +05:30 |
| Registration Plate: | MH 23,MH44 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Official Language |
| Blank Info Sec1: | Marathi |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Per capita income(Beed district) |
| Blank Info Sec2: | INR 1,21,515(2020-21)[1] |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Nominal gross domestic product(Beed district) |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | INR 37,672crores(2020-21)[2] |
Beed district (Marathi pronunciation: [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).[3]
See also: History of Maharashtra.
See also: Hyderabad State (1948–1956).
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 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.
According to the 2011 census Beed district has a population of 2,585,049,[4] roughly equal to the nation of Kuwait[5] or the US state of Nevada.[6] This gives it a ranking of 160th in India (out of a total of 640).[4] The district has a population density of 242PD/sqkm .[4] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 19.65%.[4] Beed has a sex ratio of 912 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.[4]
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 83.38% of the population in the district spoke Marathi, 8.62% Urdu, 3.93% Hindi and 2.37% Lambadi as their first language.[7]
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.
This district is divided into eleven talukas (or tehsils). These are:
| Post: | Guardian Minister Beed |
| Native Name: | पालकमंत्री बीड |
| Insignia: | Emblem_of_India.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 50px |
| Insigniacaption: | Emblem of India |
| Incumbent: | Atul Save |
| Incumbentsince: | 27 September 2022 |
| Style: | The Honourable |
| Termlength: | 5 years / No time limit |
| Appointer: | Chief Minister of Maharashtra |
| 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 - Incumbent |
| Post: | District Magistrate / Collector Beed |
| Native Name: | जिल्हाधिकारी तथा जिल्हदंडाधिकरी बीड |
| Insignia: | Emblem_of_India.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 50px |
| Insigniacaption: | Emblem of India |
| Incumbent: | Shri. Radhabinod A. Sharma (IAS)' |
| Incumbentsince: | 2020 |
| Termlength: | No time limit |
| Appointer: | Government of Maharashtra |
| Residence: | At Beed district |