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Aurangabad division

Aurangabad division, officially known as Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar division is one of the six administrative divisions of Maharashtra state in India. It represents the Marathwada region of Maharashtra and is synonymous with it.

Demographics

Aurangabad Division has total area of 64,590 km² and had a population of 18,731,872 at the time of the 2011 census of India.

Languages

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, the territory making up Aurangabad Division had a variety of languages. 77.98% of the population spoke Marathi, 9.56% Urdu, 6.49% Hindi and 3.20% Lambadi as their first language.

Religion

Hinduism is the majority religion in Aurangabad Division, with Islam and Buddhism being significant minorities. In urban areas of Aurangabad Division, the Muslim population exceeds 25%, notably in cities such as Aurangabad itself, where it stands at around 30%. This is higher than the division's average population of 18%. Sikhism has a significant presence in Nanded, meanwhile Jains are present in urban areas of Marathwada such as Auranabad, Jalna and Osmanabad.

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 76.68% of the population of Aurangabad Division followed Hinduism, 15.13% Islam, 7.17% Buddhism, 0.22% Christianity and the remaining 0.81% of the population followed other religions or stated no religion.