Hingoli District
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Hingoli district हिंगोली जिल्हा |
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| District of Maharashtra | |
 Location of Hingoli district in Maharashtra |
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| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| Administrative division | Aurangabad division |
| Headquarters | Hingoli |
| Tehsils | Hingoli, Kalamnuri, Sengaon, Aundha Nagnath, Basmath |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Hingoli |
| • Assembly seats | 3 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,526 km2 (1,747 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,177,345 |
| • Urban | 15.60 |
| Website | Official website |
Hingoli district (Marathi: हिंगोली जिल्हा) is an administrative district in the state of Maharashtra in India. The district headquarters are located 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). One of the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines, the Aundha Nagnath is located in Hingoli district.
As of 2011 it is the third least populous district of Maharashtra (out of 36), after Sindhudurg and Gadchiroli.
The territory of the present district became part of Bombay state in 1956 and Maharashtra state in 1960 as part of Parbhani district. This district was carved out from Parbhani district on 1 May 1999 with five own tehsils: Hingoli, Kalamanuri, Sengaon, Aundha Naganath, and Basamat.
Hingoli is situated at the northern part of Marathwada in Maharashtra. Borders of Hingoli are surrounded by distrcits Washim and Yavatmal in northern side, Parbhani in western side, and Nanded at south-eastern side.
According to the 2011 census Hingoli district has a population of 1,177,345; roughly equal to the nation of Timor-Leste or the US state of Rhode Island. This gives it a ranking of 401st in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 244 inhabitants per square kilometre (630/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 19.43%. Hingoli has a sex ratio of 942 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 78.17%.
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