Osmanabad district

Osmanabad District
District of Maharashtra
Dharashiv District
Shiva temple in Dharashiv Caves View from Naldurg Fort
Location in Maharashtra
Osmanabad district
Coordinates (Osmanabad): 17°21′N 75°10′E / 17.35°N 75.16°E / 17.35; 75.16-18°24′N 76°24′E / 18.40°N 76.40°E / 18.40; 76.40
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
Division	Aurangabad
Headquarters	Osmanabad
Tehsils	1. Osmanabad Tahsil, 2. Tuljapur, 3. Omerga, 4. Lohara, 5. Kalamb, 6. Bhoom, 7. Paranda, 8. Washi
Government
• Body	Osmanabad Zilla Parishad
• Guardian Minister	Tanaji Sawant (Cabinet Minister MH)
• President Z. P. Osmanabad	N/A
• District Collector	Sachin Ombase (IAS)
• CEO Z. P. Osmanabad	Rahul Gupta (IAS)
• MPs	Omraje Nimbalkar (Osmanabad)
Area
• Total	7,569 km2 (2,922 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,657,576
• Density	220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Demographics
• Literacy	76.33%
• Sex ratio	920
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highways	National Highway 52, National Highway 65, National Highway 361
Average annual precipitation	760.40 mm
Website	osmanabad.nic.in

Osmanabad District (pronunciation: [usmaːnabaːd̪]) (Transliteration: Usmanabad Jil'hā), officially known as Dharashiv District,^[1] is an administrative district in the Marathwada region in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The district headquarter is located at Osmanabad. The District of Osmanabad derives its name from the last ruler of Hyderabad, the 7th Nizam, Mir Osman Ali Khan, of which the region was a part till 1947. This region was earlier part of The Hyderabad State until Independence.This primarily rural district occupies an area of 7,569 km² (2,922 sq mi) of which 241.4 km² (93.2 sq mi) is urban and has a population of 1,657,576 of which 16.96% were urban (as of 2011).^[2]