Parbhani district

Parbhani district
District
Memorial to freedom fighters from Marathwada in Parbhani city
Nickname:  Land of saints
Location in Maharashtra
Parbhani district
Coordinates (Parbhani): 19°30′N 76°45′E / 19.500°N 76.750°E / 19.500; 76.750
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
Division	Aurangabad
Headquarters	Parbhani
Tehsils	1. Parbhani, 2. Gangakhed, 3. Sonpeth, 4. Pathri, 5. Manwath, 6. Palam, 7. Sailu, 8. Jintur, 9. Purna
Government
• Body	Parbhani Zilla Parishad
• Guardian Minister	Sanjay Bansode (Cabinet Minister)
• President Z. P. Parbhani	NA
• District Collector	Mr. D. M. Mugalikar IAS
• CEO Z. P. Parbhani	NA
• MPs	Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav (Parbhani)
Area
• Total	6,251 km2 (2,414 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,636,086[1]
Demonym	Parbhanikar
Demographics
• Literacy	75.22%
• Sex ratio	940
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highways	NH 222[2]
Website	parbhani.nic.in

Parbhani district (Marathi pronunciation: [pəɾbʰəɳiː] ^ⓘ) is one of the eight districts in the Marathawada region of Maharashtra state of India. Parbhani city is the headquarters of this district. Parbhani district is well known for the Marathwada rebellion and religious tourism of Hinduism, Jainism.