Nashik division

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Nashik Division
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Location of Nashik Division in Maharashtra
Coordinates: 20°00′36″N73°46′48″E / 20.01000°N 73.78000°E / 20.01000; 73.78000
Country India
State Maharashtra
Districts Nashik, Nandurbar, Jalgaon, Dhule, Ahmednagar
Government
 • Commissioner Nashik Division Rajaram Mane IAS
 • Police Commissioner Nashik DivisionNA
 • All Guardian Minister Nashik Division

(Nashik District)

(Ahmednagar District)

(Nandurbar District)

(Jalgaon District)

(Dhule District)
 • All District Collector's Nashik Division
  • Gangatharan D. (IAS)

(Nashik District)

  • Rajendra Bhosale (IAS)

(Ahmednagar District)

  • Manisha Khatri (IAS)

(Nandurbar District)

  • Abhijit Rajendra Raut (IAS)

(Jalgaon District)

  • Jalaj Sharma (IAS)
(Dhule District)
 • All MP's Nashik DivisionNA
Area
 • Total57,268 km2 (22,111 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 [1] )
 • Total
18,579,420
GDP (Nominal, 2024) [2]
 • Total ₹4.97 trillion (US$67.03 billion)
 • Per capita ₹212,528(US$2,868.14)
Languages

Nashik Division is one of the six divisions of India's Maharashtra state and four of its five districts form Uttar Maharashtra. The three northernmost districts of Uttar Maharashtra form most of the historic Khandesh region which covers the northern part of the division in the valley of the Tapti River. Nashik Division is bound by Konkan Division and the state of Gujarat to the west, Madhya Pradesh state to the north, Amravati Division and Marathwada (Aurangabad Division) to the east, and Desh (Pune Division) to the south.

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Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Nashik Division had a population of 18,579,420 in the year 2011. [1]

Languages

Marathi is the most spoken language, which is also the sole official language of the region at least 80% speaks Marathi language. Khandeshi and Ahirani dialect of Marathi, along with Bhili are also spoken by a significant portion of the population in Khandesh region of Nashik Division. There are significant minorities of Urdu and Hindi speakers in certain urban areas of the division.

Religion

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 86.92% of the population of Nashik Division followed Hinduism, 10.00% Islam, 1.56% Buddhism, 0.35% Christianity and the remaining 1.17% of the population followed other religions or stated no religion. [1]

Religion in Nashik Division (2011) [1]
  1. Hinduism (86.9%)
  2. Islam (10.0%)
  3. Buddhism (1.56%)
  4. Christianity (0.35%)
  5. Other or not stated (1.17%)

Districts

Subdivisions

There are 54 tehsils of 5 districts are divided into 28 subdivisions in Nashik division.

No.Subdivision

Headquarter

TehsilsDistrict
1AhmednagarAhmednagar, NewasaAhmednagar
2KarjatKarjat, Jamkhed
3PathardiPathardi, Shevgaon
4ShrigondaShrigonda, Parner
5SangamnerSangamner, Akola
6ShirdiRahata, Kopargaon
7ShrirampurShrirampur, Rahuri
8DhuleDhule, SakriDhule
9ShirpurShirpur, Shindkheda
10AmalnerAmalner, ChopdaJalgaon
11FaizpurYawal, Raver
12BhusawalBhusawal, Muktainagar, Bodwad
13JalgaonJalgaon, Jamner
14ErandolErandol, Dharangaon, Parola
15PachoraPachora, Bhadgaon
16ChalisgaonChalisgaon
17NandurbarNandurbar, NavapurNandurbar
18ShahadaShahada, Akrani(Dhadgaon)
19TalodaTaloda, Akkalkuwa
20NashikNashikNashik
21NashikIgatpuri, Trimbakeshwar
22DindoriDindori, Peint
23NiphadNiphad, Sinnar
24YeolaYeola, Nandgaon
25ChandwadChandwad, Deola
26MalegaonMalegaon
27SatanaSatana
28KalwanKalwan, Surgana

Transport

Air

Rail

List of Divisional Commissioners

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Population By Religious Community" (XLS). censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "Economic Survey of Maharashtra 2024-25" (PDF). maharashtra.gov.in. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "Divisional Commissioners" . Retrieved 25 January 2016.
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