Dnyaneshwar was born at Apegaon in the eleventh century, on...
Aurangabad
Brief information about Aurangabad city and district
Aurangabad district is one of the 36 districts of Maharashtra in western India. It has Nashik to the west, Jalgaon to the north, Jalna to the east and Ahmednagar to the south. The total area of the district is 10,100 Sq.km, the urban area is 141.1 Sq.km and the rural area is 9,958.9 Sq.km.
Population
Aurangabad district has a total population of 3,701,282 as per 2011 census.
People mainly speak Marathi, Hindi, English and Urdu languages.
How to reach
By Road:
Aurangabad is well connected to all parts of the country by National Highways and State Highways. National Highway 211 from Dhule to Solapur passes through the city. Aurangabad has road connectivity with Samruddhi way by Nagpur Jalna, Pune, Ahmednagar, Nagpur, Nashik, Beed, Mumbai etc. Highway connectivity makes traveling to the world famous places like Ajantha and Ellora very comfortable. ,By Train:
Aurangabad Station (Station Code: AWB) is on the Secunderabad-Manmad section of the Nanded Division in the South Central Railway Zone of the Indian Railways. Aurangabad has rail connectivity with Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad. It is also connected to Nanded, Parli, Nagpur, Nizamabad, Nashik, Pune, Kurnool, Renigunta, Erode, Madurai, Bhopal, Gwalior, Vadodara, Narsapur.By Air :
Aurangabad Airport at Chikalthana, about 10 km east of the city, is the airport serving the city and has flights from Hyderabad, Delhi, Udaipur, Mumbai, Jaipur, Pune, Nagpur, Indore. Recently, international flights are also being made available for people going on Hajj pilgrimage.
Aurangabad city and district tourist spots
Sarola is a forest tourism center in Aurangabad district.This place...
Gautala Sanctuary in Chalisgaon Taluka of Jalgaon District and Kannad...
There is a Samadhi temple of Saint Eknath Maharaj on...
One of Aurangabad’s tourist attractions that promises to make an...
One of the main tourist attractions in Aurangabad, the Chhatrapati...
An important pilgrimage site for Hindus, this ancient temple is...
Another architectural brilliance of yesteryear, the Ellora Caves are also...
