Beed district

Beed or Bid is an administrative district in the state of Maharashtra in India. The district headquarters are located at Beed. The district occupies an area of 10,693 km² and has a population of 2,161,250 of which 17.91% were urban (as of 2001). [http://www.censusindiamaps.net/page/India_WhizMap/IndiaMap.htm]

History

Beed district has a long history of many rulers and kingdoms. In the ancient era, this city was called as "Champavati nagari"." The city still proudly shows some old monuments showing the signs of past glory in the form of many city entry doors (called "Ves" in local language) and city protection walls. Until the 19th century, this part of Marathwad was under the NIZAM monarchy, but was later included into the Indian Republic after a fierce struggle between Indian freedom fighters and Nizam soldiers.

Economy & Tourism

Agriculture is the main business In Beed, and it is largly dependent on monsoon rain. Beed also is a district which provides a large number of laborers in India.

The Beed district has many tourist places to visit, including "Parli Vaijinath", one of the Jotirlingas of lord SHIVA, "Ambejogai'

External links

*http://beed.nic.in