Beed
Beed (Marathi pronunciation: [biːɖ]) is a city in Marathwada region of Maharashtra state in India. It is the administrative headquarters in the Beed district.
Beed | |
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Kanakaleshwar Temple | |
Beed Location of Beed in Maharashtra Beed Beed (India) | |
| Coordinates: 18.99°N 75.76°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| Region | Marathwada |
| District | Beed |
| Founded | 13th century CE (Possibly) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| • Body | Beed Municipal Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 45 km2 (17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 515 m (1,690 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 146,709 |
| • Rank | 321 |
| • Density | 17,697.1/km2 (45,835/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Beedkar |
| Language | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 431 122 |
| Telephone code | +91-2442 |
| Vehicle registration | MH-23 |
| Sex ratio | 933 ♀/♂ |
| Child sex ratio | 843 ♀/♂ |
| Literacy | 88.56% |
| Male literacy | 94.01% |
| Female literacy | 82.81% |
| Climate | BSh (Köppen) |
| Precipitation | 666 millimetres (26.2 in) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 40 °C (104 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 15 °C (59 °F) |
| Website | beed |
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