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.
Languages
Marathi is the most spoken language, which is also the sole official language of the region. Khandeshi and Ahirani languages, 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.
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 65.14% of the population of Nashik Division spoke Marathi, 8.62% Khandeshi, 6.40% Bhili, 4.90% Urdu and 4.81% Hindi as their first language.
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.
Districts
Ahmednagar District
Dhule District
Jalgaon District
Nandurbar District
Nashik District
Subdivisions
There are 54 tehsils of 5 districts are divided into 28 subdivisions in Nashik division.
Transport
Air
Nashik Airport is well connected by direct flights to Pune and Ahmedabad.
Jalgaon Airport is well connected by direct flights to Mumbai,Pune and Ahmedabad.
Shirdi Airport is an airport in Ahmednagar district.
Rail
Nashik Road, Bhusawal, and Jalgaon are major railway stations in the region.
List of Divisional Commissioners
J. G. Rajadhyaksha 20-02-1981 to 30-09-1984
J. D. Jadhav 12-12-1984 to 01-12-1985
Leena Mehendale 28-06-1994 to 28-11-1995
Kishore Gajbhiye 19-01-2004 to 05-01-2004
Eknath Dawale 11-02-2014