13 Facts About Osmanabad

Osmanabad, proposed to be officially renamed as Dharashiv, is a city and a municipal council in Osmanabad district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

Osmanabad derives its name from the last ruler of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan.

Osmanabad is the seventh largest city in Marathwada While 29th largest city in Maharashtra by population.

Formerly known as Dharashiv, in reference to the nearby caves, the city Osmanabad derives its name is from the last ruler of Hyderabad, the 7th Nizam, Mir Osman Ali Khan, of which the region was a part of until 1948.

Osmanabad has a historical lineage dating back to the days of Marathwada, and even before that to several kingdoms of which the region was a part.

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Osmanabad has a Government Agriculture college near Ter village.

Osmanabad has a sub-centre of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, which includes the Department of Management Science, Department of Education, Department of Chemistry, Department of Biotechnology, Department of Microbiology, etc.

Osmanabad has an Urdu Higher School known as Shamsul Uloom Urdu Higher And Secondary School, located at Khawaja nagar.

Osmanabad has many schools for English medium education as well, including Greenland high school, Vidyamata high school and Abhinav English School.

Osmanabad is known for sweet Gulab Jamun made up of khoa, maida and sugar.

Osmanabad district has many popular News media and entertainment agencies.

Osmanabad railway station is an important railway station situated on Latur - Miraj railway route of the central railway.

Osmanabad has connections to Pune, Mumbai, Kolhapur, Miraj-Sangli, Pandharpur, Nagpur, Parbhani, Latur, Nanded, Parali Vaijnath, Hyderabad, and Nizamabad.