Kaij

Kaij
Taluka
Kaij Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 18°42′N 76°05′E / 18.700°N 76.083°E / 18.700; 76.083Coordinates: 18°42′N 76°05′E / 18.700°N 76.083°E / 18.700; 76.083
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Beed
Founded by	Shrimant.Nanasaheb Deshpande
Government
• Type	Municipal Council (D grade)
• Body	Kaij Shahar Nagar Panchayt
Population
• Total	30,704
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	431123
Area code(s)	02445
Vehicle registration	MH-44
Nearest Cities	Aurangabad,Solapur,Ambajogai,, Beed, , Barshi, Latur, Parbhani,Nanded
Sex ratio	1000:912 ♂/♀
Literacy	67.84%%
Website	www.beed.nic.in

Kaij is a tehsil in Beed District, Maharashtra, India.Kaij is one of the oldest talukas in Beed district.. In 1875 AD,Saint Shri Swami Samarth visited Kaij. For his memorial,Shrimant Nanasaheb Deshpande, corresponding time ruler of Kaij.built a Holly prayer home called "Shri Samarth Matth. In later times Shrimant Ramrao Deshapnde the ministrial bodies of Kaij requested King of Hyderabad (as the town,before independence, was in Hyderabad Kingdom) to improve its grade to Block level Fruitfully Kaij was come into existence as a Taluka. Since then Kaij is one of the oldest Talukas in Beed. Kaij town has many popular temples and mosques such as Shri Swami Samarth Matth, Ram Mandir, Maruti Mandir, Mahadev Mandir, Ganpati Mandir, Bhavani Devi Mandir, Tambaweshwar temple of Tambava village, Uttareshwar temple of Uttreshwar Pimpri,Jama Masjid,Roja Masjid and a historic Dargah.Probably in 1926 AD,Kaij got promoted to a Taluka town by Nizam(King of Hyderabad State). This was requested by Mr. Ramrao Patil,the militant authority of Kaij and Mr. Ramrao Deshpande,the revenue in charge of Kaij in the Hyderabad State On 17th September 1948,Kaij,along with Marathwada,got Independence from the cruel kingdom of Nizam of Hyderabad and merged into Independent India. Thanks to all the freedom fighters and Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel on whose order military action was taken against Nizam.Along with Marathwada, Kaij got merged into Maharashtra on 1st of May, 1960 Kaij, today is a culturally diverse and rich city. As of now, 3 kinds of religions are followed by people of Kaij viz., Hinduism, Islam and Bouddh.

Geography

Kaij is situated in the hilly area. Almost every direction has about 70-80 feet altitude. Kaij is situated among lower space of these hills.There are 3 rivers in Kaij i.e. Kaijadi,Pisati and Lendhi. So many small canals are also found to be flooded in rainy season.

Economy

Economy of Kaij is mainly depend upon agriculture and small business units. There are a few wholesale shops and departmental stores too. Kaij is a consumer market rather than being a producer. However,there are several cotton mils and sugar factories too. Service industry is quite poor in the city.

Transport

Road is the only transport facility in the city. However,Parali and Latur are the major Railway stations to connect with. Latur and Aurangabad are the nearest airports. The state highway of Kaij has good connectivity with nearby cities and national highways.

Villages

Rajegaon

• Shirpura
• Dharmala
• Janegaon
• Sarukwadi
• Kanadi Mali
• Naholi
• पिंपळगाव(pimpalgaon)