Neighborhoods of Aurangabad

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When Aurangzeb made Aurangabad his capital, there were 54 suburbs which were walled in like the city itself, but the chief of these that were populated in the 19th century were Begampura and Aurang-pura.

Old suburbs edit

The names of the suburbs are/were

*Begampura

Aurangpura
Mukampura
Fazalpura
Ahirpura
Dawadpura
Nawabpura
Bajipura
Darveshpura
Nakashpura
Kutubpura
Jasuspura
Sultanpura
Karanpura
Chelipura
Subkaranpura
Ismailpura
Tanjipura
Padampura
Lasgopalpura
Manjurpura
Haisingpura
Partabpura
Pahadsingpura
Jamalpura
Mansingpura
Jaisingpura
Jaswantsingpura
Bhausingpura
Jaychandpura
Ranmastpura
Paidapura
Hamilpura
Dhori-pura
Kalhalpura
Paraspura
Tabibpura
Ramraspura
Chakarpura
Kotwalpura
Lalwantpura
Asadpura
Rampura
Rengtipnra
Kesarsingpura
Balochpura
Rambapura
Khokarpura
Maujipura
Jasudpura

Out of the above, Pahadsingpura, Kutubpura, Jaisingpura, Balochpura, Karnapura, Padampura, and Jaswant-singpura were founded by the rajas who accompanied Aurangzib; Subkaranpura and Pahadsingpura belonged to the raja of Bandalkand; Pudampura and Karanpura belonged to the raja of Bikanir, and Jaisingpura to the raja of Jaipur. A large market for vegetables is held daily at Maujipura which is now almost in ruins, while Bhausingpura is under cultivation.

Juna-Bazar Aurangabad

Old bazaars edit

There were 38 bazaars, named after the principal articles sold in them, and held in the streets leading to the several gateways. The chief bazaars were Rang Mahal, Azamnagar, Dalai Bari, Taksal, Ram Ganj, Fakirwari, Shah Ganj, Khadim Bazaar, Chauk Baldar, Shah Bazaar, Urdu Bazaar, Raja Rambaksh Bazaar, Guru Ganj, Zuna Bazaar, Gul Mandi, Dal Mandi, Shakar Mandi, and Chawal Mandi.

New neighborhoods of Aurangabad City edit

* Aarif Colony

Aasifiya Colony
Aurangpura
Altamash Colony
Angoori Bagh
Bada Takiya
Baiji Pura
Balaji Nagar
Bajrang Chowk
Bajaj Nagar & Waluj
Bahrat Nagar
Bansilal Nagar
Begum Pura
Bhadkal Gate
Buddi Lane
Bukkal Guda
CIDCO(N-1 to N-15)
Central Naka
Cheli Pura
Chetana Nagar
Chota Takiya
City Chowk
Champa Chowk
Chawani
Delhi Gate
Dr. Rafiq Zakaria Road
Devanagari Shahnoorwadi
Dashmeshnagar
Divandevdi
Gandhinagar
Ganesh Colony
Garkheda
Gulmandi
Gulmohar Colony CIDCO N-5
Harsul
Hazrat Nizamuddin Road
Heena Nagar
Hilaal Colony
Himayat Baugh
HUDCO (H-1 to H-20)
Indira Nagar, Garkheda
Itkheda
Jaffer Gate
Jai Vishwabharti Colony
Jaisinghpura
Jalan Nagar
Jaynagar
Jalna Road
Jawahar Colony
Jinsi
Juna Bazar
Jubilee Park
Jyotinagar
Kabaadipura
Kanchanwadi
Kareem Colony
Karnapura
KatKat Gate
Khadkeshwar
Khara Kuwa
Khokadpura
Kiradpura
Kotla Colony
Kranti Chowk
Kuwarfalli
Lota Karanja
Mahmoodpura
Manzoorpura/Mominpura
Mayurban Colony
Maqsood Colony
Mondha
Motiwala Nagar
Moti Karanja
Mujeeb Colony
Mukundwadi
Nava Bhaata (Osmanpura)
Nageshwarwadi
NakshatraWadi
Nandanvan Colony
Narali Bag
National Colony
Nawabpura
New Shreynager
New Osmanpura
Nirala Bazaar
Nishaan
Noor Colony
Osmanpura
Peer Bazar
Padampura
Padegaon
Pandariba
Paithan Gate
Paithan Road
Paithan Road Near Nathvally School
Paithan Road Near Nath Seeds
Pandharpur & Chitegaon MIDC
Panalal Nagar
Qiasar Colony
Raja Bazar
Rasheedpura
Rauf Colony
Rauza Bag
Ravivar Bazar
Renukamata Mandir
Roshan Gate
Samtanagar
Shah Colony Osmanpura
Saadat Nagar
Sabzi Mandi Paithan Gate
Samarth Nagar
Satara Parisar
Sawarkar Nagar
Seven Hills
Shah Bazar
Shah Ganj
Shahnoorwadi
Raj Nagar (Shahnoorwadi)
Shantinath Housing Society
Shantiniketan Colony
Shah Noor Miyan Darghah
Shendra MIDC
Shivaji Nagar
Sutgirni Road Stadium
Shivsamadhan Colony
Shivshankar Colony
Silk Mills
Silli Khana
Town Hall
Tilaknagar
Rauf Colony
TV Center.
Ulkanagari
Vasundhara Colony
Vaishali Nagar
Vishram Baugh Colony
Visvabharti Colony
Vyankatesh Colony
Yashodhara Colony
Yunus Colony
Zambad Estate

References edit

Gazetter of Aurangabad - H. H. The Nizam's Government 1884. (Chapter XI page 805 - 877)