five subdivisions namely Latur, Nilanga, Ausa, Ahmadpur and Udgir, and further divided into ten talukas & ten Panchayat Samitis. These are Latur, Udgir, Ahmedpur, Ausa, Nilanga, Renapur, Chakur, Deoni, Shirur Anantpal, and Jalkot. Latur city is the administrative headquarters of the district. There are around 945 villages & 786 Gram Panchayats in the district. There are six Vidhan Sabha constituencies in Lutur District. These are Latur City, Latur Rural, Udgir, Ausa, Nilanga and Ahmedpur. The district votes in two Lok Sabha constituencies Osmanabad for Ausa, and Latur for the other five. Cities and towns Latur city is only a municipal corporation in the district Udgir, Ahmadpur, Ausa, Nilanga are the major urban centers in the district and all have Municipal Councils. The following are the 28 largest villages, administered by gram panchayats, followed by their 2011 population: Murud 25,978 Chakur 16,122 Killari 15,259 Nalegaon 14,983 Aurad Shahajani 12,894 Renapur 11,596 Deoni 11,276 Pangaon 10,521 Kingaon 9,665 Shirur Tajband 9,191 Shirur Anantpal 8,682 Kasarshirshi 8,139 Wadhawana 8,132 Jalkot 7,912 Wadwal Nagnath 7,289 Sakol 7,018 Hadolti 7,013 Ujani 6,434 Matola 6,393 Kharola 6,260 Babhalgaon 7,353 Bhada 5,938 Halgara 5,844 Handarguli 5,801 Chapoli 5,778 Nitoor 5,751 Lohara 5,682 Chincholi Ballalnath 5,053 Places of interest Udgir fort: Udgir town has witnessed the war between the Marathas and the Nizam of Hyderabad which took place in 1761. The Marathas led by Sadashivrao Bhau defeated the Nizam and the treaty of Udgir was signed. The fort of Udgir is bounded by a deep trench as the fort is built at the ground level. In the fort are several palaces Durbar halls and the Samadhi of Udaygir Maharaj which is under the normal ground level. The fort has some rare inscriptions written in Arabic and Persian. Ausa Fort: This fort is situated in a depression surrounded by high ground on all the sides, so that from its highest point one can have a view of approaching armies, even at a great distance, while the main parts of the fort remain hidden. Almost square in shape, the fort is surrounded by a moat or khandak (ditch), nearly in width, now nearly dry. Kharosa Caves: Is a small village situated at from Latur city. The sculptures in the cave include Buddha, Narsimha, Shiv Parvati, Kartikeya, and Ravan among many others. According to the historians these caves were built in the sixth century during the Gupta period. The temple "Renuka