Hingoli district is an administrative district in the state of Maharashtra in India. The district headquarters are located at Hingoli. The district occupies an area of 4,526 km² and has a population of 11,77,345 of which 15.60% were urban as of 2011. One of the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines, the Aundha Nagnath is located in Hingoli district. As of 2011, it is the third least populous district of Maharashtra , after Sindhudurg and Gadchiroli.