Being a military base the city was one of the important and famous places of the Hyderabad state.

[1] In 1853, after the administration of the province was assigned to the British East India Company by the Nizam following a treaty, it was divided into two districts, South Berar with its headquarters at Hingoli, and North Berar with its headquarters at Buldana.

After the Indian Rebellion of 1857, Hingoli and its adjoining areas were restored to the Nizam and the province was reconstituted into two districts, East Berar with its headquarters at Amraoti, and West Berar with its headquarters at Akola.

As of the 2011 Census of India, Hingoli district has a population of 1,177,345,[1] roughly equal to the nation of Timor-Leste[5] or the US state of Rhode Island.

[1] The district has a population density of 244 inhabitants per square kilometre (630/sq mi) .

[8] In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Hingoli one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).