Aurangabad Cantonment Aurangabad Cantonment ( Chawni ) , is a cantonment town in Aurangabad district in the state of Maharashtra , India . History . The Aurangabad City was founded in 1610 by Malik Ambar , the Prime Minister of Murtaza Nizam Shah II , on the site of a village called Khadki . In 1653 , Prince Aurangzeb son of Shahjahan , the Emperor of Delhi was appointed Viceroy of Deccan . Aurangzeb became emperor in 1658 . From 1681 till his death in 1707 , he was in the Deccan . Most of his time in the south was spent in Aurangabad . Along with Aurangzeb many Rajput Princes came from the north as his allies . Such princes were called ‘ Rajas ’ . These Rajas settled around Aurangabad in small camps called ‘ Puras ’ . One of these was Rao Karansingh , the king of Bikaner ( Rajasthan ) . He supported Aurangzeb in the Battle of Samugarh ( 1658 ) to annex the throne . Impressed by his act , Aurangzeb granted him three villages . He named them as Karanpura , Padampura & Kesrsingpura . After the decline of the Mughal Empire in the early eighteenth century , Aurangabad was ruled by Subedars of Mughals . One of them , Kamruddin Chin - Kulich Khan , famously known as Nizam Ul Mulk formed his own kingdom . He shifted his capital from Aurangabad to Hyderabad . Since Aurangabad was near the Maratha ’ s kingdom the Nizam always had conflict with the Peshwas . For a century Aurangabad was only an Army base . But after conclusion of Anglo - Maratha War in 1819 the Nizam formed the Cantonment with many European officers who came to train the Nizam ' s Army . This was not a Cantonment but an administrative area under British supervision . Here artillery and cavalry were established by the Nizam for the protection of his kingdom . The expenditure incurred on this account was borne by the Nizam and the Nizam owned the Cantonment . Up to 1836 , the Nizam ’ s Cantonment was located somewhere in the Osmanpura side . Then the camp shifted to the area between Harsul and Bibi Ka Maqbara . Aurangabad Cantonment Board was established in 1890 under the Ministry of Defense for administration of the Cantonment area . In 1903 , a treaty was signed between the British and the Nizam and it was decided to establish a proper Cantonment . All villages belonging to Bikaner Riyasat ( namely Karanpura , Padampura , Kesarsinghpura and Konkanwadi ) were transferred to the British . The area was approximately . In view of military convenience , an area of out of the above land was exchanged with an area of 1044 Acres of Banewadi village and other Khalsa area of the Nizam ' s dominion in 1913 . Hence the military authorities had at their disposal a total area of in Aurangabad . Out of the above land some land was used for purely military purpose with some remaining for agricultural and residential purposes . In the future the civil area was developed and the Cantonment was defined under the Cantonment Act , 1924 . Today the Cantonment is spread across with a civil population of 19 , 274 as per 2001 census . Aurangabad Cantonment Board . The Aurangabad Cantonment Board was established in 1890 is the municipal organization under the Ministry of Defense for the Cantonment area . Cantonment Boards are special local self Government bodies created to administer the Cantonments in India . These institutions have an historical past associated with military administration in India . Organisation . Cantonment Boards are a special form of municipal bodies for civic administration in the Cantonments in India . There are 62 Cantonments in India defined under the Cantonment Act , 1924 . These Cantonment Boards are autonomous bodies set up and controlled by the Central Government under the provisions of the Cantonments Act , 1924 . While the responsibility of direct field administration of the Cantonments is discharged through the Cantonment Boards , supervisory and control functions over the working of these bodies are exercised through the General Officer Commanding - in - Chief of the Command with the advice of the Principal Director Defence Estates at the intermediate level and by the Central Government at the highest level . The Cantonments have been set up for quartering troops and , therefore , have to serve the basic civic amenities of the Armed Forces as are required in relation to the residential area for officers and men , open spaces for training , sports and recreation facilities and other establishments . In addition to providing the civic services to these areas the Cantonment Boards are required to provide municipal and civic services to the civil population of the Cantonments as well . Because of the nature of Cantonments , a high degree of efficiency and municipal performance level is expected from the Cantonment Boards . The Cantonment Boards are Statutorily constituted corporate bodies . The Boards generally comprise the democratically elected representatives of the civilian population and nominated members from the Armed Forces and District administration . Achievement . The Cantonment is the greenest area of Aurangabad city . The Cantonment Board Aurangabad is traditionally known for maintaining a high standard of civic administration . In the field of public health and sanitation the Cantonment Board Aurangabad has a specially demanding task to accomplish particularly in the context of the welfare of the citizens of Cantonment Area . Not a single epidemic out - break has taken place in the history of the Cantonment Board Aurangabad . Army Golf Course . Aurangabad cantonment houses Sarvatra Ecological Park and Training Area ( SEPTA ) . Besides several other training facilities , the park also has a nine hole golf course . It is the only course in the Marathwada region . It is a sought after facility with corporate and civil officers also seeking membership . This golf course was laid by the British and finds mention in the old revenue maps of Aurangabad Cantonment . The golf course was realigned and relaid in 1985 . Since then this course has been improved further .