List of districts of Maharashtra
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The Indian State of Maharashtra came into existence on May 1, 1960 (also known as Maharashtra Day), initially with 26 districts. Ten new districts have been created since then, and currently the number of districts in the state is 36. These districts are grouped into six administrative divisions.
Regions and Divisions
Maharashtra is divided into 36 districts, which are grouped into six divisions.[1]
Regions
Geographically, historically, and according to political sentiments, Maharashtra has five main regions:
- Vidarbha - (Nagpur and Amravati divisions) - (Old Berar Region)
- Marathwada - (Aurangabad Division)
- Khandesh and Northern Maharashtra Region - (Nashik Division)
- Pune - (Pune Division) - West Maharashtra Region
- Konkan - (Konkan Division)
- Nashik - (Nashik Division)
Divisions
Name of Division (Headquarter) |
Region | Districts | Largest City |
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Amravati Division (HQ: Amravati) |
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Amravati |
Aurangabad Division (HQ: Aurangabad) |
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Aurangabad |
Konkan Division (HQ: Mumbai) |
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Mumbai |
Nagpur Division (HQ: Nagpur) |
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Nagpur |
Nashik Division (HQ: Nashik) |
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Nashik |
Pune Division (HQ: Pune) |
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Pune |
Districts
The table below lists important geographic and demographic parameters for all 36 districts. Population data are extracted from the 2001 Census of India.
No | Name | Code | Formed | Headquarters | Administrative Division |
Area (km2) | Population (2001 census) |
% of State Population |
Density (per km2) |
Urban (%) | Literacy (%) | Sex Ratio | Tehsils | Source |
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1 | Ahmednagar | AH | 1 May 1960 | Ahmednagar | Nashik | 17,413 | 4,088,077 | 4.22% | 234.77 | 19.67 | 80.22 | 941 | 14 | District website |
2 | Akola | AK | 1 May 1960 | Akola | Amravati | 5,417 | 1,818,617 | 1.68% | 300.78 | 38.49 | 81.41 | 938 | 7 | District website |
3 | Amravati | AM | 1 May 1960 | Amravati | Amravati | 12,626 | 2,606,063 | 2.69% | 206.40 | 34.50 | 82.5 | 938 | 14 | District website |
4 | Aurangabad | AU | 1 May 1960 | Aurangabad | Aurangabad | 10,100 | 2,897,013 | 2.99% | 286.83 | 37.53 | 61.15 | 924 | 9 | District website |
5 | Beed | BI | 1 May 1960 | Beed | Aurangabad | 10,439 | 2,161,250 | 2.23% | 207.04 | 17.91 | 68 | 936 | 11 | District website |
6 | Bhandara | BH | 1 May 1960 | Bhandara | Nagpur | 3,717 | 1,135,835 | 1.17% | 305.58 | 15.44 | 68.28 | 982 | 7 | District website |
7 | Buldhana | BU | 1 May 1960 | Buldhana | Amravati | 9,680 | 2,232,480 | 2.3% | 230.63 | 21.2 | 75.8 | 946 | 13 | District website |
8 | Chandrapur | CH | 1 May 1960 | Chandrapur | Nagpur | 10,695 | 2,071,101 | 2.14% | 193.65 | 32.11 | 73.03 | 948 | 15 | District website |
9 | Dhule | DH | 1 May 1960 | Dhule | Nashik | 8,063 | 1,707,947 | 1.76% | 211.83 | 26.11 | 71.6 | 944 | 4 | District website |
10 | Gadchiroli | GA | 26 August 1982 | Gadchiroli | Nagpur | 14,412 | 970,294 | 1% | 67.33 | 6.93 | 60.1 | 976 | 12 | District website |
11 | Gondia | GO | 1 May 1999 | Gondia | Nagpur | 4,843 | 1,200,151 | 1.24% | 247.81 | 11.95 | 67.67 | 1005 | 8 | District website |
12 | Hingoli | HI | 1 May 1999 | Hingoli | Aurangabad | 4,526 | 987,160 | 1.02% | 218.11 | 15.2 | 66.86 | 953 | 5 | District website |
13 | Jalgaon | JG | 1 May 1960 | Jalgaon | Nashik | 11,765 | 3,679,936 | 3.8% | 312.79 | 71.4 | 76.06 | 932 | 15 | District website |
14 | Jalna | JN | 1 May 1981 | Jalna | Aurangabad | 7,612 | 1,612,357 | 1.66% | 211.82 | 19.09 | 64.52 | 952 | 8 | District website |
15 | Kolhapur | KO | 1 May 1960 | Kolhapur | Pune | 7,685 | 3,515,413 | 3.63% | 457.44 | 29.65 | 77.23 | 949 | 10 | District website |
16 | Latur | LA | 15 August 1982 | Latur | Aurangabad | 7,372 | 2,080,285 | 2.15% | 282.19 | 23.57 | 71.54 | 935 | 10 | District website |
17 | Mumbai City | MC | 1 May 1960 | Mumbai | Konkan | 67.7 | 3,326,837 | 3.43% | 49,140.9 | 100 | 86.4 | 777 | 0 | District website |
18 | Mumbai Suburban | MU | 1 October 1990 | Bandra | Konkan | 369 | 8,587,000 | 8.86% | 23,271 | 100 | 86.9 | 822 | 3 | District website |
19 | Nagpur | NG | 1 May 1960 | Nagpur | Nagpur | 9,897 | 4,051,444 | 4.18% | 409.36 | 64.33 | 84.18 | 933 | 13 | District website |
20 | Nanded | ND | 1 May 1960 | Nanded | Aurangabad | 10,422 | 2,876,259 | 2.97% | 275.98 | 28.29 | 68.52 | 942 | 16 | District website |
21 | Nandurbar | NB | 1 July 1998 | Nandurbar | Nashik | 5,035 | 1,309,135 | 1.35% | 260 | 15.5 | 46.63 | 975 | 6 | District website |
22 | Nashik | NS | 1 May 1960 | Nashik | Nashik | 15,530 | 4,993,796 | 5.15% | 321.56 | 38.8 | 74.4 | 927 | 15 | District website |
23 | Osmanabad | OS | 1 May 1960 | Osmanabad | Aurangabad | 7,512 | 1,486,586 | 1.53% | 197.89 | 15.7 | 54.27 | 932 | 8 | District website |
24 | Parbhani | PA | 1 May 1960 | Parbhani | Aurangabad | 6,251 | 1,527,715 | 1.58% | 244.4 | 31.8 | 55.15 | 958 | 9 | District website |
25 | Pune | PU | 1 May 1960 | Pune | Pune | 15,642 | 7,224,224 | 7.46% | 461.85 | 58.1 | 80.78 | 919 | 14 | District website
Palghar District |
26 | Raigad | RG | 1 May 1960 | Alibag | Konkan | 7,148 | 2,207,929 | 2.28% | 308.89 | 24.2 | 77 | 976 | 15 | District website |
27 | Ratnagiri | RT | 1 May 1960 | Ratnagiri | Konkan | 8,208 | 1,696,777 | 1.75% | 206.72 | 11.3 | 65.13 | 1,136 | 9 | District website |
28 | Sangli | SN | 1 May 1960 | Sangli | Pune | 8,578 | 2,583,524 | 2.67% | 301.18 | 24.5 | 62.41 | 957 | 10 | District website |
29 | Satara | ST | 1 May 1960 | Satara | Pune | 10,484 | 2,796,906 | 2.89% | 266.77 | 14.2 | 78.52 | 995 | 11 | District website |
30 | Sindhudurg | SI | 1 May 1981 | Oros | Konkan | 5,207 | 868,825 | 0.9% | 166.86 | 9.5 | 80.3 | 1,079 | 8 | District website |
31 | Solapur | SO | 1 May 1960 | solapur | Pune | 14,845 | 3,849,543 | 3.97% | 259.32 | 31.8 | 71.2 | 935 | 11 | District website |
32 | Thane | TH | 1 May 1960 | Thane | Konkan | 9,558 | 8,131,849 | 8.39% | 850.71 | 72.58 | 80.67 | 858 | 15 | District website |
33 | Wardha | WR | 1 May 1960 | Wardha | Nagpur | 6,310 | 1,230,640 | 1.27% | 195.03 | 25.17 | 80.5 | 936 | 8 | District website |
34 | Washim | WS | 1 July 1998 | Washim | Amravati | 5,150 | 1,020,216 | 1.05% | 275.98 | 17.49 | 74.02 | 939 | 6 | District website |
35 | Yavatmal | YA | 1 May 1960 | Yavatmal | Amravati | 13,582 | 2,077,144 | 2.14% | 152.93 | 18.6 | 57.96 | 951 | 16 | District website |
36 | Palghar | PL | 1 August 2014 | Palghar | Konkan | 5,344 | 2,990,116 (2011) |
3.09% (2011) |
562 | 50 | 80 | 900 | 8 | [http:// District website] |
Maharashtra | - | - | - | - | - | 307,713 | 96,878,627 | - | 314.42 | 42.43 | 77.27 | 922 | - | - |