List of districts of Maharashtra
Maharashtra is an Indian state that was formed on 1 May, 1960 with 26 initial districts. Since then, 10 additional districts have been created, and the state currently has 36 districts. These districts are grouped into six administrative divisions shown below.
Districts of Maharashtra grouped by division
Regions and Divisions
Maharashtra is divided into 36 districts, which are grouped into six divisions.[1]
Regions
Geographically, historically, politically, and according to cultural sentiments, Maharashtra has five main regions:
- Konkan - (Konkan Division)
- Paschim Maharashtra also known as Desh - (Pune Division)
- North Maharashtra - (Nashik Division) - contains Khandesh[lower-alpha 1]
- Marathwada - (Aurangabad Division)
- Vidarbha - (Nagpur and Amravati divisions) - formerly Central Provinces and Berar[lower-alpha 2]
Divisions
| Name of Division (Headquarter) | Region | Districts | Largest City |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amravati Division (HQ: Amravati) | Vidarbha (Varhad) | Amravati | |
| Aurangabad Division (HQ: Aurangabad) | Marathwada | Aurangabad | |
| Nagpur Division (HQ: Nagpur) | Vidarbha | Nagpur | |
| Nashik Division (HQ: Nashik) | North Maharashtra |
- Nashik and Ahmednagar districts does not culturally belong to Khandesh region. Culturally, Nashik and Ahmednagar districts share a pattern called Gangathadi. North Maharashtra is the geographical region representing all 4 districts except Ahmednagar.
- Amravati Division used to be a separate region of Central Provinces and Berar as Berar Division known as "Varhad" in Marathi before becoming part of Vidarbha Division of Maharashtra.
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 (2011 Census) | Population (2001 census) | % of State Population | Density (per km2) | Urban (%) | Literacy (%) | Sex ratio | Tehsils | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ahmednagar | AH | 1 May 1960 | Ahmednagar | Nashik | 17,048 | 4,543,159 | 4,088,077 | 4.22% | 234.77 | 19.67 | 80.22 | 941 | 14 | District website |
| 2 | Akola | AK | 1 May 1960 | Akola | Amravati | 5,428 | 1,813,906 | 1,818,617 | 1.68% | 300.78 | 44.04 | 88.05 | 938 | 7 | District website |
| 3 | Amravati | AM | 1 May 1960 | Amravati | Amravati | 12,235 | 2,888,445 | 2,606,063 | 2.69% | 206.40 | 34.50 | 82.5 | 838 | 14 | District website |
| 4 | Aurangabad | AU | 1 May 1960 | Aurangabad | Aurangabad | 10,100 | 3,701,282 | 2,897,013 | 2.99% | 286.83 | 37.53 | 61.15 | 924 | 9 | District website |
| 5 | Beed | BI | 1 May 1960 | Beed | Aurangabad | 10,693 | 2,585,049 | 2,161,250 | 2.23% | 207.04 | 17.91 | 68 | 936 | 11 | District website |
| 6 | Bhandara | BH | 1 May 1960 | Bhandara | Nagpur | 3,717 | 1,200,334 | 1,135,835 | 1.17% | 305.58 | 15.44 | 68.28 | 982 | 7 | District website |
| 7 | Buldhana | BU | 1 May 1960 | Buldhana | Amravati | 9,661 | 2,486,258 | 2,232,480 | 2.3% | 230.63 | 21.2 | 75.8 | 946 | 13 | District website |
| 8 | Chandrapur | CH | 1 May 1960 | Chandrapur | Nagpur | 11,443 | 2,204,307 | 2,071,101 | 2.14% | 193.65 | 32.11 | 73.03 | 948 | 15 | District website |
| 9 | Dhule | DH | 1 May 1960 | Dhule | Nashik | 7,195 | 2,050,862 | 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 | 1,072,942 | 970,294 | 1% | 67.33 | 6.93 | 60.1 | 976 | 12 | District website |
| 11 | Gondia | GO | 1 May 1999 | Gondia | Nagpur | 5,234 | 1,322,507 | 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 | 1,177,345 | 987,160 | 1.02% | 218.11 | 15.2 | 66.86 | 953 | 5 | District website |
| 13 | Jalgaon | JG | 1 May 1960 | Jalgaon | Nashik | 11,765 | 4,229,917 | 3,679,936 | 3.8% | 312.79 | 71.4 | 76.06 | 932 | 15 | District website |
| 14 | Jalna | JN | 1 May 1981 | Jalna | Aurangabad | 7,687 | 1,959,046 | 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 | 3,876,001 | 3,515,413 | 3.63% | 457.44 | 29.65 | 77.23 | 949 | 12 | District website |
| 16 | Latur | LA | 16 August 1982 | Latur | Aurangabad | 7,157 | 2,454,196 | 2,080,285 | 2.15% | 282.19 | 23.57 | 71.54 | 935 | 10 | District website |
| 17 | Mumbai City | MC | 1 May 1960 | Mumbai | Konkan | 157 | 3,085,411 | 3,326,837 | 3.43% | 49,140.9 | 100 | 86.4 | 777 | 0 | District website |
| 18 | Mumbai Suburban | MU | 1 October 1990 | Bandra | Konkan | 446 | 9,356,962 | 8,587,000 | 8.86% | 23,271 | 100 | 86.9 | 822 | 3 | District website |
| 19 | Nagpur | NG | 1 May 1960 | Nagpur | Nagpur | 9,892 | 4,653,570 | 4,051,444 | 4.18% | 409.36 | 64.33 | 84.18 | 933 | 14 | District website |
| 20 | Nanded | ND | 1 May 1960 | Nanded | Aurangabad | 10,528 | 3,361,292 | 2,876,259 | 2.97% | 275.98 | 28.29 | 68.52 | 942 | 16 | District website |
| 21 | Nandurbar | NB | 1 July 1998 | Nandurbar | Nashik | 5,955 | 1,648,295 | 1,309,135 | 1.35% | 260 | 15.5 | 46.63 | 975 | 6 | District website |
| 22 | Nashik | NS | 1 May 1960 | Nashik | Nashik | 15,582 | 6,107,187 | 4,993,796 | 5.15% | 321.56 | 38.8 | 74.4 | 927 | 15 | District website |
| 23 | Osmanabad | OS | 1 May 1960 | Osmanabad | Aurangabad | 7,569 | 1,657,576 | 1,486,586 | 1.53% | 197.89 | 17.0 | 78.4 | 924 | 8 | District website |
| 24 | Palghar | PL | 1 August 2014 | Palghar | Konkan | 5,344 | 2,990,116 (2011) | 3.09% (2011) | 562 | 50 | 80 | 900 | 8 | District website | |
| 25 | Parbhani | PA | 1 May 1960 | Parbhani | Aurangabad | 6,251 | 1,836,086 | 1,527,715 | 1.58% | 244.4 | 31.8 | 55.15 | 958 | 9 | District website |
| 26 | Pune | PU | 1 May 1960 | Pune | Pune | 15,643 | 9,429,408 | 7,224,224 | 7.46% | 461.85 | 58.1 | 80.78 | 919 | 14 | District website |
| 27 | Raigad | RG | 1 May 1960 | Alibag | Konkan | 7,152 | 2,634,200 | 2,207,929 | 2.28% | 308.89 | 24.2 | 77 | 976 | 15 | District website |
| 28 | Ratnagiri | RT | 1 May 1960 | Ratnagiri | Konkan | 8,208 | 1,615,069 | 1,696,777 | 1.75% | 206.72 | 11.3 | 65.13 | 1,136 | 9 | District website |
| 29 | Sangli | SN | 1 May 1960 | Sangli | Pune | 8,578 | 2,822,143 | 2,583,524 | 2.67% | 301.18 | 24.5 | 62.41 | 957 | 10 | District website |
| 30 | Satara | ST | 1 May 1960 | Satara | Pune | 10,480 | 3,003,741 | 2,796,906 | 2.89% | 266.77 | 14.2 | 78.52 | 995 | 11 | District website |
| 31 | Sindhudurg | SI | 1 May 1981 | Oros | Konkan | 5,207 | 849,651 | 868,825 | 0.9% | 166.86 | 9.5 | 80.3 | 1,079 | 8 | District website |
| 32 | Solapur | SO | 1 May 1960 | Solapur | Pune | 14,895 | 4,317,756 | 3,849,543 | 3.97% | 259.32 | 31.8 | 71.2 | 935 | 11 | District website |
| 33 | Thane | TH | 1 May 1960 | Thane | Konkan | 4,214 | 11,060,148 | 8,131,849 | 8.39% | 850.71 | 72.58 | 80.67 | 858 | 7 | District website |
| 34 | Wardha | WR | 1 May 1960 | Wardha | Nagpur | 6,310 | 1,300,774 | 1,230,640 | 1.27% | 195.03 | 25.17 | 80.5 | 936 | 8 | District website |
| 35 | Washim | WS | 1 July 1998 | Washim | Amravati | 5,150 | 1,197,160 | 1,020,216 | 1.05% | 275.98 | 17.49 | 74.02 | 939 | 6 | District website |
| 36 | Yavatmal | YTL | 1 May 1960 | Yavatmal | Amravati | 13,582 | 2,772,348 | 2,077,144 | 2.14% | 152.93 | 18.6 | 57.96 | 951 | 16 | District website |
| Maharashtra | - | - | - | - | - | 307,129 | 96,878,627 | - | 314.42 | 42.43 | 77.27 | 922 | - | - |
See also
References
- "Districts". Maharashtra government website. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
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