Districts of Maharashtra

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Maharashtra, one of India's largest states, spread over 3, 07,713 square kilometres, is located between latitude 20°N and longitude 76°E.

Maharashtra is bounded by the Arabian Sea in the west, making it a state with a long coastline. It touches Gujarat and the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli in the north-west, Madhya Pradesh in the north, Chhattisgarh in the east, and Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Goa in the south.

The state is divided into thirty-four districts, each with a district headquarter. Mumbai, the state capital and a port city, is one of the country's largest cities as well as an important financial hub. Other important cities are Pune, Nagpur, and Nashik.

The Western Ghats or Sahyadris lies in the west of the state. The terrain here is hilly and south flowing rivers such as Godavari originate from the hills. The Konkan coastal plains lie to the west of the Sahyadris. The eastern part of the state is part of the Deccan Plateau.

Geographically and culturally Maharashtra is divided into five regions. The Vidarbha region includes the eastern districts such as Nagpur, Chandrapur, Wardha, Amravati, Akola, Buldhana, and Yavatmal. The area here is forested and many wildlife sanctuaries are located here. Central districts such as Aurangabad, Latur, Nanded, Jalna, Beed, Osmanabad, Hingoli are part of Marathwada region. Some districts such as Mumbai City, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Thane, and Sindhudurg are part of the Konkan region. Districts such as Nasik, Jalgaon, Ahmednagar, Dhule, and Nandurbar are part of the Khandesh region. Pune, Satara, Kohlapur, Sangli, and Solapur come in the Desh region.

List of Districts in Maharashtra

Sr. No.	District	District HQ	Population (2011)	Growth	Sex Ratio	Literacy	Area (km2)	Density (/km2)
1	Ahmadnagar	Ahmednagar	4543159	12.44%	939	79.05	17048	266
2	Akola	Akola	1813906	11.27%	946	88.05	5429	321
3	Amravati	Amravati	2888445	10.79%	951	87.38	12235	237
4	Aurangabad	Aurangabad	3701282	27.76%	923	79.02	10107	365
5	Bhandara	Beed	1200334	5.65%	982	83.76	10693	242
6	Bid	Bhandara	2585049	19.61%	916	76.99	3890	293
7	Buldana	Buldhana	2586258	15.85%	934	83.4	9661	268
8	Chandrapur	Chandrapur	2204307	6.43%	961	80.01	11443	192
9	Dhule	Dhule	2050862	20.08%	946	72.8	8095	285
10	Gadchiroli	Gadchiroli	1072942	10.58%	982	74.36	14412	74
11	Gondiya	Gondia	1322507	10.14%	999	84.95	5431	253
12	Hingoli	Hingoli	1177345	19.27%	942	78.17	4526	244
13	Jalgaon	Jalgaon	4229917	14.86%	925	78.2	11765	359
14	Jalna	Jalna	1959046	21.46%	937	71.52	7718	255
15	Kolhapur	Kolhapur	3876001	10.01%	957	81.51	7685	504
16	Latur	Latur	2454196	17.97%	928	77.26	7157	343
17	Mumbai City	*	3085411	-7.57%	832	89.21	69	20038
18	Mumbai Suburban	Bandra(East)	9356962	8.29%	860	89.91	369	20925
19	Nagpur	Nanded	4653570	14.40%	951	88.39	10528	319
20	Nanded	Nandurbar	3361292	16.86%	943	75.45	5055	276
21	Nandurbar	Nagpur	1648295	25.66%	978	64.38	9892	470
22	Nashik	Nashik	6107187	22.30%	934	82.31	15539	393
23	Osmanabad	Osmanabad	1657576	11.50%	924	78.44	7569	219
24	Palghar	Palghar	*	*	*	*	*	*
25	Parbhani	Parbhani	1836086	20.19%	947	73.34	6511	295
26	Pune	Pune	9429408	30.37%	915	86.15	15643	603
27	Raigarh	Alibag	2634200	19.31%	959	83.14	7152	368
28	Ratnagiri	Ratnagiri	1615069	-4.82%	1122	82.18	8208	196
29	Sangli	Sangli	2822143	9.24%	966	81.48	8572	329
30	Satara	Satara	3003741	6.93%	988	82.87	10475	287
31	Sindhudurg	Oros	849651	-2.21%	1036	85.56	5207	163
32	Solapur	Solapur	4317756	12.16%	938	77.02	14895	290
33	Thane	Thane	11060148	36.01%	886	84.53	9558	1157
34	Wardha	Wardha	1300774	5.18%	946	86.99	6309	205
35	Washim	Washim	1197160	17.34%	930	83.25	5155	244
36	Yavatmal	Yavatmal	2772348	12.78%	952	82.82	13582	204

Last Updated on : February 21, 2023