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The following is a list of the most populous cities in Maharashtra state of India as per the 2011 census. There are 43 cities in Maharashtra which have a population over 100,000. [1]
| Rank (2011) | City | District | Population 2011 | Population 2001 | Population 1991 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mumbai | Mumbai City, Mumbai Suburban | 12,442,373 | 11,978,450 | 9,925,891 |
| 2 | Pune | Pune | 3,124,458 | 2,538,473 | 1,566,651 |
| 3 | Nagpur | Nagpur | 2,405,665 | 2,052,066 | 1,624,752 |
| 4 | Thane | Thane | 1,841,488 | 1,262,551 | 803,369 |
| 5 | Pimpri-Chinchwad | Pune | 1,727,692 | 1,012,472 | 517,083 |
| 6 | Nashik | Nashik | 1,486,053 | 1,077,236 | 656,925 |
| 7 | Kalyan-Dombivli | Thane | 1,247,327 | 1,193,512 | 1,014,557 |
| 8 | Vasai-Virar | Palghar | 1,222,390 | ||
| 9 | Aurangabad | Aurangabad | 1,175,116 | 873,311 | 573,272 |
| 10 | Navi Mumbai | Thane,Raigad | 1,120,547 | 704,002 | 304,724 |
| 11 | Solapur | Solapur | 951,558 | 872,478 | 604,215 |
| 12 | Mira-Bhayandar | Thane | 809,378 | 520,388 | 175,605 |
| 13 | Jalgaon | Jalgaon | 650,569 | 460,228 | 325,448 |
| 14 | Dhule | Dhule | 440,665 | 275,741 | 209,070 |
| 15 | Amravati | Amravati | 647,057 | 549,510 | 421,576 |
| 16 | Nanded-Waghala | Nanded | 550,439 | 430,733 | 275,083 |
| 17 | Kolhapur | Kolhapur | 549,236 | 493,167 | 406,370 |
| 18 | Ulhasnagar | Thane | 506,098 | 473,731 | 369,077 |
| 19 | Sangli | Sangli | 502,793 | 436,781 | 193,197 |
| 20 | Malegaon | Nashik | 481,228 | 409,403 | 342,595 |
| 21 | Akola | Akola | 603,000 | 400,520 | 328,034 |
| 22 | Latur | Latur | 382,940 | 299,985 | 197,408 |
| 23 | Bhiwandi-Nizampur | Thane | 450,559 | 390,755 | 359,804 |
| 24 | Ahmednagar | Ahmednagar | 350,859 | 307,615 | 181,339 |
| 25 | Chandrapur | Chandrapur | 320,379 | 289,450 | 226,105 |
| 26 | Parbhani | Parbhani | 307,170 | 259,329 | 190,255 |
| 27 | Ichalkaranji | Kolhapur | 287,353 | 257,610 | 214,950 |
| 28 | Jalna | Jalna | 285,577 | 235,795 | 174,985 |
| 29 | Ambarnath | Thane | 253,475 | 203,804 | |
| 30 | Bhusawal | Jalgaon | 187,421 | 172,372 | 145,143 |
| 31 | Panvel | Raigad | 180,020 | 104,058 | 58,986 |
| 32 | Badlapur | Thane | 174,226 | 97,948 | 52,000 |
| 33 | Beed | Beed | 146,709 | 138,196 | 112,434 |
| 34 | Gondia | Gondia | 132,813 | 120,902 | 109,470 |
| 35 | Satara | Satara | 3,26,725 | 108,048 | 95,180 |
| 36 | Barshi | Solapur | 118,722 | 104,785 | 88,810 |
| 37 | Yavatmal | Yavatmal | 116,551 | 120,676 | 108,578 |
| 38 | Achalpur | Amravati | 112,311 | 107,316 | 96,229 |
| 39 | Osmanabad | Osmanabad | 111,825 | 80,625 | 68,019 |
| 40 | Nandurbar | Nandurbar | 111,037 | 94,368 | 78,378 |
| 41 | Wardha | Wardha | 106,444 | 111,118 | 102,985 |
| 42 | Udgir | Latur | 103,550 | 91,933 | 70,453 |
| 43 | Hinganghat | Wardha | 101,805 | 92,342 | 78,715 |
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