Maharashtra is an Indian state that was formed on 1 May 1960 with 26 initial districts. Since then, 11 additional districts have been created, the most recent of which is Palghar district. The state currently has 36 districts. These districts are grouped into six administrative divisions shown below.
Maharashtra is divided into 36 districts, which are grouped into six divisions. [1]
Geographically, historically, politically, and according to cultural sentiments, Maharashtra has five main regions:-
| Name of Division (Headquarter) | Region | Districts | Largest City |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pune division (HQ: Pune) | Desh | Pune | |
| 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 (Khandesh) | Nashik | |
| Konkan division (HQ: Mumbai) | Konkan | Mumbai |
The table below lists important geographic and demographic parameters for all 36 districts. Population data are extracted from the 2011 Census of India.
No Name Code Formed Headquarters Administrative
divisionArea (km2) Population (2011 Census) % of State
PopulationDensity
(per km2)Urban (%) Literacy (%) Sex ratio Tehsils Source 1 Ahmednagar AH 1 May 1960 Ahmednagar Nashik 17,048 4,543,159 4.04% 234.77 19.67 80.22 941 14 district website 2 Akola AK 1 May 1960 Akola Amravati 5,428 1,813,906 1.61% 300.78 53.23 88.05 938 7 district website 3 Amravati AM 1 May 1960 Amravati Amravati 12,235 2,888,445 2.57% 206.40 34.50 82.5 838 14 district website 4 Aurangabad AU 1 May 1960 Aurangabad Aurangabad 10,100 3,701,282 3.29% 286.83 37.53 61.15 924 9 district website 5 Beed BI 1 May 1960 Beed Aurangabad 10,693 1,200,334 1.07% 207.04 17.91 68 936 11 district website 6 Bhandara BH 1 May 1960 Bhandara Nagpur 3,717 2,585,049 2.30% 305.58 15.44 68.28 982 7 district website 7 Buldhana BU 1 May 1960 Buldhana Amravati 9,661 2,586,258 2.30% 230.63 21.2 75.8 946 13 district website 8 Chandrapur CH 1 May 1960 Chandrapur Nagpur 11,443 2,204,307 1.96% 193.65 32.11 73.03 948 15 district website 9 Dhule DH 1 May 1960 Dhule Nashik 7,195 2,050,862 1.83% 211.83 26.11 71.6 944 4 district website 10 Gadchiroli GA 26 August 1982 Gadchiroli Nagpur 14,412 1,072,942 0.95% 67.33 6.93 60.1 976 12 district website 11 Gondia GO 1 May 1999 Gondia Nagpur 5,234 1,322,507 1.18% 247.81 11.95 67.67 1005 8 district website 12 Hingoli HI 1 May 1999 Hingoli Aurangabad 4,526 1,177,345 1.05% 218.11 15.2 66.86 953 5 district website 13 Jalgaon JG 1 May 1960 Jalgaon Nashik 11,765 4,229,917 3.76% 312.79 71.4 76.06 932 15 district website 14 Jalna JN 1 May 1981 Jalna Aurangabad 7,687 1,959,046 1.74% 211.82 19.09 64.52 952 8 district website 15 Kolhapur KO 1 May 1960 Kolhapur Pune 7,685 3,876,001 3.45% 457.44 29.65 77.23 949 12 district website 16 Latur LA 16 August 1982 Latur Aurangabad 7,157 2,454,196 2.18% 282.19 23.57 71.54 935 10 district website 17 Mumbai City MC 1 May 1960 Mumbai Konkan 157 3,085,411 2.75% 49,140.9 100 86.4 777 0 district website 18 Mumbai Suburban MU 1 October 1990 Mumbai Konkan 446 9,356,962 8.33% 23,271 100 86.9 822 3 district website 19 Nagpur NG 1 May 1960 Nagpur Nagpur 9,892 4,653,570 4.14% 409.36 64.33 84.18 933 14 district website 20 Nanded ND 1 May 1960 Nanded Aurangabad 10,528 3,361,292 2.99% 275.98 28.29 68.52 942 16 district website 21 Nandurbar NB 1 July 1998 Nandurbar Nashik 5,955 1,648,295 1.47% 260 15.5 46.63 975 6 district website 22 Nashik NS 1 May 1960 Nashik Nashik 15,582 6,107,187 5.43% 321.56 38.8 74.4 927 15 district website 23 Dharashiv OS 1 May 1960 Dharashiv Aurangabad 7,569 1,657,576 1.48% 197.89 17.0 78.4 924 8 district website 24 Palghar PL 1 August 2014 Palghar Konkan 5,344 2,990,116 2.66% 562 50 80 900 8 district website 25 Parbhani PA 1 May 1960 Parbhani Aurangabad 6,251 1,836,086 1.63% 244.4 31.8 55.15 958 9 district website 26 Pune PU 1 May 1960 Pune Pune 15,643 9,429,408 8.39% 461.85 58.1 80.78 919 14 district website 27 Raigad RG 1 May 1960 Alibag Konkan 7,152 2,634,200 2.34% 308.89 24.2 77 976 15 district website 28 Ratnagiri RT 1 May 1960 Ratnagiri Konkan 8,208 1,615,069 1.44% 206.72 11.3 65.13 1,136 9 district website 29 Sangli SN 1 May 1960 Sangli Pune 8,578 2,822,143 2.51% 301.18 24.5 82.62 957 10 district website 30 Satara ST 1 May 1960 Satara Pune 10,480 3,003,741 2.67% 266.77 14.2 78.52 995 11 district website 31 Sindhudurg SI 1 May 1981 Oros Konkan 5,207 849,651 0.76% 166.86 9.5 80.3 1,079 8 district website 32 Solapur SO 1 May 1960 Solapur Pune 14,895 4,317,756 3.84% 259.32 31.8 71.2 935 11 district website 33 Thane TH 1 May 1960 Thane Konkan 4,214 8,070,032 7.18% 850.71 72.58 80.67 858 7 district website 34 Wardha WR 1 May 1960 Wardha Nagpur 6,310 1,300,774 1.16% 195.03 25.17 80.5 936 8 district website 35 Washim WS 1 July 1998 Washim Amravati 5,150 1,197,160 1.07% 275.98 17.49 74.02 939 6 district website 36 Yavatmal YTL 1 May 1960 Yavatmal Amravati 13,582 2,772,348 2.47% 152.93 18.6 57.96 951 16 district website Maharashtra - - - - - 307,129 112,374,333 100% 314.42 42.43 77.27 922 - -
In 2018, then Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis constituted a committee under leadership of Chief secretary. The committee has proposed 22 new districts. [2] [3] Earlier in 2015, former ministers has demanded formation of new districts, they were Katol (Nagpur), Chimur(Chandrapur), Pusad (Yavatmal), Khamgaon (Buldhana), Achalpur (Amravati), Aheri (Gadchiroli) [4] [5]
| Sr. No. | Proposed districts | Existing district |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kalwan | Nashik |
| 2 | Malegaon | |
| 3 | Mira Bhayandar | Thane |
| 4 | Kalyan | |
| 5 | Pusad | Yavatmal |
| 6 | Achalpur | Amravati |
| 7 | Sakoli | Bhandara |
| 8 | Chimur | Chandrapur |
| 9 | Aheri | Gadchiroli |
| 10 | Bhusawal | Jalgaon |
| 11 | Udgir | Latur |
| 12 | Ambajogai | Beed |
| 13 | Kinwat | Nanded |
| 14 | Mandesh | Satara |
| 15 | Shivneri | Pune |
| 16 | Jawhar | Palghar |
| 17 | Mandangad | Ratnagiri |
| 18 | Mahad | Raigad |
| 19 | Sangamner | Ahmednagar |
| 20 | Shirdi | |
| 21 | Shrirampur | |
| 22 | Khamgaon | Buldhana |
| 23 | Katol | Nagpur |
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