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Maharashtra is a big state in India. It was created on May 1, 1960. When it first started, it had 26 districts. Over time, 11 more districts were added. The newest one is called Palghar district. Today, Maharashtra has 36 districts. These districts are grouped into six main areas for easier management.

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Maharashtra with all of its districts

Regions and Divisions of Maharashtra

Maharashtra is divided into 36 districts. These districts are then grouped into six larger areas called divisions.

Maharashtra's Main Regions

Maharashtra has five main regions. These regions are special because of their geography, history, politics, and culture.

  • Konkan - This region includes the Konkan Division.
  • Paschim Maharashtra (also known as Desh) - This region is part of the Pune Division.
  • North Maharashtra - This area is covered by the Nashik Division and includes a part called Khandesh.
  • Marathwada - This region is part of the Aurangabad division.
  • Vidarbha - This large region includes both the Nagpur and Amravati divisions. It used to be known as Central Provinces and Berar.

Administrative Divisions

The 36 districts of Maharashtra are organized into six administrative divisions. Each division has a main city that acts as its headquarters.

Name of Division
(Headquarters)
Region Districts Largest City
Pune division
(HQ: Pune)
Desh
  • Sangli
  • Satara
  • Solapur
  • Kolhapur
  • Pune
Pune
Amravati division
(HQ: Amravati)
Vidarbha (Varhad)
  • Akola
  • Amravati
  • Buldhana
  • Yavatmal
  • Washim
Amravati
Aurangabad division
(HQ: Aurangabad )
Marathwada
  • Aurangabad
  • Beed
  • Jalna
  • Dharashiv
  • Nanded
  • Latur
  • Parbhani
  • Hingoli
Aurangabad
Nagpur division
(HQ: Nagpur)
Vidarbha
  • Bhandara
  • Chandrapur
  • Gadchiroli
  • Gondia
  • Nagpur
  • Wardha
Nagpur
Nashik division
(HQ: Nashik)
North Maharashtra (Khandesh)
  • Ahmednagar
  • Dhule
  • Jalgaon
  • Nandurbar
  • Nashik
Nashik
Konkan division
(HQ: Mumbai)
Konkan
  • Mumbai City district
  • Mumbai Suburban district
  • Thane
  • Palghar
  • Raigad
  • Ratnagiri
  • Sindhudurg
Mumbai

Districts of Maharashtra

Here is a list of all 36 districts in Maharashtra. The population numbers are from the 2011 Census of India.

No. Name Headquarters Administrative
Division
Area (km2) Population (2011 Census)
1 Ahmednagar Ahmednagar Nashik 17,048 4,543,159
2 Akola Akola Amravati 5,428 1,813,906
3 Amravati Amravati Amravati 12,235 2,888,445
4 Aurangabad Aurangabad Aurangabad 10,100 3,701,282
5 Beed Beed Aurangabad 10,693 1,200,334
6 Bhandara Bhandara Nagpur 3,717 2,585,049
7 Buldhana Buldhana Amravati 9,661 2,586,258
8 Chandrapur Chandrapur Nagpur 11,443 2,204,307
9 Dhule Dhule Nashik 7,195 2,050,862
10 Gadchiroli Gadchiroli Nagpur 14,412 1,072,942
11 Gondia Gondia Nagpur 5,234 1,322,507
12 Hingoli Hingoli Aurangabad 4,526 1,177,345
13 Jalgaon Jalgaon Nashik 11,765 4,229,917
14 Jalna Jalna Aurangabad 7,687 1,959,046
15 Kolhapur Kolhapur Pune 7,685 3,876,001
16 Latur Latur Aurangabad 7,157 2,454,196
17 Mumbai City Mumbai Konkan 157 3,085,411
18 Mumbai Suburban Mumbai Konkan 446 9,356,962
19 Nagpur Nagpur Nagpur 9,892 4,653,570
20 Nanded Nanded Aurangabad 10,528 3,361,292
21 Nandurbar Nandurbar Nashik 5,955 1,648,295
22 Nashik Nashik Nashik 15,582 6,107,187
23 Dharashiv Dharashiv Aurangabad 7,569 1,657,576
24 Palghar Palghar Konkan 5,344 2,990,116
25 Parbhani Parbhani Aurangabad 6,251 1,836,086
26 Pune Pune Pune 15,643 9,429,408
27 Raigad Alibag Konkan 7,152 2,634,200
28 Ratnagiri Ratnagiri Konkan 8,208 1,615,069
29 Sangli Sangli Pune 8,578 2,822,143
30 Satara Satara Pune 10,480 3,003,741
31 Sindhudurg Oros Konkan 5,207 849,651
32 Solapur Solapur Pune 14,895 4,317,756
33 Thane Thane Konkan 4,214 8,070,032
34 Wardha Wardha Nagpur 6,310 1,300,774
35 Washim Washim Amravati 5,150 1,197,160
36 Yavatmal Yavatmal Amravati 13,582 2,772,348
Maharashtra - - - 307,129 112,374,333

Proposed New Districts

Sometimes, people suggest creating new districts to make it easier to manage different areas. In 2018, the Chief Minister at that time, Devendra Fadnavis, set up a group to look into this idea. This group suggested creating 22 new districts. Before that, in 2015, some former ministers also asked for new districts like Katol, Chimur, and Pusad.

Sr. No. Proposed New District Current 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

See also

  • Tehsils in Maharashtra
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