List of districts of Maharashtra


The Indian State of Maharashtra came into existence on 1 May 1960. It is also known as Maharashtra Day, initially with 26 districts. 10 new districts have been created since then, and currently the number of districts in the state is 36. These districts are grouped into six administrative divisions shown below.

Regions and Divisions

Maharashtra is divided into 36 districts, which are grouped into six divisions.

Regions

Geographically, historically, politically, and according to cultural sentiments, Maharashtra has five main regions:

Districts

The table below lists important geographic and demographic parameters for all 36 districts. Population data are extracted from the 2001 Census of India.
NoNameCodeFormedHeadquartersAdministrative
Division
Area Population Population
% of State
Population
Density
Urban Literacy Sex ratioTehsilsSource
1AhmednagarAH1 May 1960AhmednagarNashik17,413234.7719.6780.2294114
2AkolaAK1 May 1960AkolaAmravati5,417300.7844.0488.059387
3AmravatiAM1 May 1960AmravatiAmravati12,626206.4034.5082.583814
4AurangabadAU1 May 1960AurangabadAurangabad10,100286.8337.5361.159249
5BeedBI1 May 1960BeedAurangabad10,439207.0417.916893611
6BhandaraBH1 May 1960BhandaraNagpur3,717305.5815.4468.289827
7BuldhanaBU1 May 1960BuldhanaAmravati9,6802,486,258230.6321.275.894613
8ChandrapurCH1 May 1960ChandrapurNagpur10,695193.6532.1173.0394815
9DhuleDH1 May 1960DhuleNashik8,063211.8326.1171.69444
10GadchiroliGA26 August 1982GadchiroliNagpur14,41267.336.9360.197612
11GondiaGO1 May 1999GondiaNagpur4,843247.8111.9567.6710058
12HingoliHI1 May 1999HingoliAurangabad4,526218.1115.266.869535
13JalgaonJG1 May 1960JalgaonNashik11,765312.7971.476.0693215
14JalnaJN1 May 1981JalnaAurangabad7,612211.8219.0964.529528
15KolhapurKO1 May 1960KolhapurPune7,685457.4429.6577.2394912
16LaturLA16 August 1982LaturAurangabad Division7,372282.1923.5771.5493510
17Mumbai CityMC1 May 1960MumbaiKonkan15749,140.910086.47770
18Mumbai SuburbanMU1 October 1990BandraKonkan44623,27110086.98223
19NagpurNG1 May 1960NagpurNagpur9,897409.3664.3384.1893314
20NandedND1 May 1960NandedAurangabad10,422275.9828.2968.5294216
21NandurbarNB1 July 1998NandurbarNashik5,03526015.546.639756
22NashikNS1 May 1960NashikNashik15,530321.5638.874.492715
23OsmanabadOS1 May 1960OsmanabadAurangabad7,512197.8915.754.279328
24PalgharPL1 August 2014PalgharKonkan5,344

56250809008
25ParbhaniPA1 May 1960ParbhaniAurangabad6,251244.431.855.159589
26PunePU1 May 1960PunePune15,642461.8558.180.7891914
27RaigadRG1 May 1960AlibagKonkan7,148308.8924.27797615
28RatnagiriRT1 May 1960RatnagiriKonkan8,208206.7211.365.131,1369
29SangliSN1 May 1960SangliPune8,578301.1824.562.4195710
30SataraST1 May 1960SataraPune10,484266.7714.278.5299511
31SindhudurgSI1 May 1981OrosKonkan5,207166.869.580.31,0798
32SolapurSO1 May 1960SolapurPune14,845259.3231.871.293511
33ThaneTH1 May 1960ThaneKonkan9,558850.7172.5880.678587
34WardhaWR1 May 1960WardhaNagpur6,310195.0325.1780.59368
35WashimWS1 July 1998WashimAmravati5,150275.9817.4974.029396
36YavatmalYTL1 May 1960YavatmalAmravati13,584152.9318.657.9695116
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