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{{short description|Districts in Indian state of Maharashtra}}
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[[Maharashtra]] is an [[States and union territories of India|Indian state]] that was formed on 1 May 1960 with 26 initial [[District (India)|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.

[[File:Maharashtra Divisions Eng.svg|425px|thumb|Maharashtra with all of its districts|alt=|center]]

== All divisions in Maharashtra ==

Maharashtra is divided into 36 districts, which are grouped into six divisions.<ref name="MH_DIST">{{cite web |title=Districts |website=Maharashtra government website |url=https://www.maharashtra.gov.in/1128/Districts |access-date=13 March 2021 }}</ref>

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

* [[Konkan]] ([[Konkan division]])
* [[Paschim Maharashtra]], also known as [[Desh, Maharashtra|Desh]] ([[Pune division]])
* [[North Maharashtra]] ([[Nashik Division]]) - contains [[Khandesh]]{{efn|[[Nashik]] and [[Ahmednagar]] districts do not culturally belong to Khandesh region. Culturally, Nashik and Ahmednagar districts share a pattern called Gangathadi. [[North Maharashtra]] is the geographical region representing all four districts except [[Ahmednagar District|Ahmednagar]].}}
* [[Marathwada]] ([[Aurangabad division]])
* [[Vidarbha]] ([[Nagpur division|Nagpur]] and [[Amravati division|Amravati]] divisions) - formerly [[Central Provinces and Berar]]{{efn|Amravati division used to be a separate region of [[Central Provinces and Berar]] as [[Berar Province|Berar division]], known as "Varhad" in Marathi, before becoming part of Vidarbha division of Maharashtra.}}

===Divisions===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; text-align:left;"
|-
! Name of division<br/>(headquarters) || Region || Districts || Largest city
|-
|[[Pune division]]<br/>(HQ: [[Pune]]) || [[Desh region|Desh]] ||
{{columns-list|*[[Sangli district|Sangli]]
*[[Satara district|Satara]]
*[[Solapur district|Solapur]]
*[[Kolhapur district|Kolhapur]]
*[[Pune district|Pune]]}}
||[[Pune]]
|-bgcolor=#edf3fe
| [[Amravati division]]<br/>(HQ: [[Amravati]]) || [[Vidarbha]] ([[Berar Province|Varhad]]) ||
{{columns-list|*[[Akola district|Akola]]
*[[Amravati district|Amravati]]
*[[Buldhana district|Buldhana]]
*[[Yavatmal district|Yavatmal]]
*[[Washim district|Washim]]}}
||[[Amravati]]
|-bgcolor=#edf3fe
| [[Aurangabad division]]<br/>(HQ: [[Aurangabad]])
| [[Marathwada]] ||
{{columns-list|*[[Aurangabad district, Maharashtra|Aurangabad]]
*[[Beed district|Beed]]
*[[Jalna district|Jalna]]
*[[Osmanabad district|Osmanabad]]
*[[Nanded district|Nanded]]
*[[Latur district|Latur]]
*[[Parbhani district|Parbhani]]
*[[Hingoli district|Hingoli]]}}
|| [[Aurangabad ]]
|-
| [[Nagpur division]]<br/>(HQ: [[Nagpur]]) || [[Vidarbha]] ||
{{columns-list|*[[Bhandara district|Bhandara]]
*[[Chandrapur district|Chandrapur]]
*[[Gadchiroli district|Gadchiroli]]
*[[Gondia district|Gondia]]
*[[Nagpur district|Nagpur]]
*[[Wardha district|Wardha]]}}
|| [[Nagpur]]
|-bgcolor=#edf3fe
| [[Nashik division]]<br/>(HQ: [[Nashik]]) || [[North Maharashtra]] ([[Khandesh]]) ||
{{columns-list|*[[Ahmednagar district|Ahmednagar]]
*[[Dhule district|Dhule]]
*[[Jalgaon district|Jalgaon]]
*[[Nandurbar district|Nandurbar]]
*[[Nashik district|Nashik]]
}}
|| [[Nashik]]
|-
| [[Konkan division]]<br/>(HQ: [[Mumbai]]) || [[Konkan division|Konkan]] ||
{{columns-list|*[[Mumbai City district]]
*[[Mumbai Suburban district]]
*[[Thane district|Thane]]
*[[Palghar district|Palghar]]
*[[Raigad district|Raigad]]
*[[Ratnagiri district|Ratnagiri]]
*[[Sindhudurg district|Sindhudurg]]}}
|| [[Mumbai]]

|}
{{notelist}}

==Districts==
The table below lists important geographic and demographic parameters for all 36 districts. Population data are extracted from the 2011 Census of India.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right" border=1 width=100%
|-
!No ||  Name || Code || Formed || Headquarters || Administrative<br />division || Area (km<sup>2</sup>) 
!Population (2011 Census)|| % of state<br />Population || [[Population Density|Density]]<br />(per km<sup>2</sup>) || [[Urban area|Urban]] (%) || [[Literacy]] (%)  || [[human sex ratio|Sex ratio]] || Tehsils || class="unsortable" | Source
|-
| 1 || [[Ahmednagar district|Ahmednagar]] || AH || 1 May 1960 || [[Ahmednagar]] || [[Nashik division|Nashik]] || 17,048 
| 4,543,159
| 4.04% || 234.77 || 19.67 || 80.22 || 941 || 14 || [http://ahmednagar.nic.in/ district website]
|-
| 2||[[Akola district|Akola]] || AK || 1 May 1960 || [[Akola]] || [[Amravati division|Amravati]] || 5,428 
| 1,813,906
| 1.61% || 300.78 || 53.23 || 88.05 || 938 || 7 || [http://akola.nic.in/ district website]
|-
| 3||[[Amravati district|Amravati]] || AM || 1 May 1960 || [[Amravati]] || [[Amravati division|Amravati]] || 12,235 
| 2,888,445
| 2.57% || 206.40 || 34.50 || 82.5 || 838 || 14 || [http://amravati.nic.in/ district website]
|-
| 4||[[Aurangabad district, Maharashtra|Aurangabad ]] ||AU|| 1 May 1960 || [[Aurangabad ]] || [[Aurangabad division|Aurangabad ]] || 10,100
| 3,701,282
| 3.29% || 286.83 || 37.53 || 61.15 || 924 || 9 || [https://aurangabad.gov.in/ district website]
|-
| 5||[[Beed district|Beed]] || BI || 1 May 1960 || [[Beed]] || [[Aurangabad  division|Aurangabad ]] || 10,693 
| 1,200,334
| 1.07% || 207.04 || 17.91 || 68 || 936 || 11 || [http://beed.nic.in/ district website]
|-
| 6||[[Bhandara district|Bhandara]] || BH  || 1 May 1960 || [[Bhandara district|Bhandara]] || [[Nagpur division|Nagpur]] || 3,717 
|2,585,049
| 2.30% || 305.58 || 15.44 || 68.28 || 982 || 7 || [http://bhandara.nic.in/ district website]
|-
| 7||[[Buldhana district|Buldhana]] || BU  || 1 May 1960 || [[Buldhana]] || [[Amravati division|Amravati]] || 9,661 
|2,586,258
| 2.30% || 230.63 || 21.2 || 75.8 || 946 || 13 || [http://buldhana.nic.in/ district website]
|-
| 8||[[Chandrapur district|Chandrapur]] || CH || 1 May 1960 || [[Chandrapur]] || [[Nagpur division|Nagpur]] || 11,443 
| 2,204,307
| 1.96% || 193.65 || 32.11 || 73.03 || 948 || 15 || [http://chanda.nic.in/ district website]
|-
| 9||[[Dhule district|Dhule]] || DH || 1 May 1960 || [[Dhule]] || [[Nashik division|Nashik]] || 7,195 
| 2,050,862
| 1.83% || 211.83 || 26.11 || 71.6 || 944 || 4 || [http://dhule.nic.in/ district website]
|-
| 10||[[Gadchiroli district|Gadchiroli]] || GA || 26 August 1982 || [[Gadchiroli]] || [[Nagpur division|Nagpur]] || 14,412 
| 1,072,942
| 0.95% || 67.33 || 6.93 || 60.1 || 976 || 12 || [http://gadchiroli.nic.in/ district website]
|-
| 11||[[Gondia district|Gondia]] || GO || 1 May 1999 || [[Gondia]] || [[Nagpur division|Nagpur]] || 5,234 
| 1,322,507
| 1.18% || 247.81 || 11.95 || 67.67 || 1005 || 8 || [http://gondia.nic.in/ district website]
|-
| 12||[[Hingoli district|Hingoli]] || HI || 1 May 1999 || [[Hingoli]] || [[Aurangabad  division|Aurangabad ]] || 4,526 
| 1,177,345
| 1.05% || 218.11 || 15.2 || 66.86 || 953 || 5 || [http://hingoli.nic.in/ district website]
|-
| 13||[[Jalgaon district|Jalgaon]] || JG || 1 May 1960 || [[Jalgaon]] || [[Nashik division|Nashik]] || 11,765 
| 4,229,917
| 3.76% || 312.79 || 71.4 || 76.06 || 932 || 15 || [http://jalgaon.nic.in/ district website]
|-
| 14||[[Jalna district|Jalna]] || JN || 1 May 1981 || [[Jalna, Maharashtra|Jalna]] || [[Aurangabad division|Aurangabad ]] || 7,687 
| 1,959,046
| 1.74% || 211.82 || 19.09 || 64.52 || 952 || 8 || [http://jalna.nic.in/ district website]
|-
| 15||[[Kolhapur district|Kolhapur]] || KO || 1 May 1960 || [[Kolhapur]] || [[Pune division|Pune]] || 7,685 
| 3,876,001
| 3.45% || 457.44 || 29.65 || 77.23 || 949 || 12 || [http://kolhapur.nic.in/ district website]
|-
| 16||[[Latur district|Latur]] || LA ||16 August 1982|| [[Latur]] || [[Aurangabad  division|Aurangabad ]]
 || 7,157 
| 2,454,196
| 2.18% || 282.19 || 23.57 || 71.54 || 935 || 10 || [http://latur.nic.in/ district website]
|-
| 17||[[Mumbai City district|Mumbai City]]|| MC || 1 May 1960 || [[Mumbai]]|| [[Konkan division|Konkan]] || 157
| 3,085,411
| 2.75% || 49,140.9 || 100 || 86.4 || 777 || 0 || [http://mumbaicity.gov.in district website]
|-
| 18||[[Mumbai Suburban district|Mumbai Suburban]] || MU || 1 October 1990 || [[Bandra]] || [[Konkan division|Konkan]] || 446
| 9,356,962
| 8.33% || 23,271 || 100 || 89.6 || 822 || 3 || [http://mumbaisuburban.gov.in/ district website]
|-
| 19|| [[Nagpur district|Nagpur]] || NG || 1 May 1960 || [[Nagpur]] || [[Nagpur division|Nagpur]] || 9,892 
| 4,653,570
| 4.14% || 409.36 || 64.33 || 84.18 || 933 || 14 || [http://nagpur.nic.in/ district website]
|-
| 20|| [[Nanded district|Nanded]] || ND || 1 May 1960 || [[Nanded]] || [[Aurangabad  division|Aurangabad ]] || 10,528 
| 3,361,292
| 2.99% || 275.98 || 28.29 || 68.52 || 942 || 16 || [http://nanded.nic.in/ district website]
|-
| 21|| [[Nandurbar district|Nandurbar]] || NB || 1 July 1998 || [[Nandurbar]] || [[Nashik division|Nashik]] || 5,955 
| 1,648,295
| 1.47% || 260 || 15.5 || 46.63 || 975 || 6 || [http://nandurbar.nic.in/ district website]
|-
| 22|| [[Nashik district|Nashik]] || NS || 1 May 1960 || [[Nashik]] || [[Nashik division|Nashik]] || 15,582 
| 6,107,187
| 5.43% || 321.56 || 38.8 || 74.4 || 927 || 15 || [http://nashik.nic.in/ district website]
|-
| 23|| [[Osmanabad district|Osmanabad]] || OS || 1 May 1960 || [[Osmanabad]] || [[Aurangabad division|Aurangabad]] || 7,569 
| 1,657,576
| 1.48% || 197.89 || 17.0 || 78.4 || 924 || 8 || [https://osmanabad.nic.in/ district website]
|-
| 24|| [[Palghar district|Palghar]] || PL || 1 August 2014 || [[Palghar]] || [[Konkan division|Konkan]] || 5,344
| 2,990,116|| 2.66% || 562 || 50 || 80 || 900 || 8 ||[https://palghar.gov.in/ district website]
|-
| 25|| [[Parbhani district|Parbhani]] || PA || 1 May 1960 || [[Parbhani]] || [[Aurangabad  division|Aurangabad ]] || 6,251 
| 1,836,086
| 1.63% || 244.4 || 31.8 || 55.15 || 958 || 9 || [http://parbhani.nic.in/ district website]
|-
| 26 ||[[Pune district|Pune]] || PU || 1 May 1960 || [[Pune]] || [[Pune division|Pune]] || 15,643 
| 9,429,408
| 8.39% || 461.85 || 58.1 || 80.78 || 919 || 14 || [http://pune.nic.in/ district website]  
|-
| 27|| [[Raigad district|Raigad]] || RG || 1 May 1960 || [[Alibag]] || [[Konkan division|Konkan]] || 7,152
| 2,634,200
| 2.34% || 308.89 || 24.2 || 77 || 976 || 15 || [http://raigad.nic.in/ district website]
|-
| 28|| [[Ratnagiri district|Ratnagiri]] || RT || 1 May 1960 || [[Ratnagiri]] || [[Konkan division|Konkan]] || 8,208
| 1,615,069
| 1.44% || 206.72 || 11.3 || 65.13 || 1,136 || 9 || [http://ratnagiri.nic.in/ district website]
|-
| 29|| [[Sangli district|Sangli]] || SN || 1 May 1960 || [[Sangli]] || [[Pune division|Pune]] || 8,578 
| 2,822,143
| 2.51% || 301.18 || 24.5 || 82.62 || 957 || 10 || [http://sangli.nic.in/ district website]
|-
| 30|| [[Satara district|Satara]] || ST || 1 May 1960 || [[Satara (city)|Satara]] || [[Pune division|Pune]] || 10,480 
| 3,003,741
| 2.67% || 266.77 || 14.2 || 78.52 || 995 || 11 || [https://web.archive.org/web/20140516190446/http://satara.nic.in/ district website]
|-
| 31|| [[Sindhudurg district|Sindhudurg]] || SI || 1 May 1981 || [[Oros, Sindhudurg|Oros]] || [[Konkan division|Konkan]] || 5,207
| 849,651
| 0.76% || 166.86 || 9.5 || 80.3 || 1,079 || 8 || [http://sindhudurg.nic.in/ district website]
|-
| 32|| [[Solapur district|Solapur]] || SO || 1 May 1960 || [[Solapur district|Solapur]] || [[Pune division|Pune]] || 14,895 
| 4,317,756
| 3.84% || 259.32 || 31.8 || 71.2 || 935 || 11 || [http://solapur.nic.in/ district website]
|-
| 33|| [[Thane district|Thane]] || TH || 1 May 1960 || [[Thane]] || [[Konkan division|Konkan]] || 4,214
| 8,070,032
| 7.18% || 850.71 || 72.58 || 80.67 || 858 || 7 || [http://thane.nic.in/ district website]
|-
| 34|| [[Wardha district|Wardha]] || WR || 1 May 1960 || [[Wardha]] || [[Nagpur division|Nagpur]] || 6,310 
| 1,300,774
| 1.16% || 195.03 || 25.17 || 80.5 || 936 || 8 || [http://wardha.nic.in/ district website]
|-
| 35|| [[Washim district|Washim]] || WS || 1 July 1998 || [[Washim]] || [[Amravati division|Amravati]] || 5,150 
| 1,197,160
| 1.07% || 275.98 || 17.49 || 74.02 || 939 || 6 || [http://washim.nic.in/ district website]
|-
| 36|| [| [[Yavatmal district|Yavatmal]] || YTL || 1 May 1960 || [[Yavatmal]] || [[Amravati division|Amravati]] || 13,582 
| 2,772,348
| 2.47% || 152.93 || 18.6 || 57.96 || 951 || 16 || [http://yavatmal.nic.in/ district website]
|-
! '''Maharashtra''' ||  - || - || - || - || - || '''{{formatnum:307129}}''' 
! '''112,374,333'''|| 100% || '''314.42''' || '''42.43''' || '''77.27''' || '''922''' || - || -
|}

==Proposed districts==
In 2018, then Chief Minister [[Devendra Fadnavis]] constituted a committee under leadership of Chief secretary. The committee has proposed 22 new districts.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Marathi |first=TV9 |date=28 January 2020 |title=राज्यात नव्या 22 जिल्ह्यांचा प्रस्ताव, लातूरमधून उदगीर, नाशिकमधून मालेगाव, कळवण, तर नगरमध्ये 3 जिल्ह्यांचं नियोजन |url=https://www.tv9marathi.com/latest-news/proposal-of-22-new-districts-in-maharashtra-173327.html |access-date=18 March 2023 |website=TV9 Marathi |language=mr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=कल्याण, मीरा-भाईंदर, महाडसह २२ नव्या जिल्ह्यांची निर्मिती होणार? |url=https://maharashtratimes.com/maharashtra/mumbai-news/proposal-of-creation-22-new-districts-in-maharashtra/articleshow/73702559.cms |access-date=18 March 2023 |website=Maharashtra Times |language=mr}}</ref> Earlier in 2015, former ministers has demanded formation of new districts, they were Katol (Nagpur), Chimur(Chandrapur), Pusad (Yavatmal), Khamgaon (Buldhana), Achalpur (Amravati), and Aheri (Gadchiroli).<ref>{{Cite news |agency=Press Trust of India |date=1 September 2015 |title=Former minister demands creation of 22 new districts in Maharashtra |work=Business Standard India |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/raut-demands-creation-of-22-new-districts-in-maharashtra-115090100206_1.html |access-date=18 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=टीम |first=एबीपी माझा वेब |date=29 January 2020 |title=लातूरनंतर महाराष्ट्रातील 'या' जिल्ह्यांमधून विभाजनाची मागणी |url=https://marathi.abplive.com/news/maharashtra/new-districts-demand-in-maharashtra-state-736711 |access-date=18 March 2023 |website=marathi.abplive.com |language=mr}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Sr.
No.
! Proposed district
! Existing district
|-
|1
|[[Kalwan]] 
|rowspan="2"|Nashik
|-
|2
|[[Malegaon]]
|-
|3
|[[Mira Bhayandar]] 
| rowspan="3" |Thane
|-
|4
|[[Navi Mumbai]]
|-
|5
|[[Kalyan]]
|-
|6
|[[Pusad]]
|Yavatmal
|-
|7
|[[Achalpur]]
|Amravati
|-
|8
|[[Sakoli]]
|Bhandara
|-
|9
|[[Chimur]]
|Chandrapur
|-
|10
|[[Aheri, Gadchiroli|Aheri]]
|Gadchiroli
|-
|11
|[[Bhusawal]]
|Jalgaon
|-
|12
|[[Udgir]]
|Latur
|-
|13
|[[Ambajogai]]
|Beed
|-
|14
|[[Kinwat]]
|Nanded
|-
|15
|[[Mandesh]]
|Satara
|-
|16
|[[Shivneri]]
|Pune
|-
|17
|[[Baramati]]
|Pune
|-
|18
|[[Jawhar]]
|Palghar
|-
|19
|[[Mandangad]]
|Ratnagiri
|-
|20
|[[Mahad]]
|Raigad
|-
|21
|[[Sangamner]]
| rowspan="3" |Ahmednagar
|-
|22
|[[Shirdi]]
|-
|23
|[[Shrirampur]]
|-
|24
|[[Khamgaon]]
|Buldhana
|-
|25
|[[Katol]] 
|-
|26
|[[Parseoni]]
|Nagpur
|}

==See also==
*[[Tehsils in Maharashtra]]

==References==
<references />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100111052456/http://www.censusindiamaps.net/page/India_WhizMap/IndiaMap.htm Census of India]

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