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List of districts of Maharashtra

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List of districts of Maharashtra

Maharashtra is an Indian state that was formed on 1 May 1960 with 26 initial districts. Since then, 10 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.

Tables

· All divisions in Maharashtra › Divisions
Pune division (HQ: Pune)
Pune division (HQ: Pune)
Name of division (headquarters)
Pune division (HQ: Pune)
Region
Desh
Districts
Sangli Satara Solapur Kolhapur Pune
Largest city
Pune
Amravati division (HQ: Amravati)
Amravati division (HQ: Amravati)
Name of division (headquarters)
Amravati division (HQ: Amravati)
Region
Vidarbha (Varhad)
Districts
Akola Amravati Buldhana Yavatmal Washim
Largest city
Amravati
Aurangabad division (HQ: Aurangabad)
Aurangabad division (HQ: Aurangabad)
Name of division (headquarters)
Aurangabad division (HQ: Aurangabad)
Region
Marathwada
Districts
Aurangabad Beed Jalna Osmanabad Nanded Latur Parbhani Hingoli
Largest city
Aurangabad
Nagpur division (HQ: Nagpur)
Nagpur division (HQ: Nagpur)
Name of division (headquarters)
Nagpur division (HQ: Nagpur)
Region
Vidarbha
Districts
Bhandara Chandrapur Gadchiroli Gondia Nagpur Wardha
Largest city
Nagpur
Nashik division (HQ: Nashik)
Nashik division (HQ: Nashik)
Name of division (headquarters)
Nashik division (HQ: Nashik)
Region
North Maharashtra (Khandesh)
Districts
Ahmednagar Dhule Jalgaon Nandurbar Nashik
Largest city
Nashik
Konkan division (HQ: Mumbai)
Konkan division (HQ: Mumbai)
Name of division (headquarters)
Konkan division (HQ: Mumbai)
Region
Konkan
Districts
Mumbai City district Mumbai Suburban district Thane Palghar Raigad Ratnagiri Sindhudurg
Largest city
Mumbai
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 Osmanabad 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
Ahmednagar
Ahmednagar
No
1
Name
Ahmednagar
Code
AH
Formed
1 May 1960
Headquarters
Ahmednagar
Administrative division
Nashik
Area (km2)
17,048
Population (2011 Census)
4,543,159
% of state Population
4 %
Density (per km2)
234
Urban (%)
19
Literacy (%)
79
Akola
Akola
No
2
Name
Akola
Code
AK
Formed
1 May 1960
Headquarters
Akola
Administrative division
Amravati
Area (km2)
5,428
Population (2011 Census)
1,813,906
% of state Population
1 %
Density (per km2)
300
Urban (%)
53
Literacy (%)
88
Amravati
Amravati
No
3
Name
Amravati
Code
AM
Formed
1 May 1960
Headquarters
Amravati
Administrative division
Amravati
Area (km2)
12,235
Population (2011 Census)
2,888,445
% of state Population
2 %
Density (per km2)
206
Urban (%)
34
Literacy (%)
87
Aurangabad
Aurangabad
No
4
Name
Aurangabad
Code
AU
Formed
1 May 1960
Headquarters
Aurangabad
Administrative division
Aurangabad
Area (km2)
10,100
Population (2011 Census)
3,701,282
% of state Population
3 %
Density (per km2)
286
Urban (%)
37
Literacy (%)
79
Beed
Beed
No
5
Name
Beed
Code
BI
Formed
1 May 1960
Headquarters
Beed
Administrative division
Aurangabad
Area (km2)
10,693
Population (2011 Census)
1,200,334
% of state Population
1 %
Density (per km2)
207
Urban (%)
17
Literacy (%)
76
Bhandara
Bhandara
No
6
Name
Bhandara
Code
BH
Formed
1 May 1960
Headquarters
Bhandara
Administrative division
Nagpur
Area (km2)
3,717
Population (2011 Census)
2,585,049
% of state Population
2 %
Density (per km2)
305
Urban (%)
15
Literacy (%)
83
Buldhana
Buldhana
No
7
Name
Buldhana
Code
BU
Formed
1 May 1960
Headquarters
Buldhana
Administrative division
Amravati
Area (km2)
9,661
Population (2011 Census)
2,586,258
% of state Population
2 %
Density (per km2)
230
Urban (%)
21
Literacy (%)
83
Chandrapur
Chandrapur
No
8
Name
Chandrapur
Code
CH
Formed
1 May 1960
Headquarters
Chandrapur
Administrative division
Nagpur
Area (km2)
11,443
Population (2011 Census)
2,204,307
% of state Population
1 %
Density (per km2)
193
Urban (%)
32
Literacy (%)
80
Dhule
Dhule
No
9
Name
Dhule
Code
DH
Formed
1 May 1960
Headquarters
Dhule
Administrative division
Nashik
Area (km2)
7,195
Population (2011 Census)
2,050,862
% of state Population
1 %
Density (per km2)
211
Urban (%)
26
Literacy (%)
72
Gadchiroli
Gadchiroli
No
10
Name
Gadchiroli
Code
GA
Formed
26 August 1982
Headquarters
Gadchiroli
Administrative division
Nagpur
Area (km2)
14,412
Population (2011 Census)
1,072,942
% of state Population
0 %
Density (per km2)
67
Urban (%)
6
Literacy (%)
74
Gondia
Gondia
No
11
Name
Gondia
Code
GO
Formed
1 May 1999
Headquarters
Gondia
Administrative division
Nagpur
Area (km2)
5,234
Population (2011 Census)
1,322,507
% of state Population
1 %
Density (per km2)
247
Urban (%)
11
Literacy (%)
84
Hingoli
Hingoli
No
12
Name
Hingoli
Code
HI
Formed
1 May 1999
Headquarters
Hingoli
Administrative division
Aurangabad
Area (km2)
4,526
Population (2011 Census)
1,177,345
% of state Population
1 %
Density (per km2)
218
Urban (%)
15
Literacy (%)
78
Jalgaon
Jalgaon
No
13
Name
Jalgaon
Code
JG
Formed
1 May 1960
Headquarters
Jalgaon
Administrative division
Nashik
Area (km2)
11,765
Population (2011 Census)
4,229,917
% of state Population
3 %
Density (per km2)
312
Urban (%)
71
Literacy (%)
78
Jalna
Jalna
No
14
Name
Jalna
Code
JN
Formed
1 May 1981
Headquarters
Jalna
Administrative division
Aurangabad
Area (km2)
7,687
Population (2011 Census)
1,959,046
% of state Population
1 %
Density (per km2)
211
Urban (%)
19
Literacy (%)
71
Kolhapur
Kolhapur
No
15
Name
Kolhapur
Code
KO
Formed
1 May 1960
Headquarters
Kolhapur
Administrative division
Pune
Area (km2)
7,685
Population (2011 Census)
3,876,001
% of state Population
3 %
Density (per km2)
457
Urban (%)
29
Literacy (%)
81
Latur
Latur
No
16
Name
Latur
Code
LA
Formed
16 August 1982
Headquarters
Latur
Administrative division
Aurangabad
Area (km2)
7,157
Population (2011 Census)
2,454,196
% of state Population
2 %
Density (per km2)
282
Urban (%)
23
Literacy (%)
77
Mumbai City
Mumbai City
No
17
Name
Mumbai City
Code
MC
Formed
1 May 1960
Headquarters
Mumbai
Administrative division
Konkan
Area (km2)
157
Population (2011 Census)
3,085,411
% of state Population
2 %
Density (per km2)
49,140
Urban (%)
100
Literacy (%)
89
Mumbai Suburban
Mumbai Suburban
No
18
Name
Mumbai Suburban
Code
MU
Formed
1 October 1990
Headquarters
Bandra
Administrative division
Konkan
Area (km2)
446
Population (2011 Census)
9,356,962
% of state Population
8 %
Density (per km2)
23,271
Urban (%)
100
Literacy (%)
89
Nagpur
Nagpur
No
19
Name
Nagpur
Code
NG
Formed
1 May 1960
Headquarters
Nagpur
Administrative division
Nagpur
Area (km2)
9,892
Population (2011 Census)
4,653,570
% of state Population
4 %
Density (per km2)
409
Urban (%)
64
Literacy (%)
88
Nanded
Nanded
No
20
Name
Nanded
Code
ND
Formed
1 May 1960
Headquarters
Nanded
Administrative division
Aurangabad
Area (km2)
10,528
Population (2011 Census)
3,361,292
% of state Population
2 %
Density (per km2)
275
Urban (%)
28
Literacy (%)
75
Nandurbar
Nandurbar
No
21
Name
Nandurbar
Code
NB
Formed
1 July 1998
Headquarters
Nandurbar
Administrative division
Nashik
Area (km2)
5,955
Population (2011 Census)
1,648,295
% of state Population
1 %
Density (per km2)
260
Urban (%)
15
Literacy (%)
64
Nashik
Nashik
No
22
Name
Nashik
Code
NS
Formed
1 May 1960
Headquarters
Nashik
Administrative division
Nashik
Area (km2)
15,582
Population (2011 Census)
6,107,187
% of state Population
5 %
Density (per km2)
321
Urban (%)
38
Literacy (%)
82
Osmanabad
Osmanabad
No
23
Name
Osmanabad
Code
OS
Formed
1 May 1960
Headquarters
Osmanabad
Administrative division
Aurangabad
Area (km2)
7,569
Population (2011 Census)
1,657,576
% of state Population
1 %
Density (per km2)
197
Urban (%)
17
Literacy (%)
78
Palghar
Palghar
No
24
Name
Palghar
Code
PL
Formed
1 August 2014
Headquarters
Palghar
Administrative division
Konkan
Area (km2)
5,344
Population (2011 Census)
2,990,116
% of state Population
2 %
Density (per km2)
562
Urban (%)
50
Literacy (%)
N .
Parbhani
Parbhani
No
25
Name
Parbhani
Code
PA
Formed
1 May 1960
Headquarters
Parbhani
Administrative division
Aurangabad
Area (km2)
6,251
Population (2011 Census)
1,836,086
% of state Population
1 %
Density (per km2)
244
Urban (%)
31
Literacy (%)
73
Pune
Pune
No
26
Name
Pune
Code
PU
Formed
1 May 1960
Headquarters
Pune
Administrative division
Pune
Area (km2)
15,643
Population (2011 Census)
9,429,408
% of state Population
8 %
Density (per km2)
461
Urban (%)
58
Literacy (%)
86
Raigad
Raigad
No
27
Name
Raigad
Code
RG
Formed
1 May 1960
Headquarters
Alibag
Administrative division
Konkan
Area (km2)
7,152
Population (2011 Census)
2,634,200
% of state Population
2 %
Density (per km2)
308
Urban (%)
24
Literacy (%)
83
Ratnagiri
Ratnagiri
No
28
Name
Ratnagiri
Code
RT
Formed
1 May 1960
Headquarters
Ratnagiri
Administrative division
Konkan
Area (km2)
8,208
Population (2011 Census)
1,615,069
% of state Population
1 %
Density (per km2)
206
Urban (%)
11
Literacy (%)
82
Sangli
Sangli
No
29
Name
Sangli
Code
SN
Formed
1 May 1960
Headquarters
Sangli
Administrative division
Pune
Area (km2)
8,578
Population (2011 Census)
2,822,143
% of state Population
2 %
Density (per km2)
301
Urban (%)
24
Literacy (%)
81
Satara
Satara
No
30
Name
Satara
Code
ST
Formed
1 May 1960
Headquarters
Satara
Administrative division
Pune
Area (km2)
10,480
Population (2011 Census)
3,003,741
% of state Population
2 %
Density (per km2)
266
Urban (%)
14
Literacy (%)
82
Sindhudurg
Sindhudurg
No
31
Name
Sindhudurg
Code
SI
Formed
1 May 1981
Headquarters
Oros
Administrative division
Konkan
Area (km2)
5,207
Population (2011 Census)
849,651
% of state Population
0 %
Density (per km2)
166
Urban (%)
9
Literacy (%)
85
Solapur
Solapur
No
32
Name
Solapur
Code
SO
Formed
1 May 1960
Headquarters
Solapur
Administrative division
Pune
Area (km2)
14,895
Population (2011 Census)
4,317,756
% of state Population
3 %
Density (per km2)
259
Urban (%)
31
Literacy (%)
77
Thane
Thane
No
33
Name
Thane
Code
TH
Formed
1 May 1960
Headquarters
Thane
Administrative division
Konkan
Area (km2)
4,214
Population (2011 Census)
8,070,032
% of state Population
7 %
Density (per km2)
850
Urban (%)
72
Literacy (%)
84
Wardha
Wardha
No
34
Name
Wardha
Code
WR
Formed
1 May 1960
Headquarters
Wardha
Administrative division
Nagpur
Area (km2)
6,310
Population (2011 Census)
1,300,774
% of state Population
1 %
Density (per km2)
195
Urban (%)
25
Literacy (%)
86
Washim
Washim
No
35
Name
Washim
Code
WS
Formed
1 July 1998
Headquarters
Washim
Administrative division
Amravati
Area (km2)
5,150
Population (2011 Census)
1,197,160
% of state Population
1 %
Density (per km2)
275
Urban (%)
17
Literacy (%)
83
Yavatmal
Yavatmal
No
36
Name
Yavatmal
Code
YTL
Formed
1 May 1960
Headquarters
Yavatmal
Administrative division
Amravati
Area (km2)
13,582
Population (2011 Census)
2,772,348
% of state Population
2 %
Density (per km2)
152
Urban (%)
18
Literacy (%)
82
-
-
No
Maharashtra
Name
-
Code
-
Formed
-
Headquarters
-
Administrative division
-
Area (km2)
307,129
Population (2011 Census)
112,374,333
% of state Population
100%
Density (per km2)
314
Urban (%)
42
Literacy (%)
77
No
Name
Code
Formed
Headquarters
Administrative division
Area (km2)
Population (2011 Census)
% of state Population
Density (per km2)
Urban (%)
Literacy (%)
1
Ahmednagar
AH
1 May 1960
Ahmednagar
Nashik
17,048
4,543,159
4 %
234
19
79
2
Akola
AK
1 May 1960
Akola
Amravati
5,428
1,813,906
1 %
300
53
88
3
Amravati
AM
1 May 1960
Amravati
Amravati
12,235
2,888,445
2 %
206
34
87
4
Aurangabad
AU
1 May 1960
Aurangabad
Aurangabad
10,100
3,701,282
3 %
286
37
79
5
Beed
BI
1 May 1960
Beed
Aurangabad
10,693
1,200,334
1 %
207
17
76
6
Bhandara
BH
1 May 1960
Bhandara
Nagpur
3,717
2,585,049
2 %
305
15
83
7
Buldhana
BU
1 May 1960
Buldhana
Amravati
9,661
2,586,258
2 %
230
21
83
8
Chandrapur
CH
1 May 1960
Chandrapur
Nagpur
11,443
2,204,307
1 %
193
32
80
9
Dhule
DH
1 May 1960
Dhule
Nashik
7,195
2,050,862
1 %
211
26
72
10
Gadchiroli
GA
26 August 1982
Gadchiroli
Nagpur
14,412
1,072,942
0 %
67
6
74
11
Gondia
GO
1 May 1999
Gondia
Nagpur
5,234
1,322,507
1 %
247
11
84
12
Hingoli
HI
1 May 1999
Hingoli
Aurangabad
4,526
1,177,345
1 %
218
15
78
13
Jalgaon
JG
1 May 1960
Jalgaon
Nashik
11,765
4,229,917
3 %
312
71
78
14
Jalna
JN
1 May 1981
Jalna
Aurangabad
7,687
1,959,046
1 %
211
19
71
15
Kolhapur
KO
1 May 1960
Kolhapur
Pune
7,685
3,876,001
3 %
457
29
81
16
Latur
LA
16 August 1982
Latur
Aurangabad
7,157
2,454,196
2 %
282
23
77
17
Mumbai City
MC
1 May 1960
Mumbai
Konkan
157
3,085,411
2 %
49,140
100
89
18
Mumbai Suburban
MU
1 October 1990
Bandra
Konkan
446
9,356,962
8 %
23,271
100
89
19
Nagpur
NG
1 May 1960
Nagpur
Nagpur
9,892
4,653,570
4 %
409
64
88
20
Nanded
ND
1 May 1960
Nanded
Aurangabad
10,528
3,361,292
2 %
275
28
75
21
Nandurbar
NB
1 July 1998
Nandurbar
Nashik
5,955
1,648,295
1 %
260
15
64
22
Nashik
NS
1 May 1960
Nashik
Nashik
15,582
6,107,187
5 %
321
38
82
23
Osmanabad
OS
1 May 1960
Osmanabad
Aurangabad
7,569
1,657,576
1 %
197
17
78
24
Palghar
PL
1 August 2014
Palghar
Konkan
5,344
2,990,116
2 %
562
50
N .
25
Parbhani
PA
1 May 1960
Parbhani
Aurangabad
6,251
1,836,086
1 %
244
31
73
26
Pune
PU
1 May 1960
Pune
Pune
15,643
9,429,408
8 %
461
58
86
27
Raigad
RG
1 May 1960
Alibag
Konkan
7,152
2,634,200
2 %
308
24
83
28
Ratnagiri
RT
1 May 1960
Ratnagiri
Konkan
8,208
1,615,069
1 %
206
11
82
29
Sangli
SN
1 May 1960
Sangli
Pune
8,578
2,822,143
2 %
301
24
81
30
Satara
ST
1 May 1960
Satara
Pune
10,480
3,003,741
2 %
266
14
82
31
Sindhudurg
SI
1 May 1981
Oros
Konkan
5,207
849,651
0 %
166
9
85
32
Solapur
SO
1 May 1960
Solapur
Pune
14,895
4,317,756
3 %
259
31
77
33
Thane
TH
1 May 1960
Thane
Konkan
4,214
8,070,032
7 %
850
72
84
34
Wardha
WR
1 May 1960
Wardha
Nagpur
6,310
1,300,774
1 %
195
25
86
35
Washim
WS
1 July 1998
Washim
Amravati
5,150
1,197,160
1 %
275
17
83
36
Yavatmal
YTL
1 May 1960
Yavatmal
Amravati
13,582
2,772,348
2 %
152
18
82
Maharashtra
-
-
-
-
-
307,129
112,374,333
100%
314
42
77
· Proposed districts
1
1
Sr. No.
1
Proposed district
Kalwan
Existing district
Nashik
2
2
Sr. No.
2
Proposed district
Malegaon
3
3
Sr. No.
3
Proposed district
Mira Bhayandar
Existing district
Thane
4
4
Sr. No.
4
Proposed district
Navi Mumbai
5
5
Sr. No.
5
Proposed district
Kalyan
6
6
Sr. No.
6
Proposed district
Pusad
Existing district
Yavatmal
7
7
Sr. No.
7
Proposed district
Achalpur
Existing district
Amravati
8
8
Sr. No.
8
Proposed district
Sakoli
Existing district
Bhandara
9
9
Sr. No.
9
Proposed district
Chimur
Existing district
Chandrapur
10
10
Sr. No.
10
Proposed district
Aheri
Existing district
Gadchiroli
11
11
Sr. No.
11
Proposed district
Bhusawal
Existing district
Jalgaon
12
12
Sr. No.
12
Proposed district
Udgir
Existing district
Latur
13
13
Sr. No.
13
Proposed district
Ambajogai
Existing district
Beed
14
14
Sr. No.
14
Proposed district
Kinwat
Existing district
Nanded
15
15
Sr. No.
15
Proposed district
Mandesh
Existing district
Satara
16
16
Sr. No.
16
Proposed district
Shivneri
Existing district
Pune
17
17
Sr. No.
17
Proposed district
Baramati
18
18
Sr. No.
18
Proposed district
Jawhar
Existing district
Palghar
19
19
Sr. No.
19
Proposed district
Mandangad
Existing district
Ratnagiri
20
20
Sr. No.
20
Proposed district
Mahad
Existing district
Raigad
21
21
Sr. No.
21
Proposed district
Sangamner
Existing district
Ahmednagar
22
22
Sr. No.
22
Proposed district
Shirdi
23
23
Sr. No.
23
Proposed district
Shrirampur
24
24
Sr. No.
24
Proposed district
Khamgaon
Existing district
Buldhana
25
25
Sr. No.
25
Proposed district
Katol
Existing district
Nagpur
26
26
Sr. No.
26
Proposed district
Parseoni
Sr. No.
Proposed district
Existing district
1
Kalwan
Nashik
2
Malegaon
3
Mira Bhayandar
Thane
4
Navi Mumbai
5
Kalyan
6
Pusad
Yavatmal
7
Achalpur
Amravati
8
Sakoli
Bhandara
9
Chimur
Chandrapur
10
Aheri
Gadchiroli
11
Bhusawal
Jalgaon
12
Udgir
Latur
13
Ambajogai
Beed
14
Kinwat
Nanded
15
Mandesh
Satara
16
Shivneri
Pune
17
Baramati
18
Jawhar
Palghar
19
Mandangad
Ratnagiri
20
Mahad
Raigad
21
Sangamner
Ahmednagar
22
Shirdi
23
Shrirampur
24
Khamgaon
Buldhana
25
Katol
Nagpur
26
Parseoni

References

  1. Nashik and Ahmednagar districts do not culturally belong to Khandesh region. Culturally, Nashik and Ahmednagar districts
  2. Amravati division used to be a separate region of Central Provinces and Berar as Berar division, known as "Varhad" in Ma
  3. Maharashtra government website
    https://www.maharashtra.gov.in/Site/1529/Districts
  4. TV9 Marathi
    https://www.tv9marathi.com/latest-news/proposal-of-22-new-districts-in-maharashtra-173327.html
  5. Maharashtra Times
    https://maharashtratimes.com/maharashtra/mumbai-news/proposal-of-creation-22-new-districts-in-maharashtra/articleshow/73702559.cms
  6. Business Standard India
    https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/raut-demands-creation-of-22-new-districts-in-maharashtra-115090100206_1.html
  7. marathi
    https://marathi.abplive.com/news/maharashtra/new-districts-demand-in-maharashtra-state-736711
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