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.
425px|thumb|Maharashtra with all of its districts|alt=|center
All divisions in Maharashtra
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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:
- Konkan (Konkan division)
- Paschim Maharashtra, also known as Desh (Pune division)
- North Maharashtra (Nashik Division) - contains Khandesh
- Marathwada (Aurangabad division)
- Vidarbha (Nagpur and Amravati divisions) - formerly Central Provinces and Berar
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 ||
||Pune
|-bgcolor=#edf3fe
| Amravati division<br/>(HQ: Amravati) || Vidarbha (Varhad) ||
||Amravati
|-bgcolor=#edf3fe
| Aurangabad division<br/>(HQ: Aurangabad)
| Marathwada ||
|| Aurangabad
|-
| Nagpur division<br/>(HQ: Nagpur) || Vidarbha ||
|| Nagpur
|-bgcolor=#edf3fe
| Nashik division<br/>(HQ: Nashik) || North Maharashtra (Khandesh) ||
|| Nashik
|-
| Konkan division<br/>(HQ: Mumbai) || Konkan ||
|| Mumbai
|}
Districts
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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%
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!No || Name || Code || Formed || Headquarters || Administrative<br />division || Area (km<sup>2</sup>)
!Population (2011 Census)|| % of state<br />Population || Density<br />(per km<sup>2</sup>) || Urban (%) || Literacy (%) || Sex ratio || Tehsils || class="unsortable" | Source
|-
| 1 || Ahmednagar || AH || 1 May 1960 || Ahmednagar || Nashik || 17,048
| 4,543,159
| 4.04% || 234.77 || 19.67 || 79.05 || 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 || 87.38 || 838 || 14 || district website
|-
| 4||Aurangabad ||AU|| 1 May 1960 || Aurangabad || Aurangabad || 10,100
| 3,701,282
| 3.29% || 286.83 || 37.53 || 79.08 || 924 || 9 || district website
|-
| 5||Beed || BI || 1 May 1960 || Beed || Aurangabad || 10,693
| 1,200,334
| 1.07% || 207.04 || 17.91 || 76.99 || 936 || 11 || district website
|-
| 6||Bhandara || BH || 1 May 1960 || Bhandara || Nagpur || 3,717
|2,585,049
| 2.30% || 305.58 || 15.44 || 83.76 || 982 || 7 || district website
|-
| 7||Buldhana || BU || 1 May 1960 || Buldhana || Amravati || 9,661
|2,586,258
| 2.30% || 230.63 || 21.2 || 83.40 || 946 || 13 || district website
|-
| 8||Chandrapur || CH || 1 May 1960 || Chandrapur || Nagpur || 11,443
| 2,204,307
| 1.96% || 193.65 || 32.11 || 80.01 || 948 || 15 || district website
|-
| 9||Dhule || DH || 1 May 1960 || Dhule || Nashik || 7,195
| 2,050,862
| 1.83% || 211.83 || 26.11 || 72.80 || 944 || 4 || district website
|-
| 10||Gadchiroli || GA || 26 August 1982 || Gadchiroli || Nagpur || 14,412
| 1,072,942
| 0.95% || 67.33 || 6.93 || 74.36 || 976 || 12 || district website
|-
| 11||Gondia || GO || 1 May 1999 || Gondia || Nagpur || 5,234
| 1,322,507
| 1.18% || 247.81 || 11.95 || 84.95 || 1005 || 8 || district website
|-
| 12||Hingoli || HI || 1 May 1999 || Hingoli || Aurangabad || 4,526
| 1,177,345
| 1.05% || 218.11 || 15.2 || 78.17 || 953 || 5 || district website
|-
| 13||Jalgaon || JG || 1 May 1960 || Jalgaon || Nashik || 11,765
| 4,229,917
| 3.76% || 312.79 || 71.4 || 78.20 || 932 || 15 || district website
|-
| 14||Jalna || JN || 1 May 1981 || Jalna || Aurangabad || 7,687
| 1,959,046
| 1.74% || 211.82 || 19.09 || 71.52 || 952 || 8 || district website
|-
| 15||Kolhapur || KO || 1 May 1960 || Kolhapur || Pune || 7,685
| 3,876,001
| 3.45% || 457.44 || 29.65 || 81.51 || 949 || 12 || district website
|-
| 16||Latur || LA ||16 August 1982|| Latur || Aurangabad
|| 7,157
| 2,454,196
| 2.18% || 282.19 || 23.57 || 77.26 || 935 || 10 || district website
|-
| 17||Mumbai City|| MC || 1 May 1960 || Mumbai|| Konkan || 157
| 3,085,411
| 2.75% || 49,140.9 || 100 || 89.21 || 777 || 0 || district website
|-
| 18||Mumbai Suburban || MU || 1 October 1990 || Bandra || Konkan || 446
| 9,356,962
| 8.33% || 23,271 || 100 || 89.91 || 822 || 3 || district website
|-
| 19|| Nagpur || NG || 1 May 1960 || Nagpur || Nagpur || 9,892
| 4,653,570
| 4.14% || 409.36 || 64.33 || 88.39 || 933 || 14 || district website
|-
| 20|| Nanded || ND || 1 May 1960 || Nanded || Aurangabad || 10,528
| 3,361,292
| 2.99% || 275.98 || 28.29 || 75.45 || 942 || 16 || district website
|-
| 21|| Nandurbar || NB || 1 July 1998 || Nandurbar || Nashik || 5,955
| 1,648,295
| 1.47% || 260 || 15.5 || 64.38 || 975 || 6 || district website
|-
| 22|| Nashik || NS || 1 May 1960 || Nashik || Nashik || 15,582
| 6,107,187
| 5.43% || 321.56 || 38.8 || 82.31 || 927 || 15 || district website
|-
| 23|| Osmanabad || OS || 1 May 1960 || Osmanabad || Aurangabad || 7,569
| 1,657,576
| 1.48% || 197.89 || 17.0 || 78.44 || 924 || 8 || district website
|-
| 24|| Palghar || PL || 1 August 2014 || Palghar || Konkan || 5,344
| 2,990,116|| 2.66% || 562 || 50 || N.A. || 900 || 8 ||district website
|-
| 25|| Parbhani || PA || 1 May 1960 || Parbhani || Aurangabad || 6,251
| 1,836,086
| 1.63% || 244.4 || 31.8 || 73.34 || 958 || 9 || district website
|-
| 26 ||Pune || PU || 1 May 1960 || Pune || Pune || 15,643
| 9,429,408
| 8.39% || 461.85 || 58.1 || 86.15 || 919 || 14 || district website
|-
| 27|| Raigad || RG || 1 May 1960 || Alibag || Konkan || 7,152
| 2,634,200
| 2.34% || 308.89 || 24.2 || 83.14 || 976 || 15 || district website
|-
| 28|| Ratnagiri || RT || 1 May 1960 || Ratnagiri || Konkan || 8,208
| 1,615,069
| 1.44% || 206.72 || 11.3 || 82.18 || 1,136 || 9 || district website
|-
| 29|| Sangli || SN || 1 May 1960 || Sangli || Pune || 8,578
| 2,822,143
| 2.51% || 301.18 || 24.5 || 81.48 || 957 || 10 || district website
|-
| 30|| Satara || ST || 1 May 1960 || Satara || Pune || 10,480
| 3,003,741
| 2.67% || 266.77 || 14.2 || 82.87 || 995 || 11 || district website
|-
| 31|| Sindhudurg || SI || 1 May 1981 || Oros || Konkan || 5,207
| 849,651
| 0.76% || 166.86 || 9.5 || 85.56 || 1,079 || 8 || district website
|-
| 32|| Solapur || SO || 1 May 1960 || Solapur || Pune || 14,895
| 4,317,756
| 3.84% || 259.32 || 31.8 || 77.02 || 935 || 11 || district website
|-
| 33|| Thane || TH || 1 May 1960 || Thane || Konkan || 4,214
| 8,070,032
| 7.18% || 850.71 || 72.58 || 84.53 || 858 || 7 || district website
|-
| 34|| Wardha || WR || 1 May 1960 || Wardha || Nagpur || 6,310
| 1,300,774
| 1.16% || 195.03 || 25.17 || 86.99 || 936 || 8 || district website
|-
| 35|| Washim || WS || 1 July 1998 || Washim || Amravati || 5,150
| 1,197,160
| 1.07% || 275.98 || 17.49 || 83.25 || 939 || 6 || district website
|-
| 36|| [| Yavatmal || YTL || 1 May 1960 || Yavatmal || Amravati || 13,582
| 2,772,348
| 2.47% || 152.93 || 18.6 || 82.82 || 951 || 16 || district website
|-
! Maharashtra || - || - || - || - || - ||
! 112,374,333|| 100% || 314.42 || 42.43 || 77.27 || 922 || - || -
|}
Proposed districts
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In 2018, then Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis constituted a committee under leadership of Chief secretary. The committee has proposed 22 new districts. 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).
{| 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
|-
|11
|Bhusawal
|Jalgaon
|-
|12
|Udgir
|Latur
|-
|13
|Ambajogai
|Beed
|-
|14
|Kinwat
|Nanded
|-
|15
|Mandesh
|Satara
|-
|16
|Shivneri
| rowspan="2" |Pune
|-
|17
|Baramati
|-
|18
|Jawhar
|Palghar
|-
|19
|Mandangad
|Ratnagiri
|-
|20
|Mahad
|Raigad
|-
|21
|Sangamner
| rowspan="3" |Ahmednagar
|-
|22
|Shirdi
|-
|23
|Shrirampur
|-
|24
|Khamgaon
|Buldhana
|-
|25
|Katol
| rowspan="2" |Nagpur
|-
|26
|Parseoni
|}
See also
- Tehsils in Maharashtra