Maharashtra (India)

Maharashtra (महाराष्ट्र) महाराष्ट्र
State
Clockwise from top Pratapgadh Fort (near Mahabaleshwar) located in the Western Ghats, Painting of Padmapani at Ajanta Caves, Kailasa Temple at Ellora Caves, Trimurti sculpture of Elephanta Caves, The Gateway of India
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Location of Maharashtra in India
Coordinates (Mumbai): 18°58′12″N 72°49′12″E / 18.97°N 72.820°E / 18.97; 72.820Coordinates: 18°58′12″N 72°49′12″E / 18.97°N 72.820°E / 18.97; 72.820
Country	India
Formation	1 May 1960(Maharashtra Day)
Capitals	Mumbai (summer) and Nagpur (winter)
Districts	36 total
Government
• Body	Government of Maharashtra
• Governor	C. Vidyasagar Rao
• Chief Minister	Devendra Fadnavis (BJP)
• Legislature	Bicameral Legislative Council 78 Legislative Assembly 288
• Parliamentary constituencies	48
• High Court	Bombay High Court
Area
• Total	307,713 km2 (118,809 sq mi)
Area rank	3rd
Population (2011)
• Total	112,372,972
• Rank	2nd
• Density	370/km2 (950/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Marathi / Maharashtrian
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
ISO 3166 code	IN-MH
Vehicle registration	MH-
HDI	0.6659 (medium)
HDI rank	4th
Literacy Rate	82.9% (6th)
Sex ratio	929 ♀/1000 ♂ (2011)
Official language	Marathi
Website	www.maharashtra.gov.in
The State of Bombay was split into two States i.e. Maharashtra and Gujarat by the Bombay Reorganisation Act 1960 Common high court

Maharashtra (/mɑːhəˈrɑːʃtrə/; Marathi: [məharaːʂʈrə] ( listen), abbr. MH) is a state in the western region of India and is India's second-most populous state and third-largest state by area. Spread over 307,713 km² (118,809 sq mi), it is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west and the Indian states of Karnataka, Telangana, Goa, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli. It is also the world's second-most populous subnational entity. It has over 112 million inhabitants and its capital, Mumbai, has a population of approximately 18 million. Nagpur is Maharashtra's second capital as well as its winter capital.