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Marashtra

Maharashtra
State
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Seal of Maharashtra
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Location of Maharashtra in India
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 constituency 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 Increase 0.572 (medium)
HDI rank 12th
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
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Maharashtra (/mɑːhəˈrɑːʃtrə/; Marathi: [məharaːʂʈrə], 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 while Pune is regarded as its Cultural Capital.


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