List of districts of Maharashtra

Maharashtra is an Indian state that was formed on 1 May 1960 with 26 initial 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.

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All divisions in Maharashtra

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

=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{{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.}}
Marathwada (Aurangabad division)
Vidarbha (Nagpur and Amravati divisions) - formerly Central Provinces and Berar{{efn|Amravati division used to be a separate region of Central Provinces and Berar as Berar division, known as "Varhad" in Marathi, before becoming part of Vidarbha division of Maharashtra.}}

=Divisions=

Name of division (headquarters) \|\| Region \|\| Districts \|\| Largest city
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Pune division (HQ: Pune)	Desh	{{columns-list\|*Sangli Satara Solapur Kolhapur Pune}}	Pune
bgcolor=#edf3fe \| Amravati division (HQ: Amravati)	Vidarbha (Varhad)	{{columns-list\|*Akola Amravati Buldhana Yavatmal Washim}}	Amravati
bgcolor=#edf3fe \| Aurangabad division (HQ: Aurangabad) \| Marathwada	{{columns-list\|*Aurangabad Beed Jalna Osmanabad Nanded Latur Parbhani Hingoli}}	Aurangabad
Nagpur division (HQ: Nagpur)	Vidarbha	{{columns-list\|*Bhandara Chandrapur Gadchiroli Gondia Nagpur Wardha}}	Nagpur
bgcolor=#edf3fe \| Nashik division (HQ: Nashik)	North Maharashtra (Khandesh)	{{columns-list\|*Ahmednagar Dhule Jalgaon Nandurbar Nashik }}	Nashik
Konkan division (HQ: Mumbai)	Konkan	{{columns-list\|*Mumbai City district Mumbai Suburban district Thane Palghar Raigad Ratnagiri Sindhudurg}}	Mumbai

Districts

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

No \|\| Name \|\| Code \|\| Formed \|\| Headquarters \|\| Administrative division \|\| Area (km²) !Population (2011 Census)\|\| % of state Population \|\| Density (per km²) \|\| Urban (%) \|\| Literacy (%) \|\| Sex ratio \|\| Tehsils \|\| class="unsortable" \| Source
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1	Ahmednagar	AH	1 May 1960	Ahmednagar	Nashik	17,048 \| 4,543,159 \| 4.04%	234.77	19.67	80.22	941	14	[http://ahmednagar.nic.in/ 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	[http://akola.nic.in/ district website]
3	Amravati	AM	1 May 1960	Amravati	Amravati	12,235 \| 2,888,445 \| 2.57%	206.40	34.50	82.5	838	14	[http://amravati.nic.in/ district website]
4	Aurangabad	AU	1 May 1960	Aurangabad	Aurangabad	10,100 \| 3,701,282 \| 3.29%	286.83	37.53	61.15	924	9	[https://aurangabad.gov.in/ district website]
5	Beed	BI	1 May 1960	Beed	Aurangabad	10,693 \| 1,200,334 \| 1.07%	207.04	17.91	68	936	11	[http://beed.nic.in/ district website]
6	Bhandara	BH	1 May 1960	Bhandara	Nagpur	3,717 \|2,585,049 \| 2.30%	305.58	15.44	68.28	982	7	[http://bhandara.nic.in/ district website]
7	Buldhana	BU	1 May 1960	Buldhana	Amravati	9,661 \|2,586,258 \| 2.30%	230.63	21.2	75.8	946	13	[http://buldhana.nic.in/ district website]
8	Chandrapur	CH	1 May 1960	Chandrapur	Nagpur	11,443 \| 2,204,307 \| 1.96%	193.65	32.11	73.03	948	15	[http://chanda.nic.in/ district website]
9	Dhule	DH	1 May 1960	Dhule	Nashik	7,195 \| 2,050,862 \| 1.83%	211.83	26.11	71.6	944	4	[http://dhule.nic.in/ district website]
10	Gadchiroli	GA	26 August 1982	Gadchiroli	Nagpur	14,412 \| 1,072,942 \| 0.95%	67.33	6.93	60.1	976	12	[http://gadchiroli.nic.in/ district website]
11	Gondia	GO	1 May 1999	Gondia	Nagpur	5,234 \| 1,322,507 \| 1.18%	247.81	11.95	67.67	1005	8	[http://gondia.nic.in/ district website]
12	Hingoli	HI	1 May 1999	Hingoli	Aurangabad	4,526 \| 1,177,345 \| 1.05%	218.11	15.2	66.86	953	5	[http://hingoli.nic.in/ district website]
13	Jalgaon	JG	1 May 1960	Jalgaon	Nashik	11,765 \| 4,229,917 \| 3.76%	312.79	71.4	76.06	932	15	[http://jalgaon.nic.in/ district website]
14	Jalna	JN	1 May 1981	Jalna	Aurangabad	7,687 \| 1,959,046 \| 1.74%	211.82	19.09	64.52	952	8	[http://jalna.nic.in/ district website]
15	Kolhapur	KO	1 May 1960	Kolhapur	Pune	7,685 \| 3,876,001 \| 3.45%	457.44	29.65	77.23	949	12	[http://kolhapur.nic.in/ district website]
16	Latur	LA	16 August 1982	Latur	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	MC	1 May 1960	Mumbai	Konkan	157 \| 3,085,411 \| 2.75%	49,140.9	100	86.4	777	0	[http://mumbaicity.gov.in district website]
18	Mumbai Suburban	MU	1 October 1990	Bandra	Konkan	446 \| 9,356,962 \| 8.33%	23,271	100	89.6	822	3	[http://mumbaisuburban.gov.in/ district website]
19	Nagpur	NG	1 May 1960	Nagpur	Nagpur	9,892 \| 4,653,570 \| 4.14%	409.36	64.33	84.18	933	14	[http://nagpur.nic.in/ district website]
20	Nanded	ND	1 May 1960	Nanded	Aurangabad	10,528 \| 3,361,292 \| 2.99%	275.98	28.29	68.52	942	16	[http://nanded.nic.in/ district website]
21	Nandurbar	NB	1 July 1998	Nandurbar	Nashik	5,955 \| 1,648,295 \| 1.47%	260	15.5	46.63	975	6	[http://nandurbar.nic.in/ district website]
22	Nashik	NS	1 May 1960	Nashik	Nashik	15,582 \| 6,107,187 \| 5.43%	321.56	38.8	74.4	927	15	[http://nashik.nic.in/ district website]
23	Osmanabad	OS	1 May 1960	Osmanabad	Aurangabad	7,569 \| 1,657,576 \| 1.48%	197.89	17.0	78.4	924	8	[https://osmanabad.nic.in/ district website]
24	Palghar	PL	1 August 2014	Palghar	Konkan	5,344 \| 2,990,116	2.66%	562	50	80	900	8	[https://palghar.gov.in/ district website]
25	Parbhani	PA	1 May 1960	Parbhani	Aurangabad	6,251 \| 1,836,086 \| 1.63%	244.4	31.8	55.15	958	9	[http://parbhani.nic.in/ district website]
26	Pune	PU	1 May 1960	Pune	Pune	15,643 \| 9,429,408 \| 8.39%	461.85	58.1	80.78	919	14	[http://pune.nic.in/ district website]
27	Raigad	RG	1 May 1960	Alibag	Konkan	7,152 \| 2,634,200 \| 2.34%	308.89	24.2	77	976	15	[http://raigad.nic.in/ district website]
28	Ratnagiri	RT	1 May 1960	Ratnagiri	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	SN	1 May 1960	Sangli	Pune	8,578 \| 2,822,143 \| 2.51%	301.18	24.5	82.62	957	10	[http://sangli.nic.in/ district website]
30	Satara	ST	1 May 1960	Satara	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	SI	1 May 1981	Oros	Konkan	5,207 \| 849,651 \| 0.76%	166.86	9.5	80.3	1,079	8	[http://sindhudurg.nic.in/ district website]
32	Solapur	SO	1 May 1960	Solapur	Pune	14,895 \| 4,317,756 \| 3.84%	259.32	31.8	71.2	935	11	[http://solapur.nic.in/ district website]
33	Thane	TH	1 May 1960	Thane	Konkan	4,214 \| 8,070,032 \| 7.18%	850.71	72.58	80.67	858	7	[http://thane.nic.in/ district website]
34	Wardha	WR	1 May 1960	Wardha	Nagpur	6,310 \| 1,300,774 \| 1.16%	195.03	25.17	80.5	936	8	[http://wardha.nic.in/ district website]
35	Washim	WS	1 July 1998	Washim	Amravati	5,150 \| 1,197,160 \| 1.07%	275.98	17.49	74.02	939	6	[http://washim.nic.in/ district website]
36	[\| Yavatmal	YTL	1 May 1960	Yavatmal	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.{{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}}{{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}} 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).{{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}}{{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}}

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! Sr.

No.

! Proposed district

! Existing district

|rowspan="2"|Nashik

| rowspan="3" |Thane