List of districts in Maharashtra 2023
List of districts in Maharashtra 2023:- There are 36 locale in Maharashtra, partitioned into 6 authoritative divisions. In order to improve administrative control over the regions, these districts are further divided into sub-districts. Konkan, Nashik, Aurangabad, Amravati, Pune, and Nagpur are the administrative divisions of the Maharashtra districts.
We have provided information about the state of Maharashtra’s districts, including their total area and their respective administrative divisions. Here is a list of Maharashtra’s districts.
How Many District in Maharashtra?
There are 36 districts in Maharashtra at the moment. There are six administrative units in these districts, each headed by a Deputy Commissioner. On May 1, 1960, the state of Maharastra was created with just 26 districts. Nevertheless, in later times, ten brand-new districts of Maharashtra were established.
Here, you can find information about both the old and new districts, as well as the entire district in Maharashtra. We have also provided information about the administrative divisions into which the districts are divided.
36 Districts in Maharashtra – Complete List (List of districts in Maharashtra 2023)
Insights concerning the Maharashtra locale, the all out region that they cover, and the all out populace living there is shared here. Take a look at the table provided here to learn the names of all Maharashtra’s districts.
Divisions (List of districts in Maharashtra 2023)
Largest City |
Region |
Districts |
Name of Division (Headquarter) |
Pune |
Paschim Maharashtra (Desh) |
Sangli |
Pune Division (HQ: Pune) |
Satara |
Pune Division (HQ: Pune) |
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Solapur |
Pune Division (HQ: Pune) |
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Kolhapur |
Pune Division (HQ: Pune) |
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Pune |
Pune Division (HQ: Pune) |
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Amravati |
Vidarbha (Varhad) |
Akola |
Amravati Division (HQ: Amravati) |
Amravati |
Amravati Division (HQ: Amravati) |
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Buldhana |
Amravati Division (HQ: Amravati) |
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Yavatmal |
Amravati Division (HQ: Amravati) |
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Washim |
Amravati Division (HQ: Amravati) |
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Chatrapati Sambhaji Nagar |
Marathwada |
Chatrapati Sambhaji nagar |
Chatrapati Sambhaji Nagar Division
|
Beed |
Chatrapati Sambhaji Nagar Division
|
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Jalna |
Chatrapati Sambhaji Nagar Divisiond( Chatrapati Sambhaji nagar division |
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Dharashiv |
Chatrapati Sambhaji Nagar Divisiond( Chatrapati Sambhaji nagar division |
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Nanded |
Chatrapati Sambhaji Nagar Divisiond( Chatrapati Sambhaji nagar division |
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Latur |
Chatrapati Sambhaji Nagar Divisiond( Chatrapati Sambhaji nagar division |
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Parbhani |
Chatrapati Sambhaji Nagar Divisiond( Chatrapati Sambhaji nagar division |
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Hingoli |
Chatrapati Sambhaji Nagar Divisiond( Chatrapati Sambhaji nagar division |
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Nagpur |
Vidarbha |
Bhandara |
Nagpur Division (HQ: Nagpur) |
Chandrapur |
Nagpur Division (HQ: Nagpur) |
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Gadchiroli |
Nagpur Division (HQ: Nagpur) |
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Gondia |
Nagpur Division (HQ: Nagpur) |
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Nagpur |
Nagpur Division (HQ: Nagpur) |
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Wardha |
Nagpur Division (HQ: Nagpur) |
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Nashik |
North Maharashtra( Khandesh ) |
Ahmednagar |
Nashik Division (HQ: Nashik) |
Dhule |
Nashik Division (HQ: Nashik) |
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Jalgaon |
Nashik Division (HQ: Nashik) |
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Nandurbar |
Nashik Division (HQ: Nashik) |
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Nashik |
Nashik Division (HQ: Nashik) |
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Mumbai |
Konkan |
Mumbai City District |
Konkan Division (HQ: Mumbai) |
Mumbai Suburban District |
Konkan Division (HQ: Mumbai) |
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Thane |
Konkan Division (HQ: Mumbai) |
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Palghar |
Konkan Division (HQ: Mumbai) |
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Raigad |
Konkan Division (HQ: Mumbai) |
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Ratnagiri |
Konkan Division (HQ: Mumbai) |
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Sindhudurg |
Konkan Division (HQ: Mumbai) |
Districts (List of districts in Maharashtra 2023)
Important demographic and geographic characteristics for each of the 36 districts are listed in the table below. The Indian Census of 2011 is used to extract population data.
No
|
Code
|
Formed
|
Headquarters
|
Name
|
Area (km2)
|
Tehsils
|
Source
|
1
|
AH
|
01-May-60
|
Ahmednagar
|
Ahmednagar
|
17,048
|
14
|
District website
|
2 |
AK |
01-May-60 |
Akola |
Akola |
5,428 |
7 |
District website |
3 |
AM |
01-May-60 |
Amravati |
Amravati |
12,235 |
14 |
District website |
4 |
CS |
01-May-60 |
Aurangabad |
Chatrapati Sambhaji Nagar |
10,100 |
9 |
District website |
5 |
BI |
01-May-60 |
Beed |
Beed |
10,693 |
11 |
District website |
6 |
BH |
01-May-60 |
Bhandara |
Bhandara |
3,717 |
7 |
District website |
7 |
BU |
01-May-60 |
Buldhana |
Buldhana |
9,661 |
13 |
District website |
8 |
CH |
01-May-60 |
Chandrapur |
Chandrapur |
11,443 |
15 |
District website |
9 |
DH |
01-May-60 |
Dhule |
Dhule |
7,195 |
4 |
District website |
10 |
GA |
26-Aug-82 |
Gadchiroli |
Gadchiroli |
14,412 |
12 |
District website |
11 |
GO |
01-May-99 |
Gondia |
Gondia |
5,234 |
8 |
District website |
12 |
HI |
01-May-99 |
Hingoli |
Hingoli |
4,526 |
5 |
District website |
13 |
JG |
01-May-60 |
Jalgaon |
Jalgaon |
11,765 |
15 |
District website |
14 |
JN |
01-May-81 |
Jalna |
Jalna |
7,687 |
8 |
District website |
15 |
KO |
01-May-60 |
Kolhapur |
Kolhapur |
7,685 |
12 |
District website |
16 |
LA |
16-Aug-82 |
Latur |
Latur |
7,157 |
10 |
District website |
17 |
MC |
01-May-60 |
Mumbai |
Mumbai City |
157 |
0 |
District website |
18 |
MU |
01-Oct-90 |
Mumbai |
Mumbai Suburban |
446 |
3 |
District website |
19 |
NG |
01-May-60 |
Nagpur |
Nagpur |
9,892 |
14 |
District website |
20 |
ND |
01-May-60 |
Nanded |
Nanded |
10,528 |
16 |
District website |
21 |
NB |
01-Jul-98 |
Nandurbar |
Nandurbar |
5,955 |
6 |
District website |
22 |
NS |
01-May-60 |
Nashik |
Nashik |
15,582 |
15 |
District website |
23 |
OS |
01-May-60 |
Osmanabad |
Osmanabad |
7,569 |
8 |
District website |
24 |
PL |
01-Aug-14 |
Palghar |
Palghar |
5,344 |
8 |
District website |
25 |
PA |
01-May-60 |
Parbhani |
Parbhani |
6,251 |
9 |
District website |
26 |
PU |
01-May-60 |
Pune |
Pune |
15,643 |
14 |
District website |
27 |
RG |
01-May-60 |
Alibag |
Raigad |
7,152 |
15 |
District website |
28 |
RT |
01-May-60 |
Ratnagiri |
Ratnagiri |
8,208 |
9 |
District website |
29 |
SN |
01-May-60 |
Sangli |
Sangli |
8,578 |
10 |
District website |
30 |
ST |
01-May-60 |
Satara |
Satara |
10,480 |
11 |
District website |
31 |
SI |
01-May-81 |
Oros |
Sindhudurg |
5,207 |
8 |
District website |
32 |
SO |
01-May-60 |
Solapur |
Solapur |
14,895 |
11 |
District website |
33 |
TH |
01-May-60 |
Thane |
Thane |
4,214 |
7 |
District website |
34 |
WR |
01-May-60 |
Wardha |
Wardha |
6,310 |
8 |
District website |
35 |
WS |
01-Jul-98 |
Washim |
Washim |
5,150 |
6 |
District website |
36 |
YTL |
01-May-60 |
Yavatmal |
Yavatmal |
13,582 |
16 |
District website |
Maharashtra |
– |
– |
– |
– |
3,07,129 |
– |
– |
Population (2001 census) |
Population (2011 Census) |
% of State |
Sex ratio |
Literacy (%) |
Urban (%) |
Administrative |
Density |
40,88,077 |
45,43,159 |
4.04% |
941 |
80.22 |
19.67 |
Nashik |
234.77 |
18,18,617 |
18,13,906 |
1.61% |
938 |
88.05 |
53.23 |
Amravati |
300.78 |
26,06,063 |
28,88,445 |
2.57% |
838 |
82.5 |
34.5 |
Amravati |
206.4 |
28,97,013 |
37,01,282 |
3.29% |
924 |
61.15 |
37.53 |
Aurangabad |
286.83 |
21,61,250 |
12,00,334 |
1.07% |
936 |
68 |
17.91 |
Aurangabad |
207.04 |
11,35,835 |
25,85,049 |
2.30% |
982 |
68.28 |
15.44 |
Nagpur |
305.58 |
22,32,480 |
25,86,258 |
2.30% |
946 |
75.8 |
21.2 |
Amravati |
230.63 |
20,71,101 |
22,04,307 |
1.96% |
948 |
73.03 |
32.11 |
Nagpur |
193.65 |
17,07,947 |
20,50,862 |
1.83% |
944 |
71.6 |
26.11 |
Nashik |
211.83 |
9,70,294 |
10,72,942 |
0.95% |
976 |
60.1 |
6.93 |
Nagpur |
67.33 |
12,00,151 |
13,22,507 |
1.18% |
1005 |
67.67 |
11.95 |
Nagpur |
247.81 |
9,87,160 |
11,77,345 |
1.05% |
953 |
66.86 |
15.2 |
Aurangabad |
218.11 |
36,79,936 |
42,29,917 |
3.76% |
932 |
76.06 |
71.4 |
Nashik |
312.79 |
16,12,357 |
19,59,046 |
1.74% |
952 |
64.52 |
19.09 |
Aurangabad |
211.82 |
35,15,413 |
38,76,001 |
3.45% |
949 |
77.23 |
29.65 |
Pune |
457.44 |
20,80,285 |
24,54,196 |
2.18% |
935 |
71.54 |
23.57 |
Aurangabad |
282.19 |
33,26,837 |
30,85,411 |
2.75% |
777 |
86.4 |
100 |
Konkan |
49,140.90 |
85,87,000 |
93,56,962 |
8.33% |
822 |
86.9 |
100 |
Konkan |
23,271 |
40,51,444 |
46,53,570 |
4.14% |
933 |
84.18 |
64.33 |
Nagpur |
409.36 |
28,76,259 |
33,61,292 |
2.99% |
942 |
68.52 |
28.29 |
Aurangabad |
275.98 |
13,09,135 |
16,48,295 |
1.47% |
975 |
46.63 |
15.5 |
Nashik |
260 |
49,93,796 |
61,07,187 |
5.43% |
927 |
74.4 |
38.8 |
Nashik |
321.56 |
14,86,586 |
16,57,576 |
1.48% |
924 |
78.4 |
17 |
Aurangabad |
197.89 |
|
29,90,116 |
2.66% |
900 |
80 |
50 |
Konkan |
562 |
15,27,715 |
18,36,086 |
1.63% |
958 |
55.15 |
31.8 |
Aurangabad |
244.4 |
72,24,224 |
94,29,408 |
8.39% |
919 |
80.78 |
58.1 |
Pune |
461.85 |
22,07,929 |
26,34,200 |
2.34% |
976 |
77 |
24.2 |
Konkan |
308.89 |
16,96,777 |
16,15,069 |
1.44% |
1,136 |
65.13 |
11.3 |
Konkan |
206.72 |
25,83,524 |
28,22,143 |
2.51% |
957 |
82.62 |
24.5 |
Pune |
301.18 |
27,96,906 |
30,03,741 |
2.67% |
995 |
78.52 |
14.2 |
Pune |
266.77 |
8,68,825 |
8,49,651 |
0.76% |
1,079 |
80.3 |
9.5 |
Konkan |
166.86 |
38,49,543 |
43,17,756 |
3.84% |
935 |
71.2 |
31.8 |
Pune |
259.32 |
81,31,849 |
80,70,032 |
7.18% |
858 |
80.67 |
72.58 |
Konkan |
850.71 |
12,30,640 |
13,00,774 |
1.16% |
936 |
80.5 |
25.17 |
Nagpur |
195.03 |
10,20,216 |
11,97,160 |
1.07% |
939 |
74.02 |
17.49 |
Amravati |
275.98 |
20,77,144 |
27,72,348 |
2.47% |
951 |
57.96 |
18.6 |
Amravati |
152.93 |
9,68,78,627 |
11,23,74,333 |
100% |
922 |
77.27 |
42.43 |
– |
314.42 |
Maharashtra District List PDF
If you would like to obtain the PDF of the Maharashtra District List. The Maharashtra District List or List of Maharashtra Districts PDF can be downloaded from the link below: You can download the PDF of the Maharashtra District List from this location, which is the government of Maharashtra’s official website.
Download Maharashtra District List PDF |
Maharashtra District List in Marathi Language
क्र.म. | विभाग | जिल्हे |
1 | कोकण | मुंबई शहर |
2 | कोकण | मुंबई उपनगर |
3 | कोकण | ठाणे |
4 | कोकण | पालघर |
5 | कोकण | रायगड |
6 | कोकण | रत्नागिरी |
7 | कोकण | सिंधुदूर्ग |
8 | नाशिक | नाशिक |
9 | नाशिक | धुळे |
10 | नाशिक | नंदूरबार |
11 | नाशिक | जळगाव |
12 | नाशिक | अहमदनगर |
13 | पुणे | पुणे |
14 | पुणे | सातारा |
15 | पुणे | सांगली |
16 | पुणे | सोलापूर |
17 | पुणे | कोल्हापूर |
18 | औरंगाबाद | औरंगाबाद |
19 | औरंगाबाद | जालना |
20 | औरंगाबाद | परभणी |
21 | औरंगाबाद | हिंगोली |
22 | औरंगाबाद | बीड |
23 | औरंगाबाद | नांदेड |
24 | औरंगाबाद | उस्मानाबाद |
25 | औरंगाबाद | लातूर |
26 | अमरावती | अमरावती |
27 | अमरावती | बुलढाणा |
28 | अमरावती | अकोला |
29 | अमरावती | वाशिम |
30 | अमरावती | यवतमाळ |
31 | नागपूर | नागपूर |
32 | नागपूर | वर्धा |
33 | नागपूर | भंडारा |
34 | नागपूर | गोंदिया |
35 | नागपूर | चंद्रपूर |
36 | नागपूर | गडचिरोली |
Proposed districts (List of districts in Maharashtra 2023)
A committee led by the chief secretary was established in 2018 by the incumbent chief minister, Devendra Fadnavis. 22 new districts have been suggested by the committee. In 2015, former ministers from Katol (Nagpur), Bramhapuri, Chimur (Chandrapur), Pusad (Yavatmal), Khamgaon (Buldana), Achalpur (Amravati), Aheri (Gadchiroli), and Ashti (Wardha) demanded the creation of new districts.
# |
Existing district |
Proposed districts |
1 |
Nashik |
Kalwan |
2 |
Malegaon |
|
3 |
Thane |
Mira Bhayandar |
4 |
Kalyan |
|
5 |
Yavatmal |
Pusad |
6 |
Amravati |
Achalpur |
7 |
Bhandara |
Sakoli |
8 |
Chandrapur |
Chimur |
9 |
Gadchiroli |
Aheri |
10 |
Jalgaon |
Bhusawal |
11 |
Latur |
Udgir |
12 |
Beed |
Ambajogai |
13 |
Nanded |
Kinwat |
14 |
Satara |
Mandesh |
15 |
Pune |
Shivneri |
16 |
Palghar |
Jawhar |
17 |
Ratnagiri |
Mandgad |
18 |
Raigad |
Mahad |
19 |
Ahmednagar |
Sangamner |
20 |
Shirdi |
|
21 |
Srirampur |
|
22 |
Buldhana |
Khamgaon |
Maharashtra Districts – Timeline
At the point when the Indian province of Maharashtra was framed in 1960, it just comprised of 26 regions altogether. However, the government expanded the number of districts in Maharashtra over time. The district timeline for Maharashtra can be found here.
Districts in Maharashtra in 1960
In 1960, there were 26 districts in Maharashtra all together. At the time, the following districts made up the state:
Wardha |
Yavatmal |
Solapur |
Thane |
Sangli |
Satara |
Raigad |
Ratnagiri |
Parbhani |
Pune |
Nashik |
Osmanabad |
Nagpur |
Nanded |
Kolhapur |
Mumbai City |
Dhule |
Jalgaon |
Buldhana |
Chandrapur |
Beed |
Bhandara |
Amravati |
Aurangabad |
Akola |
Ahmadnagar |
Maharashtra Districts added after 1960
In 1960, there were 26 districts in Maharashtra all together. At the time, the following districts made up the state:
Here are the regions in Maharashtra that were in this way added –
- 1981 – Sindhudurg and Jalna regions were added.
- 1982 – Gadchiroli and Latur locale were added.
- The Mumbai Suburban district was established in 1990.
- In Maharashtra, the Washim and Nandurbar districts were established in 1998.
- 1999 – Hingoli and Gondia areas were added.
- The Palghar district was added in 2014.
FAQs on List of districts in Maharashtra 2023
Q1. How many districts will there be in Maharashtra in 2023?
Maharashtra will have 36 districts in total by 2023. At first, Maharashtra was just 26 states, but over time, many new districts were created. Palghar, Maharashtra’s newest district, was established on August 1, 2014, by the state Cabinet.
Q2. Which Maharashtra district is the largest?
Ahmadnagar is the district in Maharashtra with the most land area. This locale covers an area of 17048 square km. Presently, the populace living in Ahmadnagar is assessed to be 4,543,159 individuals. Ahmadnagar is one of the 1960-formed districts in Maharashtra.
Q3. Where can I find a list of the districts in Maharashtra?
The list of Maharashtra’s districts can be found here. We have provided information regarding the districts of Maharashtra, including their area and current population. We have also provided information regarding the administrative divisions into which the districts of Maharashtra are divided.
Q4. Which regions in Maharashtra have a shoreline?
There are numerous regions in Maharashtra that have a shore. The coastline of Maharashtra spans numerous districts and is approximately 720 kilometers long. Raigad, Thane, Greater Bombay, Sindhudurg, and Ratnagiri are the districts of Maharashtra with coastlines.
Q5. Which is Maharashtra’s most recent district?
Palghar is the most recent district in Maharashtra. The Maharashtra government added this new district on August 1, 2014. Before this, the complete number of locale in Maharashtra was 35. Palghar is spread across an area of 5,344 square kilometers.
Q6. How many districts does Maharashtra have?
Maharashtra has 36 districts in total.
Q7. महाराष्ट्रात किती जिल्हे आहेत?
महाराष्ट्रात एकूण 36 जिल्हे आहेत
Q8. महारास्ट्र में कितने जिले हैं?
महारास्ट्र में कुल 36 जिले हैं।
Q9. When did Maharashtra become a state?
01 May 1960.
Q10. What number of Divisions are there in Maharasthra?
Maharasthra is made up of 36 districts and six divisions.
Learn more about each state’s number of districts.
Indian States
Arunachal Pradesh | Assam | Bihar |
Chhattisgarh |
Delhi |
Goa |
Gujarat | Haryana | Himachal Pradesh |
Jammu Kashmir | Jharkhand | Karnataka |
Kerala | Madhya Pradesh | Maharashtra |
Manipur |
Meghalaya |
Mizoram |
Nagaland | Odisha | Punjab |
Rajasthan | Seemandhra | Sikkim |
Tamilnadu | Telangana | Tripura |
Uttar Pradesh |
Uttarakhand |
West Bengal |
Union Territories
Andaman and Nicobar | Chandigarh |
Dadra and Nagar Haveli |
Daman and Diu |
Lakshadweep | Puducherry |
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