Maharashtra (/mɑːhəˈrɑːʃtrə/ [məharaːʂʈrə] ⓘ), is a state in the western region of India. It is a second-most populous state after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India. Maharashtra is the wealthiest state in India, contributing 15% of the country's industrial output and 13.3% of its GDP (2006–2007 figures).[1]

Maharashtra is the world's second-most populous first-level administrative country sub-division. Were it a nation in its own right, Maharashtra would be the world's tenth-most populous state, followed by Mexico. There are 41,000 villages and 378 urban centres in Maharashtra.

List of metropolitan areas in Maharashtra

Rank Metropolitan area Urban planning authority State/Territory Population
(2011)		 Area
(in km2)
1 Mumbai Metropolitan Region Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority Maharashtra 24,814,288[2] 11300[3]
2 Pune Metropolitan Region Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority Maharashtra 7,849,968[4] 8,616.79[4]
3 Nagpur Metropolitan Region Nagpur Metropolitan Region Development Authority Maharashtra 3,047,000 1,571
4 Nashik Metropolitan Region Nashik Metropolitan Region Development Authority Maharashtra 2,237,434 [5] 2,681

List of cities in Maharashtra by population

Rank Name District Population
1 Mumbai Mumbai City and Mumbai Suburban 25,368,000
2 Pune Pune 7,166,374
3 Nagpur Nagpur 3,047,000
4 Nashik Nashik 2,237,434
5 Pimpri-Chinchwad Pune 2,027,354
6 Thane Thane 2,001,053
7 Kalyan-Dombivli Thane 1,247,327
8 Vasai-Virar Palghar 1,222,390
9 Aurangabad Aurangabad 1,175,116
10 Navi Mumbai Thane 1,120,547
11 Solapur Solapur 951,558
12 Mira-Bhayandar Thane 809,378
13 Bhiwandi-Nizampur Thane 709,665
14 Amravati Amravati 647,057
15 Nanded-Waghala Nanded 550,439
16 Kolhapur Kolhapur 549,236
17 Ulhasnagar Thane 506,098
18 Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad Sangli 502,793
19 Malegaon Nashik 481,228
20 Jalgaon Jalgaon 460,228
21 Akola Akola 425,817
22 Latur Latur 382,940
23 Dhule Dhule 375,559
24 Ahmednagar Ahmednagar 350,859
25 Chandrapur Chandrapur 320,379
26 Parbhani Parbhani 307,170
27 Ichalkaranji Kolhapur 287,353
28 Jalna Jalna 285,577
29 Ambarnath Thane 253,475
30 Panvel Raigad 195,373
31 Bhusawal Jalgaon 187,421
32 Badlapur Thane 174,226
33 Beed Beed 146,709
34 Gondia Gondia 132,813
35 Satara Satara 120,195
36 Barshi Solapur 118,722
37 Yavatmal Yavatmal 116,551
38 Achalpur Amravati 112,311
39 Osmanabad Osmanabad 111,825
40 Nandurbar Nandurbar 111,037
41 Wardha Wardha 106,444
42 Udgir Latur 103,550
43 Hinganghat Wardha 101,805

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Countries". India: World Bank. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2008.
  2. ↑ "MMR – Population and Employment" (PDF). National Real Estate Development Council. Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation. p. 4. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "About MMR". Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Expansion plans: PMRDA wants 800 villages within limits". The Indian Express. Mumbai. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "Nashik Metro India population".
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