Districts of Maharashtra

The 2011 Census counted 35 districts in what is now Maharashtra, home to 11.24 crore people. Thane was the largest, with 1.11 crore; Mumbai Suburban had the highest literacy rate at 89.9%.

Population, 2011

11.24 crore

35 districts

Literacy rate

82.3%

India 73.0%

Sex ratio

929

females per 1,000 males; India 943

Urban population

45.2%

India 31.1%

All districts of Maharashtra

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1	Thane	1,10,60,148	84.5%	886	77.0%
2	Pune	94,29,408	86.2%	915	61.0%
3	Mumbai Suburban	93,56,962	89.9%	860	100.0%
4	Nashik	61,07,187	82.3%	934	42.5%
5	Nagpur	46,53,570	88.4%	951	68.3%
6	Ahilyanagar (Ahmadnagar)	45,43,159	79.0%	939	20.1%
7	Solapur	43,17,756	77.0%	938	32.4%
8	Jalgaon	42,29,917	78.2%	925	31.7%
9	Kolhapur	38,76,001	81.5%	957	31.7%
10	Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad)	37,01,282	79.0%	923	43.8%
11	Nanded	33,61,292	75.5%	943	27.2%
12	Mumbai	30,85,411	89.2%	832	100.0%
13	Satara	30,03,741	82.9%	988	19.0%
14	Amravati	28,88,445	87.4%	951	35.9%
15	Sangli	28,22,143	81.5%	966	25.5%
16	Yavatmal	27,72,348	82.8%	952	21.6%
17	Raigarh	26,34,200	83.1%	959	36.8%
18	Buldana	25,86,258	83.4%	934	21.2%
19	Bid	25,85,049	77.0%	916	19.9%
20	Latur	24,54,196	77.3%	928	25.5%
21	Chandrapur	22,04,307	80.0%	961	35.2%
22	Dhule	20,50,862	72.8%	946	27.8%
23	Jalna	19,59,046	71.5%	937	19.3%
24	Parbhani	18,36,086	73.3%	947	31.0%
25	Akola	18,13,906	88.0%	946	39.7%
26	Dharashiv (Osmanabad)	16,57,576	78.4%	924	17.0%
27	Nandurbar	16,48,295	64.4%	978	16.7%
28	Ratnagiri	16,15,069	82.2%	1122	16.3%
29	Gondiya	13,22,507	85.0%	999	17.1%
30	Wardha	13,00,774	87.0%	946	32.5%
31	Bhandara	12,00,334	83.8%	982	19.5%
32	Washim	11,97,160	83.3%	930	17.7%
33	Hingoli	11,77,345	78.2%	942	15.2%
34	Gadchiroli	10,72,942	74.4%	982	11.0%
35	Sindhudurg	8,49,651	85.6%	1036	12.6%

Census 2011. Click a column to sort. Literacy is for people aged seven and over; sex ratio is females per 1,000 males.

Districts of all states · State-wise GDP · Population by state

Questions

How many districts were there in Maharashtra in the 2011 Census?

35. Districts created since 2011 are not shown separately here, because the Census reports figures for the districts as they were then.

Which is the most populous district of Maharashtra?

Thane, with 1,10,60,148 people in 2011. The smallest was Sindhudurg, with 8,49,651.

Which district of Maharashtra has the highest literacy rate?

Mumbai Suburban, at 89.91% in 2011. The lowest was Nandurbar, at 64.38%.

Which district of Maharashtra has the best sex ratio?

Ratnagiri, with 1122 females per 1,000 males in 2011. The lowest was Mumbai, at 832.

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India in Data, "Districts of Maharashtra: Census 2011 population, literacy and sex ratio". https://indiaindata.online/districts/maharashtra. Original source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India).

About these figures

All figures are from the 2011 Census, the most recent completed census of India, published in the Primary Census Abstract by the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner. The next census, Census 2027, will replace them.

Districts are shown as they were in 2011. Many states have created new districts since, so a district today may be smaller than the one shown here. Districts are grouped under today's states and union territories: the ten 2011 districts now in Telangana are under Telangana, Leh and Kargil are under Ladakh, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu are shown together. Districts renamed since 2011 carry their current name, with the Census name in brackets.

Literacy rate is the share of people aged seven and over who can read and write with understanding. Sex ratio is females per 1,000 males; child sex ratio is the same for children aged 0 to 6. Workers include main workers (six months or more of work in the year) and marginal workers (less than six months).