Maharashtra is one of state in India with population of 112,374,333. There are 35 districts, 357 Talukas, 43,665 villages and 537 towns in Maharashtra.
As per the Census India 2011, Maharashtra has 24,421,519 households, population of 112,374,333 of which 58,243,056 are males and 54,131,277 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 13,326,517 which is 11.86% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Maharashtra state is around
929 compared to
943 which is national average of India. The literacy rate of Maharashtra state is 72.57% out of which 77.7% males are literate and 67.05% females are literate. The total area of Maharashtra is 307,713 sq.km with population density of 365 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 54.78% of population lives in Urban area and 45.22% lives in Rural area. There are 11.81% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 9.35% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Maharashtra.
Maharashtra Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 112,374,333 | 100% |
| Hindu | 89,703,057 | 79.83% |
| Muslim | 12,971,152 | 11.54% |
| Buddhist | 6,531,200 | 5.81% |
| Jain | 1,400,349 | 1.25% |
| Christian | 1,080,073 | 0.96% |
| Religion not stated | 286,290 | 0.25% |
| Sikh | 223,247 | 0.2% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 178,965 | 0.16% |
Maharashtra Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Area(sq.km) | 9,084 | 298,629 |
| Number of households | 11,206,781 | 13,214,738 |
| Total Population | 50,818,259 | 61,556,074 |
| Population (%) | 52.55% | 48.76% |
| Male Population | 26,704,022 | 31,539,034 |
| Female Population | 24,114,237 | 30,017,040 |
| Sex Ratio | 903 | 952 |
| Literacy (%) | 78.85% | 67.39% |
List of Districts in Maharashtra
Check out complete list of all districts in Maharashtra
| District | Population | Area (km2) | Po. Density | Sex-ratio |
|---|
| Thane | 11,060,148 | 9,558 | 1157 | 886 |
| Pune | 9,429,408 | 15,643 | 603 | 915 |
| Mumbai Suburban | 9,356,962 | 446 | 20980 | 860 |
| Nashik | 6,107,187 | 15,530 | 393 | 934 |
| Nagpur | 4,653,570 | 9,892 | 470 | 951 |
| Ahmadnagar | 4,543,159 | 17,048 | 266 | 939 |
| Solapur | 4,317,756 | 14,895 | 290 | 938 |
| Jalgaon | 4,229,917 | 11,765 | 360 | 925 |
| Kolhapur | 3,876,001 | 7,685 | 504 | 957 |
| Aurangabad | 3,701,282 | 10,131 | 365 | 923 |
| Nanded | 3,361,292 | 10,528 | 319 | 943 |
| Mumbai | 3,085,411 | 157 | 19652 | 832 |
| Satara | 3,003,741 | 10,480 | 287 | 988 |
| Amravati | 2,888,445 | 12,210 | 237 | 951 |
| Sangli | 2,822,143 | 8,572 | 329 | 966 |
| Yavatmal | 2,772,348 | 13,582 | 204 | 952 |
| Raigarh | 2,634,200 | 7,152 | 368 | 959 |
| Buldana | 2,586,258 | 9,661 | 268 | 934 |
| Bid | 2,585,049 | 10,693 | 242 | 916 |
| Latur | 2,454,196 | 7,157 | 343 | 928 |
| Chandrapur | 2,204,307 | 11,443 | 193 | 961 |
| Dhule | 2,050,862 | 7,195 | 285 | 946 |
| Jalna | 1,959,046 | 7,694 | 255 | 937 |
| Parbhani | 1,836,086 | 6,214 | 295 | 947 |
| Akola | 1,813,906 | 5,673 | 320 | 946 |
| Osmanabad | 1,657,576 | 7,569 | 219 | 924 |
| Nandurbar | 1,648,295 | 5,955 | 277 | 978 |
| Ratnagiri | 1,615,069 | 8,208 | 197 | 1122 |
| Gondiya | 1,322,507 | 5,234 | 253 | 999 |
| Wardha | 1,300,774 | 6,309 | 206 | 946 |
| Bhandara | 1,200,334 | 4,087 | 294 | 982 |
| Washim | 1,197,160 | 4,901 | 244 | 930 |
| Hingoli | 1,177,345 | 4,827 | 244 | 942 |
| Gadchiroli | 1,072,942 | 14,412 | 74 | 982 |
| Sindhudurg | 849,651 | 5,207 | 163 | 1036 |
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