Biology:Outline of Maharashtra

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Location of Maharashtra

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Maharashtra:

Maharashtra – state in the western region of India and is India's third-largest state by area and is also the world's second-most populous sub-national entity. It has over 120 million inhabitants and its capital, Mumbai, has a population of approximately 18 million. Nagpur is Maharashtra's second capital as decreed by the Nagpur Pact.

Seal of Maharashtra


General reference

Names

  • Common name: Maharashtra
  • Originally known as :
  • Official name: Maharashtra
  • Nicknames
  • Adjectivals
    • Maharashtrian
  • Demonyms
    • Maharashtrians
  • Abbreviations and name codes

Rankings (amongst India's states)

  • by population: 2nd
  • by area (2011 census): 3rd
  • by crime rate (2015): 8th
  • by gross domestic product (GDP) (2014): 1st
  • by Human Development Index (HDI):
  • by life expectancy at birth:
  • by literacy rate:

General reference

  • Common English name: Maharashtra
  • Official English name(s): Maharashtra
  • Nickname(s):
  • Adjectival(s):
  • Demonym(s):

Geography of Maharashtra

Geography of Maharashtra

  • Maharashtra is: an Indian state
  • Population of Maharashtra:
  • Area of Maharashtra:
  • Atlas of Maharashtra

Location of Maharashtra

Environment of Maharashtra

Protected areas in Maharashtra

  • Navegaon National Park
  • Nagzira wildlife sanctuary
  • Tadoba Andhari Tiger Project
  • Pench National Park
  • Chandoli National Park
  • Gugamal National Park
  • Sanjay Gandhi National Park
  • Sagareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Maldhok Sanctuary
  • Tansa wildlife Sanctuary
  • Bhimashankar wildlife Sanctuary.[1]
  • Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Matheran

Natural geographic features of Maharashtra

  • Rivers of Maharashtra

Regions of Maharashtra

Regions of Maharashtra

Ecoregions of Maharashtra

Ecoregions in Maharashtra

Administrative divisions of Maharashtra

Administrative divisions of Maharashtra

  • Districts of Maharashtra
    • Municipalities of Maharashtra
Districts of Maharashtra
  • Districts of Maharashtra
Municipalities of Maharashtra

Municipalities of Maharashtra

  • Capital of Maharashtra: Capital of Maharashtra
  • Cities of Maharashtra

Demography of Maharashtra

Religion in Maharashtra
Hindus
83.2%
Muslim
12%
Others
4.8%
Religion Fertility rate
Hindus 2.23
Muslims 4.09
Christians 1.41
Jains 1.41
Buddhist 2.24
Sikh 1.57
Tribals 3.14
others 2.25

Demographics of Maharashtra

Government and politics of Maharashtra

Politics of Maharashtra

Union government in Maharashtra

  • Rajya Sabha members from Maharashtra
  • Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee
  • Indian general election, 2009 (Maharashtra)
  • Indian general election, 2014 (Maharashtra)

Branches of the government of Maharashtra

Government of Maharashtra

Executive branch of the government of Maharashtra

Legislative branch of the government of Maharashtra

Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

  • Constituencies of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

Judicial branch of the government of Maharashtra

  • High Court of Maharashtra
    • Chief Justice of Maharashtra

Law and order in Maharashtra

  • Law enforcement in Maharashtra
    • Maharashtra Police

History of Maharashtra

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Painting from the Ajanta Caves in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, sixth century
Maharashtra, as part of the Bombay Presidency in 1909

History of Maharashtra

History of Maharashtra, by period

  • Mauryan
  • Ashoka
  • Hiuen-Tsang
  • Dakshinapatha
  • Satakarni
  • Kharavela
  • Western Satraps
  • Gupta Empire
  • Gurjara-Pratihara
  • Vakataka
  • Kadambas
  • Chalukya Empire
  • Rashtrakuta Dynasty
  • Western Chalukya
  • Yadava dynasty
  • Delhi Sultanate
  • Ala-ud-din Khalji
  • Muhammad bin Tughluq
  • Daulatabad
  • Bahmani Sultanate
  • Nizamshah
  • Ahmadnagar Sultanate
  • Adilshah
  • Qutubshah
  • Bidarshah
  • Imadshah
  • Vijayanagara Empire
  • Sultanate of Gujarat
  • Faruqi dynasty
  • Adil Shahi dynasty
  • Third Anglo-Maratha war
  • Bombay Presidency
  • Nagpur Province
  • Central Provinces
  • Berar
  • Operation Polo

Prehistoric Maharashtra

Ancient Maharashtra

Medieval Maharashtra

Colonial Maharashtra

    • Bombay Presidency
      • Bombay State
        • Maharashtra

Contemporary Maharashtra

  • Chronology of statehood of Maharashtra

History of Maharashtra, by region

History of Maharashtra, by subject

Culture of Maharashtra

Culture of Maharashtra

  • Architecture of Maharashtra
  • Cuisine of Maharashtra
  • Monuments in Maharashtra
    • Monuments of National Importance in Maharashtra
    • State Protected Monuments in Maharashtra
  • World Heritage Sites in Maharashtra

Art in Maharashtra

  • Music of Maharashtra

Cinema of Maharashtra

Bollywood is based in Mumbai

Cinema of Maharashtra

  • Hindi Cinema
  • Marathi cinema

Languages of Maharashtra

  • Languages of Maharashtra
    • Marathi
    • Ahirani
    • Konkani
    • Malvani
    • Varhadi

People of Maharashtra

  • People from Maharashtra

Religion in Maharashtra

Religion in Maharashtra

Sports in Maharashtra

Sports in Maharashtra

  • Cricket in Maharashtra
    • Maharashtra Cricket Association
    • Maharashtra cricket team
  • Football in Maharashtra
    • Maharashtra football team

Symbols of Maharashtra

Symbols of Maharashtra

Economy and infrastructure of Maharashtra

Economy of Maharashtra

  • Tourism in Maharashtra
  • Transport in Maharashtra
    • Airports in Maharashtra

Education in Maharashtra

Education in Maharashtra

  • Institutions of higher education in Maharashtra

Health in Maharashtra

Health in Maharashtra

See also

References

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