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State
Area (Sq. Km.) |
307,713
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State
Capital |
Mumbai
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Major
Language(s) |
Marathi
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Number
of Districts |
35
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Population |
96,752,247
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Males |
50,334,270
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Females |
46,417,977
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Growth
Rate 1991-2001 |
22.57
%
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Density |
314
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Urban Population |
42.40
%
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Sex Ratio (Females per 1000 Males) |
922
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Literacy Rate |
77.27
%
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Males |
86.27
%
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Females |
67.51
%
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Legislature |
Legislative
Assembly
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Judicature |
High Court,
Mumbai
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Governor |
Sri S.M. Krishna
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Address |
Raj
Bhawan, Malabar Hill, Mumbai-400035 |
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Office No. |
022-23632660 |
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Residence
No. |
022-23632660 |
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Fax |
022-23633272 |
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email |
rajbhavan@maharashtra.gov.in |
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Chief Minister |
Sri Vilasrao Desmukh
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Address |
‘Varsha’ Malbar Hill, Bhausaheb Hiray Marg,
Malabar Hill, Mumbai - 400 006 |
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Office No. |
022-22025151, 22025222 |
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Residence
No. |
022-23633051, 23634950 |
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Fax |
022-23633272 |
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email |
chiefminister@maharashtra.gov.in |
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Chief Secretary |
Dr.
D. K. Shankaran , IAS/ MH : 70 |
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Address |
Mumbai-400001. |
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Office No. |
22025042 / 22028762, 9869440735 Ext 3747 PA Ext:
3597 |
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Residence
No. |
(022)
- 22853838 |
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Fax |
(022) -
22028594, 22822626 |
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email |
chiefsecretary@maharashtra.gov.in |
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General
Information
Location
Located in central India, Maharashtra is bounded north by Madhya Pradesh, east by Chhattisgarh, south by Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Goa, west by the Arabian Sea and northwest by Daman and Gujarat.
History
Under the States Reorganization Act, 1956, Bombay State was formed by merging the States of Kutch and Saurashtra and Marathi-speaking areas of Hyderabad (commonly knowns as Marathwada) and Madhya Pradesh (also called Vidarbha) in the old State of Mumbai, after the transfer from that State of the Kannada-speaking areas of the Belgaum, Bijapur, Kanara and Dharwar districts which were added to the State of Mysore (now Karnataka), and the Abu Road taluka of Banaskantha district, which went to the State of Rajasthan.
By the Bombay Reorganization Act 1960, which came into force from May 1, 1960, 17 districts (predominantly Gujarati-speaking) in the north and west of Mumbai State became the new State of Gujarat and the remainder was renamed Maharashtra.
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