Outline of Maharashtra

General reference

Names

• Common name: Maharashtra
• Pronunciation:,
• Official name: Maharashtra
• Adjectivals: Maharashtrian
• Demonyms: Maharashtrians
• Abbreviations and name codes
• * ISO 3166-2 code: IN-MH
• * Vehicle registration code: MH

Rankings (amongst India's states)

• by population: 2nd
• by area : 3rd
• by crime rate : 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
• * Pronunciation:
• Official English name: Maharashtra
• Nickname:
• Adjectival:
• Demonym:

Geography of Maharashtra

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

Location of Maharashtra

• Maharashtra is situated within the following regions:
• * Northern Hemisphere
• * Eastern Hemisphere
• ** Eurasia
• *** Asia
• **** South Asia
• ***** India
• ******West India
• Time zone: Indian Standard Time

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.
• Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary
• Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary
• Matheran

Natural geographic features of Maharashtra

• Rivers of Maharashtra

Regions of Maharashtra

Ecoregions of Maharashtra

Administrative divisions of Maharashtra

• Districts of Maharashtra
• * Municipalities of Maharashtra

  Districts of Maharashtra

• Districts of Maharashtra

  Municipalities of Maharashtra

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

Demography of Maharashtra

Government and politics of Maharashtra

• Form of government: Indian state government
• Capital of Maharashtra: Capital of Maharashtra
• Elections in 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

Executive branch of the government of Maharashtra

• Head of state: Governor of Maharashtra,
• Head of government: Chief Minister of Maharashtra,
• Council of Ministers of Maharashtra

Legislative branch of the government of Maharashtra

• 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

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

Colonial Maharashtra

• * Bombay Presidency
• ** Bombay State
• *** Maharashtra

Contemporary Maharashtra

• Chronology of statehood 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

• Hindi Cinema
• Marathi cinema

Languages of Maharashtra

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

People of Maharashtra

• People from Maharashtra

Religion in Maharashtra

• Christianity in Maharashtra
• Hinduism in Maharashtra
• Jainism in Maharashtra
• Islam in Maharashtra

Sports in Maharashtra

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

Symbols of Maharashtra

• Animal: Indian giant squirrel
• Bird: Yellow-footed green pigeon
• Butterfly: Papilio polymnestor
• Dance: Lavani
• Fish:
• Flower: Lagerstroemia
• Song: "Jai Jai Maharashtra Majha"
• Sport: Kabaddi
• Tree: Mango

Economy and infrastructure of Maharashtra

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

Education in Maharashtra

• Institutions of higher education in Maharashtra

Health in Maharashtra