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About Maharashtra. Situated in the western part of the country, the Deccan, Maharashtra happens to be the third largest state in the nation and stands second in population among all Indian states.
Maharashtra , State, west-central India. Area: 118,800 sq mi (307,690 sq km). Population: (2011) 112,372,972. Capital: Mumbai (Bombay). It is bordered by the Arabian Sea and by the states of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Goa and the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
Education. Mumbai, University of. Rajabai Clock Tower at the University of Mumbai, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Maharashtra’s literacy rate is one of the highest of all the Indian states, with more than four-fifths of the population able to read and write.
India’s third-largest and second-most populous state, Maharashtra is an expansive canvas showcasing many of India’s iconic attractions. There are palm-fringed beaches; lofty, cool-green mountains; Unesco World Heritage Sites; and bustling cosmopolitan cities (and gorgeous vineyards in which to escape them). In the far east of the state are ...
Maharashtra is a state in Western India. Its language is Marathi. It is the third biggest state of India by area and second biggest state in India based on population. Only one Indian state has more people ( Uttar Pradesh ). Mumbai is the capital of Maharashtra. Pune is the cultural and educational capital. Geography.
1 Mumbai (Bombay) — the summer capital of Maharashtra, also the commercial capital of India; 2 Nagpur — the winter capital of Maharashtra, the city of oranges, at the geographical centre of India; 3 Ahmednagar — more than 500 years of history, with traces of Nizamshahi, Shah Jahan and Peshwas
Maharashtra is the third largest state of India in terms of land area and second largest in terms of population in India. It has a long history of Marathi saints of Varakari religious movement, such as Dnyaneshwar, Namdev, Chokhamela, Eknath and Tukaram which forms the one of bases of the culture of Maharashtra or Marathi culture. [1] .
