Find District-wise Talukas in Maharashtra, India

Maharashtra is one of the states of India and Mumbai is the capital of this state. Nagpur and Pune are other important cities in the state. The language mostly spoken in this state is Marathi.

The current total Districts of Maharashtra are 36 now, earlier there were 26 districts. We have provided Taluka List along with the List of Districts of Maharashtra in detailed way on this page.

 

Districts of Maharashtra: Maharashtra Area (km²⁾ is 307,713 and Population as per 2001 census is 96,878,627.

Name	Area (km2)	Population (2001 census)	Tehsils
Ahmednagar	17,413	4,088,077	14
Akola	5,417	1,818,617	7
Amravati	12,626	2,606,063	14
Aurangabad	10,100	2,897,013	9
Beed	10,439	2,161,250	11
Bhandara	3,717	1,135,835	7
Buldhana	9,680	2,232,480	13
Chandrapur	10,695	2,071,101	15
Dhule	8,063	1,707,947	4
Gadchiroli	14,412	970,294	12
Gondia	4,843	1,200,151	8
Hingoli	4,526	987,160	5
Jalgaon	11,765	3,679,936	15
Jalna	7,612	1,612,357	8
Kolhapur	7,685	3,515,413	10
Latur	7,372	2,080,285	10
Mumbai City	67.7	3,326,837	0
Mumbai Suburban	369	8,587,000	3
Nagpur	9,897	4,051,444	13
Nanded	10,422	2,876,259	16
Nandurbar	5,035	1,309,135	6
Nashik	15,530	4,993,796	15
Osmanabad	7,512	1,486,586	8
Parbhani	6,251	1,527,715	9
Pune	15,642	7,224,224	14
Raigad	7,148	2,207,929	15
Ratnagiri	8,208	1,696,777	9
Sangli	8,578	2,583,524	10
Satara	10,484	2,796,906	11
Sindhudurg	5,207	868,825	8
Solapur	14,845	3,849,543	11
Thane	9,558	8,131,849	15
Wardha	6,310	1,230,640	8
Washim	5,150	1,020,216	6
Yavatmal	13,584	2,077,144	16
Palghar	5,344	2,990,116 (2011)	8

About Ahmednagar District | Ahmednagar District History

Ahmednagar District is the largest district in the State of Maharashtra. The district echoes the history of the past. The Ahmednagar fort at Ahmednagar is a place of historical importance. It is at this fort where many of our freedom fighters were detained during the Indian Freedom Movement. It was here that Late Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was detained during Indian freedom movement and it was at this fort he wrote his famous book "Discovery Of India".

Today, Ahmednagar is a most advanced district having maximum number of large scale and small-scale industries.

Origin of name of Ahmednagar
The name of the District Ahmednagar has come from the name of the founder, Ahmed Shah Nizam Shah.

History of Ahmednagar
The history of Ahmednagar begins from 240B.C. In the beginning it was not a place of district importance. There were only small hamlets in the neighborhood of the city. It was the Andhrabrityas who ruled Ahmednagar B.C. 90 to A.D. 300. Till about 400 AD, Ahmednagar was ruled over by the Rashtrakuta Dynasty. Till 670 AD, Chalukya & Western Chalukya kings ruled the country. The Rashtrakuta kings then ruled Ahmednagar from 670 to 973 A.D. Govind III was the mightiest of the Rashtrakutas whose kingdom stretched from Marwar and Rajputana in the north to Tungabhadra river in the south. Then followed the Western Chalukyas whose dynasty ruled from 973 to 1190 A.D. The caves and temple of the city were carved and built during this period. After the Western Chalukyas, Ahmednagar passed on to the hands of the Yadavs from Deogiri, who ruled from 1170 to 1310. The famous king of Yadav was Ramdeorao and his name is mentioned in the works of the saint of Dnyandeo. The most notable minister of this time was Hemadri who invented modi script. He was a genius and created the idea of constructing buildings without the help of lime stone and mortar instead, place well cut stones of medium size across each other and filling upon each other in particular angles in such a manner that walls would be erected forming the shape of temple.

Alladin Khilaji, the commander-in-chief of the Moghal king of Delhi in 1294, defeated the king. This victory at the very invasion gave a stimulus to the Muslim ambition of establishing Muslim stronghold in the Deccan. Governors appointed from Delhi then ruled Maharashtra. In 1338, the emperor of Delhi, Mohommed Tughla made Deogiri his capital and changed its name to Daulatabad. Later, Tughlak left Daulatabad and then his noblemen harassed the natives by plundering their wealth.

Alladin Hasan Gangu, an Afgan soldier was successful in overthrowing the power of Delhi emperors and establishing an independent sovereign kingdom known as Bahamani or Brahmin kingdom. After his death, due to the inefficiency of the next king, the Bahamani kingdom was divided into five independent kingdoms and Ahmednagar was one among them known as Nizamshahi. The kingdom was then ruled by Mohmad Gawan, which was later succeeded by Nizam-ul_mulk. In 1485, he added Bhir and Ahmednagar to his estates. The management of this area was given to the minister's son Malik Ahmad, the founder of the Nizamshahi Dynasty of Ahmednagar.

In 1486, Malik Ahmed became the Prime Minister of the Bahamani Kingdom. In 1494, he laid the foundation of a city close to the victory gardens and called it after himself, Ahmednagar. In two years the city is said to have rivaled Bagdad & Cairo in splendor. Ahmad established a new sultanate in Ahmednagar, also known as Nizam Shahi dynasty. The dynasty lasted till it was conquested by Shah Jahan in 1636.

Aurangzeb, who was the last great Mughal emperor is said to have spent the last years of his reign here. In 1759, the Peshwas of the Marathas obtained possession of the city by bribing the Muslim commander. Ahmedabad was later taken over by the British under General Wellesley. Later the place was again restored to the Marathas but in 1817, the place fell under the clutches of the British.

Geography of Ahmednagar
Ahmednagar is a city in the state of Maharashtra. It is located on the left banks of Sina river. Ahmedanagar can be divided into three physical divisions as Western Hilly Region, Central Plateau Region and the region of northern and southern plains. Ahmednagar is drained by two chief rivers as, the Godavari and the Bhima. The important rivers flowing through the district are Paravara, Mula, Sina and Dhora. The district is far away from the sea.

The climate of the district is hot and dry. Major part of the city experiences hot summer and dryness all through out the year except during south-west monsoon season. The period from March to the first week of June is the hot season. It is followed by the south- west monsoon season which lasts till the end of September. October and November constitute the post-monsoon or the retreating southwest. The western hilly part of Ahmednagar district has forests. The forest contains trees like teak, babul, dhavada, haldu, neem. Fruit trees like Mango, Tamarind, Amala, Bor are also found in the district.

Demographics of Ahmednagar
Ahmednagar had a population of 39,941 as per the 2001 census. Out of which, males constitute 63% of the population and females 37%. The average literacy rate of Ahmednagar is 84%.

Economy of Ahmednagar
There are the presence of many small and large scale industries in Ahmedabad. The small scale industries includes those industries where grains are seperated from their husks, gathering of medicinal plants, bidi rolling, jaggery making etc.

The large-scale industries are engaged in producing 'Ayurvedic' medicines. Other large scale industries in Ahmednagar are manufacturing mopeds and T.V. sets. There are pharmaceutical factories, sugar factories and industries for making engines and pump sets. There are spinning mills, ginning and pressing industries too at Ahmednagar.

(Last Updated on : 20-10-2014)

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About Akola District | History of Akola District | Maharashtra

Akola district is one of the districts located in the state of Maharashtra. Akola District, with the rest of Berar was assigned to the British East India Company by the Nizam of Hyderabad following the Treaty of Assignment of 1853. After the Province was assigned to the Company it was divided into two districts, East Berar and West Berar, Akola being the headquarters of the latter. In 1903 the Treaty of Assignment was superseded by an agreement under which the Nizam ceded Berar to the Government of India in perpetuity. Administration of Berar was then transferred from the Resident of Hyderabad to the Chief Commissioner of Central Provinces. The area which now forms the present Akola district was created by the transfer of Murtizapur tahsil from Amravati to Akola district and by the transfer of Khamgaon and Jalgaon tahsils from Akola to Buldhana district. Washim district was broken up and two of its tahsils, viz., Washim and Mangrul, were included in Akola district. The famous 'Mahabeej' factory, producing super-quality seeds is located here. Vidarbha's only Agricultural University is also situated here. Narnala fort in Akot taluka, Parshwanath Jain Temple of Shirpur, Rajrajeshwar temple, power generation plant of Paras, the irrigation project in Mahan on Katepurna river are among the places of tourist attraction.

Location of Akola District
The district of Akola lies in the western parts of the Nagpur Division of Maharashtra State and is surrounded by Amravati district in the north and north-east, Yavatmal district in the south-east, Parbhani district in the south and Buldhanat distric in the west. The district lies between 19 degrees 51 minutes and 21 degrees 16 minutes latitude and 76 degrees 38 minutes and 77 degrees 44 minutes longitude. It has a total area of 10,567 square kilometres.

History of Akola District
Akola district came into being on 1st July 1998. It was initially a part of the Nizam's dominions. It came under the British East India Company in 1853 as debt repayment and as a future guarantee for payment. In 1857, Berar was divided into east and west Berar, and the latter had its headquarters at Akola. In 1903, the treaties of assignment were superseded by an agreement under which the Nizam leased Berar to the Government of India for an annual rent of 25 lakhs of rupees in perpetuity. The district continued to be a part of the organisation and re-organisation of states and districts within the country. There were no major changes in the boundaries of the district between 1911 and 1955. In 1956, with the Reorganisation of States, the district was transferred from Madhya Pradesh to the then Bombay State and in 1960 it became a part of the State of Maharashtra. Akola district as known today finally came into being on 1st July 1998, after its division into Akola and Washim district.

Geography of Akola District
The topography of Akola district is such that the district can be seen divided into three parts. This includes the narrow northern strip at the foot if the Satpura Mountain range, Payanghat or Purna plains in the middle and the Balaghat on the top of the Ajanta ranges. Among the major rivers flowing in the district are the Purna River and the Penganga River flowing here along with their tributaries. The weather in the district is generally hot and dry, with high humidity.

Economy of Akola District
Agriculture dominates the rural economy and even the urban landscape to a considerable extent. Manufacturing and household industry barely account for 15 percent of the working population while services, trade and commerce account for a greater proportion in this district. Factory manufactures are insignificant and relatively recent. Industries are agro-based, viz. cotton ginning and pressing, spinning and weaving, and flour mills, oil crushing and dal mills.

(Last Updated on : 20/10/2014)

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