Welcome to official website of
Maharashtra
Maharashtra State
Maharashtra is the state in the western region of India. Literally the word Maharashtra is derived from
the sanskrit words i.e. Maha means "The Great" and Rashtra means "Nation".Thus the meaning of Maharashtra is
"The Great Nation".Munbai is the capital of the state. Marathi is the mother tounge of this state,who are knows as Marathas or Maharashtrians.
General info. of Maharashtra
- Country: India
- State: Maharashtra
- Established: 1 May 1960 (Maharashtra Day)
- Location: Western region of India
- Capital: Mumbai
- Capital of tourism: Aurangabad
- Time to visit: Sep to Apr(Cost), Jun to Sep(Hill stations)
- Language: Marathi, Hindi, English,Urdu
- Population: 11,23,72,972
- Area: 3,07,713 km.sq.
- Area rank: Third
- Literacy: 82.9%
- Industrial output: 15%
- Forest area: 17% of total area of state
- Crops; Cotton, Soya, Wheat, Rice, Oilseads
- Rivers: Krishna, Godavari, Purna
- Official language: Marathi
- Website: www.maharashtra.gov.in