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Locator map of the state of en:Maharashtra, India with district boundaries and Admin. divisions: Date: 18 August 2011, 16:06 (UTC) Source: Maharashtra_locator_map.svg; Author: Maharashtra_locator_map.svg: User:PlaneMad; derivative work: Kaajawa (talk) Other versions
For a detailed map of all disputed regions in South Asia, see Image:India disputed areas map.svg Internal borders The borders of the state of Meghalaya, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh are shown as interpreted from the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971, but has yet to be verified.
Maharashtra is an Indian state that was formed on 1 May 1960 with 26 initial districts. Since then, 11 additional districts have been created, the most recent of which is Palghar district. The state currently has 36 districts. These districts are grouped into six administrative divisions shown below. Maharashtra with all of its districts
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Disputed Borders: University of Texas map library - China-India Borders - Eastern Sector 1988 & Western Sector 1988 - Kashmir Region 2004 - Kashmir Maps. State and District boundaries: Census of India - 2001 Census State Maps - Survey of India Maps. Other sources: US Army Map Service, Survey of India Map Explorer, Columbia University. Map ...
Newer districts were also added after India gained independence in 1947 and also after the state of Maharashtra was formed. Since 1947, the east–west tracts of Thane district on Salsette Island, starting with the city of Bandra, then Andheri, then finally Borivali to Dahisar were carved out and added to the former Bombay, now 'Mumbai ...
Map of Maharashtra. The word Maharashtra, the land of the mainly Marathi-speaking people, appears to be derived from Maharashtri, an old form of Prakrit.Some believe that the word indicates that it was the land of the Mahars and the Rattas, while others consider it to be a corruption of the term 'Maha Kantara' (the Great Forest), a synonym for 'Dandakaranya'. [1]
Maharashtra has the highest number of followers of Buddhism in India, accounting for 5.8% of Maharashtra's total population with 6,531,200 followers. Marathi Buddhists account for 77.36% of all Buddhists in India. [139] Sikhs, Christians, and Jains constituted 0.2%, 1%, and 1.2% of the Maharashtra population respectively. [138]