# Outline of Maharashtra

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Maharashtra:
Maharashtra – state in the western region of India and is India's third-largest state by area and is also the world's second-most populous sub-national entity. It has over 120 million inhabitants and its capital, Mumbai, has a population of approximately 18 million. Nagpur is Maharashtra's second capital as decreed by the Nagpur Pact.

## General reference
### Names

* Common name: Maharashtra
* Pronunciation: English: /ˌmɑːhəˈrɑːʃtrə/ MAH-hə-RAH-shtrə, Marathi:
* 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 (2011 census): 3rd
* by crime rate (2015): 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(s): Maharashtra
* Nickname(s):
* Adjectival(s):
* Demonym(s):

## Geography of Maharashtra

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 (UTC+05:30)
vtePlaces adjacent to Outline of Maharashtra :
Gujarat Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Arabian Sea
Maharashtra
Chhattisgarh
Goa
Karnataka
Andhra Pradesh :

### 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

Regions of Maharashtra

#### Ecoregions of Maharashtra

Ecoregions in Maharashtra

#### Administrative divisions of Maharashtra

Administrative divisions of Maharashtra
* Districts of Maharashtra
** Municipalities of Maharashtra

##### Districts of Maharashtra

* Districts of Maharashtra

##### Municipalities of Maharashtra

Municipalities of Maharashtra
* Capital of Maharashtra: Capital of Maharashtra
* Cities of Maharashtra

### Demography of Maharashtra

Religion in Maharashtra :
| Hindus | Hindus | 83.2% | 83.2% |
| Muslim | Muslim | 12% | 12% |
| Others | Others | 4.8% | 4.8% |
| Religion | Fertility rate |
| Hindus | 2.23 |
| Muslims | 4.09 |
| Christians | 1.41 |
| Jains | 1.41 |
| Buddhist | 2.24 |
| Sikh | 1.57 |
| Tribals | 3.14 |
| others | 2.25 |
Demographics of Maharashtra

## Government and politics of Maharashtra

Politics of Maharashtra
* Form of government: Indian state government (parliamentary system of representative democracy)
* Capital of Maharashtra: Capital of Maharashtra
* Elections in Maharashtra
** (specific elections)

### 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

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

Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
* 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

### 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

### History of Maharashtra, by subject
## Culture 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

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

Religion in Maharashtra
* Christianity in Maharashtra
* Hinduism in Maharashtra
* Jainism in Maharashtra
* Islam in Maharashtra

### Sports in Maharashtra

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

### Symbols of Maharashtra

Symbols of Maharashtra
* Animal: Indian giant squirrel
* Bird: Yellow-footed green pigeon
* Butterfly: Papilio polymnestor (Blue Mormon)
* Dance: Lavani
* Fish:
* Flower: Lagerstroemia
* Song: "Jai Jai Maharashtra Majha"
* Sport: Kabaddi
* Tree: Mango

## Economy and infrastructure of Maharashtra

Economy of Maharashtra
* Tourism in Maharashtra
* Transport in Maharashtra
** Airports in Maharashtra

## Education in Maharashtra

Education in Maharashtra
* Institutions of higher education in Maharashtra

## Health in Maharashtra

Health in Maharashtra