Maharashtra
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| Districts | 36 total |
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| Sex ratio (2011) | 929 ♀/1000 ♂ |
| Capital | Mumbai |
| Chief minister | Devendra Fadnavis |
| Did you know | Maharashtra has the fifth-highest life expectancy at birth (71. 6) during 2010-14 among all Indian states. |
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| ID | 875946 |
About Maharashtra
Maharashtra, a state spanning west-central India, is best known for its fast-paced capital, Mumbai (formerly Bombay). This sprawling metropolis is the seat of the Bollywood film industry. It also has sites like the British Raj-era Gateway of India monument and cave temples at Elephanta Island. To the south is the rustic, beach-lined Konkan Coast. In the city of Pune, Aga Khan Palace is a memorial to Mahatma Gandhi.
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... The 26-year-old chief priest of the Bageshwar Dham temple, in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, dresses in colourful clothes, sports hats similar to those worn by 18th-Century Peshwa rulers of Maharashtra, and counts powerful government ministers and politicians among his followers...
Omicron: Curfew in Delhi as India Covid cases surge
... The country has reported more than 1,700 Omicron cases - Maharashtra, of which Mumbai is the capital, is leading the table (568), followed by Delhi (382)...
Parambir Singh: The case of the missing top police officer
... In March, Mr Singh was removed from his position and moved to head Maharashtra s - of which Mumbai is the capital - home guards, a poorly-resourced force which assists the police...
India coronavirus: The underpaid and unprotected women, the Covid-19 war
... The value of life is only 30 rupees [less than $1], according to the government, says Alka Nalawade, a community health worker, in the Western state of Maharashtra...
Maharashtra Photos
