our state - maharashtra smt.nirmala bari diet dhule smt. meenakshi kulkarni diet jalna

Our State - Maharashtra

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Maharashtra at a glance

• Area : 307713 Sq.Km• Number of districts : 35• Number of Blocks : 353• Total Population : 9,67,52,247• Male population : 5,03,34,270• Female population : 4,64,17,977• Total literacy : 77.27% • Male literacy : 86.27%• Female literacy : 69.50%

Administrative divisions

Maharashtra

Konkan

Pune

Nashik

Aurangabad

Nagpur

AmravatiNashikNashik

Map of Maharashtra : Administrative Divisions

Main Features of Maharashtra

• Formation of the state: 1st May 1960

• Capital : Mumbai

• Language : Marathi

Main Features of Maharashtra

Major Crops :Jowar, Bajra, Wheat, Rice

:Sugarcane, cotton, oil seeds Main occupation :Agriculture

Industries

Main features of Maharashtra

• Black rock

• The Sahyadri ranges

• The Salt water lake of Lonar

Koyna hydro-electric project

Jayakwadi dam

Tarapur nuclear plant

Architectural Beauty of Maharashtra

Ajanta caves Ajanta caves

Elephanta

Ellora caves

Saints and Social Reformers

Saint Tukaram, Saint Dnyaneshwar Mahatma Phule,Dr. B. R. Ambedkar,

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