The word ‘MAHARASHTRA is the combination of two separate words from Sanskrit, ‘Maha’ denoting the bigger or great and ‘Rashtra’ meaning nation, thus making Maharashtra a Big Nation. Geographically Maharashtra is the third largest state of
India owing 9.84 % of the
India’s total geographical area, with total geographical area of 3,07713 km
2. It is one of the most developed and richest state of
India.
Surrounded by the Arabian Sea in west, Gujarat and Union Territory Dadra and Nagar Havelli in the northwest, northeast by Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh in the east, Karnataka in the south , Andhra Pradesh in southeast and Goa in the southwest. The capital of the state is Mumbai which is also known as the financial and commercial city of India. The official language of Maharashtra is Marathi.
Maharashtra can also be considered as one of the most strictest Hindu state where almost more than 80% of the Marathi population is Hindus. Marathi’s generally adore all Indian Gods but one can find the followers of Lord Ganesha in huge number. Apart from this Marathi’s also worship Lord Krishna in the form of Vithal Bhagwan. Besides this followers of various Bhakti saints namely Deshastha Brahmin, Savata Mali, Saint Tukaram, Saint Namdev can also be found here.
The total number of districts in Maharashtra is 35. Each district is headed by a Deputy Commissioner who is over all in-charge of the administration in that particular district.Being the supreme administrative authority the Deputy Commissioner has to perform multi disciplinary responsibilities as Deputy Commissioner, District Magistrate and the Collector.
As a Deputy Commissioner he is the executive head of the district with multifarious responsibilities. As the District Magistrate he is responsible for maintaining the law and order situation in the district. As the Collector he is the Chief Revenue Officer of the district, responsible for revenue collection and recovery. The Police administration in the district is under the control of Superintendent of Police (SP).
To decentralize the authority in administrative set up a district is divided into one or more subdivisions, further divided into tehsils and blocks. Given below is the description about different districts of Maharashtra.
List of Districts
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