Top 10 cities in Maharashtra (population).
Maharashtra is western Indian state of India. Which has coastline with Arabian sea, and Shares boundary with Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Karnataka, Goa and UT of Dadra and Nagar Havelli.
So this are the top 10 largest cities of Maharashtra.
10. Kolhapur.
Population (2011 census):- 549,283
Kolhapur was a nineteen gun salute, princely state known as Kolhapur State and was ruled by the Bhosale Chhatrapati (Bhosale royal clan) of the Maratha Empire. Kolhapur is southernmost city in Maharashtra.
The Panchganga river originates in the Western Ghats. It has five distributes which supply the city and surrounds: the Bhogavati, Tulsi, Kumbhi, Kasari and the Dhamini rivers. Kolhapur has a number of lakes .The Rankala lake is famous Lake and it's also famous point of Kolhapur.
On December 1, 1917 ‘The Maharashtra Film Industry ‘ was established in Kolhapur. Baburao Painter invented this company. Kolhapur is a center of Marathi film industry.
The main importance of Kolhapur is ‘Kolhapuri Misal’ and ‘Kolhapuri Bhel’. Pandhara Rassa(white curry) is a soup like dish made from mutton stock.
9. Nanded.
Population(2011 census):- 550,564
Nanded is a city in Maharashtra state, India. Nanded is a major destination for Sikh pilgrims, because the 10th Sikh Guru (Guru Gobind Singh) made Nanded his permanent abode and passed his guruship to the Guru Granth Sahib before his death in 1708.Nanded is located on the banks of Godavari river in central west India.
Primarily a commercial center, Nanded also has cotton spinning and weaving mills. It has several colleges affiliated with Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University in Aurangabad. Most of the population in the area depends on agriculture; sorghum (jowar) and rice are the major food crops, and cotton is the basic cash crop.
8. Amravati.
Population(2011 census):- 646,801
Amravati is the second largest city of Vidarbha region of Maharashtra after Nagpur. It is the administrative headquarters of the Amravati district. It is also the headquarters of the Amravati division (also known as Varhad) which is one of the six divisions of the state. Among the historical landmarks in the city are the temples of Shree Amba Devi, Shri Krishna, Ghadge Maharaj and Shri Venkateshwara Swamy.
All the colleges in the city are affiliated to Sant Ghadge Baba Amravati University including Government College of Engineering, Amravati and Medical college named Dr. Punjabrao Deshmukh Memorial Medical College.
7. Jalgaon.
Population(2011 census):- 798,514
Jalgaon is a city in western India. The city is located in northern Maharashtra, and serves as the administrative headquarter of the Jalgaon district. Jalgaon is nicknamed "Banana City" as the region contributes approximately two-thirds of Maharashtra's banana production. Jalgaon city is about 225 meters above sea level. The Girna River flows through the western part of the city. Jalgaon was divided in 1911, with East Khandesh covering the territory that is now Jalgaon. After the 1956 reorganization of India's states, East Khandesh became part of Bombay State.
6. Solapur.
Solapur is a city located in the south-western region of the Indian state of Maharashtra, close to its border with Karnataka. Solapur is located on major highway, rail routes between Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore and Hyderabad, with a branch line to the cities of Bijapur and Gadag in the neighboring state of Karnataka. Solapur international Airport is under construction. It is classified as A1 Tier and B-1 class city by House Rent Allowance (HRA) classification by the Government of India. It is the 11th biggest city in Maharashtra and the 49th most populous city in India and 43rd largest urban agglomeration.
5. Aurangabad.
Population(2011 census):- 1,175,116
Aurangabad is a city in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the administrative headquarters of Aurangabad district and is the largest city in the Marathwada region. The city is known as a major production center of cotton textile and artistic silk fabrics. Several prominent educational institutions, including Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, are located in the city. The city is also a popular tourism hub, with tourist destinations like the Ajanta and Ellora caves lying on its outskirts, both of which have been designated as UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1983. Other tourist attractions include the Aurangabad Caves, Daulatabad Fort, Grishneshwar Temple, Jama Mosque, Bibi Ka Maqbara, Himayat Bagh, Panchakki and Salim Ali Lake. Historically, there were 52 Gates in Aurangabad, some of them extant, because of which Aurangabad is nicknamed as the "City of Gates". In 2019, the Aurangabad Industrial City (AURIC) became the first greenfield industrial smart city of India under the country's flagship Smart Cities Mission.
4. Nashik.
Population(2011 census):- 1,486,053
Nashik is an ancient city and the largest city in the northern region of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Situated on the banks of river Godavari, Nashik is the fourth largest city in Maharashtra, after Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur. Nashik is well known for being one of the Hindu pilgrimage sites of the Kumbh Mela, which is held every 12 years.
Nashik is located about 190 km north of state capital Mumbai. The city is called the "Wine Capital of India" as half of India's vineyards and wineries are located here.
3. Nagpur.
Nagpur is the third largest city and the winter capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the 13th largest city in India by population and according to an Oxford Economics report, Nagpur is projected to be the fifth fastest growing city in the world from 2019 to 2035 with an average growth of 8.41%.
It has been proposed as one of the Smart Cities in Maharashtra and is one of the top ten cities in India in Smart City Project execution.Nagpur is the seat of the annual winter session of the Maharashtra state assembly. It is a major commercial and political center of the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra. In addition, the city derives unique importance from being an important location for the Dalit Buddhist movement and the headquarters for the Hindu nationalist organization RSS. Nagpur is also known for the Deekshabhoomi, which is graded an A-class tourism and pilgrimage site, the largest hollow stupa among all the Buddhist stupas in the world.
2. Pune.
Pune, formerly known as Poona, is the second largest city in the Indian State of Maharashtra, after Mumbai, and the eighth most populous city in India, with an estimated population of 7.4 million as of 2020. It has been ranked as "the most livable city in India" several times.
Along with the muncipal corporation limits of Pimpri Chinchwad and the three cantonment towns of Camp, Khadki and Dehu Road, Pune forms the urban core of the eponymous Pune Metropolitan Region (PMR). According to the 2011 census, the urban area has a combined population of 5.05 million while the population of the metropolitan region is estimated at 7.4 million. Situated 560 metres (1,837 feet) above sea level on the Deccan plateau on the right bank of the Mutha river, Pune is also the administrative headquarters of its namesake district. In the 18th century, the city was the seat of the Peshwa's, the prime ministers of the Maratha Empire and one of the most important political centers on the Indian subcontinent.
1. Mumbai.
Population(2011 census):- 20,138,433
Mumbai, formerly Bombay, city, capital of Maharashtra state, southwestern India. It is the country’s financial and commercial center and its principal port on the Arabian Sea.
Located on Maharashtra’s coast, Mumbai is India’s most-populous city, and it is one of the largest and most densely populated urban areas in the world. It was built on a site of ancient settlement, and it took its name from the local goddess Mumba—a form of Parvati, the consort of Shiva, one of the principal deities of Hinduism—whose temple once stood in what is now the southeastern section of the city. It became known as Bombay during the British colonial period, the name possibly an Anglicized corruption of Mumbai or perhaps of Bom Baim (“Good Harbor”), supposedly a Portuguese name for the locale. The name Mumbai was restored officially in 1995, although Bombay remained in common usage.
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