India's largest stock exchange Bombay Stock Exchange, the oldest in Asia, is located in the city. The state's capital, Mumbai, is India's financial and commercial capital. Maharashtra is one of the most industrialised states in India. The state is home to four UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Ajanta, Ellora and Elephanta caves, and the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus). More than three-fourths of the population practice Hinduism, which is followed by Islam and Buddhism. Maharashtra has been subject to President's rule three times since its formation for a total of 156 days for different reasons. The state contributes 48 seats and 19 seats to the lower house Lok Sabha and the upper house Rajya Sabha, respectively. Central Railway ( Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus), Konkan Railway ( CBD Belapur), and Western Railway (Churchgate). The state is home to three railways headquarters viz. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport (Nagpur), and Pune Airport. The state has three international airports, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (Mumbai), Dr.
It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to the southeast and Chhattisgarh to the east, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh to the north, and the Indian union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu to the northwest. Spread over 307,713 km 2 (118,809 sq mi), Maharashtra is the third-largest state by area in India. Out of the total cultivable land in the state, about 60 per cent is used for grain crops in the Deccan region, rice in coastal Konkan, and other high rainfall areas. Forests cover 16.47 per cent of the state's geographical area. Godavari and Krishna are the two major rivers in the state. The state is divided into 6 divisions and 36 districts, with the state capital being Mumbai, the most populous urban area in India, and Nagpur serving as the winter capital, which also hosts the winter session of the state legislature. Maharashtra is home to the Marathi people, the predominant ethno-linguistic group, who speak the Marathi language, the official language of the state. It was formed on by splitting the bilingual Bombay State, which had existed since 1956, into majority Marathi-speaking Maharashtra and Gujarati-speaking Gujarat. Maharashtra is the second-most populous state in India and the second-most populous country subdivision globally. MH or Maha) is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra ( / m ə h ɑː ˈ r ɑː ʃ t r ə/ Marathi: ( listen), abbr. Maharashtra and Gujarat by the Bombay Reorganisation Act 1960
^The State of Bombay was split into two States i.e.
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