MAHARASHTRA

Maharashtra is in the west part of India. It is on the coast of the Arabian Sea. Six other states of India have borders with Maharashtra. It covers an area of 118,530 square miles (307,000 square kilometres). It is bigger than Italy but smaller than Oman. In traditional Indian geography, it falls under the West Indian zone.

Maharashtra has more business than any other one state in India.

There are some well-known cave monuments like Ajanta and Ellora. The first oil mill is in Mumbai.Some of the crops grown in Maharashtra are Bajra, Jowar, Rice, Wheat, etc. The neighbouring States are Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Goa, and Chhattisgarh. A famous dish in Maharashtra is Pithla Bhakri.

 Located in the western region of India, Maharashtra is the third-largest state in India in terms of area and the second-largest in terms of population. Maharashtra stretches over 307,690 sq km with a total estimated population of 109.7 million as of March 2009. The state shares borders with Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Goa and the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli. The Arabian Sea makes up the state's western coast. The state capital, Mumbai, is the sixth-largest metropolitan area in the world and India‘s largest and most populous city.

Food products, tobacco and related products, cotton textiles, other textile products, paper and paper products, printing and publishing, rubber, plastic, chemical and chemical products, machinery, transport equipment, financial services, auto ancillaries, electrical and non-electrical machinery, petroleum and allied products, wine, jewellery, pharmaceuticals, engineering goods, media and entertainment contribute substantially to the income of Maharashtra.