Wednesday, November 4, 2015

About Maharashtra

Maharashtra is one of the 29 states, located in the western part of India. Mumbai is the state's capital city as well as called as the financial capital of India. Mumbai is the headquarters of all major banks, financial institutions and insurance companies in the country.

Maharashtra has a long coastline stretching nearly 720 kilometres along the Arabian Sea. Deccan Plateau is the most prominent feature of the state and is separated from the Konkan coast by the Ghat section. Western ghats is known as Sahayadri mountain ranges. Satpura Hills along the north and Bhamragad  - Chiroli - Gaikhuri ranges on the east form the natural borders of the state and the land area is surrounded by Gujarat to the north west, Madhya Pradesh to the north, Chhattisgarh to the east, Telangana to the south east, Karnataka to the south and Goa to the south west. Krishna, Bhima, Godavari, Tapi-Purna and Wardha-Wainganga are the main rivers running through the state of Maharshtra.

Districts in Maharashtra
Ahmednagar, Akola, Amravati, Aurangabad, Beed, Bhandara, Buldana, Chandrapur, Dhule, Gadchiroli, Gondia, Hingoli, Jalgaon, Jalna, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai, Mumbai Suburban, Nagpur, Nanded, Nandurbar, Nashik, Osmanabad, Palghar, Parbhani, Pune, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sangli, Satara, Sindhudurg, Solapur, Thane, Wardha, Washim, Yavatmal  are the 36 districts of the state of Maharashtra.

Places to visit in Maharashtra
Aga Khan Palace
Ajanta and Ellora Caves 
Elephanta Caves
Gateway of India
Kanheri Caves
Mount Mary Church, Bandra
Raigad Fort
Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park
Tadoba Andhari Tiger Project

How to reach Maharashtra?
Mumbai is the international airport in the state. The airport connects almost all the major cities by flights in India and abroad.
You can get a connection train from anywhere in India to Mumbai.  The city is easily reachable from all over India.
The city is connected by national highways which run through the state to other parts of the country.

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