Maharashtra state is made up of 35 districts, which are grouped into six divisions. Population data is from the 2001 Census of India.

Amravati Division 9,941,903

• Akola 1,629,305
• Amravati 2,606,063
• Buldhana or ( Buldana ) 2,226,328
• Washim 1,019,725
• Yavatmal 2,460,482

Aurangabad Division (Marathwada) 15,589,223

• Aurangabad 2,920,548
• Beed 2,159,841
• Hingoli 986,717
• Jalna 1,612,357
• Latur 2,078,237
• Nanded 2,868,158
• Osmanabad 1,472,256
• Parbhani 1,491,109

Konkan Division 24,807,357

• Mumbai 3,326,837
• Mumbai (Suburban) 8,587,561
• Raigarh 2,205,972
• Ratnagiri 1,696,482
• Sindhudurg 861,672
• Thane 8,128,833

Nashik Division 15,774,064

• Ahmadnagar 4,088,077
• Dhule 1,708,993
• Jalgaon 3,679,936
• Nandurbar 1,309,135
• Nashik 4,987,923

Nagpur Division 10,665,939

• Bhandara 1,135,835
• Chandrapur 2,077,909
• Gadchiroli 969,960
• Gondiya 1,200,151
• Nagpur 4,051,444
• Wardha 1,230,640

Pune Division 19,973,761

• Kolhapur 3,515,413
• Pune 7,224,224
• Sangli 2,581,835
• Satara 2,796,906
• Solapur 3,855,383