Maharashtra is a state in the western peninsular region of India, occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to the southeast, Chhattisgarh to the east, and Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh to the north. Its capital is Mumbai, with Nagpur serving as the state's winter capital; an estimated 2025 population of 128,659,000 was recorded across an area of 307,713 square kilometers. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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PopulationNagpur serves as the state's winter (second) capital, per Maharashtra's own Wikipedia infobox; the capital-of edge to Nagpur is written in the companion _02_capital_edges.sql file per EntityRequest 652. Population figure is a 2025 estimate. Population Estimate Year Area (sq km) Admission Year Connections
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India, Countries Maharashtra is a state of India.
Source Maharashtra (Wikipedia)
Mumbai, Cities Mumbai is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Source Mumbai (Wikipedia)
Nagpur, Cities Nagpur is the second capital and third-largest city of Maharashtra, not its primary capital (Mumbai holds that edge).
Source Nagpur (Wikipedia)
Pune, Cities Pune is a city in the state of Maharashtra.
Source Pune (Wikipedia)
Has Capital
Mumbai, Cities Mumbai is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Source Mumbai (Wikipedia)
Nagpur, Cities Nagpur is the capital of Maharashtra.
Source Nagpur (Wikipedia)
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1. Maharashtra (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction
Maharashtra is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau.
Infobox, capital
Capital Mumbai
Infobox, population
Population (2025 est.) Total 128659000
Infobox, area
Area Total 307713 km2
Infobox, coordinates
18.97 N 72.82 E
Infobox, country
Country India
Infobox, Formation field
Formation: 1 May 1960 (by bifurcation)
View the Source Mumbai (Wikipedia)
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Maharashtra
Has Capital: Mumbai, Infobox, State field (capital-of support)
Maharashtra
View the Source Nagpur (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Nagpur, Infobox, State fieldQuote, Associated With: Nagpur, Infobox, State field
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Pune (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Pune, Infobox, State fieldQuote, Associated With: Pune, Infobox, State field
Maharashtra
Wikipedia: Nashik
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| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Flag of Maharashtra.svg}} [[Maharashtra]]
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