State of India
Maharashtra
महाराष्ट्रMaharashtra is a state of India. It covers about 307,000 km² (118,000 mi²), the 3rd largest of the 36 states and union territories in Natural Earth’s file for India, and about the same size as Oman. About 112.4 million people live there (Wikidata, 2011).
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Facts
| Area, measured | 307,000 km²118,000 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 308,000 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| Share of India | 9.7%of the area of the 36 states and union territories |
| Rank by area | 3rd of 36states and union territories of India |
| Population | 112.4 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Density | 367 people per km² |
| Capital | Mumbai; Nagpur |
| Latitude range | 16°N to 22°N |
| Type | StateIN-MH |
What the numbers say about Maharashtra
- Maharashtra covers 9.7% of the area of India and ranks 2nd of 36 by population, against 3rd by area.
- It would take 10.3 states and union territories the size of Maharashtra to cover India.
- The largest, Rajasthan, is 1.12× the size of Maharashtra; the smallest, Lakshadweep, is less than 0.1% of it.
- Closest in size within India: Madhya Pradesh (310,000 km², 1.01×) and Rajasthan (343,000 km², 1.12×).
- Counted as a country, Maharashtra would be larger than 168 of the 239 countries and territories listed on sizeversus, and would rank 72nd by area, between Oman (311,000 km²) and Italy (301,000 km²).
- With 112.4 million people it would rank 15th of 238 by population.
- Maharashtra has 367 people per km², about the density of the Philippines, which has 384 per km².
- That makes Maharashtra the 16th most densely populated of the 36 states and union territories, 92% of the average for India (400 per km²).
- Maharashtra lies at 19°N, close to the equator, where a standard web map (Web Mercator) is nearly true to size: it inflates area by only about 1.1×.
- Laid out flat, Maharashtra stretches about 712 km north to south and 863 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 308,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 307,000 km², to within 2%.
About the same size as
Beside the regions of other countries
The closest region by area and by people in each of the other countries that have regional pages here, within a factor of 2. All 395 regions side by side.
- ChinaAreaYunnan80% · 385,000 km²PeopleShandong1.11× · 101.5 million (2020)
- United StatesAreaNew Mexico0.97× · 315,000 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- BrazilAreaMaranhão0.94× · 326,000 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- CanadaAreaNewfoundland and Labrador76% · 403,000 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- AustraliaAreaVictoria1.34× · 228,000 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- MexicoAreaChihuahua1.24× · 248,000 km²Peoplenone within 2×
Where Maharashtra sits in India
All 36 drawn on one equal-area map, so sizes are comparable. Select another to open it.
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded. The region’s whole area is counted, every island included.
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-12
- Population
- Wikidata, 2011. India’s units share the 2011 figures where Wikidata has them; the year is shown wherever the figure is.
- Matching
- Countries come from Natural Earth’s country file. Places whose status is contested and dependencies are never used as automatic matches. A region under 2,500 km² is matched against the small countries and island nations.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12