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

Amravati Division 9,941,903
Akola District 1,629,305
Amravati District 2,606,063
Buldhana District or ( Buldana ) 2,226,328
Washim District 1,019,725
Yavatmal District 2,460,482

Aurangabad Division (Marathwada) 15,589,223
Aurangabad District 2,920,548
Beed District 2,159,841
Hingoli District 986,717
Jalna District 1,612,357
Latur District 2,078,237
Nanded District 2,868,158
Osmanabad District 1,472,256
Parbhani District 1,491,109

Konkan Division 24,807,357
Mumbai City District 3,326,837
Mumbai Suburban District 8,587,561
Raigad District 2,205,972
Ratnagiri District 1,696,482
Sindhudurg District 861,672
Thane District 8,128,833

Nashik Division 15,774,064
Ahmednagar District 4,088,077
Dhule District 1,708,993
Jalgaon District 3,679,936
Nandurbar District 1,309,135
Nashik District 4,987,923

Nagpur Division 10,665,939
Bhandara District 1,135,835
Chandrapur District 2,077,909
Gadchiroli District 969,960
Gondiya District 1,200,151
Nagpur District 4,051,444
Wardha District 1,230,640

Pune Division 19,973,761
Kolhapur District 3,515,413
Pune District 7,224,224
Sangli District 2,581,835
Satara District 2,796,906
Solapur District 3,855,383