Facts @ Maharashtra - Part 1

Facts  @ Maharashtra

According to 2001 census:

•         Maximum municipal corporations in a district: Thane district

                  (4 muncipal corporations:  Thane,    Navi Mumbai, Ulhasnagar,
                  Kalyan-Dombivali)

•         Minimum urbanised taluka in Maharshtra: Panhala (Kolhapur)
•         Districts with maximum number of cities: Thane
•         Maharashtra state has 353 talukas.
•         4 talukas out of 353 are totally urbanised.
•         population density of state: 314

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 Important SEZs from Maharashtra

    Name of SEZ- Located in

•     Dronagiri -  Navi Mumbai
•     Butibori  -  Nagpur
•     Kagal     -  Kolhapur
•     Shendre   -  Aurangabad
•     Sinnar    -  Nashik
•     Guhagar   -  Ratnagiri

   
Important Food Parks in state

    Food Parks - Located in

•     Manerajuri - Sangli
•     Butibori   - Nagpur

   
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    Do u know?

•     For first time in nation, the Home guard, was started in Mumbai in 1946.
•     In Maharashtra, open jails were started in 1956. but it was recently, that first open jail for women  (Yerawada, Pune) started in state.
•     In India, first ladies police was recruited in Mumbai state in 1956.

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