Know Your State #021 Maharashtra

Maharashtra

Establishment Year

• 1 May 1960

Capital

• Mumbai

Tourism Slogan

• Unlimited

Number of District

• 36

Official Language

• Marathi

High Court

• Munbai High Court

Chief Justice

• Justice Manjula Chellur

Governor

• C. Vidhyasagar Rao

CM

• Devendra Fadnavis (BJP)

Literacy

• 82.9%

Heritage Site

1. Ajanta Caves
2. Ellora Caves
3. Elephanta Caves
4. Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus)

Airport

1. Aamby Valley Airport
2. Akola Airport
3. Amravati Airport
4. Aurangabad Airport 
5. Chandrapur Airport
6. Jalgaon Airport
7. Kolhapur Airport
8. Latur Airport 
9. Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport 
10. Dr. Babasahb Ambedkar International Airport 
11. Shri. Gobind Singh ji Airport 
12. Gandhinagar Airport 
13. Ozar Airport 
14. Osmanabad Airport 
15. Pune Airport
16. Ratnagiri Airport
17. Solapur Airport 
18. Yavatmal Airport

Tribe

1. Bhil
2. Gond-Madia
3. Katkari
4. Koli
5. Oraon
6. Warli

Folk dance

1. Pavri Nach 
2. Lavani Dance

Animal

• Indian giant squirrel

Bird

• Yellow-footed green pigeon

Flower

• Pride of India

Tree

• Mango

State Butterfly 

• Blue Mormon

Festival

1. Gudi Padwa
2. Chaitragaur
3. Narali Pournima
4. Mangala Gaur
5. Ganeshotsav
6. Kojagiri Pournima

Lake

1. Gorewada Lake
2. Khindsi Lake
3. Lonar Lake
4. Pashan Lake
5. Powai Lake
6. Rankala Lake
7. Salim Ali Lake
8. Shivasagar lake
9. Talao Pali
10. Tansa Lake
11. Tulsi Lake
12. Upvan Lake
13. Vaitarna Lake
14. Venna Lake
15. Vihar Lake

River

1. Godawri River
2. Krishna River
3. Narmada River
4. Tapti River

Dam

1. Yeldari Dam
2. Ujani Dam
3. Pawna Dam
4. Mulshi Dam
5. Koyna Dam
6. Jayakwadi Dam
7. Bhatsa Dam
8. Wilson Dam
9. Tansa Dam
10. Panshet Dam
11. Mula Dam
12. Kolkewadi Dam
13. Girna Dam
14. Vaitarna Dam

Waterfall

1. Ale's waterfall
2. Amboli Ghat Falls
3. Barki Waterfalls
4. Bhilar Waterfalls
5. Bhildari valley Waterfalls
6. Bhivpuri Waterfalls
7. Chinchghar Falls
8. Chinchoti Waterfalls
9. Chinmans waterfalls
10. Chirkehind Waterfalls
11. Dabhosa Waterfalls
12. Dhobi Falls
13. Dodhvne Tivre Falls
14. Dudhsagar Waterfalls
15. Dugarwadi Waterfalls
16. Garambi Waterfalls
17. Gavlideo Hill Falls
18. Kandhar Waterfalls
19. Kelghar waterfalls
20. Kune Falls
21. Lingamala Waterfalls
22. Malsej ghat Falls
23. Mandakini Waterfalls
24. Marleshwar Waterfalls
25. Nagartas Falls
26. Napne Falls
27. Needle Point Waterfalls
28. Nivali Falls
29. Ozarde Waterfalls
30. Palsambe Waterfalls
31. Pandavkada Falls
32. Peb Waterfalls
33. Ramatirth Waterfall
34. Ramdharneshwar Waterfalls
35. Rajmachi Waterfalls
36. Randha Falls
37. Sahastrakunda Waterfalls
38. SavDav Waterfalls
39. Sawatkada Waterfalls
40. Tamhini Waterfalls
41. Tapalwadi Falls
42. Thoseghar Waterfalls
43. Tiger Falls
44. Tigher Waterfalls
45. Umbrella Falls
46. Usarvardhane Waterfalls
47. Vajrai Waterfall
48. Vihigaon Waterfalls
49. Vyaghreshwar waterfall
50. Zenith Waterfalls

Zoological Park

1. Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park
2. Jijamata Udyaan

Wildlife Sanctuary

1. Melghat Sanctuary
2. Tadoba Andhari Tiger Project
3. Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary
4. Radhanagari Wildlife Sanctuary
5. Kalsubai Harishchandra
6. Jaikwadi
7. Painganga
8. Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary
9. Chandoli National Park
10. Gautala Autramghat Sanctuary
11. Yawal
12. Nagzira
13. Chaprala
14. Bhimashankar
15. Nandpur Madmeshwar
16. Aner Dam
17. Katepurna
18. Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary
19. Bor
20. Tansa
21. Malvan Marine
22. Sagershwar
23. Dhakna Kolkaz
24. Gandhari
25. Yedshi Ramling Ghat
26. Wainganga

Tiger Reserve

1. Melghat Tiger Reserve
2. Pench Tiger Reserve
3. Tadoba Andhari Tiger Project
4. Shahayadri Tiger reserve
5. Nagzira-Navegaon Tiger Reserve
6. Bor Tiger Reserve

Nuclear Power Plant

• Tarapur Atomic Power Station

Coal Based Power Plant

1. Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station
2. Tirora Thermal Power Station
3. Bhusawal Thermal Power Station
4. Trombay Thermal Power Station
5. Amravati Thermal Power Plant
6. Khaperkheda Thermal Power Station
7. Parli Thermal Power Station
8. Nashik Thermal Power Station
9. Koradi Thermal Power Station
10. Wardha Warora Power Plant
11. Dahanu Thermal Power Station
12. Paras Thermal Power Station
13. CESC Chandrapur Thermal Power Station

Gas Based Power plant

1. Dabhol Power Station
2. Uran Gas Turbine Power Station
3. Pioneer Power CCPP
4. Trombay Gas Power Station

Hydroelectric Power Station

1. Koyna
2. Ghatghar Pumped Storage
3. Mulshi Dam
4. Jayakwadi Dam

Solar Power Station

1. Citra and Sepset Power Plants
2. Wind Power Station
3. Vankusawade Wind Park, Vankusawade, Tal:Patan
4. Khandke