Maharashtra at a glance


Maharashtra's Socio-Economic Indicators Compared With Other States

Indicator Reference Year Maharashtra State Rank Rank 1 State
Geographical area (lakh sq.km) 2011 3.1 2 Rajasthan(3.4)
Population (lakhs) 2011 1123.7 2 Uttar Pradesh(1998.1)
Density of population (per sq.km.) 2011 365 12 Delhi(11320)
Urban population to total population (%) 2011 45.2 6 Delhi(97.5)
State population to all India population (%) 2011 9.3 2 Uttar Pradesh(16.5)
Decennial growth rate of population (%) 2001-11 16 17 Meghalaya(28)
Sex ratio 2011 929 18 Kerala(1084)
Child Sex ratio (Age group 0-6 years) 2011 894 18 Arunachal Pradesh(972)
Total Households (lakh) 2011 244.2 2 Uttar Pradesh(334.5)
Female headed households (lakh) 2011 31.4 2 Uttar Pradesh(40.1)
Number of cultivators (lakh) 2011 125.7 3 Uttar Pradesh(190.6)
Per cent of households having access to safe drinking water 2011 83.4 15 Punjab(97.6)
SC and ST population to total population (%) 2011 11.81 17 Punjab(31.94)
Disabled population to total population (Per cent) 2011 2.6 4 Sikkim(3)
Slum population (All towns) to urban population (Per cent) 2011 23.3 4 Andhra Pradesh(36.1)
Main workers to total population (%) 2011 38.9 2 Andhra Pradesh(39.1)
Agricultural workers to total workers (%) 2011 52.7 15 Chhatisgarh(74.7)
Female workers participation rate 2011 31.1 13 Himachal Pradesh(44.8)
SC - Scheduled Castes
ST - Scheduled Tribes
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Indicator Reference Year Maharashtra State Rank Rank 1 State
Literacy € € - Male (%) 2011 88.4 7 Kerala(96.1)
Literacy € € - Female (%) 2011 75.9 8 Kerala(92.1)
Literacy € € - Total (%) 2011 82.3 7 Kerala(94)
Life expectancy at birth - Male (years) 2014-18 71.3 4 Delhi(73.8)
Life expectancy at birth - Female (years) 2014-18 73.8 8 Kerala(77.9)
Birth Rate 2018 15.3 19 Bihar(25.8)
Death Rate 2018 5.4 16 Chhatisgarh(7.3)
Infant mortality rate @ 2018 17 14 Madhya Pradesh(46)
Per capita income at current prices* (Base year) 2019-20 193121 10 Goa(455654)
Human Development Index 2011 0.697 10 Kerala(0.782)
* - Provisional
€ € - The literacy rates related to the population aged seven years and above
@ - Infant mortality rates for smaller States and Union Territories are based on three years period 2016-18.
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Indicator Reference Year Maharashtra State Rank Rank 1 State
Per capita revenue receipts of the State 2019-20 23354 18 Arunachal Pradesh(130650)
Share of State’s own Tax Revenue in Total revenue receipts (Per cent) 2019-20 63.7 3 Delhi(69)
Per capita share in central taxes 2019-20 2722 26 Arunachal Pradesh(63432)
Per capita grants from centre 2019-20 4525 21 Arunachal Pradesh(53358)
Share of development expenditure in total expenditure (Per cent) 2019-20 61.7 21 Delhi(76.9)
Percentage of revenue deficit (+)/surplus (-) to GSDP 2019-20 1.7 10 Rajasthan(4.4)
Percentage of fiscal deficit (+)/surplus (-) to GSDP 2019-20 3.3 17 Manipur(9.9)
Percentage of outstanding liabilities to GSDP 31-3-2020 19.9 28 Punjab(49.1)
Number of banking offices per lakh population@ 31-3-2020 10.6 17 Goa(42.8)
Per capita deposits@(" + r + ") 31-3-2020 245381 3 Delhi(679969)
Per capita credit@(" + r + ") 31-3-2020 232707 2 Delhi(636128)
Credit -Deposit Ratio (%) 31-3-2020 102 5 Andhra Pradesh(125.3)
Share of priority sector advances in total credit of scheduled commercial banks (%) 31-3-2020 40.8 18 Uttarakhand(115.5)
Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana - No. of Accounts ('000) 2020-21 31204 5 Uttar Pradesh(78362)
Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana - Amount Disbursed (` Crore) 2020-21 12337 5 Karnataka(16299)
Annual Credit Plan#(` Crore) 2020-21 118920 8 Uttar Pradesh(180541)
@ Projected population as on 1st March 2020
# Target for agriculture and Allied activities

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Indicator Reference Year Maharashtra State Rank Rank 1 State
No. of establishments per lakh population (6th Economic Census) 5462 12 Kerala(10043)
Employment in establishment per lakh population (6th Economic Census) 12914 12 Kerala(20711)
CAGR - Establishment (5th Economic Census to 6th Economic Census) 5 11 Manipur(10.42)
CAGR - Employment (5th Economic Census to 6th Economic Census) 4.09 16 Manipur(8.61)
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Indicator Reference Year Maharashtra State Rank Rank 1 State
Yield per hectare - All cereals (kg.) Triennial average (2016-17 to 2018-19) 1386 29 Punjab(4649)
Yield per hectare - All pulses (kg.) Triennial average (2016-17 to 2018-19) 786 21 Delhi(2000)
Yield per hectare - All foodgrains (kg.) Triennial average (2016-17 to 2018-19) 1149 29 Punjab(4631)
Yield per hectare - All oilseeds (kg.) Triennial average (2016-17 to 2018-19) 1086 12 Tamil Nadu(2589)
Yield per hectare - Cotton (lint) (kg.) Triennial average (2016-17 to 2018-19) 252 11 Punjab(784)
Yield per hectare - Sugarcane (Tonne) (kg.) Triennial average (2016-17 to 2018-19) 84 4 Kerala(114)
Per capita foodgrains production (kg.) 2018-19 104.4 25 Punjab(995.3)
Consumption of fertilizers per hectare cropped area (kg.) 2016-17 144.7 11 Bihar(233.8)
Gross irrigated area to gross cropped area(%) 2016-17 0 Punjab(98.5)
Net area sown per cultivator (Hectare) 2016-17 1.3 7 Goa(4.1)
Net area sown to total geographical area (%) 2016-17 54.6 7 Punjab(81.8)
Cropping Intensity 2016-17 113.8 25 Delhi(269)
Forest cover+ to total geographical area (%) 2019 16.5 22 Mizoram(84.5)
Tree cover ++ to total geographical area (%) 2019 3.9 5 Delhi(9.9)
Annual Rainfall (mm) 2019 1387.4 14 Meghalaya(5649.1)
Average size of operational holdings(ha) 2015-16 1.34 10 Nagaland(4.87)
+ All Lands, more than 1 ha. in area, with a tree canopy density of more than 10 per cent irrespective of ownership and legal status, it also includes orchards, bamboo and palm.
++ It comprises of tree patches outside the recoded forest area exclusive of forest cover and less than the minimum mappable area (1 ha.)
NA - Not Available * Provisional
# Number of cultivators is based on Census 2011
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Indicator Reference Year Maharashtra State Rank Rank 1 State
Enrolment in primary and secondary schools per thousand population 2018-19 158 16 Meghalaya(274)
Gross Enrolment Ratio - Boys (Classes I - VIII (6-13 Years)) 2018-19 103.48 14 Meghalaya(143.48)
Gross Enrolment Ratio - Girls (Classes I - VIII (6-13 Years)) 2018-19 102.22 12 Meghalaya(138.88)
Gross Enrolment Ratio - Total (Classes I - VIII (6-13 Years)) 2018-19 102.54 11 Meghalaya(134.98)
Gender Parity Index* (Elementary Level){Classes I-VIII} 2018-19 1 7 Meghalaya(1.06)
Gender Parity Index* (Secondary Level){Classes IX-X} 2018-19 0.97 15 West Bengal(1.25)
Gender Parity Index* (Higher Secondary Level){Classes XI-XII} 2018-19 0.99 18 Sikkim(1.24)
Pupil - Teacher Ratio - Primary schools 2019-20 26 6 Bihar(56)
Pupil - Teacher Ratio - Upper Primary Schools 2019-20 27 3 Delhi(30)
Pupil - Teacher Ratio - Secondary schools 2019-20 21 7 Bihar(52)
Pupil - Teacher Ratio - Higher secondary schools 2019-20 37 6 Odisha(67)
Drop out rates@@* Primary Level (Classes I-V) Boys 2019-20 0 22 Manipur(8.81)
Drop out rates@@* Primary Level (Classes I-V) Girls 2019-20 0.05 22 Manipur(8.72)
Drop out rates@@* Upper Primary Level (Classes VI-VIII) Boys 2019-20 0.73 17 Meghalaya(9.49)
Drop out rates@@* Upper Primary Level (Classes VI-VIII) Girls 2019-20 1.52 18 Bihar(9.24)
Drop out rates@@* Secondary Level (Classes IX-X) Boys 2019-20 16.18 16 Arunachal Pradesh(37.64)
Drop out rates@@* Secondary Level (Classes IX-X) Girls 2019-20 13.99 16 Assam(32.87)
Average number of Teachers per school* 2018-19 7.1 13 Delhi(27.8)
Female Teachers* (Per cent) 2018-19 47.93 18 Goa(79.29)
@@ Based on Educational stage * Provisional
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Indicator Reference Year Maharashtra State Rank Rank 1 State
Annual Survey of Industries - Factories(No.) 2017-18 25972 3 Tamil Nadu(38131)
Annual Survey of Industries -Workers 2017-18 1474 3 Tamil Nadu(2113)
Annual Survey of Industries - Gross output Per Worker 2017-18 9028 8 Odisha(12975)
Annual Survey of Industries -Net value added Per Worker 2017-18 1331 8 Sikkim(6292)
Employed persons # - Rural (%) 2018-19 47.7 5 Sikkim(58.1)
Employed persons # - Urban (%) 2018-19 37.9 8 Sikkim(49.3)
Unemployment Rate # - Rural 2018-19 2.5 21 Nagaland(25.8)
Unemployment Rate # - Urban 2018-19 4.4 23 Nagaland(25.7)
Labour force participation Rate# - Rural 2018-19 48.9 8 Himachal Pradesh(59.4)
Labour force participation Rate# - Urban 2018-19 39.7 16 Bihar(27.7)
# Data based on Annual Report – Periodic Labour Force Survey, (July 2018- June 2019)
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Indicator Reference Year Maharashtra State Rank Rank 1 State
Installed capacity of electricity per lakh population *(MW) 31-03-2020 29.77@ 10 Sikkim(120.53)
Per capita generation of electricity *(kwh.) 2019-20 928.2$ 8 Sikkim(5328.61)
Transmission and distribution Losses* (Per cent) 2019-20 21.23 16 Arunachal Pradesh(47.05)
Annual Per capita consumption of electricity* - Total (kwh.) 2019-20 1005.9 11 Goa(2485.8)
Annual Per capita consumption of electricity* - Domestic (kwh.) 2019-20 243.9 12 Delhi(767.36)
Annual Per capita consumption of electricity* - Industrial (kwh.) 2019-20 355.8 9 Goa(1332.27)
Annual Per capita consumption of electricity* - Agriculture (kwh.) 2019-20 273.7 8 Telangana^(592.04)
* Provisional
@ MAHAGENCO, Tata power Co.Ltd., Adani Electricity Mumbai Ltd., MEDA, Central Electricity Authority
$ MAHAGENCO, Tata power Co. Ltd., Adani Electricity Mumbai Ltd., MAHADISCOM, Central Electricity Authority
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Indicator Reference Year Maharashtra State Rank Rank 1 State
Motor vehicles per lakh population* (No.) 31-3-2019 30482 9 Goa(93746)
Total road length per hundred sq. km. of area* (km.) 31-3-2018 207 11 Delhi(1090)
Railway route length per hundred sq. km. of area* (km) 31-3-2020 1.89 14 Delhi(12.38)
Teledensity - Wireline 30-9-2020 3.49 5 Delhi(16.9)
Teledensity - Wireless 30-9-2020 101.35 12 Delhi(186.05)
State's share in total value of Mineral production 2019-20 1.49 7 Odisha(35.07)
Mean age at effective marriage(females) 2018 22.6 6 Punjab(23.8)
Per cent of children fully immunised 2017-18 58.6 18 Manipur(75.1)
Total Fertility Rate 2018 1.7 10 Bihar(3.2)
Maternal Mortality Ratio 2016-18 46 18 Assam(215)
Crimes against women (no.) 2019 31954 4 Uttar Pradesh(49385)
Crimes against children (no.) 2019 14371 3 Madhya Pradesh(17008)
Number of fair price shops/ration shops per lakh population 31-01-2021 43 15 Sikkim(194)
Population below poverty line (Per cent) 2011-12 17.35 14 Chhatisgarh(39.93)
* - Provisional
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