Maharashtra Socio Economic Overview
Maharashtra Socio Economic Overview
Socio Economic overview
| Population (Census 2001 | 96.9 million |
| Density (2001) | 315 persons per sq km |
| Sex ratio (Census 2001) | 922 females per 1,000 males |
| Principal languages | Marathi and Hindi |
| Literacy rate (Census 2001) | 77 per cent |
| Major minerals | Coal, manganese and iron |
| Major industries | Financialservices,textiles,autoancillaries,chemicalandalliedproducts,electrical and non electrical machinery, petroleum and allied products,wine,jewellery,pharmaceuticals,engineeringgoods,mediaandentertainment,etc. |
| Major crops | Groundnut, cotton, sugarcane |
| GSDP at current prices in 2007–08 | US$ 146.7 billion |
| Domestic airports | 10 —the main airports are Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur and Nasik |