Tourist Cities in Maharashtra

Maharashtra is a vast state on the western part of India. With an area of 38,864 sq km and population of 33 million Maharashtra is one of the largest states in India. An array of diversification can be observed in all parts of the cities of Maharashtra. A cluster of cultures accumulated together forms the cities of Maharashtra.

Mumbai is the capitalof Maharashtra and the economic and film capital of India. It is one of the busiest cities of India too. With alluring streets and glamorous life style Mumbai will create a sensation every time you visit. With the largest film industry in the city, Mumbai is a hub of celebrities.

Mumbai and Pune combined is the major industrial area in Maharashtra. Pune is occupied by most of the IT companies with Mumbai producing about one-third of India's tax revenues. State's present economic importance originates from the trading role of Mumbai and a cotton-growing hinterland. In the 1970s, decentralization initiatives led to the rapid growth of other centres such as Aurangabad. Mumbai has the biggest international airport in Maharashtra. The big cities are always been attractions for relatively smaller cities nearby. Specially during holidays, weekends and festive season big cities attract crowds for shopping.

Maharashtra Industries include cotton processing at Mumbai, Nagpur, and Solapur, oil refining at Vasai, electrical goods, agricultural machinery, chemicals, and plastics; manganese ore, coal, iron ore, bauxite, and copper ore. India's first nuclear power plant is at Tarapur, which is 112 km/70 mi north of Mumbai. Agriculture products include rice (on the coastal plain), cotton, millet and wheat on the Deccan, dairy farming, groundnuts, sugar, and fruit.

Pune: 170km south of Mumbai, Pune is the education hub of western India. With Asia’s largest film school, FTII and National Defense Academy and many other management and technical institutions Pune is the fastest growing city in India in the software industry.

Nagpur is one of the chief industrial cities of Maharashtra and is most famous for its production of oranges. The third largest natural salt-water lake in the world is situated in Nagpur.

The other important cities of Maharashtra are Amravati, Aurangabad, Chandrapur, Jalgaon, Khandala, Kolhlapur, Nashik, Solapur, and Thane.

Points of Attraction
Siddheshwar Lake, Pandharpur, Mangalwedha, Machnur, Akklakot, Ground Fort, Siddheshwar Temple, Mallikarjuna Temple, Parasnath Temple, Adinath Temple, Masjids, Churches and Agyari are the attractions of this place. Bhui-Kot Castle - castle of 15th century and under the Bahamani period, Hutatma Garden, Tuljapur - Tuljabhavani Temple (45 km away), Naldurg Fort (approx. 45 km towards Hyderabad). Hipparga Lake - a scenic nature area.

The other important cities of Maharashtra are Amravati, Aurangabad, Chandrapur, Jalgaon, Khandala, Kolhlapur, Nashik, Solapur, and Thane.