Q.Describe the administrative structure of Maharashtra, naming its six administrative divisions.

Knowing the state's administrative hierarchy helps place its economic geography, from the divisions down to the villages where most activity happens.

Administrative structure. For administration, Maharashtra is organised as a hierarchy:

1. Six revenue divisions, each under a Divisional Commissioner:
   • Konkan (coastal belt, headquartered at Mumbai — contains Mumbai and the state's coastline);
   • Pune (Western Maharashtra);
   • Nashik (northern/Khandesh region);
   • Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad) (Marathwada);
   • Amravati (western Vidarbha); and
   • Nagpur (eastern Vidarbha).
2. Districts (about three dozen), each under a District Collector.
3. Talukas (tehsils), and then
4. Villages — the smallest unit, where most economic activity in a still-largely-rural state takes place.

Local self-government runs in parallel: Zilla Parishads (district), Panchayat Samitis (block/taluka) and Gram Panchayats (village) in rural areas, and Municipal Corporations and Councils in urban areas.

Capitals. Mumbai is the state capital and economic nerve-centre; Nagpur is the second (winter) capital, where the legislature's winter session is held — a recognition of Vidarbha under the Nagpur Agreement. …

Miscounting the divisions (there are six); confusing an administrative division with a district; forgetting …