MAHARASHTRA

Maharashtra, situated in the western region of India, has a long coastline. It is the third largest state in the country with an area of about 0.3 million square kilometers and a population of approximately 110 million. The state has a literacy rate of 82 percent (Census of India 2011). The state is divided into 36 districts in six divisions (Konkan, Nashik, Pune, Aurangabad, Amravati and Nagpur) (Government of Maharashtra 2017).

Our knowledge products related to Maharashtra include the following:

• 2022: Read our State Nutrition Profile for Maharashtra (NFHS-3 (2005-2006), 4(2015-16) & 5 (2019-2020), a that describes the trends for a set of key nutrition and health outcomes, determinants, and coverage of interventions from 2006 to 2020. The findings are based on estimates from unit-level data and/or data from national and state reports for NFHS-3 (2005-2006) and NFHS-4 (2015-2016), and data from state factsheets and reports for NFHS-5 (2019-2021). In addition to standard prevalence-based analyses, this State Nutrition Profile includes headcount-based analyses aligned to POSHAN Abhiyaan’s goals.
• 2018: For deeper insights into the coverage of key nutrition and health interventions in the state, with district-wise status, read our Data Note that describes the coverage of a set of key nutrition and health interventions and highlights the key areas of action to improve nutrition in Maharashtra.
• 2017: A our Policy Note to examine the trends in undernutrition in Maharashtra, regional variability in the major determinants of nutrition and the coverage of key nutrition and health interventions.

For a deeper view of malnutrition and its multiple determinants in Maharashtra’s districts, please access District Nutrition Profiles (DNPs) for each district  below.