Maharashtra vs Tamil Nadu State Comparison: In this article, we have compared India’s 2 developed states Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra. For this comparison, we have used factors such as GDP, Area, Population, Room rent, HDI, Literacy rate, etc.
| Maharashtra | Tamil Nadu | ||
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| Region | Western | Southern | |
| GDP | $430 Brillion | $256 Billion | |
| Area | 3,07,713 Km2 | 1,30,060 Km2 | |
| Area wise rank in India |
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Rank 11th | |
| No. of Districts | 36 | 33 | |
| Capital City | Mumbai | Chennai | |
| Population |
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8 Crores | |
| Religion | 79.8% Hinduism 11.5% Muslims 5.8% Buddhism 1.2% Jains 1% Christians 0.7% Sikh & Others |
79.8% Hindu 11.5% Muslims 5.8% Buddhist 1.2% Jains 1% Christians 0.7% Sikh and others |
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| Languages | 68.93% Marathi 12.89% Hindi 6.71% Urdu 2.11% Gujarati 9.36% Telugu & Others |
89.41% Tamil 5.65% Telugu 1.67% Kannada 1.51% Urdu 0.89% Malayalam & others |
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| Literacy Rate | 82.34% | 80.33% | |
| Fertility rate | 1.8 Birth per Woman | 1.7 Birth per Woman | |
| Poverty rate | 17.35% | 11.28% | |
| HDI | 0.683 | 0.708 | |
| Top 10 Largest cities | Mumbai Pune Nagpur Nasik Aurangabad Solapur Dhule Amravati Kolhapur Nanded |
Chennai Coimbatore Madurai Tiruchirappalli Salem Tiruppur Erode Tirunelveli Ambattur Avadi. |
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| Festivals | Ganeshotsav Janmashtami Narali Purnima Gudhi Padwa Makar Sankranti |
Pongal Chithirai Festival Natyanjali Dance Festival Puthandu Karthigai Deepam Thaipusam |
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| Famous Tourist Spots | Mahabaleshwar Shirdi Gateway of India bibi ka maqbara Adlabs imagica shaniwaar wada haji Ali dargah Elephanta caves Konkan Coast Matheran Kolhapur |
Marina beach Mahabalipuram Beach Kanyakumari Kanchipuram Pondicherry Chennai Coimbatore Tirunelveli Madurai Vellore Ooty |
