<P> The area encompassed by the Red Corridor tends to have stratified societies, with caste and feudal divisions . Much of the area has high indigenous tribal populations (or adivasis), including Santhal and Gond . Bihar and Jharkhand have both caste and tribal divisions and violence associated with friction between these social groups . Andhra Pradesh's Telangana region similarly has deep caste divide with a strict social hierarchical arrangement . Both Chhattisgarh and Odisha have significant impoverished tribal populations . </P> <P> As of December 2017, 105 districts across 09 states are affected by left - wing extremism down from 180 districts in 2009 . The districts affected by people's war stand at 106 in 10 states as on 12 February 2016 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> State </Th> <Th> #of Districts in State </Th> <Th> #of Districts Affected </Th> <Th> Districts Affected </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jharkhand </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> Hazaribagh, Lohardaga, Palamu, Chatra, Garhwa, Ranchi, Gumla, Simdega, Latehar, Giridih, Koderma, Bokaro, Dhanbad, East Singhbhum, West Singhbhum, Saraikela Kharsawan, Khunti, Ramgarh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bihar </Td> <Td> 38 </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Aurangabad, Gaya, Rohtas, Bhojpur, Kaimur, East Champaran, West Champaran, Sitamarhi, Munger, Nawada, Jamui </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chhattisgarh </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Bastar, Bijapur, Dantewada, Kanker, Rajnandgaon, Sarguja, Jashpur, Koriya, Narayanpur, Sukma </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Odisha </Td> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Malkangiri, Ganjam, Koraput, Gajapati, Rayagada, Mayurbhanj, Sundargarh, Deogarh, Kandhamal </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Andhra Pradesh </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Guntur, Prakasam, Anantapur, Kurnool, Visakhapatnam, East Godavari, Srikakulam, Vizianagaram </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Telangana </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Warangal, Karimnagar, Adilabad, Khammam, Medak, Nalgonda, Mahbubnagar, Nizamabad </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Maharashtra </Td> <Td> 36 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Gadchiroli, Chandrapur, Gondia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Uttar Pradesh </Td> <Td> 75 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sonbhadra, Mirzapur, Chandauli </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> West Bengal </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Bankura, West Midnapore, Purulia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Madhya Pradesh </Td> <Td> 50 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Balaghat </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Total </Td> <Td> 319 </Td> <Td> 74 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> State </Th> <Th> #of Districts in State </Th> <Th> #of Districts Affected </Th> <Th> Districts Affected </Th> </Tr>

District of maharashtra that are part of red corridor