Raigad district




This article is about a district in Maharashtra. For a district in Chhattisgarh, see Raigarh district.




District of Maharashtra in Maharashtra, India





































































Raigad district
District of Maharashtra

Location of Raigad district in Maharashtra
Location of Raigad district in Maharashtra

Country India
State Maharashtra
Administrative division Konkan Division
Headquarters Alibag
Tehsils
1. Alibag, 2. Panvel, 3. Murud, 4. Pen, 5. Uran, 6. Karjat, 7. Khalapur, 8. Mangaon, 9. Roha, 10. Sudhagad, 11.Tala, 12. Mahad, 13. Mhasala, 14. Shrivardhan, 15. Poladpur
Government

 • Lok Sabha constituencies
 1. Maval (shared with Pune district), 2. Raigad (shared with Ratnagiri district) (Based on Election Commission website)
Area

 • Total 7,152 km2 (2,761 sq mi)
Population
(2011)

 • Total 2,635,200
 • Density 370/km2 (950/sq mi)
 • Urban

 36.91%
Demographics

 • Literacy
 83.89%
 • Sex ratio 955 per 1000 male
Major highways
NH-4, NH-17
Average annual precipitation 3,884 mm
Website Official website

Raigad District is a district in the state of Maharashtra, India.[1] Formerly called the Kolaba district, the district was renamed after Raigad, the fort that was the former capital of the Maratha Empire founder and leader Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, and is located in the interior regions of the district, in dense forests on a west-facing spur of the Western Ghats of Sahyadri Range. In 2011 the district had a population of 2,635,394, compared to 2,207,929 in 2001. The name was changed in the regime of Chief Minister Antule on 1st Jan 1981.[2] In 2011 urban dwellers had increased to 36.91% from 24.22% in 2001.[3]


The district is bounded by Mumbai Harbour to the northwest, Thane District to the north, Pune District to the east, Ratnagiri district to the south, and the Arabian Sea to the west. It includes the large natural harbour of Pen-Mandwa, which is immediately south of Mumbai harbour, and forming a single landform with it.


The northern part of the district is included in the planned metropolis of Navi Mumbai, consisting of Kharghar, Ulve node, New Panvel and Khanda Colony, Taloja, Kamothe and Kalamboli nodes as well as Uran City and its port, the JNPT.


The district includes cities/towns Kharghar, Taloja, Kalamboli, Panvel, Rasayani, Karjat, Khopoli, Matheran, Uran, Pen, Alibag, Murud-Janjira, Roha, Nagothane, Sudhagad-Pali, Mangaon, Mhasala, Shrivardhan, Mahad, Birwadi, Poladpur. The largest city in terms of Population, Industrialization as well as Area is Panvel. The district also includes the isle of Gharapuri or Elephanta, located in Uran which has ancient Hindu and Buddhist caves.



Kulaba (also spelled Kolaba) district was split from Thane district in 1869. Apopulation being Hindus.Bhagat, Patil, Mhatre, Naik,Thakur, are famous and native surnames in Raigad district.
At this point the northernmost parts of modern Raigad district were retained in Thane district. Panvel, just across the bay from Mumbai, was not included in Kolaba district until 1883, and Karjat, an area in the north-east corner of modern Raigad district, was not placed in Kolaba district until 1891. Kolaba district was subsequently renamed Raigad district.




Contents






  • 1 Education


  • 2 Administrative subdivisions


  • 3 Municipal Civic Bodies in Raigad District


    • 3.1 SPAs


    • 3.2 Municipal Corporations


    • 3.3 Municipal Councils


    • 3.4 Nagar Panchayats


    • 3.5 Proposed Municipal Councils




  • 4 Demographics


  • 5 Transport


  • 6 University


  • 7 References


  • 8 External links





Education


After the British took over the old Colaba and this region, they established four Anglo – Vernacular medium school and 30 government schools in the year 1865–66. In the year 1861 the first school for girls was started in Alibag. The Mission Church started the first English school in Alibag in 1879.
Prabhakar Patil Education Society (PNP education Society) runs 27 Institutes: Five Primary English & Marathi Schools, Twenty Seven Secondary Marathi Schools, One Arts, Science & Commerce Jr. & Sr. College, One English & Marathi Medium D. Ed College, One B. Ed. College, One Polytechnic Institute and One MMS College.
Securities and Exchange Board of India established National Institute of Securities Markets at Patalganga, tal Khalapur.



Administrative subdivisions


Raigad district is divided into four subdivisions, with fifteen talukas, and 1,967 villages.[4]

















































































































































Subdivision
 Taluka
 km2
 Census 2001
 Census 2011
 Panchayats[5]
 Villages
Alibag
Alibag
 500
 221,661
 236,167
 62
 218

Pen
 499
 176,681
 195,454
 63
 171

Murud
 231
 72,046
 74,207
 24
 74
Panvel
Panvel
 631
 422,522
 750,236
 90
 177

Uran
 184
 140,351
 160,303
 34
 62

Karjat
 665
 184,420
 212,051
 50
 184

Khalapur
 183
 183,604
 207,464
 42
 141
Mangaon
Mangaon
 683
 152,270
 159,613
 74
 187

Sudhagad
 467
 62,852
 62,380
 34
 98

Roha
 643
 161,750
 167,110
 62
 162

Tala
 250
 42,869
 40,619
 26
 61
Mahad
Mahad
 1,257
 186,521
 180,191
 134
 183

Poladpur
 373
 54,301
 45,464
 43
 87

Mhasla
 236
 61,010
 59,914
 40
 84

Shrivardhan
 120
 85,071
 83,027
 43
 78
Total
 15
 7,152
 2,207,929
 2,634,200
 821
 1,967


Municipal Civic Bodies in Raigad District



SPAs


Special Planning Authorities operational in Raigad district are



  • MMRDA

  • CIDCO

  • NAINA



Municipal Corporations



  • Panvel : Includes Old Township, CIDCO colonies of New Panvel and Khanda Colony, Kamothe, Kalamboli, Kharghar, parts of Taloja colony, Rasayani; and several villages of Panvel taluka


Municipal Councils



  • Matheran

  • Karjat

  • Khopoli

  • Uran

  • Pen

  • Alibaug

  • Murud-Janjira

  • Roha

  • Shrivardhan

  • Mahad



Nagar Panchayats



  • Mangaon


  • Poladpur{



Proposed Municipal Councils



  • Rees-Mohopada

  • Neral-Mamdapur

  • Khalapur

  • Pali-Sudhagad

  • Mangaon

  • Tala

  • Mhasla

  • Poladpur



Demographics


According to the 2011 census Raigad district has a population of 2,634,200,[6] roughly equal to the nation of Kuwait[7] or the US state of Nevada.[8] This gives it a ranking of 153rd in India (out of a total of 640).[6] The district has a population density of 368 inhabitants per square kilometre (950/sq mi) .[6] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 19.36%.[6] Raigad has a sex ratio of 955 females for every 1000 males,[6] and a literacy rate of 83.89%.[6]


Several scheduled tribes live in Raigad district. Among these are the Mahadev, Koli, Katkari and Thakur.[9]



Transport


Raigad District is connected to Mumbai by Sion Panvel Expressway. The Mumbai-Pune expressway and NH4 passes through Panvel. NH 66, which starts at Panvel, traverses the whole district. The Konkan Railway line starts at Roha and passes through Mangaon and Veer in Mahad. The Central Railway Line of Mumbai to Pune passes through Karjat with Extension Line for Karjat to Khopoli. Panvel Junction is the most important railway station in the district; it is connected to Mumbai (by both the Harbour Line and Main Line of Central Railway), Thane (by Trans-Harbour Line), Roha, Vasai (Western Railway) and Karjat. All trains, ranging from passengers to Rajdhanis stop here, and it is considered the gateway for travelling south. There is a narrow gauge railroad from Neral to Matheran, called the Matheran Hill Railway. The main ports are JNPT, Mandava, Revas, Murud, Dighi and Shrivardhan .



University


Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University is a unitary, autonomous university located at Lonere in Raigad district, Maharashtra, India established in 1989 under the Government of Maharashtra Act 1983.[10] It is the one and only technical university in Maharashtra.[11][12][13]



References





  1. ^ "List of districts in Maharashtra". http://districts.nic.in. Retrieved 19 November 2012. External link in |publisher= (help).mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ रायगड जिल्हा


  3. ^ "Raigarh District Population 2011". Census Organisation of India.


  4. ^ "District details". Raigad District, Maharashtra State.


  5. ^ "Block Panchayats of Raigad, Maharashtra". National Panchayat Directory, Panchayat Informatics Division, National Informatics Centre, Government of India. Archived from the original on 2011-11-05.


  6. ^ abcdef "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-30.


  7. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 2011-10-01. Kuwait 2,595,62


  8. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2011-09-30. Nevada 2,700,551


  9. ^ 1964 Revised Gazetteer of Raigad


  10. ^ "University Grant Commission". Retrieved 19 November 2012.


  11. ^ "Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University". dbatu.ac.in. Retrieved 19 November 2012.


  12. ^ "Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar Tech University, Students' Alumni informative blog". Archived from the original on 19 December 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2012.


  13. ^ "Maharashtra Prathamik Shikshan Parishad". mpsp.maharashtra.gov.in. Retrieved 19 November 2012.




External links


  • Site of Raigad District




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