Ratnagiri district




This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Ratnagiri.




District of Maharashtra in India





























































Ratnagiri district
District of Maharashtra

Location of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra
Location of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra

Country India
State Maharashtra
Administrative division Konkan Division
Headquarters Ratnagiri
Tehsils
1. Mandangad,
2. Dapoli,
3. Khed,
4. Chiplun,
5. Guhagar,
6. Sangameshwar,
7. Ratnagiri,
8. Lanja,
9. Rajapur
Government

 • Lok Sabha constituencies
 1. Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg (shared with Sindhudurg district),
2. Raigad (shared with Raigad district) (Based on Election Commission website)
 • Assembly seats 5
Area

 • Total 8,208 km2 (3,169 sq mi)
Population
(2011)

 • Total 1,615,069
 • Density 200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Demographics

 • Literacy
 82.18%
Major highways
NH-66, NH-204
Website Official website



Ratnagiri district 1896


Ratnagiri district is one of the 36 districts of Maharashtra, India. Ratnagiri is the district headquarters of the district. The district is 11.33% urban.[1] The district is bounded by the Arabian Sea to the west, Sindhudurg district to the south, Raigad district to the north and Satara, Sangli and Kolhapur districts to the east. This district is part of Konkan division.




Contents






  • 1 Divisions


  • 2 Demographics


  • 3 People from Ratnagiri district


  • 4 See also


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Divisions


There are five Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha constituencies in this district. These are:



  1. Rajapur

  2. Ratnagiri

  3. Guhagar

  4. Chiplun

  5. Dapoli



Demographics


According to the 2011 census Ratnagiri district has a population of 1,612,672,[2] roughly equal to the nation of Guinea-Bissau[3] or the US state of Idaho.[4] This gives it a ranking of 311th in India (out of a total of 640).[2] The district has a population density of 196 inhabitants per square kilometre (510/sq mi) .[2] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was -4.96%.[2] Ratnagiri has a sex ratio of 1123 females for every 1000 males,[2] and a literacy rate of 82.43%.[2]



People from Ratnagiri district


Ratnagiri has the distinction of being the native place of notable personalities including:




  • Lokmanya Tilak,

  • Balasaheb Kher

  • S. M. Joshi

  • Dhondo Keshav Karve

  • Vinoba Bhave

  • Pandurang Vaman Kane

  • Dr. B. R. Ambedkar


  • Swatantryaveer Savarkar was moved to Ratnagiri with his freedom of movement restricted to the boundary of the district and also refraining from politics.[5]

  • Govind Sakharam Sardesai



See also



  • Jalgaon, Ratnagiri

  • Malvani people

  • Sangameshwari



References





  1. ^ Census GIS India Archived 11 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine


  2. ^ abcdef "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-30..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .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 .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .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 .citation .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-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.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}


  3. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 2011-10-01. Guinea-Bissau 1,596,677 July 2011 est.


  4. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-09-30. Idaho 1,567,582


  5. ^ Joglekar, Jaywant (2006). Veer Savarkar Father of Hindu Nationalism. p. 106. ISBN 978-1-84728-380-1. Retrieved 13 October 2014.




External links



  • Ratnagiri district official website

  • Sahyadri Nisarga Mitra - NGO working on nature conservation









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