ABOUT RATNAGIRI

 

Ratnagiri’s warm and humid weather is most suitable for horticulture, especially for mango, cashew and jackfruit. It has been declared as the Horticulture District in Maharashtra. The world-famous King of Mangoes Alphanso is grown here. Ratnagiri’s cashew nuts are famous for earning ‘Dollars’ for Konkan. This district has produced three Bharat Ratna laureates- Dhondo Keshav Karve, P.V.Kane and B.R.Ambedkar. No other district in India possesses this distinction. Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak was born at Ratnagiri.

1. District
Ratnagiri

2. Area
8196 sq. kms.

3. Sub-divisions
3 (Ratnagiri, Chiplun, Dapoli)

4. Talukas
9 (Ratnagiri, Mandangad,
Dapoli, Khed, Chiplun,
Sangmeshwar, Lanja, Rajapur,
Guhagar)

5. Distance from Mumbai
330 kms.

6. Means of Transport
Railway Stations –15
Road transport, ports

7. Population
Total-16,96,482
Male-7,94,431
Female-9,02,051

8. Literacy
Per cent-75.35
Total-11,04,922
Male-5,83,870
Female-5,21,052


9. Area under Irrigation
5413 hectares

10. Irrigation Projects
Medium-1 (Natuwadi)

11. Industries
Big-120
Small-3374

12. Languages/Dialects
Marathi, Daldi (Konkani)

13. Folk-Arts
Naman, Jakhadi

14. Weather
Temperature-
Max.-33.1 Deg.C.
Min.-18.0 Deg. C.
Rainfall-2874.9 mm (Average)

15. Main Crops
Rice, mango, cashew, coconut

16. Area under Horticulture
1,20,194 hectares

17. Health Infrastructure
PHC-67
Rural Hosp.-10
Dist.Hosp.-1
Big-2

18. Tourist Places
Shreekshetra Ganpatipule, Velneshwar, Pavas,
Marleshwar, Hedvi, Dervan, Guhagar

19. Educational Institutions
Univ.-1
Colleges-10
Prim.Schools - 2698
Sec. Schools – 302

SOURCE : CENSUS OF INDIA 2001

 

SINDHUDURG

Carved out of the erstwhile Ratnagiri district and second in the country to achieve 100 per cent literacy, this district has been named after the famous sea-fort Sindhudurg, construct by Chhatrapati Shivaji. Situated adjacent to Goa, this is the first district in Maharashtra to be declared as the Tourism District. Famous for its serene and beautiful beaches, temples, historical forts and folk art forms like Dashavtar, Chitrakathi, Pangul, Keertan, Dhangiri dance, Sindhudurg has a great potential for earning foreign exchange as an international tourism destination.
 

1. District
Sindhudurg

2. Area
5222 sq. kms,

3. Sub-divisions
2 (Sawantwadi, Kankavali)

4. Talukas
8 (Dodamarg, Sawantwadi, Vengurla, Kudal, Malvan, Kanakavali, Devgad, Vaibhavwadi)

5. Distance from Mumbai
481 kms.

6. Means of Transport
Main Airport-Dabholim (Goa) Railway Stations on Konkan Railway -Kankavali, Sindhudurgnagri, Kudal, Sawantwadi
Other - ST buses

7. Population
Total-8,61,672
Male-4,14,900
Female-4,46,772

8. Literacy
Per cent-80.52
Total-6,12,309
Male-3,27,362
Female-2,84,947

9. Area under Irrigation
36000 hectares

10. Irrigation Projects
Major-2
Medium-2
Minor-27

11. Industries
Big-1
Medium-1
Small-164

12. Languages/Dialects
Marathi, Malvani

13. Folk-Arts
Dashavtar, Chitrakathi, Pangul, Keertan, Gaja (Dhangari dance)

14. Weather
Temperature-Max.-32 Deg. C.
Min.-21 Deg. C.
Rainfall-2482.10 mm (Average)

15. Main Crops
Rice, vari, nagli, groundnut, mango, cashew, jackfruit, coconut, beetlenut, spices

16. Area under Horticulture
65000 hectares

17. Health Infrastructure
PHCs-38
Rural Hosp.-8
Dist.Hosp.-1

18. Tourist Places
Sindhudurg and Vijaydurg forts, Kunkeshwar, Dhamapur, Sawantwadi town, Amboli hill station, Tarkali, Shiroda, Mochemad, Tambaldeg, Mithbav beaches

19. Educational Institutions
Colleges-10
Prim. Schools -1505
Sec. Schools - 187
 

 

SOURCE : CENSUS OF INDIA 2001

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