The Gazetteers Department

Interruptions to through traffic are numerous due to a net-work of rivers and rivulets in the district. But for ferries, thoroughfare becomes well nigh impossible on account of the absence of bridges over many a river and creek. Many ferries ply only in the monsoon, as the swelling waters begin to recede from October.

Almost all the ferries are country crafts manned by two or three ferrymen. Hodis ply across rivers. The sailing vessels plying across creeks are called machwas. A hodi can accommodate four persons, while a machwa can carry fifty persons.

The following Statement shows the location of ferries in the district:—

TABLE No. 4.

FERRIES IN RATNAGIRI DISTRICT.

Taluka or Peta.	Location of ferry.	Name of the river or creek on which the ferry plies.	Whether seasonal or perennial.
1	2	3	4
Chiplun	Dhadpoli	Vashishti river	Seasonal.
Dapoli	Ade	--	Perennial.
	Kelshi	Bharja river	Do.
	Anjarle	Jog river	Do.
	Bandh Tiware	Do.	Seasonal.
Deogad	Jamsande.	Deogad Creek (Piyali river).	Perennial.
	Waghotan	Waghotan river	Do.
	Tembaoli	Piyali river.	Do.
	Mithamumbri	Mithamumbri river	Do.

TABLE No. 4-contd.

Taluka or Peta	Location of ferry	Name of the river or creek on which the ferry plies.	Whether seasonal or perennial.
1	2	3	4
Deogad	Vijayadurg	Waghotan river	Seasonal
	Kharepatan	Do.	Do.
	Shejavali	Do.	Do.
	Mutat	Do.	Perennial.
Guhagar	Veldur	Babhol creek (Vashishtiriver)	Do.
Khed	Khed	Jagbudi river	Seasonal.
	Sukhiwali	Chorad river	Do.
	Kudavashi	Jagbudi (Pendhur)	Do.
Kudal	Oros Bk.	Karli river	Do.
	Ghavnala	Do.	Do.
	Mandkuli	Do.	Perennial
	Anao	Do.	Do.
	Pulas	Do.	Do.
	Varde (Awalagaon)	Do	Do.
Malvan	Tarkerli	Do.	Do.
	Deobag	Do.	Do.
	Revandi	Gad river.	Do.
	Veral	Veral nala	Seasonal.
	Kalse	Kalse creek	Perennial
Mandangad	Mhapral	Savitri river	Do.
	Panderi	Do.	Do.
	Barkot	Do.	Do.
	Nigadi	Do.	Do.
Rajapur	Jaytapur	Jaytapur creek	Do.
	Yashwantgad	Do.	Do.
	Harche	Muchkundi river	Do.
	Dande Ansure	Vijayadurg creek	Do.
	Padave	Padave river	Do.
	Karel	Anaskura river	Do.
Ratnagiri	Kalbadevi	Kalbadevi creek	Do.
Ratnagiri	Ganapatipule	Ganapatipule creek	Do.

TABLE No. 4-contd.

Taluka or Peta	Location of ferry.	Name of the river or creek on which the ferry plies.	Whether seasonal or perennial.
1	2	3	4
Ratnagiri—contd.	Are	Are creek	Perennial.
	Nevre	Nevre Creek	Do.
	Varavde	Varavde river	Do.
	Tonade	Kajavi river	Do.
	Jambhari	Shastri Jaygad river	Do.
	Rai	Shastri Jaygad river	Do.
	Someshwar	Kajavi river	Do.
	Harcheri	Do.	Seasonal.
	Purnagad	Purnagad creek	Perennial.
	Bhatye.	Bhatye creek	Do.
	Tavsal	Shastri Jaygad river	Do.
Sangameshwar.	Karambele.	Bav river	Seasonal.
	Makhajan	Gad river	Perennial.
	Ghativale	Kajali river	Do.
	Wandri	Bav river	Do.
	Kurdhonde	Do.	Do.
	Phungus	Do.	Do.
	Moghi	Do.	Seasonal.
	Burambad	Do.	Perennial.
	Boriwale	Kajali	Seasonal.
Sawantwadi	Bande	Terekhol river	Perennial.
	Aronda	Do.	Do.
	Aronda (Kiranpani).	Do.	Do.
	Satarde	Do.	Do.
	Kas	Do.	Do.
	Insuli	Do.	Do.
	Talavane	Talavane river.	Do.
	Satose	Terekhol river.	Do.
	Talavade	Talavada river	Do.
	Hodavade Matond	Hodavada river	Do.
	Maneri	Maneri river	Do.

TABLE No. 4-contd.

Taluka or Peta.	Location of ferry.	Name of the river or creek on which the ferry plies.	Whether seasonal or perennial.
1	2	3	4
Sawantwadi	Kolzar	Kalora river	Perennial.
Sawantwadi	Vilavde Otavne	Terekhol river	Do.
Vengurla	Mochemad	Mochemad creek	Do.
	Kelus	Kelus creek	Do.
	Khanoli	Khanoli river	Do.

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