Ratnagiri district

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

Ratnagiri district
District of Maharashtra
View of Suvarnadurg Fort from the sea, hills near Chiplun, Marleshwar Waterfalls, Velneshwar beach near Ratnagiri, Ganesha temple at Ganpatipule
Location in Maharashtra
Location in Maharashtra
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DivisionKonkan
HeadquartersRatnagiri
Tehsils1. Mandangad,
2. Dapoli,
3. Khed,
4. Chiplun,
5. Guhagar,
6. Sangameshwar,
7. Ratnagiri,
8. Lanja,
9. Rajapur
Government
 • BodyRatnagiri Zilla Parishad
 • Guardian MinisterShri Uday Samant
(Cabinet Minister MH)
 • President Z. P. RatnagiriNA
 • District CollectorM Devender Singh (IAS)
 • CEO Z. P. RatnagiriKirti Kiran Pujar (IAS)
 • MPsShri Narayan Rane
(Ratnagiri–Sindhudurg)
Shri Sunil Tatkare(Raigad)
Area
 • Total
8,208 km2 (3,169 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
1,615,069
 • Density200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy82.18%
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highwaysNH-66, NH-204
Websiteratnagiri.nic.in

Ratnagiri district (Marathi pronunciation: [ɾət̪n̪aːɡiɾiː]) is a district in the state of Maharashtra, India.[1] The administrative headquarter of the district is located in the town of Ratnagiri.[1] The district is 11.33% urban.[2] 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.[1] This district is part of Konkan division.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d District Census Handbook Ratnagiri Village and Town Directory (Part A). Directorate of Census Operations. 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  2. ^ Census GIS India Archived 11 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine