Ratnagiri is one of district of Maharashtra in India. There are 9 Talukas, 1,537 villages and 16 towns in Ratnagiri district.
As per the Census India 2011, Ratnagiri district has 397,115 households, population of 1,615,069 of which 761,121 are males and 853,948 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 155,560 which is 9.63% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Ratnagiri district is around
1122 compared to
929 which is average of Maharashtra state. The literacy rate of Ratnagiri district is 74.26% out of which 81.33% males are literate and 67.96% females are literate. The total area of Ratnagiri is 8,208 sq.km with population density of 197 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 83.67% of population lives in Urban area and 16.33% lives in Rural area. There are 4.15% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 1.26% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Ratnagiri district.
Ratnagiri Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 1,615,069 | 100% |
| Hindu | 1,307,211 | 80.94% |
| Muslim | 187,197 | 11.59% |
| Buddhist | 113,467 | 7.03% |
| Jain | 3,347 | 0.21% |
| Christian | 1,990 | 0.12% |
| Religion not stated | 1,532 | 0.09% |
| Sikh | 230 | 0.01% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 95 | 0.01% |
Ratnagiri Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Area(sq.km) | 118 | 8,090 |
| Number of households | 61,797 | 335,318 |
| Total Population | 263,723 | 1,351,346 |
| Population (%) | 49.64% | 53.36% |
| Male Population | 130,908 | 630,213 |
| Female Population | 132,815 | 721,133 |
| Sex Ratio | 1015 | 1144 |
| Literacy (%) | 83.43% | 72.47% |
List of Talukas in Ratnagiri
Check out complete list of all Talukas of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra
| Taluka | Population | Area (km2) | Pop. Density | Sex-ratio |
|---|
| Ratnagiri | 319,449 | 941 | 339 | 1053 |
| Chiplun | 279,122 | 1,113 | 251 | 1071 |
| Sangameshwar | 198,343 | 1,257 | 158 | 1138 |
| Khed | 181,615 | 1,026 | 177 | 1100 |
| Dapoli | 178,340 | 866 | 206 | 1153 |
| Rajapur | 165,882 | 1,201 | 138 | 1183 |
| Guhagar | 123,209 | 632 | 195 | 1253 |
| Lanja | 106,986 | 747 | 143 | 1140 |
| Mandangad | 62,123 | 426 | 146 | 1219 |
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