Raigad district

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{{About|a district in [[Maharashtra]]|a district in [[Chhattisgarh]]|Raigarh district}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2016}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Raigad district
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Maharashtra|District]] of [[Maharashtra]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_skyline = {{Photomontage
|size = 250
|photo1a = Elephanta Cave 3 2.jpg
|photo1b = PanoramaPointView.JPG
|photo2a = Shivaji statue, Alibag 03.jpg
|photo2b = Kalamboli image1.jpg
|photo3a = Hills Views From Raigad.jpg
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| image_caption = Clockwise from top-left: [[Elephanta Caves]], Hills near [[Matheran]], [[Kalamboli]], Hills around [[Raigad Fort]], [[Shivaji]] statue in [[Alibag]]
| image_map = Raigad in Maharashtra (India).svg
| image_map1 =
| map_alt =
| map_caption = Location in Maharashtra
| coordinates =
| coor_pinpoint = Alibag
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Maharashtra]]
| subdivision_type2 = Division
| subdivision_name2 = [[Konkan division|Konkan]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Alibag]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 = 1. [[Alibag taluka|Alibag]], 2. [[Panvel taluka|Panvel]], 3. [[Murud taluka|Murud]], 4. [[Pen taluka|Pen]], 5. [[Uran taluka|Uran]], 6. [[Karjat taluka, Raigad|Karjat]], 7. [[Khalapur taluka|Khalapur]], 8. [[Mangaon taluka|Mangaon]], 9. [[Roha]], 10. [[Sudhagad]], 11.[[Tala, Raigad|Tala]], 12. [[Mahad]], 13. [[Mhasala taluka|Mhasala]], 14. [[Shrivardhan]], 15. [[Poladpur]]
| area_total_km2 = 7152
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 2,634,200
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban = 36.91%
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 83.14
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 959 per 1000 male
| governing_body = '''[[Raigad Zilla Parishad Alibag]]'''
| leader_title = Guardian Minister
| leader_name = '''[[Aditi Sunil Tatkare]]''' {{small|([[Thackeray ministry|Minister of State Mha]])}}
| leader_title4 = [[List of members of the 17th Lok Sabha|MPs]]
| leader_name4 = '''[[Sunil Tatkare]]''' {{small|([[Raigad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Raigad]])}} '''[[Shrirang Barne]]''' {{small|([[Maval (Lok Sabha constituency)|Maval]])}}
<ref>[http://164.100.9.199/ecimaps/ecipdf/state_pc_Map/Maharashtra.pdf Election Commission website]</ref>
| leader_title1 = [[Raigad Zilla Parishad Alibag|President Z. P. Raigad]]
| leader_name1 = '''Ms. Yogita Pardhi'''
| leader_title2 = District Collector
| leader_name2 = '''Mr. Mahendra Kalyankar (IAS)'''
| leader_title3 = [[Raigad Zilla Parishad Alibag|CEO Z. P. Raigad]]
| leader_name3 = '''Mr. Kiran Patil, (IAS)'''
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate =
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Roads in India|Major highways]]
| blank_info_sec1 = [[National Highway 4 (India, old numbering)|NH-4]], [[National Highway 66 (India)|NH-66]]
| blank_name_sec2 = Average annual precipitation
| blank_info_sec2 = 3,884 mm
| website = {{URL|https://raigad.gov.in/en/}}
| official_name =
}}
'''Raigad district''' (Marathi pronunciation: [[Help:IPA/Marathi|[ɾaːjɡəɖ]]]), previously [[Colaba fort|Colaba]] district, is a district in the [[Konkan division]] of [[Maharashtra, India]].<ref>{{cite web|title=List of districts in Maharashtra|url=http://districts.nic.in/disdetails.aspx?str_state=bXI=|website=districts.nic.in|access-date=19 November 2012}}</ref>

The district was renamed to [[Raigad fort|Raigad]] after the fort that was the first capital of the former [[Maratha Empire]], which in turn was renamed from its earlier name - Rairi. The fort is located in the interior regions of the district, in dense forests on a west-facing spur of the [[Western Ghats]] of Sahyadri Range. In 2011 the district had a population of 2,634,200, compared to 2,207,929 in 2001. The name was changed in the regime of Chief Minister A. R. Antulay on 1 January 1981.<ref>[http://www.marathimati.net/raigad-district/ रायगड जिल्हा]</ref> In 2011 urban dwellers had increased to 36.91% from 24.22% in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Raigarh District Population 2011|publisher=Census Organisation of India|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/358-raigarh.html}}</ref> [[Alibag]] is the headquarters of Raigad district.<ref>{{Cite web|title=District Map|publisher=Government of Maharashtra|url=https://raigad.gov.in/en/map-of-district/|access-date= 7 January 2021}}</ref>

Raigad district's neighbouring districts are Mumbai, Thane districts on North, Pune district on East, Satara district on South East, Ratnagiri district is present on South side and Arabian sea on West.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Sawadi|first=A.B.|title=महाराष्ट्राचा भूगोल|publisher=Nirali publication|year=2020|location=Pune, India|pages=8|language=mr}}</ref>

==History==
{{Expand section|date=December 2021}}
[[Kulaba district|Kulaba]] (also spelled Kolaba) district was split from [[Thane district]] in 1869. At this point, the northernmost parts of present-day Raigad district were retained in [[Thane district]]. Panvel, just across the bay from [[Mumbai]], was not included in Kolaba district until 1883, and [[Karjat]], an area in the north-east corner of modern Raigad district, was not placed in Kolaba district until 1891. Kolaba district was later renamed as Raigad district.

A major part of the population is Hindu. The native surnames - last names - in Raigad district are:
* Bhoir,
* Bhagat,
* Patil,
* Mhatre,
* Naik and
* Thakur.

==Geography==

The district is bounded by [[Mumbai Harbour]] to the northwest, [[Thane district]] to the north, [[Pune district]] to the east, [[Ratnagiri district]] to the south and the [[Arabian Sea]] to the west. It includes the large natural harbour of Pen-Mandwa, which is immediately south of [[Mumbai harbour]], and forming a single landform with it.

The northern part of the district is included in the planned metropolis of [[Navi Mumbai]], consisting of [[Kharghar]], [[Ulwe|Ulve node]], [[New Panvel|New Panvel and Khanda Colony]], [[Taloja]], [[Kamothe]] and [[Kalamboli]] nodes as well as [[Uran|Uran City]] and its port, the [[Nhava Sheva|JNPT]].

The district includes cities/towns [[Kharghar]], [[Taloja]], [[Kalamboli]], [[Panvel]], [[Rasayani]], [[Karjat]], [[Khopoli]], [[Matheran]], [[Uran]], [[Pen, Maharashtra|Pen]], [[Alibag]], [[Murud, Raigad|Murud-Janjira]], [[Roha]], [[Nagothane]], [[Sudhagad|Sudhagad-Pali]], [[Mangaon]], [[Mhasla]], [[Shrivardhan]], [[Mahad]], [[Birwadi]], [[Poladpur]]. The largest city in terms of Population, Industrialization as well as Area is [[Panvel]]. The district also includes the isle of Gharapuri or [[Elephanta Island|Elephanta]], located in [[Uran]] which has ancient Hindu and Buddhist caves.

==Politics==
{{prose|date=September 2021}}
{{unreferenced|section|date=September 2021}}

Members of Parliament:
*[[Sunil Tatkare]] ([[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]) - [[Raigad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Raigad]]
*[[Shrirang Barne]] ([[Shiv Sena]]) - [[Maval (Lok Sabha constituency)|Maval]]

Raigad constituency is shared with Ratnagiri district while Maval constituency is shared with Pune district.

Guardian Minister:
* [[Prakash Mehta]]: (31 October 2014 - 8 November 2019)
* [[Aditi Sunil Tatkare]]: (09 January 2020 - Incumbent)

==Officer==

===Members of Parliament===

*'''[[Sunil Tatkare]]''' ([[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]) - [[Raigad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Raigad]]
*'''[[Shrirang Barne]]''' ([[Shiv Sena]]) - [[Maval (Lok Sabha constituency)|Maval]]

Raigad constituency is shared with Ratnagiri district while Maval constituency is shared with Pune district.

===Guardian Minister===
{{Infobox Political post
| post = Guardian Minister Raigad
| native_name = '''पालकमंत्री रायगड '''
| insignia = Emblem_of_India.svg
| insigniasize = 50px
| insigniacaption = Emblem of India
| image =
| incumbent = [[Aditi Sunil Tatkare]]
| incumbentsince = 09 January 2020
| style = [[The Honourable]]
| imagesize =
| termlength = 5 years / No time limit
| appointer = [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra]]
| residence = [[Roha]] [[Sunil Tatkare]] Home
| formation =
| succession =
| website = {{url|http://raigad.gov.in/en/}}
}}
====list of Guardian Minister ====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name
! Term of office
|-
| '''[[Prakash Mehta]]'''
| 31 October 2014 - 8 November 2019
|-
| '''[[Aditi Sunil Tatkare]]'''
|09 January 2020 - Incumbent
|}

===District Magistrate/Collector===

{{Infobox Political post
| post = District Magistrate / Collector Raigad
| native_name = '''जिल्हाधिकारी तथा जिल्हदंडाधिकरी रायगड '''
| insignia = Emblem_of_India.svg
| insigniasize = 50px
| insigniacaption = Emblem of India
| image =
| incumbent = ''Dr. Mahendra Kalyankar, IAS''
| incumbentsince = 23 August 2021
|
| imagesize =
| termlength = No time limit
| appointer = [[Government of Maharashtra]]
| residence = At Alibag Raigad district
| formation =
| succession =
| website =
{{url|http://raigad.gov.in/en/}}
}}
====list of District Magistrate / Collector ====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name
! Term of office
|-
| '''Ms. Nidhi Chaudhary (IAS)'''
| Till 21 August 2021
|-
| '''Dr. Mahendra Kalyankar (IAS)'''
|23 August 2021 - Incumbent
|}

===District Justice===

{{Infobox Political post
| post = District Justice Raigad
| native_name = '''जिल्हा न्यायाधीश रायगड '''
| insignia = Emblem_of_India.svg
| insigniasize = 50px
| insigniacaption = Emblem of India
| image =
| incumbent = ''Shri. P.C. Bavaskar''
| incumbentsince = 12 January 2019
| style = [[The Honourable]]
| imagesize =
| termlength = No time limit
| appointer = [[Government of Maharashtra]]
| residence = [[Alibag]] Raigad district
| formation =
| succession =
| website =
{{url|http://raigad.gov.in/en/}}
}}

====list of District Justice ====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name
! Term of office
|-
| '''Shri. P.C. Bavaskar'''
|12 January 2019 - Incumbent
|}

===District Police Commissioner===

{{Infobox Political post
| post = District Police Commissioner Raigad
| native_name = '''जिल्हा पोलीस आयुक्त रायगड'''
| insignia = Emblem_of_India.svg
| insigniasize = 50px
| insigniacaption = Emblem of India
| image =
| incumbent = ''Shri. Ashok T. Dudhe (IPS)''
| incumbentsince = 09 October 2020
| imagesize =
| termlength = No time limit
| appointer = [[Government of Maharashtra]]
| residence = [[Alibag]] Raigad district
| formation =
| succession =
| website =
{{url|http://raigad.gov.in/en/}}
}}

====list of District Police Commissioner ====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name
! Term of office
|-
| '''Shri. Ashok T. Dudhe (IPS)'''
| 09 October 2020 - Incumbent
|}

===President & Vice-President Zilla Parishad===
*'''President'''
{{Infobox Political post
| post = President Zilla Parishad Raigad
| native_name = '''अध्यक्ष जिल्हा परिषद रायगड'''
| insignia = Emblem_of_India.svg
| insigniasize = 50px
| insigniacaption = Emblem of India
| image =
| incumbent = ''Ms. Yogita Pardhi''
| incumbentsince = 2020
| imagesize =
| termlength = No time limit
| appointer = [[Government of Maharashtra]]
| residence = [[Alibag]] Raigad district
| formation =
| succession =
| website =
{{url|http://raigad.gov.in/en/}}
}}
====list of President Zilla Parishad Raigad ====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name
! Term of office
|-
| '''Ms. Yogita Pardhi'''
| 2020 - Incumbent
|}
*'''Vice-President'''
{{Infobox Political post
| post = Vice-President Zilla Parishad Raigad
| native_name = '''उप- अध्यक्ष जिल्हा परिषद रायगड'''
| insignia = Emblem_of_India.svg
| insigniasize = 50px
| insigniacaption = Emblem of India
| image =
| incumbent = ''Mr. Sudhakar Ghare''
| incumbentsince = 2020
| imagesize =
| termlength = No time limit
| appointer = [[Government of Maharashtra]]
| residence = [[Karjat]] Raigad district
| formation =
| succession =
| website =
{{url|http://raigad.gov.in/en/}}
}}

====list of Vice-President Zilla Parishad Raigad ====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name
! Term of office
|-
| '''Mr. Sudhakar Ghare'''
| 2020 - Incumbent
|}

===Chief Executive Officer Zilla Parishad===

{{Infobox Political post
| post = Chief Executive Officer Zilla Parishad Raigad
| native_name = '''मुख्य कार्यकारी अधिकारी जिल्हा परिषद रायगड'''
| insignia = Emblem_of_India.svg
| insigniasize = 50px
| insigniacaption = Emblem of India
| image =
| incumbent = ''Dr. Kiran Patil (IAS)''
| incumbentsince = 2019
| imagesize =
| termlength = No time limit
| appointer = [[Government of Maharashtra]]
| residence = [[Alibag]] Raigad district
| formation =
| succession =
| website =
{{url|http://raigad.gov.in/en/}}
}}

====list of Chief Executive Officer Zilla Parishad ====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name
! Term of office
|-
| '''Dr. Kiran Patil (IAS)'''
| 2019 - Incumbent
|}

===Sub-Divisional Officer===
01) Alibaug

02) pen

03) Panvel

04) Karjat

05) Roha

06) Mangaon

07) Shrivardhan

08) Mahad

===Tahasildar & Executive Magistrate===

*[[Alibag taluka|Alibag]] - '''Mr. Sachin Shezaal'''
*[[Karjat taluka, Raigad|Karjat]] - '''Mr. Vikram Deshamukh'''
*[[Khalapur taluka|Khalapur]] - '''Mr. Ayub Tamboli'''
*[[Mahad taluka|Mahad]] - '''Mr. Suresh Kashid'''
*[[Mangaon taluka|Mangaon]] - '''Mrs. Priyanka Aayre-Kamble'''
*[[Mhasala taluka|Mhasala]]
*[[Murud taluka|Murud]]
*[[Panvel taluka|Panvel]]
*[[Pen taluka|Pen]] - '''Mrs. Aruna Jadhav'''
*[[Poladpur taluka|Poladpur]]
*[[Roha taluka|Roha]]
*[[Shrivardhan taluka|Shrivardhan]] - '''Mr. Gosavi'''
*[[Sudhagad - Pali taluka|Sudhagad Pali]]
*[[Tala taluka|Tala]]
*[[Uran taluka|Uran]]

==Education==
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After the British took over the old Colaba and this region, they established four Anglo-Vernacular medium school and 30 government schools in the year 1865–66. In the year 1861 the first school for girls was started in Alibag. The Mission Church started the first English school in Alibag in 1879. Prabhakar Patil Education Society (PNP education Society) runs 27 Institutes: Five Primary English & Marathi Schools, Twenty Seven Secondary Marathi Schools, One Arts, Science & Commerce Jr. & Sr. College, One English & Marathi Medium D. Ed College, One B. Ed. College, One Polytechnic Institute and One MMS College. Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) established National Institute of Securities Markets at Patalganga, tal Khalapur. Two more old and valuable institutions in Raigad District named Vasantrao Naik College Murud And Mhasla, established by the former Chief Minister of Maharashtra [[A. R. Antulay]].

==Administrative subdivisions==
Raigad district is divided into eight subdivisions, with fifteen [[taluka]]s, and 1,967 villages.<ref>{{Cite web|title=District details|publisher=Raigad District, Maharashtra State|url=http://raigad.gov.in/htmldocs/sub_division1.htm}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! Subdivision
! Taluka
! km2
! Census 2001
! Census 2011
! Panchayats<ref>{{Cite web|title=Block Panchayats of Raigad, Maharashtra|publisher=National Panchayat Directory, Panchayat Informatics Division, National Informatics Centre, Government of India|url=http://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/viewpansumSQL.asp?selstate=491&parenttype=D&ptype=B|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111105133942/http://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/viewpansumSQL.asp?selstate=491&parenttype=D&ptype=B|url-status=dead|archive-date=2011-11-05}}</ref>
! Villages
|-
| rowspan="2" |Alibag
| [[Alibag]]
| align="right" | 500
| align="right" | 221,661
| align="right" | 236,167
| align="right" | 62
| align="right" | 218
|-
| [[Murud, Raigad|Murud]]
| align="right" | 231
| align="right" | 72,046
| align="right" | 74,207
| align="right" | 24
| align="right" | 74
|-
| rowspan="1" |Pen
| [[Pen, India|Pen]]
| align="right" | 499
| align="right" | 176,681
| align="right" | 195,454
| align="right" | 63
| align="right" | 171
|-
| rowspan="2" |Panvel
| [[Panvel]]
| align="right" | 631
| align="right" | 422,522
| align="right" | 750,236
| align="right" | 90
| align="right" | 177
|-
| [[Uran]]
| align="right" | 184
| align="right" | 140,351
| align="right" | 160,303
| align="right" | 34
| align="right" | 62
|-
| rowspan="2" | Karjat
| [[Karjat taluka, Raigad|Karjat]]
| align="right" | 665
| align="right" | 184,420
| align="right" | 212,051
| align="right" | 50
| align="right" | 184
|-
| [[Khalapur taluka|Khalapur]]
| align="right" | 183
| align="right" | 183,604
| align="right" | 207,464
| align="right" | 42
| align="right" | 141
|-
| rowspan="2" | Roha
| [[Roha]]
| align="right" | 643
| align="right" | 161,750
| align="right" | 167,110
| align="right" | 62
| align="right" | 162
|-
| [[Sudhagad]]
| align="right" | 467
| align="right" | 62,852
| align="right" | 62,380
| align="right" | 34
| align="right" | 98
|-
| rowspan="2" |Mangaon
| [[Mangaon]]
| align="right" | 683
| align="right" | 152,270
| align="right" | 159,613
| align="right" | 74
| align="right" | 187
|-
| [[Tala, Raigad|Tala]]
| align="right" | 250
| align="right" | 42,869
| align="right" | 40,619
| align="right" | 26
| align="right" | 61
|-
| rowspan="2" |Shrivardhan
| [[Shrivardhan]]
| align="right" | 120
| align="right" | 85,071
| align="right" | 83,027
| align="right" | 43
| align="right" | 78
|-
| [[Mhasla]]
| align="right" | 236
| align="right" | 61,010
| align="right" | 59,914
| align="right" | 40
| align="right" | 84
|-
| rowspan="2" |Mahad
| [[Mahad]]
| align="right" | 1,257
| align="right" | 186,521
| align="right" | 180,191
| align="right" | 134
| align="right" | 183
|-
| [[Poladpur]]
| align="right" | 373
| align="right" | 54,301
| align="right" | 45,464
| align="right" | 43
| align="right" | 87
|-
| align="center" | Total
| align="right" | 15
| align="right" | 7,152
| align="right" | 2,207,929
| align="right" | 2,634,200
| align="right" | 821
| align="right" | 1,967
|}

==Municipal Civic Bodies==
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[[Panvel Municipal Corporation|Panvel]] (in [[Navi Mumbai]] city) is the main Municipal Corporations responsible for services. [[MMRDA]], [[CIDCO]], and [[Navi Mumbai Airport Influence Notified Area|NAINA]] are the special planning authorities operational in Raigad district.

Municipal Councils include [[Matheran]], [[Karjat]], [[Khopoli]], [[Uran]], [[Pen, India|Pen]], [[Alibaug|Alibag]], [[Murud, Raigad|Murud-Janjira]], [[Roha]], [[Shrivardhan]], [[Mahad]], [[Mangaon]]. Nagar Panchayats include [[Neral, India|Neral]], [[Poladpur]], [[Khalapur]], [[Tala, Raigad|Tala]], [[Mhasla]], and [[Sudhagad]]. Proposed Municipal Councils include [[Rees-Mohopada]], [[Neral-Mamdapur]], [[Sudhagad|Pali-Sudhagad]], [[Tala, Raigad|Tala]], [[Mhasla]], and [[Poladpur]].

==Demographics==
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=7,21,083|13=1911|14=7,14,371|15=1921|16=6,77,586|17=1931|18=7,56,315|19=1941|20=8,05,157|21=1951|22=9,09,083|23=1961|24=10,58,855|25=1971|26=12,63,003|27=1981|28=14,86,452|29=1991|30=18,24,816|31=2001|32=22,07,929|33=2011|34=26,34,200|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=right}}According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Raigad district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 2,634,200,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Kuwait]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Kuwait 2,595,62
}}</ref> or the US state of [[Nevada]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|title=2010 Resident Population Data
|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau
|access-date=2011-09-30
|quote=Nevada 2,700,551
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|archive-date=2013-10-19
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 153rd in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 368 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 19.31%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Raigad has a [[sex ratio]] of 959 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 83.14%.<ref name=districtcensus/>
{{bar box
|title=Religions in Raigad district (2011)<ref name="Religion">{{cite web |title=C-16 Population By Religion - Maharashtra|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW27C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=census.gov.in}}</ref>
|titlebar=#FCD116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=left
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism in Maharashtra|Hinduism]]|darkorange|85.01}}
{{bar percent|[[Marathi Muslims|Islam]]|green|8.64}}
{{bar percent|[[Marathi Buddhists|Buddhism]]|mediumblue|4.62}}
{{bar percent|[[Christianity in Maharashtra|Christianity]]|dodgerblue|0.66}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|1.07}}
}}
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Languages in Raigad district (2011)<ref name="Language"/>
|label1 = [[Marathi language|Marathi]] |value1 = 79.04 |color1 = red
|label2 = [[Hindi]] |value2 = 7.06 |color2 = orange
|label3 = [[Urdu]] |value3 = 5.85 |color3 = green
|label4 = [[Konkani]] |value4 = 4.01 |color4 = salmon
|label5 = Others |value5 = 4.04 |color5 = grey
}}

At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 79.04% of the population in the district spoke [[Marathi language|Marathi]], 7.06% [[Hindi]], 5.85% [[Urdu]] and 4.01% [[Konkani]] as their first language.<ref name="Language">{{cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-2700.XLSX|website=censusindia.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>

Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are 5.12% and 11.58% of the population respectively. The most populous tribes are the [[Katkari people|Katkari]], [[Thakar (tribe)|Thakar]] and [[Mahadev Kolis|Mahadev Koli]].<ref>[http://timesofraigad.in/raigad-district-gazetteer/ 2008 Revised Gazetteer of Raigad]</ref>

== Transport ==
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Raigad District is connected to Mumbai by [[Sion Panvel Expressway]]. The [[Mumbai-Pune expressway]] and [[National Highway 4 (India, old numbering)|NH4]] passes through [[Panvel]]. [[NH 66]], which starts at Panvel, traverses the whole district. The [[Konkan Railway]] line starts at [[Roha]] and passes through [[Mangaon]] and [[Veer railway station|Veer]] in [[Mahad]]. The [[Central Railway (India)|Central Railway]] Line of Mumbai to Pune passes through [[Karjat]] with Extension Line for Karjat to [[Khopoli]]. [[Panvel railway station|Panvel Junction]] is the most important railway station in the district; it is connected to Mumbai (by both the Harbour Line and Main Line of Central Railway), Thane (by Trans-Harbour Line), Roha, Vasai (Western Railway) and Karjat. All trains, ranging from passengers to Rajdhanis stop here, and it is considered the gateway for travelling south. There is a [[narrow gauge railroad]] from [[Neral, India|Neral]] to [[Matheran]], called the [[Matheran Hill Railway]]. The main ports are [[JNPT]], Mandava, Revas, [[Murud, Raigad|Murud]], [[DMIC|Dighi]] and [[Shrivardhan]] .

==University==
*[[Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University]] is a unitary, [[autonomous university]] located at [[Lonere]] in Raigad district, established in 1989 under the Government of Maharashtra Act 1983.<ref>{{cite web|title=University Grant Commission|url=http://www.ugc.ac.in/uni_contactinfo.aspx?id=240|access-date=19 November 2012}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{Official|http://raigad.nic.in}}

{{Geographic location
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|North = [[Thane district]]
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|East = [[Pune district]]
|Southeast = [[Satara district]]
|South = [[Ratnagiri district]]
|Southwest =
|West = ''[[Arabian Sea]]''
|Northwest = [[Mumbai City district]]
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