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			\|caption = Languages in Ratnagiri district (2011)<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>
			\|label1 = [[Marathi language\|Marathi]] \|value1 = 88.18 \|color1 = red
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	At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 88.18% of the population in the district spoke [[Marathi language\|Marathi]], 7.36% [[Urdu]] and 1.43% [[Hindi]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>		At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 88.18% of the population in the district spoke [[Marathi language\|Marathi]], 7.36% [[Urdu]] and 1.43% [[Hindi]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Ratnagiri}}
{{more citations needed|date=January 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2016}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Ratnagiri district
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Maharashtra|District]] of [[Maharashtra]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_skyline = Suvarnadurg from the sea.jpg
| image_caption = View of [[Suvarnadurg]] from the sea
| image_map = Ratnagiri in Maharashtra (India).svg
| map_caption = Map of Ratnagiri District
| coordinates =
| coor_pinpoint = Ratnagiri
| 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 = [[Ratnagiri]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 = 1. [[Mandangad]], 2. [[Dapoli]], 3. [[Khed, Ratnagiri|Khed]], 4. [[Chiplun]], 5. [[Guhagar]], 6. [[Sangameshwar]], 7. [[Ratnagiri]], 8. [[Lanja]], 9. [[Rajapur, Maharashtra|Rajapur]]
| area_total_km2 = 8208
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 1,615,069
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 82.18%
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 =
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name1 = 1. [[Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg]] (shared with [[Sindhudurg district]]), 2. [[Raigad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Raigad]] (shared with [[Raigad district]]) (Based on [http://164.100.9.199/ecimaps/ecipdf/state_pc_Map/Maharashtra.pdf Election Commission website])
| leader_title2 = [[Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name2 = 5
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate =
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Roads in India|Major highways]]
| blank_info_sec1 = [[National Highway 17(Mumbai-Goa Highway)(India)|NH-66]], [[National Highway 204(Ratnagiri-Nagpur Highway)(India)|NH-204]]
| blank_name_sec2 =
| blank_info_sec2 =
| website = {{URL|http://ratnagiri.nic.in/}}
| official_name =
| unit_pref =
}}
'''Ratnagiri''' '''District''' (Marathi pronunciation: [[Help:IPA/Marathi|[ɾət̪n̪aːɡiɾiː]]]) is a [[district]] in the state of [[Maharashtra]], [[India]].<ref name="2011CensusA">{{cite book |title=District Census Handbook Ratnagiri Village and Town Directory (Part A) |date=2011 |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations |url=https://archive.org/details/2011CensusRatnagiriPartA |access-date=12 March 2021}}</ref> The administrative headquarter of the district is located in the town of [[Ratnagiri]].<ref name="2011CensusA" /> The district is 11.33% urban.<ref>[http://www.censusindiamaps.net/page/India_WhizMap/IndiaMap.htm Census GIS India] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100111052456/http://www.censusindiamaps.net/page/India_WhizMap/IndiaMap.htm |date=11 January 2010 }}</ref> The district is bounded by the [[Arabian Sea]] to the west, [[Sindhudurg district]] to the south, [[Raigad district]] to the north and [[Satara district|Satara]], [[Sangli district|Sangli]] and [[Kolhapur district|Kolhapur]] districts to the east.<ref name="2011CensusA" /> This district is part of [[Konkan division]].<ref name="2011CensusA" />

==History==
From pre-Christian times until 1312, the area - like the entire region - was ruled by various Buddhist and Hindu rulers. The first state known by name was the [[Maurya Empire]], the last non-Muslim dynasty were the [[Seuna (Yadava) dynasty|Yadavas of Devagiri]]. After decades of military clashes with Muslim rulers in northern India, it was occupied by Muslim armies between 1312 and 1470. From 1500 on there was fierce fighting for rule on the coast between the Muslim rulers and the Portuguese. After that, various Muslim dynasties ruled until 1658 (Sultanate of Delhi, [[Bahmani]], [[Deccan Sultanates]] and the [[Mughals]]).From 1658 most of the area became part of the [[Maratha Empire]]. After the defeat of the Marathas against the British in 1818, Ratnagiri area became an administrative region of the [[Bombay Presidency]]. With the independence of India in 1947 and the reorganization of the country, it became part of the new state of Bombay State in 1950. In 1948 the district grew through the incorporation of the Sawantwadi princely state. In 1960, Bombay State was divided and the area became part of the newly created state of Maharashtra. In 1981 the district was divided and the southern part of the district became [[Sindhudurg district]].<ref>{{harvnb|Greater Bombay District Gazetteer|1960|loc=[http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/greater_bombay/history.html#1 Ancient Period, pp. 127–150]|Ref=bom}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Greater Bombay District Gazetteer|1960|loc=[http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/greater_bombay/history.html#2 Medieval Period, pp. 150–157]|Ref=bom}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Greater Bombay District Gazetteer|1960|loc=[http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/greater_bombay/history.html#3 Muhammedan Period, pp. 157–163]|Ref=bom}}</ref>

== Geography ==

An outstanding feature of the geography of the district is its uneven or hill topography, with about 45% of the district being characterized as 'hilly'.<ref name="CGWB">{{cite book |last1=Mishra |first1=S.S.P. |title=Groundwater Information Ratnagiri District Maharashtra |date=2014 |publisher=Central Ground Water Board |location=Nagpur |url=https://archive.org/details/cgwb-groundwater-information-ratnagiri |access-date=16 March 2021}}</ref> Very narrow riverine plains fringe the coastline.<ref name="CGWB" />

== Demographics ==
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Ratnagiri district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,615,069,<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 [[Guinea-Bissau]]<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 = Guinea-Bissau 1,596,677 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> or the US state of [[Idaho]].<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 =Idaho 1,567,582
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 311th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 196 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was -4.96%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Ratnagiri has a [[sex ratio]] of 1123 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 82.43%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 4.15% and 1.26% of the population respectively.<ref name=districtcensus/>
{{bar box
|title=Religions in Ratnagiri 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|[[Hindus]]|darkorange|80.94}}
{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|#008000|11.59}}
{{bar percent|[[Buddhism|Buddhists]]|mediumblue|7.03}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.44}}
}}
At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 88.18% of the population in the district spoke [[Marathi language|Marathi]], 7.36% [[Urdu]] and 1.43% [[Hindi]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

{{historical populations|11=1901|12=8,71,866|13=1911|14=8,93,944|15=1921|16=8,56,032|17=1931|18=9,64,558|19=1941|20=10,22,816|21=1951|22=10,76,080|23=1961|24=11,46,243|25=1971|26=12,78,742|27=1981|28=13,79,655|29=1991|30=15,44,057|31=2001|32=16,96,777|33=2011|34=16,15,069|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=middle}}

== See also ==
*[[Jalgaon, Ratnagiri]]
*[[Malvani people]]
*[[Sangameshwari]]

==Notable people==
Notable people from Ratnagiri include:

*[[Bal Gangadhar Tilak|Lokmanya Tilak]]
* [[B. G. Kher|Balasaheb Kher]]
* [[Dhondo Keshav Karve]]
* [[Vinoba Bhave]]
* [[Pandurang Vaman Kane]]
* [[Swatantryaveer Savarkar]] was moved to [[Ratnagiri]] with his [[freedom of movement]] restricted to the boundary of the district and also refraining from politics.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Joglekar|first1=Jaywant|title=Veer Savarkar Father of Hindu Nationalism|date=2006|isbn=978-1-84728-380-1|page=106|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1J3uk3x_k6sC&q=+dhakras&pg=PA106|access-date=13 October 2014}}</ref>
* [[Govind Sakharam Sardesai]]
*[[R. P. Paranjpe|R. P. Paranjpye]]
*[[Shakuntala Paranjpye]]
*[[Gopal Krishna Gokhale]]
*[[Sumitra Mahajan]]
*[[Madhu Dandavate]]
* [[Sadhana Sargam]]
* [[Sadha]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*[http://ratnagiri.gov.in Ratnagiri district official website]
*[http://www.snmcpn.org Sahyadri Nisarga Mitra - NGO working on nature conservation]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Ratnagiri district
|North = [[Raigad district]]
|Northeast = [[Satara district]]
|East = [[Sangli district]]
|Southeast = [[Kolhapur district]]
|South = [[Sindhudurg district]]
|Southwest =
|West = ''[[Arabian Sea]]''
|Northwest =
}}


{{Maharashtra}}
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[[Category:Districts of Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Konkan division]]

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