Raigad (District)

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Raigad district
District map
State Maharashtra
Division : Konkan
Administrative headquarters : Alibag
Area : 7,152 km²
Residents : 2,634,200
Population density : 368 inhabitants / km²
Website : raigad.nic.in

The district of Raigad ( Marathi : रायगड जिल्हा ) is located in the state of Maharashtra in southwest India .

The city of Alibag is the capital of the district. The last census in 2011 showed a total population of 2,634,200 people.

history

From pre-Christian times until 1347, 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 Yadavas of Devagiri. After decades of military clashes with Muslim rulers in northern India, it was occupied by Muslim armies in 1347. From 1500 onwards, 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, Dekkan sultanates and the Mughals). Between 1638 and 1680 the area became part of the Hindu Marathon Empire. But local battles with Muslim rulers in the region continued until around 1840. From 1698 on, pirates got stuck in some bases. From there they attacked European merchant ships. It was not until the 19th century that piracy ended after British attacks. After the death of the last local Hindu ruler Kanhoji II in 1840, the area became part of the British Empire, more precisely to the British administrative region of Bombay Presidency . Until 1869 it belonged to the Thane district . Then it became independent under the name of Kolaba District. The district was later renamed Raigad. 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 1960, Bombay State was divided and the area came to the newly created state of Maharashtra.

population

Population development

As everywhere in India, the population in the Raigad district has been growing rapidly for decades. The increase accelerated in the years 2001–2011 due to the proximity to Mumbai and amounted to over 19 percent (19.31%). In those ten years the population increased by nearly 430,000 people. The following table shows the exact numbers:

Significant places

The district's most populous village is Navi Mumbai (Panvel, Raigarh) with almost 200,000 residents. Other major cities with more than 25,000 inhabitants are Panvel , Kharghar , Khopoli , Pen, Uran , Karjat and Mahad. The urban population makes up only 36.83 percent of the absolute population.

Population of the district by confession

A clear vast majority of the population are Hindus. Numerous significant minorities are the Muslims and Buddhists. The following table shows the exact religious composition of the population:

year Buddhists Christians Hindus Jainas Muslims Sikhs Other not specified Total
number % number % number % number % number % number % number % number % Residents %
2001 93,251 4.22% 10.163 0.46% 1,916,707 86.81% 10,680 0.48% 170.003 7.70% 4,332 0.20% 1,073 0.05% 1,720 0.08% 2,207,929 100.00%
Source: 2001 India Census

District population by language

A clear vast majority of around 83 percent of the population speaks Marathi. The most important linguistic minority with more than 100,000 native speakers is Urdu. Hindi, Kannada, Marwari (Hindi dialect with Marathi influences), Gujarati, Telugu and Malayalam (11,456 people) are each spoken by over 10,000 people. The following table shows the exact linguistic composition of the population:

year Marathi Urdu Hindi Kannada Marwari Gujarati Telugu Other Total
number % number % number % number % number % number % number % number % Residents %
2001 1,835,414 83.13% 134.027 6.07% 86,931 3.94% 20,539 0.93% 18,670 0.85% 17,296 0.78% 12,970 0.59% 82,082 3.72% 2,207,929 100.00%
Source: 2001 India Census

Web links

Commons : Raigad District  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
  • District website
  • [1] - Map of the Raigad district
  • [2] - Raigad District
  • [3] - Some background information about the district

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ census
  2. ^ History of the district up to 1900 in the Imperial Gazeteer Of India
  3. ^ Result of the 2011 census on city population
  4. ↑ Census of India 2001 (PDF; 54 kB)