District of Maharashtra

Ratnagiri: 16.2 lakh people, one story

People
16,15,069
Area
8,208 km²
Literacy
82.18%
Sex ratio
1,122
#1 in MaharashtraSex ratio: 1,122 females per 1000 males. Rank 1 of 35 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in MaharashtraScheduled Castes: 4.1 % of people. Rank 34 of 35.See the numbers →Big number16.2 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 197 to every km².See the numbers →

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RatnagiriMaharashtra

The history, places and schemes of Ratnagiri are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Ratnagiri in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population16.2 lakh#28/35 in Maharashtra
Area8,208 km²#18/35 in Maharashtra
Population density197 per km²#32/35 in Maharashtra▼ state 365
Sex ratio1,122 females per 1000 males#1/35 in Maharashtra▲ state 929
Child sex ratio (0–6)936 girls per 1000 boys#6/35 in Maharashtra▲ state 894
Literacy rate82.18%#18/35 in Maharashtra▼ state 82.34
Female literacy74.53%#19/35 in Maharashtra▼ state 75.87
Urban population16.3%#32/35 in Maharashtra▼ state 45.2

People & society

82.2% can read. 1,122 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
90.988.4
Female literacy
74.575.9
Scheduled Castes
4.111.8
Scheduled Tribes
1.39.4
Living in towns
16.345.2

Gender literacy gap: 16.4 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 80.9%
  • Muslim 11.6%
  • Christian 0.1%
  • Buddhist 7.0%
  • Jain 0.2%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    63 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    7.1 lakh workers, 44.2% of all people

    This district
    Maharashtra
    • Cultivators 41.6%
    • Farm labourers 21.4%
    • Household industry 2.4%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 34.6%

      Schemes & development

      Only 58% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      57.559.6
      Latrine at home
      42.737.7
      Tap water
      37.248.2
      LPG / PNG
      15.830.8
      Phone
      40.449.0
      Television
      25.640.3
      Bicycle
      7.721.6
      Two-wheeler
      9.617.7

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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