Ratnagiri District

Maharashtra

Ratnagiri district is one of the districts of Maharashtra. Its administrative headquarters is at Ratnagiri. It covers 8,208 sq km and had a population of 16,15,069 at the 2011 census, a density of 197 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 5 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Ratnagiri
Area
8,208 sq km
Population
16.15 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
197 /km²
Literacy Rate
82.18%
Sex Ratio
1,122
per 1,000 males
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Ratnagiri District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Ratnagiri district.

Total Population
16.15 Lakh
Male Population
7.61 Lakh
Female Population
8.54 Lakh
Rural Population
13.51 Lakh
Urban Population
2.64 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
68,200
Scheduled Tribe
22,100
Literacy Rate
82.18%
Population Density
197 /km²
Sex Ratio
1,122
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 90.3%Female literacy 75.2%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Ratnagiri district.

9
Tehsils
9
Blocks
0
Nyay Panchayats
846
Gram Panchayats
1,530
Villages
Headquarters
Ratnagiri
Languages
Marathi, Konkani, Hindi
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
16.99° N, 73.31° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Ratnagiri

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg

Constituency No. 46 · General
Primary
Narayan Tatu Rane
Narayan Tatu Rane
Bharatiya Janata Party
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Dapoli
  • Guhagar
  • Chiplun
  • Ratnagiri
  • Rajapur
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Ratnagiri

(5)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Dapoli
No. 263 · Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg
YK
Yogesh Ramdas Kadam
Shiv Sena
MLA
Guhagar
No. 264 · Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg
BJ
Bhaskar Bhaurao Jadhav
Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)
MLA
Chiplun
No. 265 · Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg
SN
Shekhar Govindrao Nikam
Nationalist Congress Party
MLA
Ratnagiri
No. 266 · Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg
US
Uday Ravindra Samant
Shiv Sena
MLA
Rajapur
No. 267 · Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg
RS
Rajan Prabhakar Salvi
Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)
MLA

Your Representatives from Ratnagiri

(6)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Ratnagiri district.

  • Narayan Tatu Rane
    Narayan Tatu Rane
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MP
    Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg · No. 46
  • YK
    Yogesh Ramdas Kadam
    Shiv Sena
    MLA
    Dapoli · No. 263
  • BJ
    Bhaskar Bhaurao Jadhav
    Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)
    MLA
    Guhagar · No. 264
  • SN
    Shekhar Govindrao Nikam
    Nationalist Congress Party
    MLA
    Chiplun · No. 265
  • US
    Uday Ravindra Samant
    Shiv Sena
    MLA
    Ratnagiri · No. 266
  • RS
    Rajan Prabhakar Salvi
    Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)
    MLA
    Rajapur · No. 267

Election History

Lok Sabha

Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg · No. 46

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaBJPNarayan Tatu Rane
    Votes 4,48,514Vote share 47.09%Margin 47,858
    1. 1. Narayan Tatu Rane · BJP4,48,514 (47.09%)
    2. 2. Vinayak Bhaurao Raut · Shiv Sena (UBT)4,00,656 (42.07%)
    3. 3. Vinayak Anant Joshi · Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi18,210 (1.91%)
  2. 201917th Lok SabhaShiv SenaVinayak Bhaurao Raut
    Votes 5,08,047Vote share 50.84%Margin 1,78,322
    1. 1. Vinayak Bhaurao Raut · Shiv Sena5,08,047 (50.84%)
    2. 2. Nilesh Narayan Rane · Maharashtra Swabhiman Paksha3,29,725 (32.99%)
    3. 3. Navinchandra Bandivadekar · INC63,299 (6.33%)
  3. 201416th Lok SabhaShiv SenaVinayak Bhaurao Raut
    Votes 4,93,088Vote share 55.02%Margin 1,50,051
    1. 1. Vinayak Bhaurao Raut · Shiv Sena4,93,088 (55.02%)
    2. 2. Nilesh Narayan Rane · INC3,43,037 (38.28%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Maharashtra
State
Ratnagiri
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 46
5 Assembly
No. 263, 264, 265, 266, 267

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Ratnagiri District at a Glance

State
Maharashtra
Headquarters
Ratnagiri
Area
8,208 sq km
Population
16.15 Lakh
Population density
197 per km²
Sex ratio
1,122 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
82.18%
Languages
Marathi, Konkani, Hindi
Tehsils
9
Blocks
9
Gram panchayats
846
Villages
1,530
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
5
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of Maharashtra
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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