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词条 Sindhudurg district
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  1. Origin of name

  2. About The District

      Cities    Smaller towns include  

  3. Agriculture

      Irrigation  

  4. Education Section

  5. Banking Sector

  6. Fisheries

  7. Location and Climate

  8. People

  9. Cuisine

  10. Places of attraction

      Tourist Destinations    Temples   Beaches 

  11. Demographics

  12. Divisions

  13. Transportation

  14. References

  15. External links

{{More citations needed|date=June 2015}}{{EngvarB|date=October 2013}}{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2013}}{{India Districts
|Name = Sindhudurg
|State = Maharashtra
|Division = Konkan Division
|HQ = Oros, Sindhudurg
|Map = MaharashtraSindhudurg.png
|Area = 5207
|Rain = 3,287
|Population = 849,651
|Urban = 12.59%
|Year = 2011
|Density = 163
|Literacy = 85.56%
|SexRatio = 1036
|Tehsils = 1. Dodamarg, 2. Sawantwadi, 3. Vengurla, 4. Kudal, 5. Malvan, 6. Kankavli, 7. Devgad, 8. Vaibhavwadi
|LokSabha = 1. Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg (shared with Ratnagiri district) (Based on Election Commission website)
|Assembly = 4
|Highways = NH-66
|Website = http://sindhudurg.nic.in/
}}Sindhudurg is an administrative district in the state of Maharashtra in India, which was carved out of the erstwhile Ratnagiri District. The district headquarters are located at Oros. The district occupies an area of 5207 km² and has a population of 849,651 of which 12.59% were urban (as of 2011).[1]

As of 2011 it is the least populous district of Maharashtra (out of 39).[2]

Origin of name

The district is named after the fort of Sindhudurg (which means "fort in the sea"), which lies on a rocky island just off the coast of Malvan. Sindhudurg fort, built in the 16th century by King Shivaji is the only fort which has Shivaji's temple inside the fort and a palm imprint of King Shivaji. Sindhudurg district has 37 forts, the highest number of forts in Maharashtra as well as all types of forts (Jaldurg – Sea), (Bhuikot – fort on land) and (Giri- fort on hilltop).

About The District

Established on 1 May 1981,

Tahsils and Panchayat Samiti:{{Div col|colwidth=8em}}

  1. Dodamarg
  2. Sawantwadi
  3. Kudal
  4. Vengurla
  5. Malvan
  6. Kankavli
  7. Devgad
  8. Vaibhavwadi
{{Div col end}}Nagar Palika:{{Div col|colwidth=10em}}
  1. kudal
  2. Sawantwadi
  3. Malvan
  4. devgad-jamsande
  5. Kankavli
  6. Vengurla
{{Div col end}}

Cities

{{Div col|colwidth=10em}}
  1. Sawantwadi
  2. Vaibhavwadi
  3. Malvan
  4. Kankavli
  5. Vengurla
  6. Kudal
  7. Oros
  8. Devgad
{{Div col end}}

Smaller towns include

{{Div col|colwidth=10em}}
  1. Dodamarg
  2. Vaibhavwadi
  3. Vijaydurg
  4. Banda
  5. Amboli – hill resort
  6. Rameshwar
  7. Girye
  8. Mangaon
  9. Shiroda
  10. Mhapan
  11. Phondaghat
  12. Bhedshi
  13. Kot Kamte
  14. Kandalgaon
  15. Katta
  16. Talere
  17. Shirgaon
  18. Kharepatan
  19. Achara
  20. Sukalwad
  21. Kasal
  22. pawashi
  23. Kadawal
  24. Trimbak
  25. Jamsande
  26. Shiroda
  27. Ghonsari
  28. Hivale
  29. Poip
  30. Tirlot
  31. Navanagar
  32. Amberi
  33. Waghotan
  34. Tirawade
  35. Redi
  36. Talvade Gate
  37. Tale Bazar
  38. Salgaon
  39. Bhuibawada- Vaibhavwadi
  40. Kunkeshwar
  41. Katwan
  42. Phanasgaon
  43. Undil
  44. Manache-mutat
  45. Mathbudruk
  46. Budhavle
  47. Sanadave
{{Div col end}}28. Ovaliye
  • Gram Panchayat: 433
  • Tot. Villages: 743
  • No. of Towns: 5
  • Police Stations: 9
  • Police outpost: 23

Agriculture

Major Crops are Rice, Coconut, Kokam, Mango, Cashew.

Annual Crop

Kokam, Mango, Cashew

Irrigated 33,910 Hector

Non-Irrigated. {{formatnum:104390}} Hector

Forest 38,643 Hector

74% of total land holding in the district, are held by small and marginal farmers. The irrigated area is only 23.48% through well and small channels.

Irrigation

Major Projects 2 (Tilari & Talamba)

Medium Projects 4

Small Projects State owned : 33, Z.P. owned : 460

Education Section

Primary Schools - Zilla Parishad – 1469, Private – 49

Secondary Schools Grantable : 184, Central Govt. : 1, Private : 22

Junior Colleges :43

Senior Colleges :7

D.Ed./ BEd Colleges: 4 + 1

Medical Colleges :1

Engineering Colleges: 2

Polytechnic Colleges :3

Industrial Training Institutes (ITI)- (7) 1.Sawntwadi 2.Malvan 3.Deogad 4.Sindhudurgnagari 5.Vengurla 6.Phondaghat 7.Vaibhavwadi

Banking Sector

Nationalised Banks 66 Branches

Cooperative Banks 106 Branches

Rural Banks 15 Branches

Fisheries

Sea Coast Length 121 km

Fishing Area 16000 km2.

Main Fisheries Centers – (8) Vijaydurg, Devgad, Nivati, Achara, Malvan, Sarjekot, Vengurla, Shiroda

Fisherman Population 25365

Total Fish Production 19273 M. Tons

Fisheries Co.Op. Soc. 34 (Total Members 14216)

Location and Climate

Sindhudurg is bordered on the north by Ratnagiri District, on the south by the state of Goa, on the west by the Arabian Sea, and to the east across the crest of the Western Ghats or Sahyadris is Kolhapur District. Sindhudurg is part of Konkan (coastal) region, a narrow coastal plain in western Maharashtra which lies between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea.

Sindhudurg has a semi-tropical climate and remains warm and humid in most of the year. It has three clear seasons : Rainy (June – October), winter (November-mid February) and Summer (mid February–May). Temperatures vary between Max. 32 °C and monsoon winds bring heavy rains (average rainfall 3240.10 mm).

People

Language - The people of Sindhudurg District mostly speak a distinct Konkani dialect Malvani, almost all are fluent in Marathi as well as Hindi.

Cuisine

The cuisine of the district is popularly known as Malvani cuisine. Coconut, Rice and Fish assume prime significance in the Malavani cuisine. Seafood containing fish, especially Bangada (Soloman) Paplet (Pomfret), Prawns, and Tisrya (Mussels) is very popular. "Kombdi Vade"also called Vade Sagoti, a chicken savoury, is the most popular dish here. Others include Ukadya Tandulachi Pej (उकड्या तांदळाची पेज – a semi-fluid boiled preparation made of brown-red rice variety) and Sol Kadhi (सोल कढी – A preparation made of Sol (Kokum) सोल and coconut milk). Dry fish is also a local delicacy like "Golma" (dried prawns).

Malvani cuisine is one of the unique cuisines than rest of the Maharashtra with very low oil and spices but very tasty with use of locally available spices. Even TAJ group has also included Malvani cuisine in their menu. Below are some of the famous dishes/ sweets are Malvani

  • Kombadi vade or Vade Sagoti (कोंबडी वडे Thick puris made of rice atta)
  • Ghavane – Ras (घावने - Rice dosa with sweet coconut milk)
  • Amboli – {{not a typo|Usal}} (आंबोळी उसळ - fermented rice dosa with spicy curry)
  • Shirvale (शिरवाळे - noodles served with sweet coconut milk)
  • Dhondas (धोंडस)
  • All types of fry fishes and fish curries in Malvani masala
  • Solkadi (सोलकढी)
  • Khaprolya (खापरोळ्या)
  • Ukadiche Modak in Malvani style
  • Nhevre/Karanjee (करंजी - Stuffed crunchy sweet delicacy)
  • Olya Kajuchi {{not a typo|Usal}}
  • Pithi Bhat (पिठी-भात - Pithi is made of kulith unlike the besan one prevalent across maharashtra)
  • Ukdya Tandlachi Pej with
  • phanasa (jackfruit) chi bhaji

Mango is a major factor to the life of Sindhudurg. Varieties of Alphonso Mango (हापुस आंबा ) from Devgad are particularly popular. Other varieties of mango: Mankur (मानकुर), Pāyari (पायरी) and Karel (करेल – used for preparing Mango Pickle),rayval are also popular for their distinct taste. Jackfruit is also one of the most popular fruits of Sindhudurg.

The Malvani cuisine also has many vegetarian dishes, including garyache sandan, pickle of karmal, bimble, amba halad, karadichi bhakri, kanyacha sanja, appe, ghavan, dalimichi usual, and kaju usual, Raiwal Ambyacha Rayta, Yelapp.

Places of attraction

Tourist Destinations

  • Amboli Hill Station Sawantwadi
  • Sindhudurg Fort in Malvan
  • Vijaydurg Fort Devgad
  • Scuba diving in Tarkarlli (Malvan)
  • Tarkarli Beach
  • Nivati Rock (A Light House in deep sea), Nivati Beach
  • Bhagvati Temple, Dhamapur Lake
  • Sawantwadi Palace
  • Sawantwadi Lake (Moti Talav)
  • Rock Garden at Malvan
  • Tilari Dam (Dodamarg)
  • Mangeli Waterfall (Dodamarg) - One of the famous waterfall in recent years
  • Navdurga Redi
  • Napapne Waterfall, Vaibhavwadi
  • Achara Beach and Rameshwar Temple (16th Century)
  • Mangeli waterfall (Dodamarg Taluka – near Goa)
  • Shi Mandir, Medhe (Dodamarg Taluka )
* dream land garden, navivadi (kudal taluka)
  • Rameshwar Temple Kandalgaon
  • Manache waterfall

Temples

  • shri devi sateri temple (pawashi)
  • Shri Dev. Lingeshwar temple (Tulsuli tarf Mangaon)
  • Shri Devi Gothanadevi temple (Tulsuli tarf Mangaon)
  • Kunkeshwar temple, Devgad[3]
  • Lakshminarayan Temple, Walwal
  • Shri Sateri BhadraKali Temple, Aronda
  • Shri Bramhanand Swami Math, Ozar (Taluka Malvan)
  • Bharadi Devi temple, Aangnewadi, Masure
  • Shri Sai Baba Temple (First and oldest temple of Saibaba in India), Kudal
  • Redi Ganesh Vengurla
  • Navadurga Temple at Redi
  • Shri Dev Rameshwar temple (17th Century) in Aakeri, Sawantwadi
  • Shri Dev Rameshwar Temple (16th Century) in Rameshwar, Girye-Vijaydurg
  • Shree Dev Rameshwar Temple, Achara
  • Bhalchandra Maharaj Ashram, Kankavli
  • Shri Rahateshwar Mandir, Devgad
  • Shri Dev Gangeshvar,Lore No. 1(Kankavli)
  • Shri Dev Kaleshwar temple, Nerur (Kudal)
  • Shri Dev Kudaleshwar Temple, Kudal
  • Shri Dev Laxmi Narayan, Walawal (Kudal)
  • Shri Dev ravalnath temple (ambdos, malvan)[https://www.facebook.com/groups/789292621085437/]
  • Shri Devi Mauli Temple, Walawal (Kudal)
  • Shri Devi Yakshini Temple, Mangaon (Kudal)
  • Shri Dev Ling Ravalnath Karanje Mandir, Karanje (Kanakavli)
  • Shri Dev Gopalkrishna Temple, Talashil-Tondavali (Malvan)
  • Shri Dev Rameshwar Temple, Humarmala- walawal (Kudal)
  • Shri Devi Sateri Shantadurga Temple, Mhapan (Vengurle)
  • Shri Dev Siddheshwar Temple, Mhapan (Vengurle)
  • Shri Dev Adnarayan Temple, Parule (Vengurle)
  • Shri Devi Chamundeshwari Temple, Aandurle (Kudal)
  • Shri Dev Vetoba temple, Parule (Vengurle)
  • Shri Dev Mahapurush temple,bhogave wadi Parule (Vengurle)
  • Shri Dev Kshetrapal temple, Parule-chipi (Vengurle)
  • Shri Dev Maruti Temple, Kudal City
  • Shri Dev Vetal Temple, Pendur (Malvan)
  • Shri Dev Lingeshwer Temple, Kalse (Malvan)
  • Shri Devi Bhavai Bhagavti Temple & Dhampur Lake, Dhampur (Malvan)
  • Shri Ganesh Temple at Sawarwadi
  • Shri Lingeshwar-Pavanadevi Mandir,Janavali(Kanakavli)
  • Shri Maooli-Ravalnath-Vetal-Bagwe Maharaj Samadhi, Masure.
  • Shri kalbhairav temple, kharepatan(kankavli).
  • Shri Dev Kunkeshwar Temple (Devgad)
  • Bhagwati Devi Temple (Kot Kamte)
  • Shri Dev Jaiteer Temple, Tulas (Vengurla)
  • Shri Dev Vetoba Temple, Ajgaon (Sawantwadi)
  • Shri Devi Shanta Durga Temple, Vadachapat (Malvan).
  • Shri Devi Kelbai temple,kudal
  • Vyagreshwar temple manache devagad

Beaches

{{Columns-list|colwidth=22em|
  • Redi
  • Shiroda
  • Tarkarli
  • Malvan
  • Talashil Beach
  • Tondavali Beach
  • Vijaydurg
  • Rameshwar
  • Kotharwadi Beach, Girye
  • Velagar
  • Bhogve mahapurush
  • Nivati (Mhapan – Taluka Vengurle)
  • Khavne (Mhapan – Taluka Vengurle)
  • Kondura (Dabholi – Taluka Vengurle)
  • Devbaug (Malvan)
  • Waingani (aachra)
  • Sagareshwar (Vengurle)
  • Aachra (Malvan)
  • Mochemad, Aravali(Vengurle)
  • Mithbav (Devgad)
  • Chivla, Rajkot (Malvan)
  • Bhogve (Vengurle) – you can see this beach in famous Marathi movie 'Shwaas'

}}

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Sindhudurg district has a population of 849,651,[2] roughly equal to the nation of Qatar[4] or the US state of South Dakota.[5] This gives it a ranking of 474th in India (out of a total of 640).[2] The district has a population density of {{convert| 163 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .[2] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was -2.21%.[2]

Sindhudurg has a sex ratio of 1037 females for every 1000 males which is second highest in Maharashtra,[2] and a literacy rate of 85.56%.[2]

PopulationLiteracy
Overall8,49,65185.56%
Male4,17,89091.58%
Female4,50.93579.81%

The area is largely rural populated with 87.41% of rural population.

Divisions

The 8 talukas of this district are Devgad, Kankavli, Malvan, Kudal, Sawantwadi, Vengurla and Dodamarg and Vaibhavwadi.

There are 3 Vidhan Sabha constituencies in this district. These are Kankavli, Sawantwadi and Kudal. All of these are part of the Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg Lok Sabha constituency.[6]

Transportation

The Sindudurg district is connected to state capital Mumbai by road through National Highway 17( NH-17 ) which is now renumbered as NH-66.[7] This highway also connects district to neighbouring state Goa and Karnataka also. There are regular MSRTC and private luxury buses connecting to adjoining cities like Kolhapur (110 km away from Kanakavli City), Belgaum (90 km away from Sawantwadi City), Panaji – Goa (55 km away from Sawantwadi & Vengurle). Towns and major villages has good connectivity with Mumbai as major migrated population of district is located in Mumbai area. According to one source, there are roughly more than 120 luxury buses running daily towards Mumbai and suburbs. District is also well connected by Konkan railway to Mumbai, Thane,Goa and other parts of the country like Mangalore, Karwar Ernakulam, Thiruvananthapuram, Coimbatore, Tirunelveli, Hapa, Veraval, New Delhi, Jodhpur, Porbundar by Konkan Railway. The main railway stations on this route are Kudal, Kankavli and Sawantwadi. Many trains halt at these stations. The nearest airport is Dabolim Airport in Goa which is very close(80 km) for cities like Sawantwadi, Kudal and Vengurle. New airport Sindhudurg Airport at Chipi-Parule is under construction.[8]

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/367-sindhudurg.html|title=Sindhudurg District Population Census 2011, Maharashtra literacy sex ratio and density|author=|date=|website=www.census2011.co.in|accessdate=6 April 2018}}
2. ^{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | accessdate = 30 September 2011 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.konkanonline.com/Sindhudurg/Kunkeshwar-Temple.html|title=Kunkeshwar Temple and Beach | Sindhudurg|date=|publisher=Konkanonline.com|accessdate=21 October 2013}}
4. ^{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | accessdate = 1 October 2011 | quote =Qatar 2,374,860 may 2015 est.}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php|title=2010 Resident Population Data|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau|accessdate=30 September 2011| quote =South Dakota 814,180}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://ceo.maharashtra.gov.in/Voters_1_8_06.htm|title=Election Commission, Maharashtra – No. of Voters 1.8.2006|author=|date=|website=maharashtra.gov.in|accessdate=6 April 2018|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081010181247/http://ceo.maharashtra.gov.in/Voters_1_8_06.htm|archivedate=10 October 2008|df=dmy-all}}
7. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/11/21/stories/2010112153980500.htm |title = NH in state renumbered |accessdate= 9 October 2012 |publisher= www.thehindu.com}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Work-on-Chipi-airport-takes-off/articleshow/19534792.cms|title=Work on Chipi airport takes off - Times of India|author=|date=|website=indiatimes.com|accessdate=6 April 2018}}

External links

  • Sindhudurg district official website
  • Sea Eagle study by Sahyadri Nisarga Mitra
{{Geographic location
|Centre = Sindhudurg district
|North = Ratnagiri district
|Northeast =
|East = Kolhapur district
|Southeast = Belgaum district, Karnataka
|South = North Goa district, Goa
|Southwest =
|West = Arabian Sea
|Northwest =
}}{{Maharashtra}}{{coord|16.108889|N|73.690833|E|source:itwiki_region:IN|format=dms|display=title}}

5 : Districts of Maharashtra|1981 establishments in India|Sindhudurg district|Konkan division|Districts of India

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