Ratnagiri Ratnagiri’s warm and humid weather is most suitable for horticulture, especially for mango, cashew and jackfruit. It has been declared as the Horticulture District in Maharashtra. The world-famous King of Mangoes Alphanso is grown here. Ratnagiri’s cashew nuts are famous for earning ‘Dollars’ for Konkan. This district has produced three Bharat Ratna laureates- Dhondo Keshav Karve, P.V.Kane and B.R.Ambedkar. No other district in India possesses this distinction. Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak was born at Ratnagiri 1. District   Ratnagiri 2. Area   8196 sq. kms 3. Sub-divisions   3 (Ratnagiri, Chiplun, Dapoli) 4. Talukas   9 (Ratnagiri, Mandangad,Dapoli, Khed, Chiplun,Sangmeshwar, Lanja, Rajapur,Guhagar) 5. Distance from Mumbai   330 kms 6. Means of Transport   Railway Stations –15 Road transport, ports 7. Population   Total-16,96,482 Male-7,94,431 Female-9,02,051 8. Literacy   Per cent-75.35 Total-11,04,922 Male-5,83,870 Female-5,21,052 9. Area under Irrigation   5413 hectares 10. Irrigation Projects   Medium-1 (Natuwadi) 11. Industries   Big-120 Small-3374 12. Languages/Dialects   Marathi, Daldi (Konkani) 13. Folk-Arts   Naman, Jakhadi 14. Weather   Temperature   Max.-33.1 Deg.C   Min.-18.0 Deg. C Rainfall-2874.9 mm (Average) 15. Main Crops   Rice, mango, cashew, coconut 16. Area under Horticulture   1,20,194 hectares 17. Health Infrastructure   PHC-67 Rural Hosp.-10 Dist.Hosp.-1 Big-2 18. Tourist Places   Shreekshetra Ganpatipule, Velneshwar, Pavas,Marleshwar, Hedvi, Dervan, Guhagar 19. Educational Institutions   Univ.-1 Colleges-10 Prim.Schools - 2698 Sec. Schools – 302 Help | Download| Terms Of Use| Feedback Best Viewed in 800*600 IE4.0 and above. Website Services Maintained byCybertech Networks Pvt Ltd.