Konkan division

Konkan Division

Konkan (कोंकण)
Konkan Division Konkan (कोंकण) ;
State	Maharashtra
Districts	Palghar district; Thane district; Mumbai Suburban district; Mumbai City district; Raigad district; Ratnagiri district; Sindhudurg district;
Government
• Commissioner Konkan Division	Mr. Dr. Mahendra Kalyankar (IAS) Additional Charge
• Police Commissioner Konkan Division	NA
• All Guardian Minister Konkan Division	Aaditya Thackeray; (Mumbai Suburban District) Aslam Shaikh; (Mumbai City District) Aditi Sunil Tatkare; (Raigad District) Subhash Desai ; Additional charge; (Thane District) Aditi Sunil Tatkare ; Additional charge; (Palghar District) Anil Parab; (Ratnagiri District) Anil Parab ; Additional charge; (Sindhudurg District)
• All District Collector's Konkan Division	Ms. Nidhi Chaudhary (IAS); (Mumbai Suburban District) Mr. Rajeev D. Nivatkar (IAS); (Mumbai City District) Mr. Dr. Mahendra Kalyankar (IAS); (Raigad District) Mr. Rajesh J. Narvekar (IAS); (Thane District) Mr. Dr. Manik Gursul (IAS); (Palghar District) Mr. Dr. B. N. Patil (IAS); (Ratnagiri District) Ms. K. Manjulekshmi (IAS); (Sindhudurg District)
• All MP's Konkan Division	-
Area
• Total	30,728 km2 (11,864 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	28,601,441

The Konkan Division is one of the six administrative

Mumbai (Bombay)

also fall into this division.

Demographics

As per the

2011 Census of India, Konkan Division had a population of 28,601,441 in the year 2011.^[1]

Languages

The most spoken language is Marathi, which is also the sole official language of the region. Due to the presence of large number of migrants in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region and other parts of Konkan; Hindi, Urdu and regional languages are also spoken by a significant portion of the population as their first language.

Religion

At the time of the

2011 Census of India, 74.31% of the population of Konkan Division followed Hinduism, 15.26% Islam, 4.59% Buddhism, 2.52% Christianity and the remaining 3.32% of the population followed other religions or stated no religion.^[1]

Religion in Konkan Division (2011)[1]

Hinduism (74.31%)

Islam (15.26%)

Buddhism (4.59%)

Christianity (2.52%)

Other or not stated (3.32%)

History of administrative districts in Konkan Division

There have been changes in the names of districts and has seen also the addition of newer districts after India gained Independence in 1947 and also after the state of Maharashtra was formed:

Since 1947, the east-west tracts of Thane district on Salsette Island, starting with the City of Bandra, then Andheri, then finally Borivali to Dahisar were carved out and added to the former Bombay, now 'Mumbai,' district. Recently, the 'Mumbai' district was bifurcated into the Mumbai & Mumbai Suburban districts; the latter covers Salsette Island.
In 1961, the Konkan region became a part of the newly formed state of Maharashtra. Prior to this it was a part of Bombay Presidency which was split to form Gujarat and Maharashtra.
Creation of the
Ratnagiri
district.
The erstwhile
Raigad
.
In 2014,
Vada, Vikramgad, Jawhar, Mokhada, Dahanu, and Talasari Vasai talukas in the new district.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "C-1 population by religious community - 2011". The Government of India. 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
^ "Palghar becomes Maharashtra's 36th district". Mid-Day. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.

External links

[CensusIndia2011-1] "C-1 population by religious community - 2011". The Government of India. 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2023.

[Mid-Day_08-2014-2] "Palghar becomes Maharashtra's 36th district". Mid-Day. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.

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