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Sindhudurg district
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Sindhudurg District | |
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_(5363549355).jpg)  .jpg)   Clockwise from top-left: Sindhudurg Fort, sunset at Sawantwadi, Tirlot Bridge, Amboli Ghat, Chivla Beach | |
.svg) Location in Maharashtra | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| Division | Konkan |
| Headquarters | Oros |
| Talukas | 1. Dodamarg, 2. Sawantwadi, 3. Vengurla, 4. Kudal, 5. Malvan, 6. Kankavli, 7. Devgad, 8. Vaibhavwadi |
| Government | |
| • Body | Sindhudurg Zilla Parishad |
| • Guardian Minister | Nitesh Narayan Rane (Cabinet Minister MH) |
| • President Z. P. Sindhudurg | NA |
| • District Collector | Ms. K. Manjulekshmi (IAS) |
| • CEO Z. P. Sindhudurg | NA |
| • MPs | Narayan Rane (Ratnagiri–Sindhudurg) |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,207 km2 (2,010 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 849,651 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 12.59% |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 85.56% |
| • Sex ratio | 1,036 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Major highways | NH-66 |
| Average annual precipitation | 3,287 mm |
| Website | sindhudurg |
Sindhudurg district (Marathi pronunciation: [sin̪d̪ʱud̪uɾɡə]) is an administrative district of the Konkan division in India, which was carved out of the erstwhile Ratnagiri district. The district headquarters are located at Oros. The district occupies an area of approximately 5,207 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 36).[2]
- ^ "Sindhudurg District Population Census 2011, Maharashtra literacy sex ratio and density". census2011.co.in. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "District Census Hand Book – Sindhudurg" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
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