Sindhudurg District

Maharashtra

Sindhudurg district is one of the districts of Maharashtra. Its administrative headquarters is at Oros. It covers 5,207 sq km and had a population of 8,49,651 at the 2011 census, a density of 163 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 3 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Oros
Area
5,207 sq km
Population
8.50 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
163 /km²
Literacy Rate
85.56%
Sex Ratio
1,036
per 1,000 males
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Sindhudurg District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Sindhudurg district.

Total Population
8.50 Lakh
Male Population
4.17 Lakh
Female Population
4.32 Lakh
Rural Population
7.43 Lakh
Urban Population
1.07 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
58,200
Scheduled Tribe
7,120
Literacy Rate
85.56%
Population Density
163 /km²
Sex Ratio
1,036
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 92.2%Female literacy 79.2%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Sindhudurg district.

8
Tehsils
8
Blocks
0
Nyay Panchayats
433
Gram Panchayats
741
Villages
Headquarters
Oros
Languages
Marathi, Malvani, Konkani
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
16.12° N, 73.71° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Sindhudurg

(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
  • Kankavli
  • Kudal
  • Sawantwadi
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Sindhudurg

(3)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Kankavli
No. 268 · Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg
NR
Nitesh Narayan Rane
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Kudal
No. 269 · Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg
VN
Vaibhav Vijay Naik
Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)
MLA
Sawantwadi
No. 270 · Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg
DK
Deepak Vasant Kesarkar
Shiv Sena
MLA

Your Representatives from Sindhudurg

(4)

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

  • Narayan Tatu Rane
    Narayan Tatu Rane
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MP
    Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg · No. 46
  • NR
    Nitesh Narayan Rane
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Kankavli · No. 268
  • VN
    Vaibhav Vijay Naik
    Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)
    MLA
    Kudal · No. 269
  • DK
    Deepak Vasant Kesarkar
    Shiv Sena
    MLA
    Sawantwadi · No. 270

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
Sindhudurg
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 46
3 Assembly
No. 268, 269, 270

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Sindhudurg District at a Glance

State
Maharashtra
Headquarters
Oros
Area
5,207 sq km
Population
8.50 Lakh
Population density
163 per km²
Sex ratio
1,036 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
85.56%
Languages
Marathi, Malvani, Konkani
Tehsils
8
Blocks
8
Gram panchayats
433
Villages
741
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
3
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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