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Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra

Ratnagiri is one of the 36 districts of Maharashtra. Its headquarters is the town of the same name. At the 2011 census it had about 16.2 lakh people.

Facts at a glance

State or union territory
Maharashtra
Headquarters
Ratnagiri
Name in Hindi
रत्नागिरि जिला
Population (2011 census)
16,15,069
Rank in Maharashtra by population
29th of 36
Area
8,208 sq km
People per sq km (2011)
197
Official website
ratnagiri.gov.in
Map
Open on OpenStreetMap
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Wikidata entry Q1771768
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Population in context

With 16,15,069 people in 2011, Ratnagiri ranks 29th among the 36 districts of Maharashtra for which we have a 2011 figure. The most populous is Thane (1,10,60,148) and the least populous is Sindhudurg (8,49,651).

District boundaries change. If Ratnagiri has been divided or redrawn since 2011, the figure is for the district as it was then.

Nearby districts

Straight-line distance from the map point of Ratnagiri to the map points of the nearest districts. Road distances are longer.

All 36 districts of Maharashtra

AhilyanagarAkolaAmravatiBeedBhandaraBuldhanaChandrapurChhatrapati SambhajinagarDharashivDhuleGadchiroliGondiaHingoliJalgaonJalnaKolhapurLaturMumbaiMumbai SuburbanNagpurNandedNandurbarNashikPalgharParbhaniPuneRaigadRatnagiriSangliSataraSindhudurgSolapurThaneWardhaWashimYavatmal

Questions people ask

Which state is Ratnagiri district in?

Ratnagiri district is in Maharashtra, India.

What is the headquarters of Ratnagiri district?

The headquarters of Ratnagiri district is Ratnagiri, as recorded on Wikidata.

What is the population of Ratnagiri district?

Ratnagiri district had a population of 16,15,069 at the 2011 census, as recorded on Wikidata. A newer census figure is not yet available.

About these facts. The list of districts is the official one from iGOD, the Government of India web directory, as on 11 November 2026. Headquarters, 2011 population, area and other details are from Wikidata, an open database edited by volunteers, read on 11 November 2026. They can contain mistakes. For anything important, check the district's official website. This is not a government site.