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9 unusual facts about Ratnagiri district


Alore

Alore is a village in the Chiplun subdivision of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra, India.

Ashti, Khed

It is located in the Khed taluka of Ratnagiri district, is approximately 17 km from the town of Khed.

Bahirwali

The village of Bahirwali ( Marathi: बहिरवली Urdu:بھرولی) is the largest village in Khed Taluka of Ratnagiri district in Konkan.

Bhoo, India

Bhoo is a small village situated in Rajapur Taluka, Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra, India.

Kelane

Kelane is a small village in Khed, in Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra State in India.

Mundaje

Among them are the Chitpavan Brahmins who migrated from the Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra and in the later years Shetty, Naika, Muslims, Kochi Christians, Havyaka-Karhada-Shivalli Brahmins.

Rajwadi

Rajwadi is a small hamlet in the village of Nivendi near Ganapatipule in the Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra.

Ratnagiri district

Ratnagiri has the distinction of being the native place of three Bharat Ratna awardees, namely Maharishi Karve, Lokmanya Tilak, Dr. Pandurang Vaman Kane and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

Saitavde

Saitavde, or Saitawada, is a small village on the Jaigad creek in Ratnagiri district.


Chitpavani Konkani

Chitpavans, as they are known today, evolved as a community in the Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra, India.

Jama Mosque, Furus

Jama Masjid Mosque is the oldest, major and prevalent mosque in Furus, in the Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra, India.

Kolkewadi Dam

Kolkewadi Dam or Kolkiwadi Dam is a dam located in the Konkan region, Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra, India.


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