Ratnagiri Taluka, 1908

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Ratnagiri Taluka

Central taluka of Ratnagiri District, Bombay, lying between 15 44' and 17 17' N and 73 12' and 73 33' E, with an aiea of 415 square miles It contains one town, RATNAGIRI (population, 16,094), the District and tdluka head-quarters ; and 147 villages. The population in 1901 was 147,182, compared with 136,840 m 1891. The increase is normal; but the density, 355 persons per square mile, laigely exceeds the District aveiage. The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was Rs 87,000, and for cesses Rs. 6,000. The coast-line is bold, and indented with numerous creeks. The climate is moist and relaxing, and the annual rainfall aveiages 96 inches. Alluvial deposits are found on the banks and at the estuaiies of the creeks. The plateaux and hills consist entirely of latente.