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This article details the history of Raigad district. Raigad District is a district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is located in the Konkan region. The Kulaba district was renamed after Raigad, the fort which was the former capital of the Maratha ruler Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. The fort is surrounded by dense forest in the interior ...
Raigad district (Marathi pronunciation: [ɾaːjɡəɖ]), previously Colaba district, is a district in the Konkan division of Maharashtra, India. [2] The headquarters of the district is Alibag . Other major cities in the district are Panvel , Karjat , Navi Mumbai , Khopoli , Shrivardhan and Mahad .
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Alibag Assembly constituency अलिबाग विधानसभा मतदारसंघ; Constituency No. 192 for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly: Constituency details
The areas with biggest industrial growth were the Pune metropolitan region and areas close to Mumbai, such as Thane district and Raigad district. [151] After the 1991 economic liberalization, Maharashtra began to attract foreign capital, particularly in the information technology and engineering industries.
Alibag taluka has a population of 236,167 according to the 2011 census. Alibag had a literacy rate of 85.92% and a sex ratio of 980 females per 1000 males. 22,125 (9.37%) are under 7 years of age. 41,686 (17.65%) lived in urban areas.
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Alibag 1896. Alibag, also known as Alibaug (Pronunciation: ), is a coastal city and a municipal council in Raigad district of Maharashtra, India.It is the headquarters of the Raigad district and is south of the city of Mumbai.