Sindhudurg District Information | Places to Visit in Sindhudurg | Things to do in Sindhudurg

Sindhudurg is a district in the state of Maharashtra in India. The headquarters of the district is located in Oros city. It was carved out of Ratnagiri district on 1 May 1981 to form a new district. It comes under the Konkan Division. 

The district derives its name from the famous sea fort at Sindhudurg. Which was built by Shivaji Maharaj near Malwa. The word Sindhudurg means 'Sea Fort'. Sindhudurg district is the southern part of the Konkan coast which is historically famous for its long coastline and safe harbor. 

Sindhudurg Fort

AREA OF SINDHUDURG DISTRICT

It is spread over an area of ??5,207 km2. The district shares its borders with Sindhudurg, Ratnagiri, Goa, Arabian Sea. 

The district is divided into 8 tehsils such as Sawantwadi, Kudal, Vengurla, Malvan, Deogarh, Kankavali, Vaibhavwadi and Dodamarg. There are a total of 433-gram panchayats and 743 villages in the district. 

Vijaydurg Fort

POPULATION IN SINDHUDURG DISTRICT 

 According to the 2011 census Sindhudurg district had a population of 8,49,651. Sindhudurg district has a sex ratio of 1037 females for every 1000 males. People here speak Konkani and Marathi. 

CONSTITUENCY IN SINDHUDURG DISTRICT 

The district has 3 assembly constituencies. These are Kankavali, Sawantwadi and Kudal. All these are part of the Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg Lok Sabha constituency. 

ECONOMY OF SINDHUDURG DISTRICT 

The economy of the district is mainly dependent on agriculture. Rice, coconut, kokum, mango, cashew are the major crops of the district. There are very few large-scale industries in the district. 

Sawantwadi Palace

EDUCATION IN SINDHUDURG DISTRICT 

The literacy rate in the district is 85.6%. Yashwantrao Bhonsle International School, Milagris High School, Kudal High School, Sindhudurg Sainik School, Deogarh College, Kankavali College, Metropolitan Institute of Technology and Management, SSPM Medical College and Lifetime Hospital etc. are some of the best educational institutions in the district. 

TRAVEL ATTRACTION IN SINDHUDURG DISTRICT 

The Kesamudra coast and fort here attract anyone. Amboli Hill Station, Sindhudurg Fort, Vijayadurg Fort, Tarkarli Beach, Tilari Dam, Kunkeshwar Temple, Lakshminarayana Temple, Navadurga Temple, Sri Dev Rameshwar Temple, Sawantwadi Palace are some of the major attractions of the district. Are centers. 

Tarkarli Beach

HOW TO REACH SINDHUDURG DISTRICT 

The Sindhudurg district road is well connected to the major cities in the country. 

MSRTC and private buses are easily available in the district. Kudal, Kankavali and Sawantwadi are the major railway stations in the district. 

The nearest airport to the district is in Goa which is very close to cities like Sawantwadi, Kudal and Vengurla.