22-451: Raigad district ( Marathi pronunciation: [ɾaːjɡəɖ] ), previously Colaba district, is a district in the Konkan division of Maharashtra, India . The headquarters of the district is Alibag . Other major cities in the district are Panvel , Karjat , Navi Mumbai , Khopoli , Shrivardhan and Mahad . The district was renamed to Raigad after the fort that was the first capital of
44-540: A literacy rate of 83.14%. 36.83% of the population lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 5.12% and 11.58% of the population respectively. Languages in Raigad district (2011) At the time of the 2011 Census of India , 79.04% of the population in the district spoke Marathi , 7.06% Hindi , 5.85% Urdu and 0.90% Gujarati as their first language. 1.01% of the population recorded their language as 'Others' under Marathi. The most populous tribes are
66-511: A neck of land jutting out into the sea. The average height of the fort walls is 25 feet. It has two main entrances, one on the seaside and the other towards Alibag. An interesting feature of this fort is that it has freshwater wells in its premises even though it is a seaside fort. In the monsoons , the fort can be reached by wading through waist-deep water at low tide. However, at high tide, boats must be used to reach it. In that fort, there are temples. Many tourists come to visit Kolaba Fort. In
88-678: A single landform with it. The northern part of the district is included in the planned metropolis of Navi Mumbai , consisting of Kharghar , Ulve node , New Panvel and Khanda Colony , Taloja , Kamothe and Kalamboli nodes as well as Uran City and its port, the JNPT . The district includes cities/towns Kharghar , Taloja , Kalamboli , Panvel , Rasayani , Karjat , Khopoli , Matheran , Uran , Pen , Alibag , Murud-Janjira , Roha , Nagothane , Sudhagad-Pali , Mangaon , Mhasla , Shrivardhan , Mahad , Birwadi , Poladpur . The largest city in terms of Population, Industrialization as well as Area
110-611: Is Panvel . The district also includes the isle of Gharapuri or Elephanta , located in Uran which has ancient Hindu and Buddhist caves. Raigad district is divided into eight subdivisions, with fifteen talukas , and 1,967 villages. Panvel (in Navi Mumbai city) is the main Municipal Corporations responsible for services. MMRDA , CIDCO , and NAINA are the special planning authorities operational in Raigad district. According to
132-452: Is an old fortified maritime base in Alibag , Konkan , India. It is situated in the sea at a distance of 1–2 km from the shores of Alibag , 35 km south of Mumbai , in the Konkan region of Maharashtra , India . It is a popular tourist destination and a protected monument. The first mention of Kulaba fort is when it was chosen by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj to be fortified after
154-653: Is responsible for planning and coordination of development activities in the Region. The MMRDA comprises 17 members and is chaired by the Chief Minister of Maharashtra Shri. Eknath Shinde, who is also the minister of urban development. It is the most well-funded state owned organization in India . The Government of Maharashtra has said it plans to establish similar agencies: PMRDA , NMRDA , and AMRDA for Pune , Nagpur , and Aurangabad respectively. In 2017, MMRDA announced it
176-497: Is the headquarters of Raigad district. Raigad district's neighbouring districts are Mumbai, Thane districts on North, Pune district on East, Satara district on South East, Ratnagiri district is present on South side and Arabian sea on West. Kulaba (also spelled Kolaba) district was split from Thane district in 1869. At this point, the northernmost parts of present-day Raigad district were retained in Thane district . Panvel, just across
198-501: Is the most important railway station in the district; it is connected to Mumbai (by both the Harbour Line and Main Line of Central Railway), Thane (by Trans-Harbour Line), Roha, Vasai (Western Railway) and Karjat. All trains, ranging from passengers to Rajdhanis stop here, and it is considered the gateway for travelling south. There is a narrow gauge railroad from Neral to Matheran , called
220-528: The 2011 census Raigad district has a population of 2,634,200, roughly equal to the nation of Kuwait or the US state of Nevada . This gives it a ranking of 153rd in India (out of a total of 640 ). The district has a population density of 368 inhabitants per square kilometre (950/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 19.31%. Raigad has a sex ratio of 959 females for every 1000 males, and
242-560: The Katkari , Thakar and Mahadev Koli. Raigad District is connected to Mumbai by Sion Panvel Expressway . The Mumbai-Pune expressway and NH4 passes through Panvel . NH 66 , which starts at Panvel, traverses the whole district. The Konkan Railway line starts at Roha and passes through Mangaon and Veer in Mahad . The Central Railway Line of Mumbai to Pune passes through Karjat with Extension Line for Karjat to Khopoli . Panvel Junction
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#1732851190148264-1208: The Matheran Hill Railway . The main ports are JNPT , Mandava, Revas, Murud , Dighi and Shrivardhan . After the British took over the old Colaba and this region, they established four Anglo-Vernacular medium school and 30 government schools in the year 1865–66. In the year 1861 the first school for girls was started in Alibag. The Mission Church started the first English school in Alibag in 1879. Prabhakar Patil Education Society (PNP education Society) runs 27 Institutes: Five Primary English & Marathi Schools, Twenty Seven Secondary Marathi Schools, One Arts, Science & Commerce Jr. & Sr. College, One English & Marathi Medium D. Ed College, One B. Ed. College, One Polytechnic Institute and One MMS College. Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) established National Institute of Securities Markets at Patalganga, tal Khalapur. Two more old and valuable institutions in Raigad District named Vasantrao Naik College Murud And Mhasla, established by
286-531: The Pinjara Bastion. In 1787, another major fire incident took place in which the Angre Wada was destroyed. In 1842, the British sold the wooden structures in the fort by auction and used the stones for the construction of Alibag water works. The exact origin of the name Kolaba is unclear, but has been suggested to be derived from kolvan or kolbhat , meaning a Koli hamlet, and also from kalabeh , which means
308-451: The bay from Mumbai , was not included in Kolaba district until 1883, and Karjat , an area in the north-east corner of modern Raigad district, was not placed in Kolaba district until 1891. Kolaba district was later renamed as Raigad district. In July 2023, a major landslide , caused by torrential rains, resulted in at least 22 deaths, with more than 100 feared trapped under debris. Over half of
330-529: The former Maratha Empire , which in turn was renamed from its earlier name - Rairi. The fort is located in the interior regions of the district, in dense forests on a west-facing spur of the Western Ghats of Sahyadri Range. In 2011 the district had a population of 2,634,200, compared to 2,207,929 in 2001. The name was changed in the regime of Chief Minister A. R. Antulay on 1 January 1981. In 2011 urban dwellers had increased to 36.91% from 24.22% in 2001. Alibag
352-485: The former Chief Minister of Maharashtra A. R. Antulay . The Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University is a unitary, autonomous university located at Lonere in Raigad district, established in 1989 under the Government of Maharashtra Act 1983. 18°39′00″N 72°52′48″E / 18.65000°N 72.88000°E / 18.65000; 72.88000 Colaba fort Kolaba Fort located at Alibag beach
374-596: The fort are houses in which several people stay to take care of that fort. The celebration of Ganesh festival. Many people come to in this festival. The fort should be visited during the low sea tide timings. There is a Dargah of Haji Kamaluddin Shah on the fort. Near the northern wall of the fort lie, two English cannons mounted on wheels. The inscription on the cannon is "Dawson Hardy Field, Low Moor Ironworks , Yorkshire, England".Dawson,Hardy and Field were directors of this major ironworks from c1790 . The Siddhivinayak temple inside
396-673: The fort was built by Raghoji Angre in 1759. MMRDA The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority ( MMRDA ) is a body of the Government of Maharashtra that is responsible for preparation of Regional Plan for MMR and the infrastructure development of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region . The MMRDA was created on 26 January 1975 under the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority Act, 1974 Government of Maharashtra. The agency
418-493: The houses in the hillside village, precisely 17 out of 48, were either entirely or partially buried by the debris from the landslide. The district is bounded by Mumbai Harbour to the northwest, Thane district to the north, Pune district to the east, Ratnagiri district to the south and the Arabian Sea to the west. It includes the large natural harbour of Pen-Mandwa, which is immediately south of Mumbai harbour , and forming
440-513: The line under Commodore Mathews co-operated but the attempt failed. The British blamed the failure on the "cowardice of the Portuguese". About this time Kolaba is described by Hamilton as a fort built on a rock, a little way from the mainland and at high water an island. On 4 July 1729, Kanhoji Raje Angre died on the Kolaba Fort. In 1729, many buildings were destroyed due to a major fire incident near
462-459: The whole of South Konkan became free. The work of constructing the fort started in 19 March 1680. In 1662, he strengthened and fortified Kolaba fort to make it one of his chief naval stations. The command of the fort was given to Darya Sarang and Mainak Bhandari under whom Kolaba Fort became the centre of the Maratha attacks on British ships. Kolaba Fort was captured by Chatrapati Shivaji. The fort
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#1732851190148484-535: Was completed in June 1681 by Chatrapati Sambhaji Raje after the death (in 1680) of Shivaji . In 1713, under a treaty with Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath , Kolaba along with several other forts was given over to Sarkhel Kanhoji Angre . He used it as his main base from which to launch raids on British ships. In 17 November 1721, the British, incensed at Angre's activities, joined the Portuguese in an expedition against Kolaba. A Portuguese land force of 6000 and three English ships of
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