KONKAN

The 'Konkan', also called the 'Konkan Coast' or Karavali, is a rugged section of the western coastline of India from Raigad to Mangalore. It includes Mumbai Region and Thane District. The '''sapta''-Konkan' is a slightly larger region described in the Skanda-purana.
'Konkan' is also one of six divisions of the state of Maharashtra.
So far entire Indian underwater territory has been mystery. Just recently since March, 2007, Dr. Sarang Kulkarni, Marine Biologist and PADI Scuba Diving Instructor (only one in the country!!!!) started revealing the under water secrets, Konkan has been prime diving destiny for fish diversity, uniqueness and abundace. Today, konkan has been prime destination among divers all over the world. Sources says that besutiful atool or barrier reef exist just 100 km insde the ocean from the coastline. Dr. Kulkarni has been refusing to comment on his new discovery. Sources inform that this new discovery would lead scuba divers from all over the world to flock in this place...
Residents of Konkan and their descendants are called ''Konkanis''. The name may also refer specifically to the Konkani people, an ethnic group of the region; most of them speak the Konkani language, which is from the Indo-European family of languages.
The Sanskrit term ''Konkanastha'' (कोंकणस्थ), meaning "Resident of Konkan", is used to refer to the Chitpavan, a Brahmin caste of the region.

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Boundaries

The Konkan division

History of administrative districts in Konkan Division

References

See also

External links

Boundaries

The precise definition of Konkan varies, but most include Maharashtra's districts of Raigad, Mumbai, Thane, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg, the state of Goa, and the Uttar Kannada, Udupi and Dakshina Kannada districts of Karnataka. The cities of Mumbai and Mangalore are geographically a part of the Konkan.
The ''sapta-Konkan'' as depicted in Skanda-purana stretches from Maharashtra to Karnataka . This is actually logical since there are a lot of similarities in the food-habits (rice and fish), crops cultivated (rice, mangoes, cashews and jackfruit) and the physique (tall and well-built) of people dwelling in this area.

The Konkan division

The Konkan division of Maharashtra comprises the entire coastal region of the state, including Mumbai.

★ Area: 30,746 km²

★ Population (2001 census): 24,807,357

★ Districts: Mumbai, Mumbai Suburban, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Thane

★ Literacy: 81.36%

★ Area under irrigation: 4,384.54 km²
The Konkan division in Goa comprises the whole of it.
AND MUMBAI TO MANGALORE 776 KM DISTANCE

History of administrative districts in Konkan Division

There have been changes in the names of Districts and has seen also the addition of newer districts after India gained Independence in 1947 and also after the state of Maharashtra was formed.

★ Notable events include the creation of the Sindhudurg from the southern areas of the Ratnagiri district.

★ Second event include the renaming of the erstwhile Kolaba district as Raigad, district.

★ The Thane district is under proposal to be divided and a separate Jhawar (Tribal) district be carved out of existing Thane district

References

See also

★ Konkan Railway

★ History of Konkan

★ People of the Konkan Division

★ National highway 17

External links

★ Guide to Konkan Tourism'

★ Stunning Konkan Pictures

★ A description of the land, people and culture.

★ Ratnagiri District.

★ Konkan Railway