Konkan division explained

Official Name:	Konkan division
Native Name:	Konkan (Konkani: कोंकण)
Native Name Lang:	kok
Coordinates:	18.9647°N 72.8258°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	India
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Maharashtra
Parts Type:	Districts
Parts Style:	para
Area Blank1 Title:	Total
Leader Title:	Commissioner Konkan Division
Leader Name:	Mr. Dr. Mahendra Kalyankar (IAS) Additional charge
Leader Title1:	Police Commissioner Konkan Division
Leader Name1:	NA
Leader Title3:	All District Collectors Konkan Division
Leader Name3:	Nidhi Chaudhary (IAS) Mr. Rajeev D. Nivatkar (IAS) Mr. Dr. Mahendra Kalyankar (IAS) Mr. Rajesh J. Narvekar (IAS) Mr. Dr. Manik Gursul (IAS) Mr. Dr. B. N. Patil (IAS) Ms. K. Manjulekshmi (IAS)
Leader Title2:	All Guardian Minister Konkan Division
Leader Name2:	Aaditya Thackeray Aslam Shaikh Aditi Sunil Tatkare Subhash Desai Additional charge Aditi Sunil Tatkare Additional charge Anil Parab Anil Parab Additional charge
Leader Title4:	All MPs Konkan Division
Leader Name4:	-
Area Blank1 Km2:	30728
Population Total:	28,601,441
Population As Of:	2011

Konkan division is one of the six administrative divisions of Maharashtra state in India. It comprises the central portions of the Konkani region excluding Goa and Damaon, which were absorbed into Maharashtra owing to the States Reorganisation of India. Konkan division is the western section of present-day Maharashtra, alongside the west coast of India. The two districts of the state capital of Mumbai (Bombay) also fall into this division.

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Konkan division had a population of 28,601,441^[1]

Languages

The most spoken language is Marathi, which is also the sole official language of the region. Due to the presence of large number of migrants in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region and other parts of Konkan; Hindi, Urdu and regional languages are also spoken by a significant portion of the population as their first language.

Religion

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 74.31% of the population of Konkan division followed Hinduism, 15.26% Islam, 4.59% Buddhism, 2.52% Christianity and the remaining 3.32% of the population followed other religions or stated no religion.

History of administrative districts in Konkan division

There have been changes in the names of districts. Newer districts were also added after India gained independence in 1947 and also after the state of Maharashtra was formed.

Since 1947, the east-west tracts of Thane district on Salsette Island, starting with the city of Bandra, then Andheri, then finally Borivali to Dahisar were carved out and added to the former Bombay, now 'Mumbai,' district. Recently, the Mumbai district was bifurcated into the Mumbai and Mumbai Suburban districts; the latter covers Salsette Island.
In 1961, the Konkan region became a part of the newly formed state of Maharashtra. Prior to this it was a part of Bombay Presidency which was split to form Gujarat and Maharashtra.
Creation of the Sindhudurg from the southern areas of the Ratnagiri district.
The erstwhile Kolaba district was renamed as Raigad.
In 2014, Palghar district was carved out of Thane district with the inclusion of the northern parts of Thane district, which included Palghar, Vada, Vikramgad, Jawhar, Mokhada, Dahanu, and Talasari Vasai talukas in the new district.^[2]

Notes and References

Web site: . C-1 population by religious community - 2011 . 2011 . 2023-08-01.
News: Palghar becomes Maharashtra's 36th district . . 1 August 2014 . 8 September 2014.