Konkan division

Konkan division is one of the six administrative divisions of Maharashtra state in India. It comprises the Konkan region, which occupies the entire west coast of Maharashtra. The two districts in the state capital Mumbai also fall in Konkan division.

Kokan or Konkan Division
Location of Konkan Division in Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka
Coordinates: 18°57′53″N 72°49′33″E
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
Districts	1. Ratnagiri, 2. Mumbai city, 3. Mumbai suburban, 4. Thane, 5. Sindhudurg, 6. Raigad, 7. Palghar
Area
• {{{area_blank1_title}}}	4,60.886 km^2 (177.949 sq mi)
Population  (2011 census)
• Total	28,739,397
Literacy	98.88%

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.

• Since 1947, 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 & 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 province 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 include Palghar, Vada, Vikramgad, Jawhar, Mokhada, Dahanu and Talasari Vasai talukas in the new district.[1]

See also

• Konkan
• Divisions of Maharashtra

References

1. "Palghar becomes Maharashtra's 36th district". Mid Day. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.