Voice of Ratnagiri : Umesh Sharma
Health and Education are the two major concern of the district.
Malnutrition is rampant in the district, specially in the adivasi
belt of the district.
The percentage of illiteracy children is also high in the district.
Ratnagiri District
Area, Population & Sex Ratio
Geographical Area : 4861.0 Km2
Population in Ratnagiri (Census 2011)
Total Population
Total : 1612672
Male : 759703
Female : 852969
Under 6 population
Total : 149486
Male : 77066
Female : 72420
Disabled population
Total disabled population : 28218
In seeing : 12764
In speech : 1162
In hearing : 1915
In movement : 10046
Mental : 2331
Rank ( VoiceOfBharat.org Analysis
)
Backwardness : 159
Sex Ratio Rank : 383
(Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District :
C (HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 - 2006)
Disability : 329 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 245 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Voice of Makarand Bhagwat - Dainik
Pudhari –Ratnagiri
Voice of Rajesh Naik - Tarun Bharat,
Ratnagiri
Voice of Manoj Mule - Prahar, Ratnagiri
Voice of Pramod Konkar - Dainik Sakaal
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