Mandangad Tehsil - Ratnagiri, Maharashtra

Mandangad is an administrative tehsil in the Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Mandangad is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Vinhere, while the nearest airport is Pune Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 77.6 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 426 km², including 425.92 km² rural area and 0.00 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 1219 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Mandangad Tehsil

Mandangad Tehsil has a total of 109 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Tehsil, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.	Village Name	Category	Gram Panchayat
1	Adkhal	Rural	Adakhal
2	Adkhalvan	Rural	Lokarvan
3	Ambadawe	Rural	Sheegavan
4	Ambavali	Rural	Javale
5	Ambavane Bk.	Rural	Sheegavan
6	Ambavane Kh.	Rural	Tulashi
7	Asawale	Rural	Sheegavan
8	Atale	Rural	Devhare
9	Bahiravali	Rural	Bahirvali
10	Bamanghar	Rural	Dhudhere Bamanghar
11	Bankot	Rural	Bankot
12	Bhamghar	Rural	Nigadi
13	Bhingaloli	Rural	Bhigloli
14	Bholavali	Rural	Bholavali
15	Borghar	Rural	Mahu Borghar
16	Borkhat	Rural	Ghothe
17	Buri	Rural	Adakhal
18	Chinchaghar	Rural	Chinchaghar
19	Chinchali	Rural	Pat
20	Dabhat	Rural	Dabhat
21	Dahagaon	Rural	Dhagaon
22	Dahimbe	Rural	Unhavare
23	Dandnagari	Rural	Kondgaon
24	Dattanagar	Rural	Palvani
25	Devhare	Rural	Devhare
26	Dhamani	Rural	Ghothe
27	Dhangar	Rural	Adakhal
28	Dhutroli	Rural	Shirgaon
29	Dudhere	Rural	Dhudhere Bamanghar
30	Gawalwadi	Rural	Umaroli
31	Gharadi	Rural	Gharadi
32	Ghosale	Rural	Ghosale
33	Ghumari	Rural	Nigadi
34	Gothe	Rural	Ghothe
35	Govele	Rural	Adakhal
36	Gowal	Rural	Latvan
37	Gudeghar	Rural	Umaroli
38	Islampur	Rural	Mhapral Mhohala
39	Jambulnagar	Rural	Palvani
40	Jawale	Rural	Javale
41	Kadawan	Rural	Kadvan
42	Kalkavane	Rural	Ghothe
43	Kante	Rural	Vesavi
44	Kelwat	Rural	Palghar
45	Kengwal	Rural	Vesavi
46	Keril	Rural	Chinchaghar
47	Kinjalghar	Rural	Nigadi
48	Kondgaon	Rural	Kondgaon
49	Konhavali	Rural	Devhare
50	Konzar	Urban	Not applicable
51	Kuduk Bk.	Rural	Umaroli
52	Kuduk Kh.	Rural	Khudak Kh.
53	Kumbale	Rural	Kumbale
54	Kumbharli	Rural	Lokarvan
55	Latawan	Rural	Latvan
56	Lokran	Rural	Lokarvan
57	Mahu	Rural	Mahu Borghar
58	Mandangad	Urban	Not applicable
59	Mhapral	Rural	Mhapral Mhohala
60	Muradpur	Rural	Muradpur
61	Narayannagar	Rural	Velas
62	Nargoli	Rural	Gharadi
63	Nayane	Rural	Devhare
64	Nigadi	Rural	Nigadi
65	Pacharal	Rural	Ghosale
66	Padwe	Rural	Padave
67	Palawani	Rural	Palvani
68	Pale	Rural	Pale
69	Palghar	Rural	Palghar
70	Panderi	Rural	Panderi
71	Panhali Bk.	Rural	Chinchaghar
72	Panhali Kh.	Rural	Pat
73	Pat	Rural	Pat
74	Pewe	Rural	Peve
75	Pimpalgaon	Rural	Pipalgaon
76	Pimpaloli	Rural	Pipaloli
77	Ranavali	Rural	Vesavi
78	Sade	Rural	Sadye
79	Sakhari	Rural	Javale
80	Sawari	Rural	Savari
81	Shedawai	Rural	Gharadi
82	Shenale	Rural	Shirgaon
83	Sheware	Rural	Chinchaghar
84	Shigvan	Rural	Sheegavan
85	Shipole	Rural	Umaroli
86	Shipole Bandar	Rural	Umaroli
87	Shirgaon	Rural	Shirgaon
88	Soweli	Rural	Soveli
89	Surle	Rural	Pat
90	Takavali	Rural	Adakhal
91	Takede	Rural	Palghar
92	Taleghar	Rural	Thide Taleghar
93	Tamhane	Rural	Devhare
94	Terdi	Rural	Soveli
95	Tide	Rural	Thide Taleghar
96	Tondali	Rural	Tondali
97	Tulshi	Rural	Tulashi
98	Umbershet	Rural	Umbarshet
99	Umroli	Rural	Umaroli
100	Unhavare	Rural	Unhavare
101	Vadavali	Rural	Devhare
102	Vakavali	Rural	Shirgaon
103	Valmikinagar	Rural	Valmikinagar
104	Valote	Rural	Valote
105	Velas	Rural	Velas
106	Veral Tarf Natu	Rural	Unhavare
107	Veral Tarfe Vesavi	Rural	Umaroli
108	Vesavi	Rural	Vesavi
109	Vinhe	Rural	Veenhe

Population of Mandangad Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Mandangad Tehsil has a total population of 62,123 people, consisting of 27,990 males and 34,133 females. There are 16,314 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 146 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	62,123	62,123	0
Male Population	27,990	27,990	0
Female Population	34,133	34,133	0
Total Households	16,314	16,314	0
Population Density	146 / km²	146 / km²	0 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 44,459 literate people and 6,736 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 2,911 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 3,682 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Category	Total	Rural
Child Population (Age 0–6)	6,736	6,736
Literate Population	44,459	44,459
Illiterate Population	17,664	17,664
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	2,911	2,911
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	3,682	3,682

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.

Tehsil Overview
Tehsil (Hindi)	Mandangad (मंडनगड)
District	Ratnagiri
State / UT	Maharashtra
Railway Station	Vinhere
Total Area	426 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	1219
Total Population (2011)	62,123
Density	146/km²
Total Villages	109

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