Alibag taluka

Alibag
Taluka
Alibag Location in the Maharashtra state of India
Coordinates: 18°38′N72°53′E / 18.64°N 72.88°E / 18.64; 72.88
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
Division	Konkan Division
District	Raigad
Headquarters	Alibag
Government
• Body	Panchayat Samiti Alibag Raigad
•  Chairperson	Mrs. Priya Nathuram Pedhvi
•  Tehsildar	Mr. Sachin Shezaal
•  MP	Sunil Tatkare (Raigad Constituency)
•  MLA	Mahendra Dalvi (Alibag constituency)
Area
• Total	1,503.61 km2 (580.55 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	236,167
• Density	160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Demonym	Alibagkar
Language
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	410201
Telephone code	02141
Vehicle registration	MH-46, MH-06

Alibag taluka is a subdistrict/upazila/tehsil in Raigad district of the Indian state of Maharashtra. ^{[1] [2]}

Raigad district

As of August 2015, there were 8 sub-divisions, 15 talukas, 1970 villages, 60 revenue circles and 350 sazzas in Raigad district. The talukas being Alibag, Karjat, Khalapur, Mahad, Mangaon, Mhasala, Murud, Panvel, Pen, Poladpur, Roha, Shrivardhan, Sudhagad Pali, Tala and Uran. ^[2]

Demographics

Religions in Alibag taluk (2011) [3]
Religion			Percent
Hinduism			93.82%
Islam			3.66%
Buddhism			1.29%
Jainism			0.69%
Other or not stated			0.54%

Alibag taluka has a population of 236,167 according to the 2011 census. Alibag had a literacy rate of 85.92% and a sex ratio of 980 females per 1000 males. 22,125 (9.37%) are under 7 years of age. 41,686 (17.65%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 2.46% and 15.82% of the population respectively. ^[4]

Languages of Alibag taluk (2011) ^[5]

   Marathi (91.61%)

   Hindi (3.19%)

   Urdu (1.50%)

  Others (3.70%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 91.61% of the population in the taluka spoke Marathi, 3.19% Hindi and 1.50% Urdu as their first language. ^[5]

Geographical indication

Alibag White onion was awarded the Geographical Indication (GI) status tag from the Geographical Indications Registry, under the Union Government of India, on 16 November 2022. ^[6]

Alibag Pandhara Kanda Shetkari Utpadak Gat from Alibag, proposed the GI registration of Alibag White onion. After filing the application in January 2020, the Onion was granted the GI tag in 2022 by the Geographical Indication Registry in Chennai, making the name "Alibag White onion" exclusive to the Onion grown in the region. It thus became the second onion variety from Maharashtra after Lasalgaon onionand the 17th type of goods from Maharashtra to earn the GI tag. ^{[7] [8]}

The GI tag protects the onion from illegal selling and marketing, and gives it legal protection and a unique identity.

References

1. "महाराष्ट्रातील सर्व तालुके - महाराष्ट्रातील सर्व जिल्ह्यांतील तालुके महसुली विभागांनिहाय जाणून घ्या". Prahar (in Marathi). 27 November 2014. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
2. "Details of Sub-Divisions, Tahasils, Villages, Circles and Sazzas in Raigad district". Raigad District Collectorate. Archived from the original on 14 June 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
3. "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
4. "District Census Hand Book – Raigad" (PDF). Census of India . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
5. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
6. "Alibag White onion". Intellectual Property India. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
7. Kandavel, Sangeetha (14 December 2022). "Nine products from across country get GI tag, Kerala tops table". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
8. "Assam's Gamosa, Telangana's Tandur Redgram, Ladakh's apricot get GI tag". Business-Standard. Retrieved 7 December 2024.