| Ambivali Tarf Tungaratan | |
|---|---|
| town | |
  Ambivali Tarf Tungaratan Location in Maharashtra, India | |
| Coordinates: 18°53′29″N73°10′39″E / 18.8915°N 73.1775°E Coordinates: 18°53′29″N73°10′39″E / 18.8915°N 73.1775°E | |
| Country |  |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Raigad |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 6,799 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Vehicle registration | MH46 |
Ambivali Tarf Tungaratan is a census town in Raigad district in the state of Maharashtra, India.
A census town is a type of town that satisfies certain characteristics, depending on the country in which it is located.
Raigad District is a district in the state of Maharashtra, India. Formerly called the Kolába district, the district was renamed Raigad, after the fort that was the first capital of the former Maratha Empire, which in turn was renamed from it's earlier name - Rairi. The fort is located in the interior regions of the district, in dense forests on a west-facing spur of the Western Ghats of Sahyadri Range. In 2011 the district had a population of 2,635,394, compared to 2,207,929 in 2001. The name was changed in the regime of Chief Minister Antule on 1st Jan 1981. In 2011 urban dwellers had increased to 36.91% from 24.22% in 2001.
Maharashtra is a state considered to be part of western, central, southern and south-central India. It is the second-most populous state and third-largest state by area in India. Spread over 307,713 km2 (118,809 sq mi), it is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana and Chhattisgarh to the east, Gujarat and Dadra and Nagar Haveli to the north west, and Madhya Pradesh to the north. It is also the world's second-most populous subnational entity. It was formed by merging the western and south-western parts of the Bombay State, Berar and Vidarbha, and the north-western parts of the Hyderabad State and splitting Saurashtra by the States Reorganisation Act. It has over 112 million inhabitants and its capital, Mumbai, has a population around 18 million making it the most populous urban area in India. Nagpur hosts the winter session of the state legislature. Pune is known as 'Oxford of the East' due to the presence of several well-known educational institutions.
