Mohopada Wasambe | |
|---|---|
city | |
  Mohopada Location in Maharashtra, India | |
| Coordinates: 18°54′35″N73°10′47″E / 18.9098°N 73.1796°E Coordinates: 18°54′35″N73°10′47″E / 18.9098°N 73.1796°E | |
| Country |  |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Raigad |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 8,735 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Mohopada, alias Wasambe, is a census town in Raigad district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
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 its 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.
India is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia.
