Konkan Region Taluk / Taluka / Tehsils

Konkan Division/Region/Coast :

Konkan, also known as the Konkan Coast, is a rugged section of the western coastline of  India.

In  Marathi it is called as kōkan (कोकण), in KONKANI as kōñkan (कोंकण), and the Kannada word karāvalli (ಕರಾವಳಿ/करावळी), literally meaning 'coast', is generally applied to the  kanara subregion and sometimes extended part of southern tip ThevTulunad region is also added under konkan coast as many Konkanis live there.

Konkani, Gujarati,  Marathi, Kannada, Tulu and Malayalam are major languages spoken here.

According to the  Sahyadrikhanda of the Skanda Purana, Parashurama shot his arrow into the sea and commanded the Sea God to recede up to the point where his arrow landed. The new piece of land thus recovered came to be known as Sapta-Konkana, meaning "piece of earth", "corner of earth", or "piece of corner", derived from Sanskrit words: koṇa (कोण, corner) + kaṇa (कण, piece).^[3][4] Xuanzang, the noted Chinese Buddhist monk, mentioned this region in his book as Konkana Desha; Varahamihira's Brihat-Samhita described Konkan as a region of India; and 15th century author Ratnakosh mentioned the word Konkandesha.

Konkan extends throughout the western coasts of Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka.^[5] It is bounded by the Western Ghats mountain range (also known as Sahyadri) in the east, the Arabian Sea in the west, the Daman Ganga River in the north and the Gangavalli River in the south.

The Gangavalli flows in the district of Uttara Kannada in present-day Karnataka. Its northern bank constitutes the southernmost portion of Konkan. The towns of Karwar, Ankola, Kumta, Honavar and Bhatkal fall within the Konkan coast.

The largest city on the Konkan coast is Mumbai, the state capital of Maharashtra. It lies within the Konkan division, an administrative sub-division of Maharashtra which comprises all the coastal districts of the state. These are, from north to south^[6]:

1. Palghar district
2. Thane district
3. Mumbai Suburban district
4. Mumbai City district
5. Raigad district
6. Ratnagiri district
7. Sindhudurg district
8. Goa
9. Uttara Kannada
10. Udupi
11. Dakshina Kannada
12. Kasargod

The Districts and Taluks of Konkan are.

Palghar, Maharastra : Palghar, Vada, Vikramgad, Jawhar, Mokhada, Dahanu, Talasari and Vasai-Vira

Thane, Maharastra : Thane, Kalyan, Murbad, Bhiwandi, Shahapur, Ulhasnagar, Ambarnath taluka

Mumbai City, Maharastra

Mumbai suburban, Maharastra : Bandra, Kurla, Andheri, Borivali,

Raighad, Maharastra : Alibag, Panvel, Murud, Pen, Uran, Karjat, Khalapur, Mangaon, Roha, Sudhagad, Tala, Mahad, Mhasala, Shrivardhan, Poladpur

Ratnagiri, Maharastra : ]Mandangad, Dapoli, Khed, Chiplun, Guhagar, Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri, Lanja, Rajapur

Sindhudurg, Maharastra : Dodamarg, Sawantwadi, Vengurla, Kudal, Malvan, Kankavli, Devgad, Vaibhavwadi

North Goa, Goa : Bardez (Mapusa), Pernem, Bicholim, Sattari (Valpoi)

South Goa, Goa : Ponda, Mormugao, Salcete (Margao), Quepem, Canacona (Chaudi), Sanguem, Dharbandora

Uttara Kannada/North Kanara, Karnataka: Karwar, Ankola, Kumta, Honnavar, Bhatkal, Sirsi, Siddapur, Yellapur, Mundgod, Haliyal, Joida, Dandeli.

Udupi, Karnataka : Udupi, Karkala, Hebri, Kapu, Byndoor, Brahmavara, Kundapura.

Dakshina Kannada/South Kanara, Karnataka : Mangalore, Sullia, Puttur, Belthangady, Moodabidri, Bantwal, Kadaba, Ullal, Mulki.

Kasargod, Kerala : Kasaragod, Manjeshwaram, Vellarikund, Hosdurg

Outside Konkan Region :

Dadra & Nagar Haveli – Union Territory
Valsad, Gujarat
Nashik, Maharastra
Ahmadnagar, Maharastra
Pune, Maharastra
Satara, Maharastra
Sangli, Maharastra
Kolhapur, Maharastra
Belagavi, Karanataka
Dharwad, Karnataka
Haveri, Karnataka
Shivamooga, Karnataka
Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka
Hassan, Karnataka
Kodagu, Karnataka
Kannur, Kerla
Kochi, Kerala