Raigad District is a
district in the state of
Maharashtra,
India. It is located in the
Konkan region. The district was renamed after
Raigad, the fort that was the former capital of the
Maratha leader
Shivaji Maharaj, and 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. In 2011 urban dwellers had increased to 36.91 rom 24.22% in 2001.