Sindhudurg is a district in the Maharashtra state of India. “The name of the district has been adopted form the famous sea fort of Sindhudurg, built by Shivaji Maharaj near Malwan and it literally means 'Sea Fort'. The SindhudurgNagari Township is the headquarters of Sindhudurg district.Sindhudurg district is in the southern region of the greater tract known as the 'Konkan', which is historically famous for its long coast line and safe harbors”. According to census 2011, the population of Sindhudurg district is 8.68 Lakhs with 4.5 Lakh females and 4.17 Lakh males. Sindhudurg has a sex ratio of 1037 females / 1000 males, which is the second highest in Maharashtra. It is the least populous district of Maharashtra. Sindhudurg covers an area of 5207 km² with 8 tehsils, 1.Dodamarg, 2.Sawantwadi, 3.Vengurla, 4. Kudal, 5.Malvan, 6. Kankavli, 7.Devgad and 9.Vaibhavwadi. The district is basically a rural district with 91% rural population. The literacy rate of Sindhudurg is 86.54%.