Roha (Marathi: रोहा) is a town and the headquarters of Roha taluka in the Raigad district of Maharashtra, India. It is located 120km south-east of Mumbai, in the Konkan region of western India.[1]
Demographics
As per the 2011 Census of India, Roha had a population of approximately 20,849. Marathi being the official and predominant language.[2]
Roha had an overall literacy rate of 93.66%, significantly above Maharashtra’s average of 82.34%. Male literacy was 95.45%, while female literacy stood at 91.82%.[3]
Transport
Rail
Roha railway station serves the town and is one of the principal railway stations in the Konkan region.[4] It is connected to Mumbai via the Panvel–Roha line and serves as the northern terminus of the Konkan Railway.[5]
Road
The town lies close to National Highway 66 (Mumbai–Goa Highway), which is accessible via Kolad Road. Regular bus services are operated by the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation and private operators. The nearest airport is Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai, located about 86 km from the town.[6]
Administration
The town is governed by Roha-Ashtami Municipal Council.[7] For parliamentary representation, Roha is a part of the Raigad Lok Sabha constituency.[8] At the state legislature, it falls within the Shrivardhan Assembly constituency.[9]
Notable people
- C. D. Deshmukh (1896–1982), 4th Finance Minister of India from 1950 to 1956.[10] First Indian Governor of the Reserve Bank of India from 1943 to 1949.[11]
- Pandurang Shastri Athavale (1920–2003), Indian activist and spiritual leader.[12] Born in Roha.
- Avadhut Tatkare (born 1979), Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for Shrivardhan from 2014 to 2019.[13] President of the Roha-Ashtami Municipal Council from 2009 to 2015.[14]
Climate
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as tropical wet and dry
| Climate data for Roha | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.1 (84.4) |
29.6 (85.3) |
31.2 (88.2) |
32.5 (90.5) |
33.1 (91.6) |
31.4 (88.5) |
29.4 (84.9) |
29 (84) |
29.7 (85.5) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.7 (89.1) |
30.4 (86.7) |
30.7 (87.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 23.8 (74.8) |
24.3 (75.7) |
26.5 (79.7) |
28.6 (83.5) |
29.8 (85.6) |
28.6 (83.5) |
27.2 (81.0) |
26.8 (80.2) |
27 (81) |
27.7 (81.9) |
26.5 (79.7) |
24.9 (76.8) |
26.8 (80.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 18.6 (65.5) |
19.1 (66.4) |
21.8 (71.2) |
24.7 (76.5) |
26.5 (79.7) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25.1 (77.2) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.3 (75.7) |
23.8 (74.8) |
21.4 (70.5) |
19.4 (66.9) |
22.9 (73.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
2 (0.1) |
24 (0.9) |
687 (27.0) |
1,364 (53.7) |
889 (35.0) |
398 (15.7) |
113 (4.4) |
14 (0.6) |
1 (0.0) |
3,492 (137.4) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org (altitude: 9m)[15] | |||||||||||||
Summers are hot and humid with temperatures touching 37-39 degrees Celsius. Rains are pretty heavy during monsoon. Winters are not so chilly with temperatures falling to 11-12 degrees Celsius. Average annual rainfall in Roha is 3450mm.[citation needed]
References
- ^ “Panchayat Samiti Roha | Zilla Parishad Raigad | India”. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
- ^ “Roha Taluka Population Raigarh, Maharashtra, List of Villages & Towns in Roha Taluka”. Censusindia2011.com. Archived from the original on 31 December 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
- ^ “Roha Ashtami Municipal Council City Population Census 2011-2026 | Maharashtra”. www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
- ^ “Roha Railway Station Map/Atlas CR/Central Zone – Railway Enquiry”. indiarailinfo.com. Archived from the original on 15 January 2026. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
- ^ “Konkan railway system map”. Konkan Railway. 31 March 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ “Panchayat Samiti Roha | Zilla Parishad Raigad | India”. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
- ^ “लाइव्ह रोहा नगरपरिषद निवडणूक निकाल २०२५ | LIVE Roha Raigad Nagar Parishad Election Result 2025- Maharashtra Municipal Council Election Result 2025”. www.loksatta.com (in Marathi). Archived from the original on 21 December 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
- ^ “Election Commission of India”. results.eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 20 July 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
- ^ “Live Shrivardhan (Maharastra) Assembly Election Results 2019 Updates, Winner, Runner-up Candidates 2019 Updates, Vidhan Sabha Current MLA and Previous MLAs”. Elections in India. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
- ^ Chitnis, Purva (23 February 2023). “Who is CD Deshmukh & what’s the message behind renaming Mumbai’s Churchgate station after him”. ThePrint. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
- ^ Sreekumar, G. (28 March 2021). “The Splendoured Gardens of C.D. Deshmukh | Madras Courier”. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
- ^ “Tributes paid to founder of Swadhyaya movement”. The Times Of India. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
- ^ “Avadhut Anil Tatkare(Nationalist Congress Party(NCP)):Constituency- SHRIVARDHAN(RAIGAD) – Affidavit Information of Candidate:”. www.myneta.info. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
- ^ Zee 24 Taas (11 December 2015). Avdhut Tatkare resignation issue 11 dec 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2026 – via YouTube.
{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ “Climate: Roha – Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table”. Climate-Data.org. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
External links
- “Murud Janjira”
- “Fort Raigad”
- BBC article
- Ghosalgad (The Fort) (just 10 km away from Roha on Murud road via Bhalgaon)
