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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Alibag
| settlement_type = [[Taluka]]
| map_caption = Location of Alibag
| pushpin_map = India Maharashtra
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| coordinates = {{coord|18.64|N|72.88|E|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the [[Maharashtra]] state of [[India]]
| subdivision_type = [[Country]]
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and Territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Maharashtra]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Konkan Division]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Raigad district|Raigad]]
| established_title =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Alibag]]
| parts_type = [[Administrative divisions of India|Major villages]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 =
| governing_body = Panchayat Samiti Alibag Raigad
| leader_title = [[Chairperson]]
| leader_name = Mrs. Priya Nathuram Pedhvi
| leader_title1 = [[Tehsildar]]
| leader_name1 = Mr. Sachin Shezaal
| leader_title2 = [[Maval (Lok Sabha constituency)|MP]]
| leader_name2 = [[Sunil Tatkare]]<br /> {{small|([[Raigad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Raigad Constituency]])}}
| leader_title3 = [[Alibag (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|MLA]]
| leader_name3 = [[Mahendra Dalvi]]<br />{{small|([[Alibag (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Alibag constituency]])}}
| population_demonym = Alibagkar
| demographics_type1 = Language
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 410201
| area_code = 02141
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| registration_plate = MH-46, MH-06
| population_total = 236167
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_urban =
| population_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 1503.61
| population_density_km2 = auto
| website =
| footnotes =
}}

'''Alibag taluka''' is a [[subdistrict]]/[[upazila]]/[[tehsil]] in [[Raigad district]] of the Indian state of [[Maharashtra]].<ref name="Prahar-Maharashtra">{{cite news|url=http://prahaar.in/prahaarhelpline/269444 |title=महाराष्ट्रातील सर्व तालुके - महाराष्ट्रातील सर्व जिल्ह्यांतील तालुके महसुली विभागांनिहाय जाणून घ्या. |language=mr |date=2014-11-27 |work=Prahar |access-date=2015-08-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722032645/http://prahaar.in/prahaarhelpline/269444 |archive-date=2015-07-22}}</ref><ref name="RaigadDistrictCollectorate-20150815">{{cite web |title=Details of Sub-Divisions, Tahasils, Villages, Circles and Sazzas in Raigad district |url=http://raigad.nic.in/htmldocs/sub_division1.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160614080045/http://raigad.nic.in/htmldocs/sub_division1.htm |archive-date=14 June 2016 |access-date=15 August 2015 |publisher=Raigad District Collectorate |df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Raigad district==
As of August 2015, there were 8 sub-divisions, 15 talukas, 1970 villages, 60 revenue circles and 350 sazzas in Raigad district. The talukas being Alibag, [[Karjat taluka, Raigad|Karjat]], [[Khalapur taluka|Khalapur]], [[Mahad taluka|Mahad]], [[Mangaon taluka|Mangaon]], [[Mhasala taluka|Mhasala]], [[Murud taluka|Murud]], [[Panvel taluka|Panvel]], [[Pen taluka|Pen]], [[Poladpur taluka|Poladpur]], [[Roha taluka|Roha]], [[Shrivardhan taluka|Shrivardhan]], [[Sudhagad - Pali taluka|Sudhagad Pali]], [[Tala taluka|Tala]] and [[Uran taluka|Uran]].<ref name="RaigadDistrictCollectorate-20150815" />

== Demographics ==

{{bar box
|title=Religions in Alibag taluk (2011)<ref name="Religion">{{Cite web|date=2011|title=Table C-01 Population by Religion: Maharashtra |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11382/download/14495/DDW27C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=censusindia.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
|titlebar=#FCD116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=left
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism in Maharashtra|Hinduism]]|darkorange|93.82}}
{{bar percent|[[Islam in Maharashtra|Islam]]|green|3.66}}
{{bar percent|[[Marathi Buddhists|Buddhism]]|mediumblue|1.29}}
{{bar percent|[[Jainism in Maharashtra|Jainism]]|pink|0.69}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.54}}
}}

Alibag taluka has a population of 236,167 according to the 2011 census. Alibag had a literacy rate of 85.92%, and a sex ratio of 980 females per 1000 males. 22,125 (9.37%) are under 7 years of age. About 41,686 (17.65%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 2.46% and 15.82% of the population respectively.<ref name="census2011">{{cite web |title=District Census Hand Book – Raigad |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/822/download/36165/DH_2011_2724_PART_A_DCHB_RAIGARH.pdf |website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>

{{Pie chart
|thumb = left
|caption = Languages of Alibag taluk (2011)<ref name="langs" />
|label1 = [[Marathi language|Marathi]] |value1 = 91.61 |color1 = red
|label2 = [[Hindi]] |value2 = 3.19 |color2 = orange
|label3 = [[Urdu]] |value3 = 1.50 |color3 = green
|label4 = Others |value4 = 3.70 |color4 = grey
}}

At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 91.61% of the population in the taluka spoke [[Marathi language|Marathi]], 3.19% [[Hindi]] and 1.50% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref name="langs">{{cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10212/download/13324/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-2700.XLSX |website=censusindia.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>

==Geographical indication==
[[Alibag White onion]] was awarded the [[List of geographical indications in India|Geographical Indication]] (GI) status tag from the [[Geographical Indication Registry (India)|Geographical Indications Registry]], under the [[Government of India|Union Government of India]], on 16 November 2022.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Alibag White onion |url=https://search.ipindia.gov.in/GIRPublic/Application/Details/685 |website=Intellectual Property India |access-date=24 November 2024}}</ref>

Alibag Pandhara Kanda Shetkari Utpadak Gat from Alibag, proposed the GI registration of Alibag White onion. After filing the application in January 2020, the Onion was granted the GI tag in 2022 by the Geographical Indication Registry in [[Chennai]], making the name "Alibag White onion" exclusive to the Onion grown in the region. It thus became the second onion variety from Maharashtra after [[Lasalgaon onion]] and the 17th type of goods from Maharashtra to earn the GI tag.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kandavel |first1=Sangeetha |title=Nine products from across country get GI tag, Kerala tops table |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/nine-products-from-across-country-get-gi-tag-kerala-tops-table/article66264105.ece |access-date=7 December 2024 |work=The Hindu |date=14 December 2022 |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Assam's Gamosa, Telangana's Tandur Redgram, Ladakh's apricot get GI tag |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/assam-s-gamosa-telangana-s-tandur-redgram-ladakh-s-apricot-get-gi-tag-122121400918_1.html |access-date=7 December 2024 |agency=Business-Standard}}</ref>

The GI tag protects the onion from illegal selling and marketing, and gives it legal protection and a unique identity.

==References==
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{{Raigad district topics}}

[[Category:Talukas in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Talukas in Raigad district]]

{{Raigad-geo-stub}}

Alibag taluka - Revision history

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