Issues income, caste, domicile, residence and EWS certificates, and maintains land records under the state revenue code.
6.1% of women in Ratnagiri own land in their name, behind the typical district. 11% own a house in their name, behind the typical district. The Tehsil Office maintains the land records that underlie ownership like this.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 58% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Ratnagiri, which ranks 17 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.5 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 13.3%, while it lags on women with a bank account at 68.1%.