Sawantwadi (Marathi: सावंतवाडी) is a town in Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra. It lies in the Konkan region near Maharashtra's border with Goa. Sawantwadi is known for its wooden handicrafts, hand-made cards colourfully painted. The focus of the town is a lake in the centre of Sawantwadi. Most Maharashtrians with the surname Sawant hail from this town. Marathi is one of the widely spoken languages of India, and has a long literary history. ... Sindhudurg is an administrative district in the state of Maharashtra in India. ... Maharashtra (महाराष्ट्र in Devanagari) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ... The Konkan, also called the Konkan Coast or Karavali is the name given to a stretch of rugged and beautiful section of the western coastline of India from Ratnagiri to Mangalore. ... Goa (गोआ in DevanāgarÄ«) is Indias smallest state in terms of area and the fourth smallest in terms of population after Sikkim, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh. ...

Marathi is the most common language, though it is spoken with a different dialect. Konkani is also spoken by a few. Most of the town's population are Hindu, followed by a minority Muslim population. Marathi (मराठी ) is one of the 22 official languages spoken in India, and has a long literary history purportedly dating back to the 8th century A.D. The first Marathi document having been discovered in the state now known as Karnataka. ... Konkani is a term used to refer both to a language and to an Indian ethnic group. ... A Hindu (also spelt Hindoo) is an adherent of philosophies and scriptures of Hinduism, also known as Sanatan (सनातन) Dharma, the predominant religious, philosophical and cultural systems of Bharat (India) and Nepal and the island of Bali While almost all Indians were known as Hindus to the outside world till the... A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم) (sometimes also spelled Moslem) is an adherent of Islam. ...