Palghar
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Place details
- Locality
- Palghar
- Region
- Maharashtra
- Country
- India
- Population
- 72,335
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Palghar
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_caption
- Vajreshwari Temple, Dahbosa Waterfall, Tandulwadi Fort, Dahanu Beach, Kelwa Beach
- Settlement.map_caption
- Palghar in Maharashtra
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- India
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Maharashtra
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Palghar
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipal Council
- Settlement.governing_body
- Palghar Municipal Council (PMC)
- Settlement.leader_title
- Member of Parliament
- Settlement.leader_name
- Hemant Savara, BJP
- Settlement.leader_title1
- MLA
- Settlement.leader_name1
- Shrinivas Vanga, (Shivsena)
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 4696.99
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- History
- Demographics
- Culture
- Art, crafts and tourism
- Economy
- Transport
- Sports
- See also
- References
Palghar () is a prominent town in the Konkan division of Maharashtra state, India, and a municipal council. It is strategically located within the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, and has been the administrative capital of the Palghar district since 2014. Palghar plays a crucial role in Western Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway in the busy Mumbai-Ahmedabad rail corridor. The town is located approximately 87 kilometers north of Mumbai, about 35 kilometers north of Virar, and about 24 kilometers west of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad National Highway at Manor. Palghar is located in western part of Maharastra.Mumbai is approximately 50 km from Palghar.
== History == Palghar has a history intertwined with the ancient district of Thane. The tehsils of Jawhar, Vasai, and Palghar are known for their rich historical legacy.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Palghar” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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