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Palghar
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 since 2014, it has been the administrative capital of the Palghar district. 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 and 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. Palghar also played a crucial role in the Quit India Movement of 1942, where it was one of the important points in the Chalejav Movement. Demographics At the 2011 census of India, Palghar had a population of ...
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Palghar District
Palghar District (Marathi pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, [paːlɡʱəɾ]) is a Districts of Maharashtra, district in the state of Maharashtra in Konkan Division. The headquarters of the district is the town of Palghar. Other major cities in the district are Vasai-Virar, Talasari, Jawhar and Dahanu. On 1 Aug 2014, the State government of Maharashtra announced the formation of the 36th district of Maharashtra Palghar, it was partitioned out of the Thane district. Palghar District starts from Dahanu at the north and ends at Naigaon. It comprises the talukas of Palghar, Vada, Palghar, Vada, Vikramgad, Jawhar, Mokhada, Dahanu, Talasari and Vasai. At the 2011 Census of India, 2011 Census, the talukas now comprising the district had a population of 2,990,116. Palghar has an urban population of 1,435,210, that is 48% of total population is living in Urbanized Area. Palghar has all the three categories of the lifestyles, Urban (Nagari), Coastal (Sagari) and Mountains-Hilly Region (Don ...
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Thane District
Thane district (Pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, [ʈʰaːɳe], previously named Taana or Thana) is a districts of Maharashtra, district in the Konkan Division of Maharashtra, India. At the 2011 Census it was the most populated district in the country, with 11,060,148 inhabitants; however, in August 2014 the district was split into two with the creation of a new Palghar district, leaving the reduced Thane district with a 2011 census population of 8,070,032. The headquarters of the district is the city of Thane. Other major cities in the district are Navi Mumbai, Municipal Corporation of Kalyan-Dombivli, Kalyan-Dombivli, Mira-Bhayander, Bhiwandi, Ulhasnagar, Ambarnath, Badlapur, Murbad and Shahapur (Thane), Shahapur. The district is situated between 18°42' and 20°20' north latitudes and 72°45' and 73°48' east longitudes. The revised area of the district is 4,214 km2. The district is bounded by Nashik District, Nashik district to the north east, Pune District, Pune and Ahm ...
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Virar
Virar (Pronunciation: �iɾaːɾ is a coastal city in Palghar district, Maharashtra. The northern third of the city of Vasai-Virar, it is administered by Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation. It lies to the south of Palghar district, and to the north of the city of Mumbai. It is an important part of Palghar District because Palghar is the outermost part of northern side of Mumbai Metropolitan Region and comes under police jurisdiction of Mira-Bhayander, Vasai-Virar Police Commissionerate. Virar railway station is one of the prominent railway stations on the Western Line of Mumbai Suburban Railway being the station on the line with high frequency of local-train transit for both ends, Palghar (Dahanu) as well as Churchgate ( South Mumbai). As per provisional reports of Census of India, population of Virar in 2011 was 1,222,390; of which male and female were 648,172 and 574,218 respectively. Demographics According to the 2011 India census, Virar had a population of 1,221,23 ...
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Palghar Municipal Council
Palghar is the municipal council in Palghar district, Maharashtra Maharashtra () is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to th .... History The Palghar municipal council established in 1999. Municipal Council election Electoral performance March 2019 References {{reflist Municipal councils in Maharashtra Palghar district ...
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Konkan Division
Konkan division is one of the six administrative divisions of Maharashtra state in India. It comprises the central portions of the Konkani region, excluding Goa and Damaon, which were absorbed into Maharashtra owing to the States Reorganisation of India. Konkan division is the western section of present-day Maharashtra, alongside the west coast of India. The two districts of the state capital of Mumbai (Bombay) also fall into this division. Demographics As per the 2011 Census of India, Konkan division had a population of 28,601,441 Languages The most spoken language is Marathi, which is also the sole official language of the region. Due to the presence of large number of migrants in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region and other parts of Konkan; Hindi, Urdu and regional languages are also spoken by a significant portion of the population as their first language. Religion At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 74.31% of the population of Konkan division followed Hinduism, 15. ...
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Shrinivas Vanga
Shrinivas Vanga is an Indian politician serving as Member of the State Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Palghar Vidhan Sabha constituency as a member of Shiv Sena Shiv Sena (1966–2022) (; ; SS) was a right-wing Marathi regionalist Hindutva-based political party in India founded in 1966 by Bal Thackeray, who was later succeeded by Uddhav Thackeray. The party is split into two parties: the Uddha .... He is son of Chintaman Navsha Vanga. Positions held * 2019: Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly References External links Shivsena Home Page Maharashtra MLAs 2019–2024 Living people Shiv Sena politicians Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) People from Palghar {{Maharashtra-SS-politician-stub ...
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Manor, India
Manor is a census town in Palghar district (formerly a part of the Thane district) in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is located 139 kms north of Mumbai on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad National Highway (NH8) and also connects with Nashik via the Manor-Wada Road. Demographics At the 2001 Census of India The 2001 census of India was the 14th in a series of censuses held in India every decade since 1871. The population of India was counted as 1,028,737,436 consisting of 532,223,090 males and 496,514,346 females. The total population increased b ..., Manor had a population of 8,345, consisting of 52% males and 48% females. The literacy rate was 68%, which was higher than the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy was 74%, and female literacy 61%. 14% of the population was under 6 years of age By the 2011 Census of India, the population grown by about 25% to more than 10,000. Literacy rates had reached 75%, possibly due to the number of schools and colleges in the town. 6, ...
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Mumbai Metropolitan Region
Mumbai Metropolitan Region (ISO 15919, ISO: ''Muṁbaī Mahānagara Pradēśa''; abbreviated to MMR and previously also known as Greater Bombay Metropolitan Area), is a metropolitan area consisting of Mumbai and its Satellite city, satellite towns in the northern Konkan division of Maharashtra in western India. The region has an area of and with a population of over 26 million it is among the List of metropolitan areas by population, most populous metropolitan areas in the world. Developing over a period of about 20 years, it consists of nine municipal corporations and eight smaller municipal councils. The entire area is overseen by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), a Government of Maharashtra, state-owned organisation in charge of town planning, development, transportation and housing in the region. The MMRDA was formed to address challenges in planning and development of integrated infrastructure for the metropolitan region.The areas outside Briha ...
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Jawhar
Jawhar is a city and a municipal council in Palghar district of Maharashtra, Maharashtra state in Konkan division of India 130km Away from Mumbai .Jawhar was a capital city of the erstwhile Jawhar State, princely state of Jawhar. Situated in the ranges of the Western Ghats, Jawhar is known for its picturesque setting and a vibrant cultural heritage. It is one of the few remaining tribal regions of Maharashtra and is known for its vibrant Warli painting that are a characteristic landmark of this place. Established in 1918, Jawhar is one of the oldest municipal councils in the state of Maharashtra and tourist spot near Mumbai. History The Jawhar state was founded by Raja Jayaba Mukne in 1343, with Jawhar as its capital. The state went through many transitions and lasted for over six hundred years until its accession into the Union of India in 1947. During the British Raj, as a princely state, it was a part of Bombay Presidency and had a 9-gun Salute state, salute status. Alth ...
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Maharashtra
Maharashtra () is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to the southeast and Chhattisgarh to the east, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh to the north, and the Indian union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu to the northwest. Maharashtra is the second-most populous state in India, the third most populous country subdivision in South Asia and the fourth-most populous in the world. The state is divided into 6 divisions and 36 districts. Mumbai is the capital of Maharashtra due to its historical significance as a major trading port and its status as India's financial hub, housing key institutions and a diverse economy. Additionally, Mumbai's well-developed infrastructure and cultural diversity make it a suitable administrative center for the state, and the most populous urban are ...
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Hemant Savara
Hemant Vishnu Savara is an Indian politician. He is a member of Bhartiya Janata Party. He has been elected to Lok Sabha from Palghar Lok Sabha constituency. Savara is the son of late state BJP minister for tribal development Vishnu Savara. He graduated from Mumbai University's Grant Medical College The Grant Government Medical College is a public university, public medical school, medical college located in Mumbai, India. It is affiliated to the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences. Founded in 1845, it is one of the oldest medical co ... with a Bachelor of Surgery and Bachelor of Medicine degree. References Living people India MPs 2024–2029 Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Maharashtra Lok Sabha members from Maharashtra Candidates in the 2024 Indian general election Year of birth missing (living people) {{Maharashtra-BJP-politician-stub ...
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List Of Districts Of India
A district (''Zila (country subdivision), zila''), also known as revenue district, is an Administrative divisions of India, administrative division of an States and union territories of India, Indian state or territory. In some cases, districts are further subdivided into Revenue division, sub-divisions, and in others directly into tehsil, ''tehsils'' or ''talukas''. , there are a total of 780 districts in India. This count includes Mahe and Yanam which are Census districts and not Administrative districts and also includes the temporary Maha Kumbh Mela district but excludes Itanagar Capital Complex which has a Deputy Commissioner but is not an official district. District Administration ;The District officials include: *District Judge (India), District & Sessions Judge (Principal & additional), an officer belonging to the Judiciary of India, Indian Judicial Service (state), responsible for justice and passing orders of imprisonment, including the Capital punishment, death pena ...
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