Kamothe is a node of

Navi Mumbai Navi Mumbai (; also known as New Bombay, its official name until 1995) is a large city next to Mumbai, located in the Konkan division of the western Indian state of Maharashtra, on the mainland of India. Navi Mumbai is situated in Thane distr ...

in the

Raigad District Raigad district (), previously Colaba fort, Colaba district, is a district in the Konkan division of Maharashtra, India. The headquarters of the district is Alibag. Other major cities in the district are Panvel, Karjat, Navi Mumbai, Khopoli, Sh ...

, developed and maintained by

CIDCO The City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra (CIDCO) is an Indian city planning agency and richest government authority in India which is formed and controlled by the Government of Maharashtra. CIDCO was formed on 17 March 197 ...

. It is located on the

Sion Panvel Highway The Sion Panvel Expressway is a 25 km Indian highway located entirely in the state of Maharashtra, that connects Sion in Mumbai with Panvel, via Navi Mumbai. It is one of the busiest and most important roads in the Mumbai Metropolitan Re ...

and is the third node towards

Mumbai Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12 ...

after

Panvel Panvel () is a city and taluka in the Raigad district of Maharashtra, India. It is highly populated due to its closeness to Mumbai. Panvel is also governed for development purpose by the body of Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Panvel Municipal C ...

and

Kalamboli Kalamboli is one of the nodes of Navi Mumbai in Raigad District. It is a transportation hub, being situated at the junction of the Sion-Panvel Highway, NH 48, Panvel By-Pass, NH 66 and Mumbai-Pune Expressway and is among the biggest iron and s ...

Location

The site of Kamothe adjoins the Central Business District of Belapur (

CBD Belapur The Central Business District of Belapur (C.B.D Belapur) is a large upmarket neighbourhood of Navi Mumbai. The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation is headquartered in Belapur. Nature Belapur is surrounded by greenery and it is much more organi ...

) of

and is surrounded by

Kharghar Kharghar is a node of Raigad District's Navi Mumbai and it is a suburb under Panvel Municipal Corporation. It is situated at the northernmost tip of Raigad district. It was developed by the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) ...

in its north,

Taloja Taloja is a census town in the Raigad district of Navi Mumbai city, in the India, Indian States and territories of India, state of Maharashtra. It is an extension of the Kharghar node and governed by the Panvel Municipal Corporation. The Navi Mum ...

in north-east,

in its east and

in its south. The western region of Kamothe is a wet land area with enormous mangroves and towards the western side, this bed of mangroves will end thus giving way to the upcoming

Navi Mumbai International Airport Navi Mumbai International Airport is an international airport being constructed in Ulwe, Navi Mumbai, Raigad district, Maharashtra, India. When completed, it will become the second airport of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, serving alongside M ...

, which is estimated to be finished by 2024. Which can be viewed from the edges of the town due to its elevated position. Kamothe is nustled between the NH548 (connecting to JNPT road) and the Mumbai-Satara Highway. The site is also connected to the small village- Jui Gaav.

Characteristics

Kamothe is a spacious node, as it is evenly divided into 48 sectors and has some great infrastructure facilities. It is experiencing rapid growth, with a substantial rise in the population in the past five years.

Transportation

Kamothe falls in

Raigad district Raigad district (), previously Colaba fort, Colaba district, is a district in the Konkan division of Maharashtra, India. The headquarters of the district is Alibag. Other major cities in the district are Panvel, Karjat, Navi Mumbai, Khopoli, Sh ...

and is maintained by the

Panvel Municipal Corporation Municipal Corporation of The City of Panvel is the governing body of the city of Panvel and 29 revenue villages including Taloje Pachnand, Kharghar, Kamothe in Raigad district. Panvel Municipal Corporation is headed by Mayor of city and govern ...

and

. Kamothe has two railway stations Mansarovar and Khandeshwar that lie on the harbour line, a part of Mumbai suburban railways. Mansarovar stn

Auto rickshaws are the primary means of local transportation. BEST, NMMT and MSRTC/ST buses serve as another means of transportation over a long distance to various nodes through

. Kamothe postal index number is 410209. Kamothe Highway

Schools and colleges

* MNR school of excellence * Loknete Ramsheth Thakur English Medium School and Jr. College * St. Agrasen High School & Jr. College * Shankarrao Chavan Vidyalay School And Junior College * Sushma Patil Vidyalaya and Junior College * S.S.H. Jr. College * H.B.P SHRI. DAMAJI GANPAT GOWARI VIDYALAYA & JUNIOR COLLEGE * S.S.V Shree Suvidya Vidyalaya School * Z.P.School * Dattushet Patil School * Loknete Ramsheth Thakur Public School - CBSE * MGM School of Biomedical Sciences * MGM Medical College and Hospital * M.U.M ENGLISH SCHOOL * S S Bhagat New English School * Indo Scots Global School * Maji Amdar Dattusheth Patil Vidyalay * New English School

References

{{Raigad district Nodes of Navi Mumbai Cities and towns in Raigad district