Borivali-Padgha

Borivali-Padgha is a twin Village in Bhiwandi Taluka in Thane District of Maharashtra State, India. It belongs to Konkan region. It belongs to Konkan Division. It is located 35 km towards East from District Thane. It is 18 km from textile manufacturing city Bhiwandi, 23 km from Railway Junction Kalyan, 35 km district headquarters Thane and 59 km from Maharashtra State capital Mumbai.

Borivali-Padgha

Padghe
village
Borivali-Padgha
Location in Maharashtra, India
Borivali-Padgha
Borivali-Padgha (India)
Coordinates: 19.3700971°N 73.1755871°E / 19.3700971; 73.1755871
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictThane
Government
 • TypeGram Panchayat
Population
 • TotalApproximately 15,000
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
421101
Vehicle registrationThane MH - 04
Literacy85[1]%
Vidhan Sabha constituencyBhiwandi (Gramin)
Borivali-Padgha
Mumbai
Borivali-Padgha and Mumbai shown in the map of Maharashtra.

Borivali-Padgha Pin code is 421101 and postal head office is in Padgha. The villages are located at NH3. The villages are surrounded by the slopes of Mahuli Hills.

Kurund 2 km, Devli 2 km, Rahur 3 km, Dohle Taloli & Sape 4 km, Khadavli 6 km and Raya 8 km are the nearby villages. The nearest Railway station is Khadavli which is 6 km far and situated in the Central Railway Asangaon Kasara Railway Line. The nearest International Airport is Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport which is 53 km far.

Borivali Village has 90% Kokani Muslim population and remaining are Buddhist and Adivasi. The Padgha village has 80% Hindu and remaining are Buddhist and Muslims..[2] The terminus station of the eponymous Chandrapur–Padghe HVDC transmission system or which is also called as MSEB is located there.[3]

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References
  1. Kolhatkar, Neeta (10 August 2008). "Village near city smarts under its terror tag". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  2. Rangnekar, Prashant (4 August 2008). "For some yrs now, these villages have learnt to live under intelligence scanner". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  3. Adhikari, T., Isacsson, G., Ambekar, V.D., The Chandrapur-Padghe HVDC Bipole Transmission, CIGRÉ Symposium on HVDC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, September 1999.
  4. Wajihuddin, Mohammed; Pradeep Gupta. "Mulund train blast accused Nachan gets bail". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
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