Palghar
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Palghar is a town and a Municipal Council
in Thane district
in Maharashtra
. Situated about 87 kilometres from Mumbai, it is a part of the Mumbai Suburban Rail network which extends up to Dahanu
and lies on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad rail route. Palghar is the next major junction after Virar
on the Western Railway and is also accessible by the Mumbai-Ahmedabad National Highway (NH 8). The town is complete with everything necessary for a comfortable life including shopping centres, schools, colleges, cinemas, restaurants and hospitals. The environment is luscious and pollution-free which creates a tranquil ambience and ideal atmosphere to start any activity.
The town is a major hub for all the facilities after Virar
. Various age groups of people travel from the surrounding villages for different job opportunities, education, business, shopping, health care facilities, etc. Many villages are connected to Palghar via road & rail. The government provides State Transport Bus facility to access this villages. Various villages surrounding Palghar include Tarapur, Boisar, Umroli, Kelva, Satpati, Shirgaon etc.
, Palghar is also home to a number of Industrial Townships where there are many small scale industries such as engineering, pharmaceutical, plastics, textile, notebook industries. Maharashtra
's biggest fishing center, Satpati
, is located around 8 kilometres from Palghar railway station. There are farms growing chickoos, coconut
s, palm dotted all around villages around Palghar. Rice
is grown on agricultural lands during the monsoon
. A large part of the population commutes to Mumbai daily to make a living.
, Palghar had a population of 52,677. Males constitute 28,645 i.e. 54.37% of the population and females 24,032 i.e. 45.63% of the population. Palghar has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 72%. In Palghar, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
For a town its size, Palghar is surprisingly cosmopolitan. Being a border town between Gujarat and Maharashtra and being close to Mumbai, it has a good percentage of population of people from other states besides Maharashtra and Gujarat like Rajasthan, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Most of the rich landlords of Palghar made their money trading grass to the dairies in Mumbai. Grass trading is a major occupation of many families in Palghar. The town is also close to an industrial complex, located at Boisar
and India's first nuclear power plant, located at Tarapur
.
Industrialization is gradually changing the face of Palghar. The town is getting a make-over of sorts due to Industrialization. Palghar's youth are getting employment in the small scale and medium scale industries coming up in and around the area. In the olden days agriculture was one of the main source of livelihood, but Industrialization has opened up new avenues for them.
facility.The government primary health centre also caters to all patients free of charge.There are ambulance services for taking the patients to referral hospitals.kanta hospital blood storage centre run by dr chawhans late ratilaldevji chawhan charitable trust provide blood to other hospitals in emergency and when ever required for delivary or surgery.
There is a medical association of the doctors in and around palghar which holds CME programmes to catch up with new developments in medicine.
Palghar Mitra (Marathi Paper Biweekly)
Municipal council
A municipal council is the local government of a municipality. Specifically the term can refer to the institutions of various countries that can be translated by this term...
in Thane district
Thane District
Thane is a district in northern Maharashtra state in western India. As of 2011 it is the most populated district in the nation. The headquarters of the district is the city of Thane. Other major cities in the district are Navi Mumbai , Kalyan-Dombivli, Mira-Bhayander, Bhiwandi, Ulhasnagar,...
in Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
. Situated about 87 kilometres from Mumbai, it is a part of the Mumbai Suburban Rail network which extends up to Dahanu
Dahanu
Dahanu is a coastal city and a municipal council in Thane district in the western state of Maharashtra, India.-The Town:The name "Dahanu Gaon" originates from the word "Dhenu Gram" meaning the village of cows. A lot of cattle, particularly cows were owned by the people in Dahanu. Today, Dahanu...
and lies on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad rail route. Palghar is the next major junction after Virar
Virar
Virar is a name of a suburb of Northern Mumbai. Virar is a city and a part of Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation in Thane district in the Indian state of Maharashtra....
on the Western Railway and is also accessible by the Mumbai-Ahmedabad National Highway (NH 8). The town is complete with everything necessary for a comfortable life including shopping centres, schools, colleges, cinemas, restaurants and hospitals. The environment is luscious and pollution-free which creates a tranquil ambience and ideal atmosphere to start any activity.
The town is a major hub for all the facilities after Virar
Virar
Virar is a name of a suburb of Northern Mumbai. Virar is a city and a part of Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation in Thane district in the Indian state of Maharashtra....
. Various age groups of people travel from the surrounding villages for different job opportunities, education, business, shopping, health care facilities, etc. Many villages are connected to Palghar via road & rail. The government provides State Transport Bus facility to access this villages. Various villages surrounding Palghar include Tarapur, Boisar, Umroli, Kelva, Satpati, Shirgaon etc.
Employment
The main occupation of the people of Palghar is employment in factories and farming. The land surrounding Palghar abounds in human resources - skilled and unskilled. Apart from the government promoted MIDC situated at TarapurTarapur
Tarapur may refer to places in India:* Tarapur, Maharashtra**Tarapur Atomic Power Station* Tarapur, Bihar* Tarapur, Gujarat* Tarapur, Orissa* Tarapur, Madhya Pradesh...
, Palghar is also home to a number of Industrial Townships where there are many small scale industries such as engineering, pharmaceutical, plastics, textile, notebook industries. Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
's biggest fishing center, Satpati
Satpati
Satpati is one of the biggest fishing villages on the western coast of India. It is about 80 km north of Mumbai, located in the Palghar Taluka of District Thane in Maharashtra. The main industry in Satpati is fishing and the majority of the population is part of the Koli community. During...
, is located around 8 kilometres from Palghar railway station. There are farms growing chickoos, coconut
Coconut
The coconut palm, Cocos nucifera, is a member of the family Arecaceae . It is the only accepted species in the genus Cocos. The term coconut can refer to the entire coconut palm, the seed, or the fruit, which is not a botanical nut. The spelling cocoanut is an old-fashioned form of the word...
s, palm dotted all around villages around Palghar. Rice
Rice
Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...
is grown on agricultural lands during the monsoon
Monsoon
Monsoon is traditionally defined as a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation, but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with the asymmetric heating of land and sea...
. A large part of the population commutes to Mumbai daily to make a living.
Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Palghar had a population of 52,677. Males constitute 28,645 i.e. 54.37% of the population and females 24,032 i.e. 45.63% of the population. Palghar has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 72%. In Palghar, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
For a town its size, Palghar is surprisingly cosmopolitan. Being a border town between Gujarat and Maharashtra and being close to Mumbai, it has a good percentage of population of people from other states besides Maharashtra and Gujarat like Rajasthan, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Most of the rich landlords of Palghar made their money trading grass to the dairies in Mumbai. Grass trading is a major occupation of many families in Palghar. The town is also close to an industrial complex, located at Boisar
Boisar
- Geography :Boisar is located at . It has an average elevation of 10 metres .Boisar is located north of Virar on the Western Railway line of Mumbai Suburban Railway. To reach Boisar, one can catch Shuttle/MEMU trains from Virar. Some long-distance trains also stop here. By road, it can be...
and India's first nuclear power plant, located at Tarapur
Tarapur
Tarapur may refer to places in India:* Tarapur, Maharashtra**Tarapur Atomic Power Station* Tarapur, Bihar* Tarapur, Gujarat* Tarapur, Orissa* Tarapur, Madhya Pradesh...
.
Industrialization is gradually changing the face of Palghar. The town is getting a make-over of sorts due to Industrialization. Palghar's youth are getting employment in the small scale and medium scale industries coming up in and around the area. In the olden days agriculture was one of the main source of livelihood, but Industrialization has opened up new avenues for them.
Residential
Palghar is spread across a number of villages which has a number of residential colonies, housing complexes, independent housing units and cooperative housing societies. A number of high end residential projects sprawl in Palghar at affordable rate.Marathi Schools
- Aryan Education Society's M.N.Dandekar High School
- Bhagini Samaj Vidyamandir
- Jeevan Vikas Shikshan Sanstha's Shri S.T. Kadam Vidyalaya
English Schools
- Anand Ashram English High School
- Kenam English High School
- Twinkle Star English High School
- Holy Spirit High School
- Sacred Heart High School
- Sundaram Central School (CBSE Board)
Colleges
- Sonopant Dandekar Shikshan Mandali's R.H.Save Arts, C.J.Bhanushali Commerce & B.A.Dandekar Science Jr. College (better known as SDSM College or Dandekar College)
- Sonopant Dandekar Shikshan Mandali's S.Dandekar Arts, V.S.Apte Commerece & M.H.Mehta Science Sr. College (better known as SDSM College or Dandekar College)
- National College Palghar
- St. John College of Engineering and Technology (SJCET)
- St. John Institute of Pharmacy and Research (SJIPR)
- St. John Institute of Management and Research (SJIMR)
- St.John Institute of Hospitality & Catering Technology (SJIHCT)
- Jeevan Vikas Shikshan Sanstha's Shri S.T.Kadam Mahavidyalaya (Marathi Medium)
- Yeshwantrao Chaphekar Vidya Sankul
- SNDT Women's College Palghar - proposed.
- Dr. M.L. Dhawale Memorial Homoeopathic Institute
Miscellaneous
Palghar has many hospitals. Some are specialised for women care while others are for all types of patients.There are sonography centres along with X-rayX-ray
X-radiation is a form of electromagnetic radiation. X-rays have a wavelength in the range of 0.01 to 10 nanometers, corresponding to frequencies in the range 30 petahertz to 30 exahertz and energies in the range 120 eV to 120 keV. They are shorter in wavelength than UV rays and longer than gamma...
facility.The government primary health centre also caters to all patients free of charge.There are ambulance services for taking the patients to referral hospitals.kanta hospital blood storage centre run by dr chawhans late ratilaldevji chawhan charitable trust provide blood to other hospitals in emergency and when ever required for delivary or surgery.
There is a medical association of the doctors in and around palghar which holds CME programmes to catch up with new developments in medicine.
List of Hospitals in Palghar
- Palghar Medical Center
- Sharada Hospital
- Philia Hospital
- Dhada Hospital
- Kanta Hospital (Dr Chawhan Rajendra's Maternity Home)
- Dr. M.L. Dhawale Memorial Homoeopathic Hospital
- Palghar Nursing Home
- Ganesh Hospital (Orthopedic)
Major Industries
Palghar has a number of prominent industries such as Welspun,Macleods Pharma's first unit, Durian, Sundaram Notebook, Ginza Industries Ltd, R&S Electronics, Ebco, EU-Medicaments, Raghuvanshi Foods, Abby Lighting, Astamed Healthcare (I) Pvt. Ltd. , Fashion Forecast (India), Rapid Valves, Kamal Containers, Thakkar & Sons, Nirali Sinks, Vinod Cookware, Macro Bars And Wires (India), Austenitic Steels etc. Along with Industries Palghar has a number of industrial townships, prominent ones being Genesis Industrial Township and Dewan & Sons.Local News Papers
Palghar Samachar (Gujarati Paper Weekly)Palghar Mitra (Marathi Paper Biweekly)