Palghar district
Palghar district | |
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Clockwise from top-left: View from Kosbad Hill, Chimaji Appa memorial at Vasai Fort, Sunset at beach in Dahanu, View of Virar from Jivdani Hill, Jai Vilas Palace in Jawhar | |
Location in Maharashtra, India | |
| Coordinates: 19°41′49″N 72°46′16″E / 19.697029°N 72.771249°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| Division | Konkan |
| Established | 21 August 2016 |
| Headquarters | Palghar |
| Government | |
| • Body | Palghar Zilla Parishad |
| • Guardian Minister | Ganesh Naik (Cabinet Minister Mha) |
| • President Z. P. Palghar | NA |
| • District Collector | Mr. Dr. Manik Gursul (IAS) |
| • CEO Z. P. Palghar | NA |
| • MPs | Hemant Savara (Palghar) |
| Area | |
| 5,344 km2 (2,063 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011 Census) | |
| 2,990,116 | |
| • Density | 559.5/km2 (1,449/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,435,210 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Postal codes | 401xxx, 402xxx, 403xxx, 404xxx, 405xxx, 406xxx |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-MH |
| Vehicle registration | MH-04 (Thane RTO), MH-48 (Palghar District RTO) |
| Website | palghar |
Palghar district (Marathi pronunciation: [paːlɡʱəɾ]) is a district in the Konkan division of the Indian state of Maharashtra. 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 Government of Maharashtra announced the formation of Palghar as the 36th district of Maharashtra. It was carved out of Thane district. Palghar District starts from Dahanu in the north and ends at Naigaon. It comprises the talukas of Palghar, Vada, Vikramgad, Jawhar, Mokhada, Dahanu, Talasari and Vasai. At the 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 (Dongari). Palghar District is blessed by beautiful beaches as it is the part of konkan such as "Shirgaon Beach", "Kelve Beach", "Vadrai Beach", "Dahanu Beach", "Bordi Beach", "Chinchani Beach", "Arnala Beach", "Rajodi Beach", "Suruchi Beach", "Kalamb Beach", "Bhuigaon Beach" etc. The district is bounded by Thane and Nashik districts in the east and northeast, and by the Valsad district of Gujarat state and the Dadra and Nagar Haveli district of the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu union territory in the north. The Arabian Sea forms the western boundary, while the whole district falls under the fastest developing northern part of Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Basically people of Palghar District population belong to Tribal-Konkni, Warli, koli, Agri..