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Kelwa
Kelve
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Kelwa
Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 19°36′53″N72°44′10″E / 19.614858°N 72.736101°E / 19.614858; 72.736101 Coordinates: 19°36′53″N72°44′10″E / 19.614858°N 72.736101°E / 19.614858; 72.736101
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Maharashtra
Languages
  Official Marathi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Kelwa or Kelve is a town in Maharashtra, India. [1] It is served by the Kelve Road railway station on the Western line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway which extends from Churchgate to Dahanu Road.

Maharashtra State in western India

Maharashtra is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan plateau. It is the second-most populous state and third-largest state by area in India. Spread over 307,713 km2 (118,809 sq mi), it is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana and Chhattisgarh to the east, Gujarat and Dadra and Nagar Haveli to the north west, and Madhya Pradesh to the north. It is also the world's second-most populous subnational entity. It was formed by merging the western and south-western parts of the Bombay State, Berar and Vidarbha, and the north-western parts of the Hyderabad State and splitting Saurashtra by the States Reorganisation Act. It has over 112 million inhabitants and its capital, Mumbai, has a population around 18 million making it the most populous urban area in India. Nagpur hosts the winter session of the state legislature. Pune is known as 'Oxford of the East' due to the presence of several well-known educational institutions.

India Country in South Asia

India, also known as the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh largest country by area and with more than 1.3 billion people, it is the second most populous country as well as the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the northeast; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives, while its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia.

Kelve Road railway station

Kelve Road is a railway station on the Western line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. Kelve Road is located in Palghar district of Maharashtra state in Konkan division. Kelve Road Railway Station is between the Virar-Dahanu local train service. All Dahanu Road bound local trains from Mumbai Western Rail route halt at this station. This is the third station after Virar moving towards Dahanu Road.

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Location

Kelwe is located 35 km North of Virar on the Western Railway line of Mumbai Suburban Railway.

Virar City in Maharashtra, India

Virar is a city in India, part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Virar is also a part of Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation in Palghar district of Maharashtra state in Konkan division.

The famous Kelwa Beach which is situated around 5 kilometres from the Kelve Road station.

Kelwa Beach village in Maharashtra, India

Kelwa Beach, also known as Kelva or Kelwe Beach, is a beach in Maharashtra, India. It is a popular weekend getaway for tourists from Mumbai.

Palghar town is situated 12 kilometres away to the north while Saphale lies to its south.

Palghar District in Maharashtra, India

Palgharpronunciation ) is a town in Konkan division of Maharashtra state and a Municipal Council located about 87 kilometers north off Mumbai. Palghar lies on the Western Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway on the busy Mumbai-Ahmedabad rail corridor. It is the administrative capital of the newly formed Palghar district. The town is located around 35 kilometers north of Virar and about 24 kilometers west of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad National Highway exit at Manor, India.

Saphale Town in Maharashtra, India

Saphale is a town in Palghar Taluka in Palghar District in Maharashtra, India, north of the mouth of the Vaitarna River. According to Census 2011 information the location code or village code of Saphale village is 552293. Saphale village is located in Palghar Tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra, India. It is situated 20km away from sub-district headquarter Palghar and 65km away from district headquarter Thane. As per 2009 stats, Saphala is the gram panchayat of Saphale village.

Jai Ambe Maa Temple In Kelve Road Station Ambaji Mata Temple Is A Major Shakti Peeth Of Kelve Road It Was Established For 11 November 2008

Industrial area and power stations

Tarapur Industrial Estate, Tarapur Atomic Power Station and a Thermal Power Station owned by Reliance Energy Limited are located around 30 kilometres from Kelwe.

Tarapur, Maharashtra Town in Maharashtra, India

Tarapur is a census town in Palghar district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is an industrial town located some 45 km north of Virar, on the Western Railway line of Mumbai Suburban Division. Tarapur can be reached from Boisar, the nearest railway station. It is 20 km off National Highway NH-8.

Tarapur Atomic Power Station nuclear power plant in India

Tarapur Atomic Power Station (T.A.P.S.) is located in Tarapur, Palghar, India. It was the first commercial nuclear power station built in India.

Reliance Infrastructure engineering, construction conglomerate based in India

Reliance Infrastructure Limited (R-Infra), formerly Reliance Energy Limited (REL) and Bombay Suburban Electric Supply (BSES), is an Indian private sector enterprise involved in power generation, infrastructure, construction and defence. It is part of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group. The company is headed by it's Chairman Anil Ambani and Chief Executive Officer Lalit Jalan. The corporate headquarters is in Navi Mumbai. Reliance Infrastructure interests are in the fields of power plants, metro rail, airports, bridges, toll roads, defence. It is a major share holder in another group company Reliance Power and Reliance Naval and Engineering Limited.

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Thane district District of Maharashtra in India

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Western Railway zone

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