Borivali-Padgha | |
Native Name: | Padghe |
Settlement Type: | village |
Pushpin Map: | India Maharashtra#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Maharashtra, India |
Coordinates: | 19.3701°N 73.1756°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Maharashtra |
Subdivision Name2: | Thane |
Government Type: | Gram Panchayat |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | Approximately 15000 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 421101 |
Registration Plate: | Thane MH - 04 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Literacy |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | 85[1] % |
Demographics1 Info1: | Marathi |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Bhiwandi (Gramin) |
Borivali-Padgha is a twin Village in Bhiwandi Taluka in Thane District of Maharashtra State, India. It belongs to Konkan region. 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 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]
5 of its citizens were accused of carrying out the 2002 bus bombings and March 2003 bomb blasts in Mumbai.
In December 2023, 15 people from Borivali-Padgha were arrested by the National Investigative Agency for allegedly supporting and conducting activities for ISIS.[4] [5]