Umroli | |
Settlement Type: | village |
Pushpin Map: | India Maharashtra |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Maharashtra, India |
Coordinates: | 19.7558°N 72.7606°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Maharashtra |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Palghar |
Government Type: | Gram panchayat |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Marathi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code: | 401404 |
Registration Plate: | MH-48, MH-04 |
Umroli is a town in Maharashtra.[1] It also has a railway station on the western Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway. It is located roughly 6km (04miles) north of Palghar which is the district headquarters. Umroli was situated in the old Thane District of Maharashtra. After the bifurcation, it is now a part of the Palghar district.
Umroli is located 8km (05miles) south of Boisar on the Western Railway and 6km (04miles) from Palghar line of Mumbai Suburban Railway. It can be reached from National Highway NH-4, 30km (20miles) off from Charoti Naka. It is 40km (30miles) north of Virar on the Western Railway line.
Tarapur Industrial Estate, Tarapur Atomic Power Station, and a thermal power station owned by Reliance Energy Limited are located close by. The huge industrial area at Tarapur accommodates various specialty chemicals, bulk drugs, steel and alloy, and textile manufacturing companies.