Khopoli







City in Maharashtra, India

















































Khopoli
City
Nickname(s): 
City Of Waterfalls



Khopoli is located in Maharashtra

Khopoli

Khopoli



Location in Maharashtra, India

Coordinates: 18°47′20″N 73°20′35″E / 18.789°N 73.343°E / 18.789; 73.343Coordinates: 18°47′20″N 73°20′35″E / 18.789°N 73.343°E / 18.789; 73.343
Country
 India
State Maharashtra
District Raigad
Elevation

 61 m (200 ft)
Population
(2011)

 • Total 108,648
Demonym(s) Khopolikar
Language

 • Official Marathi
Time zone
UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
410203 410204 410216
Vehicle registration MH-46

Khopoli, is an industrial city in the Khalapur taluka of Raigad district, in the Indian state of Maharashtra, at the base of the Sahyadri mountains. Patalganga River which is the tailrace channel of Tata Hydroelectric Power station flows through Khopoli.[1][2]


It is a municipal council and is a part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Khopoli Municipal council covers an area of 30 km2.[3]


Khopoli is connected to the Mumbai suburban railway by a single line from Karjat. The distance between CST to Khopoli is 114.24 km along the Central Railway Suburban Line which is a broad gauge line carrying electric locomotives.[4][5]


It is also located on NH 4,[6][7] about 80 km south of Mumbai.




Contents






  • 1 Geography and history


  • 2 Demographics


  • 3 Industries in Khopoli


  • 4 Educational institutions in Khopoli


    • 4.1 Khalapur Taluka Shikshan Prasarak Mandal




  • 5 Culture and religion


  • 6 References





Geography and history


Khopoli is located at 18°45' N, 73°20'.[8] It is situated at about 61 m above mean sea level.[9] It falls under three Pin codes Khopoli 410203, Khopoli Power House 410204 and Jagdish Nagar 410216.[10] STD code for Khopoli is (0)2192.[11]





Bor Ghat


A colonial source describes Khopoli as follows:







[12]


There was an annachatra or a free feeding house, in the vicinity of the Mahadev temple, but by 1882 all that remained of it were huge grinding stones.[13]
The GIPR line was extended to Khopoli in 1856.[5][14]


Khopoli is the site of the first privately owned hydroelectric power station in India built by Tatas.[15]



Demographics


In the 2011 India census, Khopoli had a population of 1,08,648. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Khopoli has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 68%. Thirteen per cent of the population is under 6 years of age.[16]



Industries in Khopoli


The factories in Khopoli Municipal Limits are:



  • Alta Laboratories Limited, a leading bulk chemical manufacturer and a pioneer and still India's largest producer of Salicylic Acid and its various derivatives.[17]

  • Bohler-Uddeholm India Limited[18]

  • Bombay Oxygen Limited

  • Government Milk Scheme, Khopoli.[19]

  • Hastimal Manikchand Retail Pvt. Ltd., a leading grocery merchant of grains and oil, providing retail service of FMCG.[20]

  • India Steel Works Limited, Bright Bar Division[21]

  • Innovassynth Technologies Limited (Formerly Indian Organic Chemicals)[22]

  • Isibars Limited, Special Steels Division[23]


  • Mahindra Ugine Steel[24]

  • Mohan Rockey Spring Water Breweries Limited[25]

  • Paper & Pulp Conversions Ltd (PAPCO), a pioneering paper & paperboard mill started by industrialist Baburaoji Parkhe. The first industry in Khopoli which brought electricity to the town. Started operations in Khopoli in 1949 and closed down in 1990.

  • SANPlast PVT LTD Limited[26]

  • Tata Hydro Electric Power Supply Company Limited[27]


  • Wärtsilä India Limited,[28] Wärtsilä Corp, its parent company, is a Finland-based equipment and turnkey solutions provider; it plans to convert this unit into a global manufacturing and sourcing unit by 2012.[29]

  • Wheelabrator Alloy Castings Limited[30]

  • Zenith Steel Pipes Limited[31]





Educational institutions in Khopoli


Various institutions run schools, colleges and a polytechnic.



Khalapur Taluka Shikshan Prasarak Mandal


Khalapur Taluka Shikshan Prasarak Mandal runs the following institutions in Khopoli[32]



  1. Shishu Mandir Khopoli (English Medium School)

  2. Anand Shala School, Khopoli (English Medium School)

  3. Carmel Convent School (English Medium School)

  4. Vasant Deshmukh Memorial School (VDM) (English Medium School)

  5. Jagdish Chandra Mahindra Memorial School (JCMM)

  6. Janata Vidyalaya Junior College

  7. Janata Vidyalaya (Marathi Medium School)

  8. Khopoli Hindi Vidyalaya (Hindi Medium School)

  9. K. M. C. College (Affiliated to Mumbai University)[33][34]

  10. Khopoli Polytechnic[35][36]

  11. Sahyadri Vidyalaya

  12. Zenith High School (English medium School)



Culture and religion


Khopoli has a "fine oval shaped reservoir" and a temple of God Mahadev as Vireshwar built by Nana Phadnavis. The reservoir is built of solid and strong black rock and is oval shaped. The circumference of the reservoir is about 1207 m and it covers an area of about 75000 sq m. The reservoir holds excellent water throughout the year. The reservoir has surrounding walls also built in stone and are of a width of about 1.5 m to 1.8 m. The reservoir has stone steps leading to the water. The temple is of a height of about 22.9 m m from the base to the top and the foundation measures 12.2 m x 6.1 m. Inside is the image of God Shiva. The Sabha mandap measures about 6.1 m x 3.1 m. At the entrance of the temple is a samadhi. A fair is held in honour of the temple deity on Mahasivaratri day - Maagha Vadya 13.[1][13]


The PAPCO Mill complex has a Parashurama temple and Fire temple or Agni Mandir which was built in 1971.[37][38]
The Gagangiri Maharaj Ashram is located in Khopoli, it is here that Gagangiri Maharaj died on 4 February 2008.[39]


The Akhil Bharatha Ayyappa Seva Sangham, includes the Ayyappa Temple, in its list of Ayyappa temples in India and abroad.[40]



References





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  20. ^ "Hastimal Manikchand Retail Pvt. Ltd". Retrieved 2015-12-29.


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