Kamothe

Nodal city of Navi Mumbai in Maharashtra, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kamothe

Kamothe is a node of Navi Mumbai in the Raigad District, developed and maintained by CIDCO. It is located on the Sion Panvel Highway and is the third node towards Mumbai after Panvel and Kalamboli.

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Kamothe
Mansarovar / Khandeshwar
Nodal city of Navi Mumbai
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Kamothe-Sector36 at night
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Kamothe
Coordinates: 19.016804°N 73.096461°E / 19.016804; 73.096461
CountryIndia
StateMaharashtra
CityNavi Mumbai
DistrictRaigad
Founded byCIDCO
Government
  BodyPanvel Municipal Corporation
Elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2016)
  Total
250,000
Official Language - Marathi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
410206/410209
Telephone code022 --------
Vehicle registrationMH 46 (Navi Mumbai's Raigad district), MH 43 (Navi Mumbai's Thane district) and MH 06 (Alibaug)
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Location

The site of Kamothe adjoins the Central Business District of Belapur (CBD Belapur) of Navi Mumbai and is surrounded by Kharghar in its north, Taloja in north-east, Kalamboli in its east and Panvel in its south. The western region of Kamothe is a wet land area with enormous mangroves and towards the western side, this bed of mangroves will end thus giving way to the upcoming Navi Mumbai International Airport, which is estimated to be finished by 2024. Which can be viewed from the edges of the town due to its elevated position. Kamothe is nustled between the NH548 (connecting to JNPT road) and the Mumbai-Satara Highway. The site is also connected to the small village- Jui Gaav.

Characteristics

Kamothe is a spacious node, as it is evenly divided into 48 sectors and has some great infrastructure facilities. It is experiencing rapid growth, with a substantial rise in the population in the past five years.

Transportation

Kamothe falls in Raigad district and is maintained by the Panvel Municipal Corporation and CIDCO.

Kamothe has two railway stations Mansarovar and Khandeshwar that lie on the harbour line, a part of Mumbai suburban railways.

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Local train in Mansarovar Railway Station

Auto rickshaws are the primary means of local transportation.

BEST, NMMT and MSRTC/ST buses serve as another means of transportation over a long distance to various nodes through Navi Mumbai. Kamothe postal index number is 410209. [1]

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View of Panvel Highway from Kamothe
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Kamothe- NMIA area from Sector 35

Schools and colleges

  • MNR school of excellence
  • Loknete Ramsheth Thakur English Medium School and Jr. College
  • St. Agrasen High School & Jr. College
  • Shankarrao Chavan Vidyalay School And Junior College
  • Sushma Patil Vidyalaya and Junior College
  • S.S.H. Jr. College
  • H.B.P SHRI. DAMAJI GANPAT GOWARI VIDYALAYA & JUNIOR COLLEGE
  • S.S.V Shree Suvidya Vidyalaya School
  • Z.P.School
  • Dattushet Patil School
  • Loknete Ramsheth Thakur Public School - CBSE[2]
  • MGM School of Biomedical Sciences[3]
  • MGM Medical College and Hospital [4]
  • M.U.M ENGLISH SCHOOL
  • S S Bhagat New English School
  • Indo Scots Global School[5]
  • Maji Amdar Dattusheth Patil Vidyalay
  • New English School

References

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