Palghar district

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Palghar district (Marathi pronunciation: [paːlɡʱəɾ]) is a district in the Konkan division of the Indian state of Maharashtra. The headquarters of the district is the town of Palghar. Other major cities in the district are Vasai-Virar, Talasari, Jawhar and Dahanu. On 1 Aug 2014, the Government of Maharashtra announced the formation of Palghar as the 36th district of Maharashtra. It was carved out of Thane district. Palghar District starts from Dahanu in the north and ends at Naigaon. It comprises the talukas of Palghar, Vada, Vikramgad, Jawhar, Mokhada, Dahanu, Talasari and Vasai. At the 2011 Census, the talukas now comprising the district had a population of 2,990,116. Palghar has an urban population of 1,435,210, that is 48% of total population is living in Urbanized Area. Palghar has all the three categories of the lifestyles, Urban (Nagari), Coastal (Sagari) and Mountains-Hilly Region (Dongari). Palghar District is blessed by beautiful beaches as it is the part of konkan such as "Shirgaon...

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