Bhivpuri

Bhivpuri
city
Bhivpuri

Location in Maharashtra, India

Coordinates: 18°58′12″N 73°19′53″E / 18.97000°N 73.33139°E / 18.97000; 73.33139Coordinates: 18°58′12″N 73°19′53″E / 18.97000°N 73.33139°E / 18.97000; 73.33139
Country  India
State Maharashtra
District Raigad
Elevation 40 m (130 ft)
Population (2011)
  Total 21,178
Languages
  Official Marathi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 410201
Telephone code 02148
Vehicle registration MH-06

Bhivpuri is a town in Karjat Taluka near Mumbai. It is the location of Bhivpuri Road railway station of the Mumbai Suburban Railway. A temple of Sai Baba of Shirdi is located here.[1][2] Numerous nearby waterfalls attract visitors on weekends. Bhivpuri Dam and a hydro-electricity generation plant of Tata Power is located nearby. Neral is the previous stop and Karjat is the next stop. Bhivpuri has state highway which is connecting to NH4, Panvel & Navi Mumbai and the other side connects to Badlapur & Thane District. In Bhivpuri there is one new multi facilities hospital (Raigad Hospital & Research Center) located which covers the area from Shelu, Neral to Karjat.

Bhivpuri is now developing by the builders after Badlapur & NeralBhivpuri is the next money making land for the developers.

Bhivpuri has a waterfall where people comes from the nearest cities such as Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Pune & Thane. Most of the visitors are college students who visits for a day picnic and enjoy in the waterfall..

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Bhivpuri Road, a small town located in Karjat Taluka, famous for its waterfalls, is a preferred destination for weekends during rainy season. Bhivpuri Road station is in between Neral and Karjat (Central Railway). Waterfalls are easily accessible by trekking which takes at least 30 minutes to reach.

Enjoy the thrill of Bhekare waterfall throughout the day with an amazing rappelling and Team Building session under the expert’s guidance.

Different games which motivates a person to work in a team. (Treasure hunt, Rope relay in closed circle, etc.)


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