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Bhivpuri | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 18°58′12″N 73°19′53″E / 18.97000°N 73.33139°E | |
Country | India |
State | Maharashtra |
District | Raigad |
Elevation | 40 m (130 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 21,178 |
Languages | |
• Official | Marathi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
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.