Boisar

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Boisar
District(s)	Thane
Coordinates	19.8° N 72.75° E
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 10 m (33 ft)
Population	14,684 (2001)

Coordinates: 19.8° N 72.75° E

Boisar is a town in Thane district in the state of Maharashtra, India.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 2.1 Industrial Area 2.2 Nuclear Power Station 2.3 Gas Fired Power Station 3 Residential 4 Schools 5 Public Transport 6 Railways 7 State Transport (ST) Buses 8 Hotels 9 References

[edit] Geography

Boisar is located at 19.8° N 72.75° E^[1]. It has an average elevation of 10 metres (32 feet).

Boisar is located 45 km north of Virar on the Western Railway line of Mumbai Suburban Railway To reach Boisar, one can catch Shuttle/MEMU trains from Virar. Long Distance trains also stop. By Road, It can be reached from National Highway NH-4, 22 km off from Pelhar Phata. There are regular state transport buses from Palghar, Thane, Bhiwandi and Wada.

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^GRIndia, Boisar had a population of 14,684. Males constitute 56% of the population and females 44%. Boisar has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 83% and female literacy of 69%. 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

[edit] Industrial Area

Tarapur Industrial Estate, the premium industrial area, is located nearby. The huge industrial area accommodates various specialty chemical, bulk drugs, steel and alloy and textile manufacturing companies.

The working environment is good and basic infrastructure like roads, power, water and availability of manpower is available.

[edit] Nuclear Power Station

India's first nuclear power plant, Tarapur Atomic Power Station (TAPS), is located 12km away from Boisar. There are four units currently operational at this location. Two units, named 1&2 are the oldest commercial nuclear reactors in India. These two units are of Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) type. These were commissioned in 1969 and generate 160MWe each. The other two units (3&4) were put in service in 2005 and generate 540MWe each. The newer units of 3&4 are indigenously built and are largest Pressurized Heavy Water (PHWR) reactors built in India

Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (B.A.R.C) is also located close by. This location consists of the waste immobilisation plant and the fuel reprocessing plant.

[edit] Gas Fired Power Station

Tarapur Industrial Estate has proposed a gas fired power station at Tarapur Industrial Area.

[edit] Residential

Boisar is fine residential location. Very good schools, shopping complexes, multiplexes and hotels are located here.

[edit] Schools

Boisar has some of the best schools as compared to its demographics. One of the oldest Private English schools in Boisar was TVM or Tarapur Vidya Mandir. There was a government run English school for the kids who's parents were employed in BARC or TAPS. Many schools came in the course of the year but the only private school that has grown and expanded is the TVM. Ramchandra Hiraji Save at Tarapur is a good Marathi Medium school.

[edit] Public Transport

Rented cars/taxis, state transport buses (Maharashtra State Transport Corporation) and auto rickshaws are the general mode of transport. Boisar also has many good beaches, the most loved one is "Chinchani". These beaches are not crowded and clean for people to enjoy! There are many chiku farms that one can visit.

[edit] Railways

To reach Boisar from Mumbai, following trains are available:

Avadh Express : 22:40 from Bandra Terminus, 23:23 @Borivili, 00:35 Boisar
Viramgram Pass: 22:40 from Mumbai Central, 23:35@Borivili, 01:36 Boisar
Bharuch Shuttle: 04:10 from Virar, 04:53 Boisar
MEMU Shuttle: 04:40 from Virar, 05:28 Boisar
MEMU Shuttle: 05:40 from Virar, 06:28 Boisar
MEMU Shuttle: 06:15 from Virar, 07:03 Boisar
Gujarat Express: 05:45 from Mumbai Central, 06:27 @Borivili, 07:30 Boisar
Surat Intercity Express: 07:00 from Bandra Terminus, 08:30 Boisar
Surat Shuttle: 07:40 from Virar, 08:35 Boisar
MEMU Shuttle: 08:30 from Virar, 09:18 Boisar
Ferozpur Express: 07:25 from Mumbai Central,08:09 @Borivili, 09:33 Boisar
Saurashtra Express: 07:55 from Mumbai Central,08:40@Borivili, 10:01 Boisar
Vapi Passengar:09:25 from Bandra Terminus, 09:59@Borivili, 11:30 Boisar
Balsad Shuttle: 11:30 from Virar, 12:18 Boisar
Dahanu Shuttle: 11:55 from Virar, 12:43 Boisar
MEMU Shuttle: 13:20 from Virar, 14:08 Boisar
Ahmedabad Passenger:12:35 from Mumbai Central,13:36@Borivili, 15:08 Boisar
MEMU Shuttle: 16:00 from Borivili,17:27 Boisar
MEMU Shuttle: 17:10 from Virar, 17:57 Boisar
MEMU Shuttle: 18:00 from Virar, 18:48 Boisar
Balsad Fast Passenger:18:10 from Mumbai Central,19:28@Borivili,20:16 Boisar
MEMU Shuttle: 20:35 from Virar, 21:23 Boisar
Lokshakti Express:19:35 from Mumbai Cental, 21:03 @Borivili, 21:47 Boisar
Dahanu Shuttle: 22:45 from Virar, 23:37 Boisar

To go to Mumbai from Boisar:

Viramgram Pass: 01:36 Boisar, 04:40 @Mumbai Central
Avadh Express : 02:49 Boisar, 05:00 @Bandra Terminus
Dahanu Shuttle: 05:17 Boisar, 06:15 @Virar
Balsad Fast Passenger:06:44Boisar, 09:15 @Mumbai Central
MEMU Shuttle: 07:25 Boisar, 08:20 @Virar
Surat Shuttle: 09:07 Boisar, 10:00 @Virar
MEMU Shuttle: 09:50 Boisar, 10:55 @Virar
MEMU Shuttle: 11:15 Boisar, 12:10 @Virar
Ahmedabad Passenger: 12:19 Boisar, 14:10@Borivili
Gujarat Express: 14:25 Boisar, 16:35 @Mumbai Central
MEMU Shuttle: 14:35 Boisar, 15:30 @Virar
Vapi Shuttle: 15:18 Boisar, 16:15 @Virar
Saurashtra Express: 16:44 Boisar, 19:30@Mumbai Central

MEMU Shuttle: 17:40 Boisar, 18:35 @Virar
Ferozpur Express: 18:12 Boisar, 20:40 @Mumbai Central
Surat Intercity Express: 18:35 Boisar, 20:15 @Bandra Terminus
Valsad Pass: 18:50 Boisar, 21:05 @Bandra Terminus
Dahanu Shuttle: 19:17 Boisar, 21:34 @Bandra Terminus
MEMU Shuttle: 20:15 Boisar, 21:05 @Virar
Bharuch Shuttle: 20:31 Boisar, 21:30 @Virar
MEMU Shuttle: 21:36 Boisar, 22:30 @Virar
Surat Shuttle: 22:04 Boisar, 23:00 @Virar
MEMU Shuttle: 22:30 Boisar, 23:20 @Virar

Note: Please verify the exact timings, Indian Railways can modify the timetable as required.

Sachinspatil 19:34, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] State Transport (ST) Buses

Here are the major ST Bus Routes operating from Boisar ST Depot:

From Boisar,departs:
to Bhusaval : 06:00
to Kolhapur : 06:30
to Paithan  : 06:45
to Shirdi  : 07:00
to Aurangabad:07:30
to Murbad  : 08:00
to Nashik  : 12:00
to Thane  : 07:15 (via Wada/Bhiwandi)
to Thane  : 08:15 (via Manor/Highway)
to Thane  : 09:00 (via Manor/Highway)
to Kalyan  : 09:15(via Wada/Bhiwandi)
to Thane  : 10:00 (via Manor/Highway)
to Thane  : 11:00 (via Manor/Highway)
to Kalyan  : 11:30(via Wada/Bhiwandi)
to Pune  : 12:30(via Wada/Bhiwandi)
to Kalyan  : 13:00(via Wada/Bhiwandi)
to Thane  : 14:00 (via Wada/Bhiwandi)
to Alibag  : 14:30 (via Wada/Bhiwandi)
to Thane  : 15:30(via Wada/Bhiwandi)
to Kalyan  : 16:00(via Wada/Bhiwandi)
to Thane  : 16:30 (via Manor/Highway)
to Panvel  : 17:00(via Wada/Bhiwandi)
to Panvel  : 17:45(via Wada/Bhiwandi)
to Thane  : 19:15(via Wada/Bhiwandi)

To Boisar, arrives:
from Bhusaval : 18:00
from Paithan  : 18:30
from Kolhapur : 19:30
from Shirdi  : 16:30
from Aurangabad:17:00
from Murbad  : 11:45
from Murbad  : 17:30
from Nashik  : 13:30
from Thane  : 09:45 (via Manor/Highway)
from Thane  : 11:15 (via Wada/Bhiwandi)
from Thane  : 11:30 (via Manor/Highway)
from Thane  : 12:30 (via Wada/Bhiwandi)
from Kalyan  : 12:30 (via Wada/Bhiwandi)
from Alibag  : 13:00 (via Wada/Bhiwandi)
from Panvel  : 13:00 (via Wada/Bhiwandi)
from Thane  : 14:45 (via Wada/Bhiwandi)
from Pune  : 15:00
from Thane  : 15:45 (via Manor/Highway)
from Kalyan  : 16:05(via Wada/Bhiwandi)
from Kalyan  : 16:45(via Wada/Bhiwandi)
from Thane  : 16:45 (via Manor/Highway)
from Thane  : 17:45 (via Manor/Highway)
from Kalyan  : 19:00 (via Wada/Bhiwandi)
from Thane  : 20:00 (via Manor/Highway)

Aside from the above mentioned buses, there are many services to Wada and Bhiwandi throughout the day. Also, there are frequent buses about every 15 minutes for Palghar.

Sachinspatil 19:56, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Hotels

Contessa, Shivanand, Sarovar, Blue Diamond, Sunrose are some of the Hotels in this town.

Coordinates: 19°48′N, 72°45′E

Boisar
Next station south: Palghar	Mumbai suburban railway : Western Railway		Next station north: Vangaon
	Stop Number:34	KM from starting:102

These are the stations on Western line of Mumbai suburban railway

Churchgate | Marine Lines | Charni Road | Grant Road | Mumbai Central | Mahalaxmi | Lower Parel | Elphinstone Road | Dadar | Matunga Road | Mahim Junction | Bandra | Khar Road | Santacruz | Vile Parle | Andheri | Jogeshwari | Goregaon | Malad | Kandivali | Borivali | Dahisar | Mira Road | Bhayandar | Naigaon | Vasai Road | Nala Sopara | Virar

[edit] References

1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Boisar