Patlipada

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Patlipada
suburb
Hiranadani Estate located in Patlipada at Night
Patlipada
Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 19°10′21″N 72°57′25″E / 19.172431°N 72.957019°E / 19.172431; 72.957019Coordinates: 19°10′21″N 72°57′25″E / 19.172431°N 72.957019°E / 19.172431; 72.957019
Country  India
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Government
 • Body Thane Municipal Corporation
Languages
 • Official Marathi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 400 607
Telephone code 022
Vehicle registration MH-04
Nearest city Mumbai
Lok Sabha constituency Thane
Vidhan Sabha constituency Ovala-Majiwada (Thane)
Civic agency Thane Municipal Corporation

Patlipada was the village located on Ghodbunder Road, Maharashtra state in India. It is now a part of Thane city. Now this small village has grown into a most promising place with major Residential Complex and Official Residence of Thane Municipal Commissioner located in this area.

Geography

Patlipada is Located on the Ghodbunder Road which is 6 – 7 km away from the Thane Railway Station. As Patlipada was Village mostly land was covered with agriculture fields and quite near to the National Park. Now this has changed the village is transformed into a town and it can be said that it is in competition with the main Thane City itself.

The area has seen massive population growth with a lot of new residential and commercial projects being completed in the last 4–8 years. Also commercial activity is on the rise. Patlipada is Located on the Ghodbunder Road at a higher altitude than the actual city, Sanjay Gandhi National Park area is opposite to the Road. The Nearby Area is Brahmand and The area comes after Manpada and before Waghbil from Thane Station.

Being one of the important suburbs on the central side, the growth story of Thane city can be credited to its growing residential, commercial, retail and infrastructure development. The small town of Thane has experienced a makeover with huge complexes and new areas open for development like the Ghodbunder Road and Pokhran Road among others.[1]

Demographics and culture

Patlipada area has a predominantly Maharashtrian culture although, like Thane City, it has a cosmopolitan culture as well. Beside Marathi, sizable populations of North Indians, South Indians, Sindhis, Gujaratis and Marwari and other people from different regions live in Patlipada, mainly because of its proximity to Mumbai. Mumbai and Thane are separated only politically but the culture and customs are all the same. Festivals such as Ganesh Chaturthi, Navratri and Durga Puja are celebrated with great zest in this Area

Life

The Rutu Estate with Rutu Towers in Patlipada

The size of the city has increased manifold in recent years, spurred on by a residential boom due to people moving away from Mumbai city & Thane City to find affordable homes and good amenities, with peace of mind away from the Traffic and Noise. The housing Rate is quite lower than the Thane City as the area is little far from the Railway Station, but it is the most costliest area on Ghodbunder Road, as also it is top 5 costliest places in Thane City.

The Official Residence of Thane Municipal Commissioner is located in Patlipada. The development of upmarket residential complexes such as Hiranandani Estate, The Rutu Estate, Nisarg-Tapovan and many other new residential complex has increased the influx of people into this area. The area will have quite a number of malls (one of them is Under construction)

The Hiranandani Estate area is well known for its many eateries, having a wide variety of restaurants, ice-cream parlours, cake shops, cafés and snack shops, the area also has Hycoon, which is an amusement park.

Cine Wonder Mall and Lake City mall is quite near to the Patlipada area which are located at Kapurbavadi and Majiwada respectively.

Transport

TMT NEW BUS
A 13 EXP King Long bus

Thane Municipal Transport (TMT), Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport ~ BEST, Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Transport ~ MBMT and MSRTC (State Transport) corporations provide public bus service to the area. Autorickshaw on Meter is available to travel within City along with Taxies Normal as well as A/c Taxies.

Private Transport

There are many Private Buses starting from Patlipada and other Pvt Buses also have a hault at the Patlipada.
AutoRickshaw on seat is also available at peak hour time.
Meru, cool cabs & Mega Cabs also provide service towards South Mumbai & Airport.

TMT Buses

Route type Route No Starting Point Destination
Ordinary 51 Thane Railway Station (W) Waghbil
Ordinary 52 Thane Railway Station (W) Patlipada (Hiranandani Estate)
Ordinary 53 Thane Railway Station (W) Owala
Ordinary 54 Thane Railway Station (W) Kasarvadavli
Ordinary 57 Thane Railway Station (E) Mira Road Railway Station
Ordinary 58 Lokmanya Tilak Nagar Mira Road Railway Station
Ordinary 60 Wagle Depot Mira Road Railway Station
Ordinary 75 Kalsekar college,Mumbra Mira Road Railway Station
Ordinary 82 Lokmanya Tilak Nagar Patlipada (Hiranandani Estate)
Air-conditioned AC-65 Thane Railway Station (East) Borivali Railway Station (East)

The routes given above and below are as on March 2010.

BEST Buses

Route Route No Starting Destination (Thane) Route Description
Air-conditioned Express A 13
EXP		 Backbay Depot Hiranandani Estate Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Rani Laxmibai Chowk (Sion-East), Eastern Express Highway (Flyovers), Ghodbunder Road
Express C-61 EXP Mira Road Railway Station (East) Maharana Pratap Chowk (Mulund Check Naka) Mira Road Stn (E), Ghodbunder Road
Air-conditioned AS 458 Gorai Depot Maharana Pratap Chowk (Mulund Check Naka) Bus Stn Ghodbunder Road, Borivali Railway Station (East), Borivali Railway Station (West)
Limited 491 LTD SEEPZ / Majas Depot Bramhnand Ghodbunder Road, Western Express Highway
Limited 492 LTD SEEPZ Bus Stn. Waghbil Village / Hiranandani Estate Patlipada, Eastern Express Highway
Limited 700 LTD Borivali Railway Station (East) Thane Railway Station (East) Ghodbunder Road
Air-conditioned AS 700 Magathane Depot [2] Thane Railway Station (East) Ghodbunder Road, Borivali Railway Station (East)

MBMT Buses

Route Route No Starting Destination (Thane) Route Description
Limited 10 LTD Bhayander Railway Station (West) Thane Railway Station (East) Ghodbunder Road[3]
Ordinary 29 Mira Road Railway Station Marathon Chowk (Teen Haath Naka) Ghodbunder Road

NMMT Buses

Route Route No Starting Destination (Thane) Route Description
Ordinary 17 Divanagar (Airoli) Owale Via - Thane Railway Station (Cidco)
Ordinary 70 Vashi Bus Stn. Bhayander Railway Station Via - Thane Railway Station (Cidco)

MSRTC Buses (ST)
* Patlipada ~ Borivali Railway Station West
* Patlipada ~ Vashi Railway Station West
* Waghbil ~ Bandra-Kurla Complex
* Bhayander Railway Station West ~ Thane Railway Station West
* Vasai Railway Station West ~ Thane Railway Station West
* Borivali Railway Station East ~ Thane Railway Station West
* Nalasopara Railway Station West ~ Thane Railway Station West

Places of Interest

Hiranandani Estate along Ghodbunder Road

Patlipada is a commercial area with many call centers of ICICI Bank Customer Care, Convergys, Syntel and other companies. Also there are many restaurants, banks, etc.

Banks and ATMs

  • State Bank of India & ATM
  • Axis Bank (UTI Bank) & ATM
  • Indian Bank & ATM
  • Kotak Mahindra Bank
  • Andhra Bank & ATM
  • ICICI Bank ATM
  • Citi Bank ATM
  • HDFC Bank ATM

Commercial Stores

  • Godrej Nature's Basket - Grocery Store
  • Reliance Fresh
  • Spencer's Supermarket
  • Laji Nanji Patel - Puja Bhandar

Eateries

  • Dominos Pizza
  • Cafe Coffee Day
  • Naturals Ice Cream
  • Baskin and Robbins
  • Spice Up Pure Veg. Restaurant
  • Lemon - Family Restaurant
  • Mrista Veg & Non Veg Restaurant
  • Shrinathji Sweet Shop

Amusement Park

  • Hakone Park located inside Hiranandani Estate

Places of Worship

  • Sri Ma Vanasthali Ashram with Sri Sai Baba Temple. Residence of Divine Mother Sri Tara Mataji
  • Sri Siddhivinayak Ganesh Temple in Sri Ma Hall Compound.
  • Ekvira Mata Temple (Gaondevi) [Village Goddess] opposite TMC Commissioner's Bungalow
  • Shiv Mandir in Patlipada Village

Education

Patlipada has good schools offering education in English as well as vernacular medium. The English medium schools include Hiranandani Foundation School (Kindergarten to 12th standard with ICSE syllabus), Sri Ma Vidyalaya (State Board from Kindergarten to 12th) school . The Reading Tree- Pre Primary School is also located inside Hiranandani Estate.
Some of the Marathi medium schools include Mazi Aai.

Government Offices

The Official Residence of Municipal Commissioner of Thane is located in Patlipada. MSEB also has an office located at Patlipada.

Residential Projects

  • Hiranandani Estate
  • The Rutu Estate
  • Rutu Towers
  • Nisarg Tapovan
  • Shree Sharanam
  • Prakruti Park

Climate

As Thane City, Patlipada has a tropical climate, specifically a tropical wet and dry climate under the Köppen climate classification, with seven months of dryness and peak of rains in July. The cold season from December to February is followed by the summer season from March to June. The period from June to about the end of September constitutes the south-west monsoon season, and October and November form the post-monsoon season. Between June and September, the south west monsoon rains lash the city. Pre-monsoon showers are received in May. Occasionally, north-east monsoon showers occur in October and November.

Other attractions

The other Important places which are not located in the Area are Consumer Protection Help Centre International Consumer Rights Protection Council www.consumergrievance.com

Most Prominent commercial stores

  • Vijay Sales & NEXT (Kapurbavadi) - 10 mins away
  • More Store (Lawkim) - 5 mins away
  • Reebok Store - 5 mins away

Cinema Halls & Eatry

  • R- Mall (Lawkim) - 5 mins away
  • CineMax: Wonder Mall (Kapurbavadi) - 10 mins away
  • Pizza Hut Located inside Wonder Mall

Water Park

  • Suraj Water park (Waghbil) - 5 mins away
  • Tiku jini wadi (Kokanipada) - 10 mins away

Worship Place

  • Sri Ma Vanasthali Ashram with Sri Sai Baba Temple. Residence of Divine Mother Sri Tara Mataji
  • Ashapura Mata Temple is located at Kapurbavadi (10 mins away)
  • Gymukh Shiv Temple located at Gymukh (20 mins away)
  • Kopaneshwar Shiv Temple located at Talav Pali (30 mins away)
  • Church is located at Lawkim and Majiwada (i.e. 5 & 10 mins away resp)

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=VE9JTS8yMDEwLzA1LzE1I0FyMDYyMDA=&Mode=HTML&Locale=english-skin-custom
  2. ↑ Mumbai Mirror report Retrieved 2009-04-27
  3. ↑ Mira-Road.com - Know your Town Better
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