Patlipada
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Patlipada was the village located on Ghodbunder Road
Ghodbunder Road
State Highway 42, commonly referred to as Ghodbunder Road, is a normal state highway that runs entirely through district of Thane. It one of the major roads leading out of Thane city and connects the Eastern Express Highway which becomes National Highway 3 at Thane and the Western Express Highway...

, Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...

 state in India. It is now a part of Thane
Thane
Thane , is a city in Maharashtra, India, part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, northeastern suburb of Mumbai at the head of the Thane Creek. It is the administrative headquarters of Thane district. On 16 April 1853, G.I.P...

 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
Ghodbunder Road
State Highway 42, commonly referred to as Ghodbunder Road, is a normal state highway that runs entirely through district of Thane. It one of the major roads leading out of Thane city and connects the Eastern Express Highway which becomes National Highway 3 at Thane and the Western Express Highway...

 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
Brahmand
- Brahmand :Brahmand is located about one km from Ghodbunder Road, and is a fast developing locality. This area is also known as Dharmacha Pada.- Transport :...

 and The area comes after Manpada and before Waghbil
Waghbil
Waghbil is located outside Thane city, Maharashtra, India, nearly 6 kilometers from Thane railway station. Waghbil has increased in size since 1991. Before that time, Waghbil was considered to be a village but has since been absorbed into Thane district. Waghbil is located about 2 kilometers from...

 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.

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 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 loacted 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 loacted at Kapurbavadi and Majiwada respectively.

Transport

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.

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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 serivce towards South Mumbai & Airport.

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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.

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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 Thane Railway Station (East) Ghodbunder Road, Borivali Railway Station (East)


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MBMT Buses

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


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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)

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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

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


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
  • Shree Ganesh Temple near Hiranandani Estate Main Gate no 1.
  • 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 (SSC Board) school. The Reading Tree- Pre Primary School is also loacted 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 - Upwan
  • Shree Shravanam

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
    Reebok
    Reebok International Limited, a subsidiary of the German sportswear company Adidas since 2005, is a producer of Athletic shoes, apparel, and accessories. The name comes from the Afrikaans spelling of rhebok, a type of African antelope or gazelle...

     Store - 5 mins away


Cinema Halls & Eatry
  • R- Mall (Lawkim) - 5 mins away
  • CineMax: Wonder Mall (Kapurbavadi) - 10 mins away
  • Pizza Hut Loacted inside Wonder Mall


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


Worship Place
  • Ashapura Mata
    Ashapura Mata
    Ashapura Mata is one of aspect devi. Her temples are mainly found in Gujarat.In Rajasthan, her temples are in Modran and Nadol.She is considered as kuldevi of Jadeja...

     Temple is loacted 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

  • Thane
    Thane
    Thane , is a city in Maharashtra, India, part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, northeastern suburb of Mumbai at the head of the Thane Creek. It is the administrative headquarters of Thane district. On 16 April 1853, G.I.P...

  • Hiranandani Estate
    Hiranandani Estate
    -Introduction:Hiranandani Estate is an upmarket condominium-style township built by the Hiranandani Group in Thane city, a suburb in the Mumbai Metropolitan Area, India...

  • The Rutu Estate
    The Rutu Estate
    The Rutu Estate is a Residential Complex located at Patlipada, Ghodbunder Road, Maharashtra state in India. It is a located under Thane city. Official Residence of Thane Municipal Commissioner located right opposite to the rutu estate complex & Hiranandani Estate is Situated close by, Shree Maa...

  • Kaasar Vadavali
    Kaasar Vadavali
    Kasar Vadavali is a village located on Ghodbunder Road, Maharashtra state in India. It is now a part of Thane city. Nowadays, generally the area between Waghbil and Bhainderpada is called Kasar Vadavali or simply Vadavali....

  • Waghbil
    Waghbil
    Waghbil is located outside Thane city, Maharashtra, India, nearly 6 kilometers from Thane railway station. Waghbil has increased in size since 1991. Before that time, Waghbil was considered to be a village but has since been absorbed into Thane district. Waghbil is located about 2 kilometers from...

  • Brahmand
    Brahmand
    - Brahmand :Brahmand is located about one km from Ghodbunder Road, and is a fast developing locality. This area is also known as Dharmacha Pada.- Transport :...

  • Pachpakhadi
    Pachpakhadi
    Pachpakhadi also referred as Panchpakhadi is an area in city of Thane and stands for five fields . The area was originally five massive fields owned by various landlords which was then developed into an area .The area is very peaceful and just 20-25 min walking distance from Thane station.It lies...

  • Thane Municipal Transport (TMT)
  • Transportation in Thane
    Transportation in Thane
    Thane is well connected to other regions by an extensive network of Railways and Roadways - including one national highway passing through Thane. As Thane is next to Mulund , Airoli and the Thane - Borivali/Mira Road ~ Ghodbunder Road, most parts of the city are easily accessible.- Public Transport...

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