Shahapur
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Shahapur is a census town
Census town
In India, a census town is one which has:# A minimum population of 5,000# At least 75% of male working population engaged in non-agricultural pursuits# A density of population of at least 400 persons per km2.In Ireland, a census town is;...

 in Thane district
Thane District
Thane is a district in northern Maharashtra state in western India. As of 2011 it is the most populated district in the nation. The headquarters of the district is the city of Thane. Other major cities in the district are Navi Mumbai , Kalyan-Dombivli, Mira-Bhayander, Bhiwandi, Ulhasnagar,...

 in the India
India
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n state
States and territories of India
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 of Maharashtra
Maharashtra
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. The nearest railway station is Asangaon, which is 85 km from Mumbai CST on the Central railway line. Shahapur is situated around 25 km from Kalyan railway station, 45 km from Thane, and 55 km from Mulund. Shahapur lies on the Mumbai-Agra National Highway - No.3 and is 90 km from Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

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Shahpur in an industrial area also. Jindal steel has a plant here. Other notable firms that have a plat here is Liberty Oil.
Shahapur is also a Taluka place and areawise Shahapur is the largest Taluka in Thane District
Thane District
Thane is a district in northern Maharashtra state in western India. As of 2011 it is the most populated district in the nation. The headquarters of the district is the city of Thane. Other major cities in the district are Navi Mumbai , Kalyan-Dombivli, Mira-Bhayander, Bhiwandi, Ulhasnagar,...

. Most of the dams supplying water to Mumbai
Mumbai
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 are located nearby. Shahapur is also surrounded by the Sahyadris and places like Mahuli and Aaja are hot-spots for trekking. The Maharastra Government has declared Shahapur a Tourism spot.
There are many temples in shahapur like Manas Mandir, Sikh Gurudawara (near Asangaon).

Geography

Shahapur is located at 19.45°N 73.33°E. It has an average elevation of 46 metre
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s (150 feet).

The total water supply to mumbai city is 3000 MLD per day. The four dams, namely, Tansa, Bhatsa, Vaitarna and Modak Sagar, alone caters 2900 MLD per day. The 100 MLD are supplied by two lakes located around Borivali, Tulsi and Vihar. Since Shahapur supplies almost the entire drinking water to Mumbai, the government of Maharashtra has declared this town a No Chemical Zone. Consequently, no one can start a chemical industry in this area.
There are some GHAATS in Shahapur. Naneghat And Borghat

Demographics

India census
Census
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, Shahapur had a population of 1,10,489. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Shahapur has an average literacy rate of 87%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 89%, and female literacy is 84%. In Shahapur, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Shahapur is town on mumbai agra highway, being taluka place and good connectivity to mumbai. Its growing fast. Construction boom is clearly seen like mumbai suburbs. Infrastructure is crumbling due to major increase in vehicles due to economic boom. Roads in city are full of pathholes. Local transport mainly depends on auto rikshaws, buses and private vehicles. Shahapur is connected to all major cities of maharashtra. Nearest airport is chattarpati shivaji international airport in mumbai.

Recently it has a major boom in industrial sector as it has a major advantage of good transport facility and connectivity. Easily available labour class, educated mass and also linked with mumbai suburbs with Railway [ central railway local trains through Asangaon Station [AN] ].
Only problem with shahapur city is its political leadership.Politicians lacks far sight and vision.Middle class,educated peoples and predominent kunbi peoples don't have political space.shahapur lacks basic infrastructure.roads are full of path holes.usually small party karyakartas owns scorpios,xylos,dzires.Educated peoples usually preffers local trains and autos.In shahapur politicians are richer than educated peoples.

How to Reach

To reach Shahapur, you may either take a Maharashtra State Transport bus that leads to Shahapur or take Asangaon or Kasara local train on central route of Mumbai Suburban Railway
Mumbai Suburban Railway
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. To reach Shahapur by road come from the National highway no. 3. One can also reach Shahpur from National Highway No. 4 from Khopoli
Khopoli
Khopoli is an industrial town in the Khalapur taluka of Raigad district, in the Indian state of Maharashtra, at the base of the Sahyadri mountains. Patalganga River which is the tailrace channel of Tata Hydroelectric Power station flows through Khopoli....

 Haal Phata through Karjat
Karjat
Karjat is a city, a Municipal Council, a Tahsil and a sub-district in Raigad district, Mumbai, Navi Mumbai in the Indian state of Maharashtra.-Geography:...

 - Murbad
Murbad
Murbad is a census town in Thane district in the Indian state of Maharashtra near Thane and Karjat. Murbad is an industrial town with private and MIDC industries.-Geography:...

 State highway or from Chauk - Karjat

balaji apt is near MLA's bunglow.
  • By BUS )- Mumbai - Shirdi, Mumbai - Dhulia, Mumbai - Nashik By Any Bus we can go SHAHAPUR
  • BY TRAIN )- CST-Kasara CST-Asanagaon By these train we can go SHAHAPUR. Just Take auto from Asangaon to reach Shahapur

There is also different agencies like BABA associates 9833559488 and other companies who organize tours of the place at competitive prices.Mr Firoze khan alias Faiyaz khan whose company Peace Associates is coming out with a large project of bungalows and residential projects in and around shahapur.The estimation is by 2020 shahapur will get the status of one of the growing cities in Maharashtra.

Economy

The dominant economy of Shahapur taluka is agriculture while service sector dominates in shahapur city. Recently there have been some spurts of haphazard Residential construction taking place. VMC Developers and Realtors Pvt. Ltd. http://www.vmcgroup.info http://www.vmcdevelopers.in is a major group making affordable Houses/Bunglows and Town Planned Non Agriculture Bunglow Plots.
Internet technology firms such as Possible Solutions, A Web Development & Design company are also emerging as the number of skilled professionals are increasing rapidly.Also a leading group from Mumbai K K Construction also have acquired around 10000 acres of Land and are planning town ship in shahapur with a beautiful sports stadium.

Education

Being a taluka place Shahapur has a lot of schools and colleges. Shahapur always known for its quality of an education.The major schools in Shahapur are:

1) P.S. Deshmukh English Medium School

2) Janakalyan Vidyalaya

3) Marathi Mandal School

4) Zilla Parishad School for boys

5) Shivajiraon Jondhale college of engineering

6) G.V.Khade Vidyalaya best school in thane

7) Jindal School(CBSE board)Over rated and pricy

8) Archana Trust English Medium School.
9)datta meghe engineering college
College run by the
Shahapur Taluka Education Society(STES).

The main Senior college in Shahapur is the Sonubhau Baswant College.

Other than them STES has recently started a B.Ed. college & d.ed college.S.S.Jondhale engg. College is located in shahapur. They have now started pharmacy and business management colleges and attracting students from nearby towns.
Recently Datta meghe engineering college opened in shahapur.its second engineering college in a small city of shahapur making its an important center of an education in thane district.For more information contact Rajesh kesavan on 9867732308

Famous personalities
1)late Sonubhau baswant
2)late kisanbaba bhere
3)daulat daroda
4)pandurang barora
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