Kamothe

Kamothe is a town in Navi Mumbai developed and maintained by CIDCO. Kamothe is located on the Sion Panvel Highway. It is the third node after Panvel and Kalamboli towards Mumbai.

Kamothe

Mansarovar / Khandeshwar
Panvel Municipal Corporation
Kamothe-Sector36 at night
Kamothe
Coordinates: 19.016804°N 73.096461°E / 19.016804; 73.096461
CountryIndia
StateMaharashtra
DistrictRaigad
Founded byCIDCO
Government
 • BodyPanvel Municipal Corporation
Population
 • Total113,000
Official Language - Marathi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
410206/410209
Telephone code022 --------
Vehicle registrationMH 43,MH 46 and MH 06

Location

The site of Kamothe adjoins the Central Business District of Belapur (CBD Belapur) of Navi Mumbai and is surrounded by Kharghar in its north, Taloja in north-east, Kalamboli in its east and Panvel in its south. The western region of Kamothe is a wet land area with enormous mangroves.

Characteristics

Kamothe is divided into 48 Sectors. These sectors are evenly divided which makes this area more spacious . Kamothe has some great infrastructure facilities and it is growing fast as population in this area has grown as compared to 5 years back.

Transportation

Kamothe falls in Raigad district and is maintained by the Panvel Municipal Corporation and CIDCO.

Kamothe has two railway stations Mansarovar and Khandeshwar that lie on the harbour line, a part of Mumbai suburban railways.

Local train in Mansarovar Railway Station

Auto rickshaws provide the primary means of personal local transportation.

BEST, NMMT and MSRTC/ST buses serve as another means of transportation over a long distance to various nodes through Navi Mumbai. Kamothe has post office with a shared pin code number is 410206.

View of Panvel Highway from Kamothe
Kamothe- NMIA area from Sector 35

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