Bhivpuri

City in Maharashtra, India

18°58′12″N 73°19′53″E / 18.97000°N 73.33139°E / 18.97000; 73.33139Country

IndiaStateMaharashtraDistrictRaigadElevation

40 m (130 ft)Population

(2011)

• Total21,178Languages

• OfficialMarathiTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN

410201

Telephone code02148Vehicle registrationMH-06

Bhivpuri is a town in Karjat Taluka near Mumbai. It is the location of Bhivpuri Road railway station of the Mumbai Suburban Railway. A temple of Sai Baba of Shirdi is located here.^[1]^[2] Numerous nearby waterfalls attract visitors on weekends. Bhivpuri Dam and a hydro-electricity generation plant of Tata Power is located nearby. Neral is the previous stop and Karjat is the next stop. Bhivpuri has state highway which is connecting to NH4, Panvel & Navi Mumbai and the other side connects to Badlapur & Thane District. In Bhivpuri there is one new multi facilities hospital (Raigad Hospital & Research Center) located which covers the area from Shelu, Neral to Karjat.

References

^ http://saileelas.org/articles/events/bhivpuri.html^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Sai Ananta - Kaka Saheb Dixit Trust of Shri Sai Baba". Archived from the original on 1 May 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2011.