About Khopoli

Khopoli (Marathi: ) 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. It is a municipal council and is a part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Khopoli Municipal council covers an area of 30km. The president of Khopoli Municipal Council is Noorjahan Yasin Shiekh. Khopoli railway station is connected to the Mumbai suburban railway by a single line from Karjat. It is also located on NH 4, about 80km south of Mumbai. Khopoli is located at 1845' N, 7320'. It is situated at about 61m above mean sea level. It falls under three Pin codes Khopoli 410203, Khopoli Power House 410204 and Jagdish Nagar 410216. STD code for Khopoli is (0)2192. A colonial source describes Khopoli as follows: There was an annachatra or a free feeding house, in the vicinity of the Mahadev temple, but by 1882 all...