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Village in Jalgaon district

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-It is 1000&nbsp;ft above sea - level and is a tourist destination for people from Mumbai. Khardi offers Multistory Flat projects like Thapar Nagar, Our Town, Highland park, and Ajmera group.{{fact|date=January 2019}}
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-Khardi township has a national bank, hospital, post office, petrol pump, restaurants, a school, a police station, a Jain Temple, and a market.
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-It takes nearly 1 Hr 30 Min for one to reach Khardi from Mumbai (CST) & about 45 Min. from Thane Railway Station. Khardi is located on National Highway No.3 one of the 4 lane highways which connect India's states.
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-Since Dist: Shahapur supplies almost all the drinking water to Mumbai, the government of Maharashtra has declared this town to be a "No Chemical Zone"; no one can start a chemical industry here. Dwellers from Mumbai and surrounding towns have made Khardi their second home while few have migrated completely to Khardi.{{fact|date=January 2019}}
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'''Khardi''' is a town in [[Thane district]], [[Maharashtra]]. It is also a [[Khardi railway station|station]] on the [[Mumbai Suburban Railway]] system on the [[Central Line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Central line]] route between [[Kalyan railway station|Kalyan]] and [[Kasara railway station|Kasara]].

It is 1000 ft above sea - level and is a tourist destination for people from Mumbai. Khardi offers Multistory Flat projects like Thapar Nagar, Our Town, Highland park, and Ajmera group.{{fact|date=January 2019}}

Khardi township has a national bank, hospital, post office, petrol pump, restaurants, a school, a police station, a Jain Temple, and a market.

It takes nearly 1 Hr 30 Min for one to reach Khardi from Mumbai (CST) & about 45 Min. from Thane Railway Station. Khardi is located on National Highway No.3 one of the 4 lane highways which connect India's states.

Khardi is part of Taluka: Shahapur, (District: Thane) which is surrounded by the Sahyadris and places like Mahuli and Aaja are common spots for trekking.{{fact|date=January 2019}} The Maharashtra Government has declared Shahapur a centre for tourism.{{fact|date=January 2019}} Shahapur had an average literacy rate of 87%, higher than the national average of 59.5%.

Since Dist: Shahapur supplies almost all the drinking water to Mumbai, the government of Maharashtra has declared this town to be a "No Chemical Zone"; no one can start a chemical industry here. Dwellers from Mumbai and surrounding towns have made Khardi their second home while few have migrated completely to Khardi.{{fact|date=January 2019}}

Khardi is accessible by rail or road, and is surrounded by three lakes (Bhatsa, Tansa and Vaitarna), who are a major source of drinking water to Mumbai And Thane city.

About 100 km away from hustle bustle of Mumbai (Colaba to Khardi approx. distance), Khardi offers refuge particularly in the post monsoon months up to onset of summer (May–June).{{fact|date=January 2019}} Three large fresh water bodies surrounding Khardi help keep temperatures down. (Approx. Distance from Thane City is about 60 km){{fact|date=January 2019}}

Dahigaon is a village, near Khardi, on the Khardi to Vaitarana road, which is known for lotus flowers and a lake with two temples of Gavdevi and Lord Shiva on its bank. This village is also the location for the Tansa reserved forest.

==Transport==
To reach Khardi, travellers may take a Maharashtra State Transport bus bound for Kasara or Nashik. If commuting by local train alight at Khardi Railway Station which is just one stop before Kasara on Mumbai(CST) to Kasara Route of Mumbai Suburban Railway popularly called Local Trains. It is possible to reach Khardi by road from Mumbai/Thane, driving through National Highway No.3 (NH3) which is a 4 lane road.

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Simba: Village in Jalgaon district

->Nickzlapeor at 09:50, 2 April 2021