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{{More citations needed|date=July 2014}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2014}}

{{Infobox settlement
| name = Neral
| settlement_type = City
| image_flag =
| image_skyline = Neral ganesh ghat.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Neral - Payarmal
| nickname =
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| map_alt =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = India Maharashtra
| pushpin_label_position = right
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| coordinates = {{coord|19|01|28.57|N|73|18|56.58|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = [[Country]]
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Maharashtra]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Raigad district|Raigad]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Taluka]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Karjat taluka, Raigad|Karjat]]

| established_title = 
| established_date = Year 1200
| founder = Chanche Family in 1200
| named_for =
| government_type = [[Gram panchayat|Gram Panchayat]]
| governing_body = Neral Gram Panchayat
| leader_title = [[Gram panchayat|Sarpanch]]
| leader_name = -
| leader_title2 = [[Gram panchayat|Up-Sarpanch]]
| leader_name2 = -
| leader_title3 = [[Gram panchayat| Village Department Officer]]
| leader_name3
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| leader_title4 = [[tahsildar|Talathi Saja]]
| leader_name4
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 =
| elevation_footnotes = |
| population_total = 25265
| population_as_of = 2015
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = 368
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = 
| postal_code = 410101
| registration_plate = MH - 46
| website =
| footnotes =
}}
'''Neral''' is a town in [[Raigad district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{GEOnet2|32FA8822C7D43774E0440003BA962ED3|Neral (Approved - N)}}, [[National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency|United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency]]</ref><ref name="Panchayat-Dir-2011">2011 Census Village code = 909444, {{Cite web|title=Reports of National Panchayat Directory: List of Census Villages mapped for: Neral Gram Panchayat, Karjat, Raigad, Maharashtra|publisher=Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India|url=http://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/viewGPmapcvills.asp?gpcode=188796&rlbtype=V|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714163532/http://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/viewGPmapcvills.asp?gpcode=188796&rlbtype=V|archive-date=14 July 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> It is 83 km + developing city of a [[Raigad district]] which is well connected to [[Panvel]], [[Mumbai]], [[Thane]] and [[Pune]]. Neral along with Karjat is also known as Eastern Mumbai District. The village was founded around in 12th century, due to heavy flood.

==Geography==
Neral is located at {{Coord|19.03|N|73.32|E|}}. It has an average elevation of 40 metres (131feet). Neral is a place which is the center between [[Mumbai]] and [[Pune]], Neral has State Highway which is connecting to [[Karjat]], [[National Highway 4 (India, old numbering)|NH4]], [[Panvel]] and Murbad, people who visits Neral from Mumbai-South takes via [[Panvel]] route which is better, faster and easy to drive. Neral is at key location in the proposed Uran-Panvel-Neral-Bhimashankar SH-54 State Highway.

It is popularly known as a railroad junction, with trains arriving from Mumbai and from Pune to the nearby and very popular hill station of [[Matheran]]. A narrow-gauge rail line, 21 km long, ("toy train") runs from Neral to [[Matheran]]. Nearest major towns are [[Badlapur]] and [[Karjat]].

===2005 rainfall===
The heavy rains on 26 July 2005 ruined the rail tracks and it had stopped operating, but the train has successfully started operating from 5 March 2007. The other option available to reach Matheran is to take a taxi to a certain point (called Dasturi naka) just before Matheran city boundary, beyond which one may proceed only on foot or on horseback.

== Economy ==
Matheran is the unique place which is just 6 kilometres from Neral Railway Station, Neral is a town in Karjat tehsil [[Maharashtra]]. As Neral is a part of [[wikipedia:Mumbai Metropolitan Region|Mumbai Metropolitan Area.]] The town is gaining so much attraction because of its unique Hill Station and the Real Estate Development in Neral and around.

== Matheran Toy Train ==
The famous [[Matheran Hill Railway|Matheran - Neral Toy Train]] departs from Neral Station. This train goes from Neral to Matheran.

==Photo gallery==
<gallery mode="packed">
File:NDM1 501 with rakes attached.JPG|Neral Matheran Toy Train
File:Neral.jpg|Neral Ganesh Ghat and Matheran Hills
File:Neral1.JPG|Neral Motor Hill
File:Neral2.jpg|Neral Tapalwadi Waterfall
File:TrainArrivesAtNeral.JPG|Toy Train at Neral Station
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Neral railway station]]
* [[List of Mumbai Suburban Railway stations]]
* [[Matheran]]

==References==
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{{Reflist}}

{{Raigad district}}
{{Mumbai metropolitan area}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Raigad district]]

{{Raigad-geo-stub}}

Neral, India - Revision history

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