Satpati

Satpati

Satpati is one of the biggest fishing villages on the western coast of India. It is about 80 km north of Mumbai, located in the Palghar Taluka of District Thane in Maharashtra. The main industry in Satpati is fishing and the majority of the population is part of the Koli community.

Transport Links

The nearest railway station is Palghar (Western Railway), from where State Transport (S.T.) buses are available for Satpati on regular intervals. 6/7-seater autorikshaws (that most of the time carry more than 10 people) also run between Satpati and Palghar on a regular basis.

Many people have their big boats (ship) which cost around 15 to 20 lakhs. They go for fishing for 3 to 10 days approx. and earns 1 lakhs sometimes n sometimes 20 thousand around

External links

* [http://www.icsf.net/jsp/publication/dossiers/wif02/doc01.pdf Women in Fisheries Series No.2]


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