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Neral — city — Coordinates 19°02′N 73°19′E / 19.03°N 73.32°ECoordinates: 19°02′N 73°19′E / 19.03°N 73.32°E Country India State Maharashtra District(s) Raigad Population 14,739 (2001[update]) Time zone IST (UTC+05:30) Area
• 40 metres (130 ft)
Neral is a town in Raigad district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is 83 km from Mumbai in the Karjat tehsil.
It is best known as a railroad junction, with trains arriving from Mumbai and from Pune, India. 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 & Karjat
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.
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Geography
Neral is located at 19°02′N 73°19′E / 19.03°N 73.32°E[1]. It has an average elevation of 40 metres (131 feet).
Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census[2], Neral had a population of 14,739. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Neral has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 64%. In Neral, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.this is the nearest place near matheran
References
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Neral
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
External links
Neral Next station south:
Bhivpuri RoadMumbai Suburban Railway : Central Line Next station north:
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- Konkan Division geography stubs
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