Panchpakhadi

Panchpakhadi is an upmarket and affluent locality of Thane city of Maharashtra state in India. It is known for Kachrali lake, the head office of Thane Municipal Corporation, S.E.S. High School and Junior College, few temples and several food outlets.

Panchpakhadi
Locality
Panchpakhadi is located in Mumbai
Panchpakhadi
Panchpakhadi
Location in Mumbai
Coordinates: 19.1954727°N 72.9652491°E / 19.1954727; 72.9652491
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictThane

Etymology

The word Panchpakhadi literally stands for five fields. The area originally consisted of five massive fields owned by various landlords. However, the current scenario depicts an urbanized area with dense residential complexes and commercial shops.

Location

It lies adjoining to Naupada area and the Teen Hath Naka, within walking distance from Thane railway station.[1] It is one of the prime locations of Thane city. The head office of Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) is next to Kachrali Lake.

Places

A Jain temple lies nearby. Also, a temple of Shiv and Parmarth Niketan, a Hindu temple-cum meditation place are located in this area. The Dynanraj Sabhagruha Hall & the Dnyaneshwar Maharaj temple lies nearby.

The area is popular for the renowned school of Thane, namely, S.E.S. High School and Junior College. It also has numerous outlets of food brands.

Kachrali Lake
Kachrali Lake overlooking the city

"Kachrali Talao" is a picturesque lake with a small 'one tree island' on it. This lake has a circumference of 500m. It attracts many people for its jogging tracks, children play area, exercise area. There is a temple of Lord Ganesh inside the lake premises. Once a slum area, major cleansing & beautification has transformed it to a jogger's paradise. The government has brought Ducks on the lake, these ducks can be seen in the lake especially on the one tree island.

Events

Every year, the MLA Jitendra Awhad organizes Ganesh Chathurthi and Krishna Janmashtami celebrations, that are carried out in a pompous and grand manner. However, since 2015, the Krishna Janmashtami celebration has not been held.

Food Localities

The area has a lot of eateries and restaurants, most of them being located on the Gen. Arun Kumar Vaidya Road and Meenatai Thackeray Marg. Some of the popular eateries here are-

References
  1. "Panchpkhadi". Wikimapia. Retrieved 27 February 2015.


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