Kharghar

Kharghar
Nodal city of Navi Mumbai
Utsav Chowk at Kharghar
Kharghar
Coordinates: 19°02′10″N 73°03′42″E / 19.036146°N 73.0617213°E / 19.036146; 73.0617213
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
City	Navi Mumbai
District	Raigad
Sub-district	Panvel Taluka
Founded by	CIDCO
Government
• Body	Panvel Municipal Corporation and CIDCO
Area
• Total	10 km2 (4 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	244,472
• Density	24,000/km2 (63,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	410210
Telephone code	022
Vehicle registration	MH-46 (Raigad district's Navi Mumbai)
Nearest city	Panvel
Literacy	98%
Civic agency	Panvel Municipal Corporation
Urban Local Planning	CIDCO
Climate	Monsoon (Köppen)

Kharghar is a node of Raigad District's Navi Mumbai and it is a suburb under Panvel Municipal Corporation. It is situated at the northernmost tip of Raigad district. It was developed by the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO).

Kharghar is now administered by recently established Panvel Municipal Corporation. Prashant Thakur, MLA represents Kharghar in the State Legislative Assembly as part of Panvel constituency. Kharghar is also developed as Education Hub of Navi Mumbai as many prominent schools and colleges are present in Kharghar Node and is also one of the poshest areas of Navi Mumbai.^[1]