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Thakur Village is a densely populated residential locality in Kandivali, Mumbai, India. It is located to the east of the Western Express Highway , which is part of the National Highway 8 . Connectivity
The BEST bus depot is close to the railway station on the eastern side of the neighbourhood and is the point of origin for localities in Kandivali (East) like Ashok Nagar, Hanuman Nagar, Damu Nagar, Samata Nagar, Thakur Village and Thakur Complex. [citation needed] Two lines of Mumbai Metro (Line 2 and Line 7) pass through Kandivali.
Thakurnagar is named after Pramath Ranjan Thakur, the great-grandson of the founder of the Hindu Matuan movement, Harichand Thakur. [1] Due to the Thakurs' significance to the Matua Mahasangha, the village is considered the "Mecca of Matuas." [2] Today, Thakurnagar is best known for the nearby Thakur Bari ("House of the Thakurs" in English).
Mumbai consists of two revenue districts. The city of Mumbai consists of two distinct regions: Mumbai City district and Mumbai Suburban district, which form two separate revenue districts of Maharashtra. [1]
As of 2011 India census, [2] Thakurdwara had a population of 4875. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Thakurdwara has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 85%: male literacy is 89%, and female literacy is 80%.
Thakurnagar is a busy railway station. In 2009 it was sanctioned as model station. Thakurnagar railway station is located on Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line of Kolkata Suburban Railway.
The Monument of 1971 War beside Tangon River.. During British rule Thakurgaon was a tehsil (a district subdivision). In 1947 at the time of the Partition of India, Thakurgaon Subdivision became part of the newly established Dinajpur District of East Bengal.
The 1981 census recorded Garhi Thakur as having a population of 431 people (224 male and 207 female), in 268 households and 254 physical houses. [3]: 162–3 The 1961 census recorded Garhi Thakur as comprising 1 hamlet, with a total population of 245 people (128 male and 117 female), in 63 households and 63 physical houses. The area of the ...