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| population_demonym = Khopolikar
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'''Khopoli''' ({{IPA|mr|kʰopoˈliː}}, [[ISO 15919|ISO]]: {{Transliteration|mr|ISO|Khōpōlī}}) is an industrial city in the [[Khalapur]] [[taluka]] of [[Raigad district]], in the Indian state of [[Maharashtra]], at the base of the [[Western Ghats|Sahyadri mountains]]. [[Patalganga River]], which is the [[tailrace]] channel of the Tata Hydroelectric Power Station, flows through Khopoli.<ref name = "KDZ">{{cite web
| last =Pagadi
| first =Setu Madhavrao
| title =Kolaba District Gazetteer: Places - Khopoli
| work = [[Government of Maharashtra]]
| publisher =Gazetteers Department, Maharashtra
| date =July 1964
| url =http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/KOLABA/places_Khopoli.html
| access-date =2009-12-04 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| last =Sule
| first =Surekha
| title =Will Area Water Partnerships give people back their rivers?
| publisher =Infochange India
| date =December 2004
| url =http://infochangeindia.org/20041206373/Water-Resources/Features/Will-Area-Water-Partnerships-give-people-back-their-rivers.html
| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20080725124338/http://infochangeindia.org/20041206373/Water-Resources/Features/Will-Area-Water-Partnerships-give-people-back-their-rivers.html
| url-status =usurped
| archive-date =25 July 2008
| access-date =2009-12-04 }}</ref>

It is a [[Municipality|municipal council]] and is a part of the [[Mumbai Metropolitan Region]]. Khopoli Municipal Council covers an area of {{cvt|30|km2}}.<ref>{{cite web
| title =Basic Statistics - Statistics on Corporations and Councils
| publisher =Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority
| url =http://www.mmrdamumbai.org/basic_councils.htm
| format =PDF
| access-date =2009-12-10
| archive-date =25 December 2010
| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20101225045217/http://www.mmrdamumbai.org/basic_councils.htm
| url-status =dead
}}</ref>

Khopoli is served by a [[Khopoli railway station|railway station]] connected to the Mumbai suburban railway by a single line from [[Karjat]]. The distance between [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus|CSMT]] to Khopoli is {{cvt|114.24|km}} along the Central Railway Suburban Line, which is a [[broad gauge]] line carrying [[Railway electrification system|electric locomotives]].<ref>{{cite web
| title =Background of Mumabi Suburban Rail system
| publisher =Indian Railway
| url = http://www.mrvc.indianrail.gov.in/tenderphp/uploaded_tender/Public%20Relation/Mumbai%20Sub%20Background.pdf
| access-date =2009-12-10 }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref><ref name = "KDG Railways">{{cite web
| title =Kolaba district gazzeteer - communication - railways
| publisher =The gazzeteer's department, Maharashtra
| url = http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/KOLABA/comm_railways.html
| access-date =2009-12-10 }}</ref>

Initially, Khopoli railway station had only one platform for both the up and down movement of local trains. In 2019, it was revamped with an additional platform.

It is also located on [[National Highway 4 (India, old numbering)|NH 4]],<ref>{{cite web
| title =Land Development
| url =http://www.msrdc.org/Land_Dept.pdf
| access-date =2009-12-10 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|title = Regional Plan - MMRDA - Part 2/ Chapter 11. Transportation: A strategic perspective
|url = http://www.regionalplan-mmrda.org/N-11.pdf
|access-date = 2009-12-10
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100401020707/http://www.regionalplan-mmrda.org/N-11.pdf
|archive-date = 1 April 2010
|df = dmy-all
}}</ref> about {{cvt|80|km}} south of [[Mumbai]] and {{cvt|80|km}} from [[Pune]]. Industries are well developed due to the strategic importance of the region as the [[Mumbai–Pune Expressway|Mumbai-Pune Expressway]] passes through the city. The city is called a city of waterfalls due to a number of waterfalls in the rainy season. Due to the presence of industries, the city has attracted migrants from across India.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}} It is an industrial city with numerous industries and power plants located across it. Khopoli is located at the base of the Sahyadri Mountains range on the banks of the Patalganga river. This place also has several waterfalls, parks and hill stations. Because of its natural environment and scenery, Khopoli is a major spot for tourist attractions.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}} Khopoli is connected with metro cities like Mumbai and Pune by rail and road. Imagica Theme Park, KP Falls and Zenith waterfall are the key attraction of this place. Khopoli is surrounded by tourist places like Khandala and Lonavala.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}} The place has proximity to railway stations and bus stands. Also, cabs and rickshaws are common means of transport in Khopoli.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}} The nearest airport is Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Airport, which is 80 km away. Khopoli has several industrial hubs, MIDCs, and heavy industries which provide employment to the residents of this area. Khopoli is home to various steel, chemical and food and pulp industries.

Khopoli is home to various Marathi, English, Hindi and even international schools. It has seen rapid growth in industry.

== Geography and history ==
Khopoli was called ''Campoolie'' during the [[British Raj]].
Khopoli is located at 18°45' N, 73°20' E.<ref name="KDZ"/> It is situated at about 61 m above mean sea level.<ref>{{Cite book
| last =Chapman
| first =John
| author-link = John Chapman (engineer)
| title =The cotton and commerce of India - Considered in relation to interests of Great Britain with remarks on railway communication in the Bombay Presidency
| publisher =Whittaker & Co
| year =1851
| location =London
| page =378
| url =https://books.google.com/books?id=kmIuAAAAYAAJ&q=campolee+bombay&pg=PA378}}</ref> It falls under three Pincodes - Khopoli 410203, Khopoli Power House 410204 and Jagdish Nagar 410216.<ref>{{cite web| title =Pin code search| publisher =India Post| url =http://www.indiapost.gov.in/Pin/Pinsearch.aspx| access-date =2009-12-04| url-status =dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20120520133707/http://www.indiapost.gov.in/Pin/pinsearch.aspx| archive-date =20 May 2012| df =dmy-all}}</ref> STD code for Khopoli is (0)2192.<ref>{{cite web| title =STD Code Search| publisher =BSNL| url =http://www.bsnl.co.in/stdsearch.php| access-date =2009-12-04| url-status =dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20091130201826/http://www.bsnl.co.in/stdsearch.php| archive-date =30 November 2009| df =dmy-all}}</ref>

[[File:Bhor Ghat (1870).jpg|thumb|right|[[Bhor Ghat|Bor Ghat]]]]
A colonial source describes Khopoli as follows: {{cquote|The [[Bhor Ghat|Bhor ghat]] is formed of a succession of lofty eminences, towering above each other, the last of which attains a height of 2000 feet (610 m) above the [[Sea level|level of the sea]]. Its outline at a distance is bold and imposing; it presents a plane or table summit, with ranges of stupendous hills beyond, with the sublimity of which Europe possesses little that is analogous; at its foot stands the small and romantic village of Campolee, which has a noble tank and a Hindu temple, both built by [[Nana Fadnavis|Nana Furanvese]] (the [[Peshwa|Peishwa's]] prime minister) at his individual expense.<ref name="Colonial Library">{{Cite book
| last =Montgomery Martin
| first =Robert
| title =The British Colonial Library, Vol VIII, History of the Possessions of the Honorable East India Company; Vol I
| publisher =Whittaker & Co
| year =1837
| location =Ave Maria Lane, London.
| page =133
| url =https://books.google.com/books?id=D1VkAAAAMAAJ&q=Campolee
}}</ref>}}
There was an ''annachatra'' or a free feeding house, in the vicinity of the [[Shiva|Mahadev]] temple, but by 1882 all that remained of it were huge grinding stones.<ref name = "TDG">{{cite web
| last =Campbell
| first =James M.
| author-link = James Macnabb Campbell
| title =Places of interest: Khopvili
| work =Thane District Gazetteer
| publisher = Gazetteers department, Bombay Presidency
| date =November 1882
| url = http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/pdf/gazeetter_reprint/Thane-III/places_Khopvli.html
| format =.html
| access-date = 2007-04-08}}</ref>
The [[Great Indian Peninsular Railway|GIPR]] line was extended to Khopoli in 1856.<ref name="KDG Railways"/><ref>{{cite web
| title = IR History: Early Days - I, The first trains in India
| publisher =The Indian Railways Fan Club
| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-hist.html
| access-date = 2007-12-10}}</ref>

Khopoli is the site of the first privately owned [[Hydroelectricity|hydroelectric]] [[power station]] in India built by the [[Tatas]].<ref>{{cite web
|last = Dubey
|first = S. D.
|title = Hydro Development in India - An overview and challenges
|work = An ASSOCHAM study
|publisher = The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India
|url = http://www.assocham.org/events/recent/event_141/_s.d_dubey.pdf
|access-date = 2007-03-08
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070928023111/http://www.assocham.org/events/recent/event_141/_s.d_dubey.pdf
|archive-date = 28 September 2007
|df = dmy-all
}}</ref>

==Climate==
Khopoli has a [[tropical monsoon climate]] (Am) with little to no rainfall from November to May and extremely heavy rainfall from June to September with moderately heavy showers in October.
{{Weather box
|width = auto
| location = Khopoli
| metric first = Yes
| single line = Yes
| Jan high C = 29.7
| Feb high C = 30.8
| Mar high C = 33.0
| Apr high C = 34.6
| May high C = 35.0
| Jun high C = 32.6
| Jul high C = 29.8
| Aug high C = 29.6
| Sep high C = 30.2
| Oct high C = 32.4
| Nov high C = 32.0
| Dec high C = 30.7

| Jan mean C = 23.2
| Feb mean C = 24.2
| Mar mean C = 26.9
| Apr mean C = 29.2
| May mean C = 30.5
| Jun mean C = 29.2
| Jul mean C = 27.2
| Aug mean C = 26.9
| Sep mean C = 27.0
| Oct mean C = 27.7
| Nov mean C = 25.9
| Dec mean C = 24.0
| year mean C =
| Jan low C = 16.8
| Feb low C = 17.6
| Mar low C = 20.8
| Apr low C = 23.8
| May low C = 26.0
| Jun low C = 25.8
| Jul low C = 24.7
| Aug low C = 24.2
| Sep low C = 23.8
| Oct low C = 23.0
| Nov low C = 19.9
| Dec low C = 17.4
|precipitation colour= green
|Jan precipitation mm=0
|Feb precipitation mm=0
|Mar precipitation mm=0
|Apr precipitation mm=4
|May precipitation mm=25
|Jun precipitation mm=618
|Jul precipitation mm=1695
|Aug precipitation mm=1182
|Sep precipitation mm=522
|Oct precipitation mm=125
|Nov precipitation mm=13
|Dec precipitation mm=3
|source 1 = <ref>{{Cite web|title=Khopoli climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Khopoli weather averages - Climate-Data.org|url=https://en.climate-data.org/asia/india/maharashtra/khopoli-48546/|access-date=2021-12-25|website=en.climate-data.org}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
In the 2011 India census, Khopoli had a population of 108,648. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Khopoli has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 68%. Thirteen per cent of the population is under 6 years of age.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref>

{{bar box
|title=Religion in Khopoli (2011)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/802799-khopoli-maharashtra.html|title=Khopoli Population 2011|website=Census 2011}}</ref>
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{{bar percent|[[Hinduism]]|darkorange|71.66}}
{{bar percent|[[Islam]]|green|14.55}}
{{bar percent|[[Buddhism]]|blue|10.47}}
{{bar percent|[[Jainism]]|brown|1.40}}
{{bar percent|[[Christianity]]|dodgerblue|1.00}}
{{bar percent|Others|black|0.91}}
}}

==Industries==
The factories in Khopoli municipal limits are:
* Alta Laboratories Limited, a bulk chemical manufacturer and a pioneer and still India's largest producer of salicylic acid and its various derivatives.<ref>{{cite web
| title =Alta Laboratories Limited
| url =http://www.altalab.in/
| access-date =2010-07-28}}</ref>
* Bohler-Uddeholm India Limited<ref>{{cite web
| title =Bohler-Uddeholm India Limited
| url =http://www.bohlerindia.com
| access-date =2009-10-13}}</ref>
* Bombay Oxygen Limited
* Government Milk Scheme, Khopoli<ref>{{cite web
| last =Walke
| first =Tanmay
| title =Government Milk Scheme, Khopoli
| publisher =Maharashtra State Dairy Development Department
| date =September 2006
| url =http://dairy.maharashtra.gov.in/index.php?page=khopoli
| access-date =2009-12-04
| archive-date =22 July 2011
| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20110722193254/http://dairy.maharashtra.gov.in/index.php?page=khopoli
| url-status =dead
}}</ref>
* India Steel Works Limited, Bright Bar Division<ref>{{cite web
| title =India Steel Works Limited
| url =http://www.indiasteel.in/contact.html
| access-date =2009-10-13}}</ref>
* Innovassynth Technologies Limited (Formerly Indian Organic Chemicals)<ref>{{cite web
| title =Innovassynth Technologies Limited
| url =http://www.innovassynth.com/
| access-date =2009-10-13}}</ref>
* Isibars Limited, Special Steels Division<ref>{{cite web| title =Isibars Limited| url =http://www.isibar.com/contact.html| access-date =2009-10-13| url-status =dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20100509052909/http://www.isibar.com/contact.html| archive-date =9 May 2010| df =dmy-all}}</ref>
* [[Mahindra Ugine Steel|Mahindra Sanyo Pvt Ltd]]
* Mohan Rockey Spring Water Breweries Limited<ref>{{cite web| title =India Breweries| date =2007-09-06| url =http://www.beercoasters.it/INDIABREW.HTM| access-date =2009-10-13| url-status =dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20090619104651/http://www.beercoasters.it/INDIABREW.HTM| archive-date =19 June 2009| df =dmy-all}}</ref>
* Paper & Pulp Conversions Ltd (PAPCO), a pioneering paper & paperboard mill started by industrialist [[Baburaoji Parkhe]]. The first industry in Khopoli which brought electricity to the town. Started operations in Khopoli in 1949 and closed down in 1990.
* SANPlast PVT LTD Limited<ref>{{cite web
| title =SANPlast Pvt LTD
| url =http://www.sanplast.com/homepage.htm
| access-date =2016-08-17}}</ref>
* Tata Hydro Electric Power Supply Company Limited<ref>{{cite web
| title =Indian Network
| url =http://www.tatapower.com/aboutus/indiannetwork/khopoli.html
| access-date =2009-10-13}}</ref>
*Tata steel BSL
* [[Wärtsilä]] India Limited.<ref>{{cite web
| title =Wärtsilä in India
| url =http://www.wartsila.com/in,en,home,,,,,,.htm
| access-date =2009-10-13}}</ref> Wärtsilä Corp, its parent company, is a Finland-based equipment provider; it plans to convert this unit into a global manufacturing and sourcing unit.<ref>{{Citation
| last =Mukherjee
| first =Promit
| title =Wartsila sees Khopoli unit as global hub
| newspaper =DNA
| date =2008-08-19
| url =http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report_wartsila-sees-khopoli-unit-as-global-hub_1184228
| access-date =2009-12-04
}}</ref>
* Wheelabrator Alloy Castings Limited<ref>{{cite web
|last=Runwal
|first=S. S.
|title=43rd Annual report 2002-2003
|publisher=Wheelabrator Alloy Castings Limited
|date=2003-08-28
|url=https://www.reportjunction.com/Preview/Wheelabrator-Alloy-Castings-Ltd-2003-45656.htm
|format=PDF
|access-date=2009-12-04
}} {{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* Zenith Steel Pipes Limited<ref>{{cite web| title =Zenith Steel Pipes Limited| url =http://www.zenithsteelpipes.com/homepage.htm| access-date =2009-10-13| url-status =dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20090911022042/http://www.zenithsteelpipes.com/homepage.htm| archive-date =11 September 2009| df =dmy-all}}</ref>

==Educational institutions==
Various institutions run schools, colleges and a polytechnic.

===Khalapur Taluka Shikshan Prasarak Mandal===
Khalapur Taluka Shikshan Prasarak Mandal runs the following institutions in Khopoli:<ref name="result">{{cite web| last =Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education| title =Result summary| publisher =Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education| date =February 2009| url =http://mahresult.nic.in/hsc2010/divi4/H4-COLP.htm| access-date =2009-12-04| url-status =dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20100528081842/http://www.mahresult.nic.in/hsc2010/divi4/H4-COLP.htm| archive-date =28 May 2010| df =dmy-all}}</ref>
# Yak Public School (English Medium School CBSE affiliated)
# Maharashtra IAS/MPSC Academy
# Jagdish Chandra Mahindra Memorial School
# Shishu Mandir Khopoli (English Medium School)
#Vasant Deshmukh Memorial school and college
# Janata Vidyalaya Junior College
# Janata Vidyalaya (Marathi Medium School)
# Khopoli Hindi Vidyalaya (Hindi Medium School)
# K. M. C. College (affiliated to Mumbai University)<ref>{{cite web
|first1 = G.
|last1 = Pankajam
|first2 = T. D.
|last2 = Sreedharan
|first3 = B.M.
|last3 = Bhalla
|title = Report of the Peer Team On the Institutional Accreditation of the K. T. S. P. Mandal's K. M. C. College, Khopoli, Khalapur, 410203, Dist. Raigad, Maharashtra.
|date = 2004-02-27
|url = http://naacindia.org/Reports/1251.doc
|access-date = 2009-10-13
|archive-date = 25 February 2025
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20250225170507/http://naacindia.org/Reports/1251.doc
|url-status = dead
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|title = Affiliation - University Affiliated Colleges - Arts - Colleges
|publisher = University of Mumbai
|url = http://www.mu.ac.in/colleges/arts/navimumbai.html
|access-date = 2009-12-10
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090803224325/http://www.mu.ac.in/colleges/arts/navimumbai.html
|archive-date = 3 August 2009
|df = dmy-all
}}</ref>
# Khopoli Polytechnic<ref>{{cite web| title =Diploma Engineering Institutes offering Diploma Programmes in two shifts.| date =2008-09-10| url =http://www.dte.org.in/download/Diploma_Double_Shift_Approved_2008-09.doc| format =PDF| access-date =2009-12-10| url-status =dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20100802044745/http://www.dte.org.in/download/Diploma_Double_Shift_Approved_2008-09.doc| archive-date =2 August 2010| df =dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| title =Programmes in School of Science and Technology : Prospectus
| publisher =Dr. Rajendra Vadnere, Acting Registrar, Yeshwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University, Nashik
| date =June 2009
| url =http://ycmou.digitaluniversity.ac/WebFiles/Prospectus2009-2010.pdf
| access-date =2009-12-10
| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20110531145431/http://ycmou.digitaluniversity.ac/WebFiles/Prospectus2009-2010.pdf
| archive-date =31 May 2011
| url-status =dead
}}</ref>
# Sahyadri Vidyalaya
# Zenith High School (English Medium School)
# Gagangiri English International School, Khopoli
# Anand Shala, Khopoli

==Culture, religion, and tourism ==
Khopoli has a "fine oval shaped reservoir" and a temple of God [[Shiva|Mahadev]] as Vireshwar built by Nana Phadnavis. The reservoir is built of solid and strong black rock and is oval shaped. The circumference of the reservoir is about 1207 m and it covers an area of about 75000 sq m. The reservoir holds excellent water throughout the year. The reservoir has surrounding walls also built in stone and are of a width of about 1.5 m to 1.8 m. The reservoir has stone steps leading to the water. The temple is of a height of about 22.9 m m from the base to the top and the foundation measures 12.2 m x 6.1 m. Inside is the image of God Shiva. The Sabha [[mandap]] measures about 6.1 m x 3.1 m. At the entrance of the temple is a [[samadhi#As mausoleum|samadhi]]. A fair is held in honor of the temple deity on [[Mahasivaratri|Mahashivaratri]] day - [[Maagha]] Vadya 13.<ref name = "KDZ"/><ref name = "TDG"/>

The PAPCO Mill complex has a [[Parashurama]] temple and [[Fire]] temple or [[Agni]] [[Mandir]] which was built in 1971.<ref>[[Parashurama]]</ref><ref>{{cite web
| title = List of Social Initiatives
| url =http://www.parkhe.org
| access-date =2013-12-07 }}</ref>
The Gagangiri Maharaj Ashram is located in Khopoli, it is there that [[Gagangiri Maharaj]] died on 4 February 2008.<ref>{{cite web
| title =Mahayogi Sri Sri Gagangiri Maharaj mahasamadhi
| url =http://www.gagangiri.org/mahasamadhi.html
| access-date =2009-12-04 }}</ref>

The Akhil Bharatha Ayyappa Seva Sangham, includes the Ayyappa Temple, in its list of [[Ayyappa]] temples in India and abroad.<ref>{{cite web
|last = Akhila Bharatha Ayyappa Seva Sangham
|title = List of Ayyappa temples in India and abroad.
|publisher = Akhila Bharatha Ayyappa Seva Sangham
|date = 2009-11-08
|url = http://saranamayyappa.com/List_of_Ayyappan_Temples_in_India_and_Abroad.htm#Maharashtra
|access-date = 2009-12-04
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050117064230/http://saranamayyappa.com/List_of_Ayyappan_Temples_in_India_and_Abroad.htm#Maharashtra
|archive-date = 17 January 2005
|url-status = dead
|df = dmy-all
}}</ref>

The major tourist attractions in the city include [[Adlabs Imagica]], which is India's largest theme park. Mahad Ganpati Temple, Zenith Waterfalls, and [[Gagangiri Maharaj|Gangangiri]] Maharaj Ashram [[Lonavala]] is just 8 km away from the city.

== Notable people ==
*[[Raghunath Vaman Dighe]] (1896–1980), Marathi writer

== References ==
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Raigad district]]

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