Panchpakhadi

Pachpakhadi
पाचपाखडी
Locality
Pachpakhadi
Location in Mumbai
Coordinates: 19°11′44″N 72°57′55″E / 19.1954727°N 72.9652491°E / 19.1954727; 72.9652491
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictThane

Pachpakhadi पा़चपाखाडी (Marathi) is an upmarket and affluent locality of Thane city of Maharashtra state in India.

Panchpakhadi is mentioned in the 15th-17th century Marathi-language text Mahikavatichi Bakhar as the location of the royal palace of the Bimb dynasty. The name derives from the words "panch" (five) and "pakhadi" (small village).[1]

Location

It lies next to Naupada and Teen Hath Naka, within walking distance from Thane railway station.[2]

References

  1. ^ Dipesh Karmarkar (2012). "Understanding Place Names in 'Mahikavati's Bakhar': A Case of Mumbai-Thane Region". Studies in Indian Place Names. XXXI. Mysore: Place Names Society of India: 130. ISSN 2394-3114.
  2. ^ "Panchpkhadi". Wikimapia. Retrieved 27 February 2015.