Panju Island
Panju Island is an estuarine island in the Vasai Creek just north of Mumbai. The island is used by the Western Railway to connect the island of Salsette with the mainland at Vasai. It is located at 19°19′59″N 72°51′00″E / 19.333°N 72.85°E with a maximum elevation of 1 m (3 ft) .
Panju Island is an Ancient historical island. Monetary Transactions during the time of Sir Chimaji Appa were carried out at this island. This island has given pivotal Ccontribution in India’s Freedom Fighting Campaign & has given 23 Freedom Fighters. It stands 1st in Palghar District as far as its capacity of population is concerned. Area of Panju Island is around 600 acres & Aagri community dwells here. Main profession of this community is farming, fishing, salt farming & manual sand evacuations by tradition. There's a Primary school as well as Government recognized secondary school.
Boat services are available every 30 minutes from Naigaon Ferry Terminal / Naigaon Jetty to Panju Island (Naigaon West) & also from Panju Island jetty (Naigaon west) to Naigaon jetty (Naigaon west).
See also[]
Vasai Creek Thane Creek Salsette Island Mumbai Western Suburbs Eastern Suburbs
References[]
- "Regional Setting" (PDF). MMRDA. p. 30. Archived from the original (pdf) on 9 May 2006. Retrieved 3 July 2006.
- Islands of Mumbai
- Geography of Thane district