Barvi Dam at Badlapur

Badlapur (Marathi pronunciation: [bəd̪lapuːɾ]) is a city in the Thane district, Maharashtra state, India, and is a part of Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Badlapur is a city on the banks of Ulhas River in the Thane district of Maharashtra state in Konkan division. It is governed by . Badlapur is a city located 40 kilometres from Thane City in Thane district, Maharashtra, India. The city is a part of Mumbai Metropolitan Region managed by Municipal Council. The current estimated population of Badlapur city in 2024 is 245,000 approximately. It grew by approximately 40.62% from 2011. It has a Badlapur railway station on the Central line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway

Climate

Badlapur has been ranked 38th best “National Clean Air City” under (Category 2 3-10L Population cities) in India.

Matheran Range

The Matheran Range starts at Haji Malang in the north-north-west, continues to Tavli in the north, and then runs south and finally terminates at Bhivpuri Road Hill. Strictly speaking, this range is not a part of the Sahyadris, but rather runs parallel to the Badlapur-Karjat railway line to its west. The Sahyadris proper run parallel to the same railway line, but to its east.