Many very small Katkari hamlets are now spread throughout the region, including Khalapur, Sudhagad, Karjat, Pen and Panvel talukas in Raigad district and various talukas in Thane district, right up to the outskirts of Mumbai.
From Nerul or Panvel Railway Station: By Nerul/Panvel-Thane Harbour Train (get down at Koparkhairane Railway Station) approximately 15 minutes from Nerul and 40 minutes from Panvel.
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Panvel Junction is an important railway station on the Harbour Line and CST - Diva - Panvel - Somtane route of the Central Line.
The Thakars were originally living in all the hilly areas of Sahyadri in Maharashtra,Karjat Khalapur, Panvel, Sudhagad and Pen talukas of Raigad district, Kannad, Khultabad,and Soegaon Talukas of Aurangabad Akole taluka in Ahmednagar districts etc. in the Indian state of Maharashtra in India.