Located nearly 40 kilomteres away from Virar, Palghar acts as an important residential, industrial and educational hub for villages surrounding the town. Various age groups of people travel from the surrounding villages for different job opportunities, education, business, shopping and health care facilities. Many villages are connected to Palghar via road & rail. The government provides State Transport Bus facility to access these villages. Various villages surrounding Palghar include Tarapur, Umroli, Kelva, Satpati, Shirgaon, Saphale and Sartodi.
Transportation
Palghar is well connected via road and rail transport. Palghar acts as a divisional head of MSRTC Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation. MSRTC provides direct connectivity to several towns across Maharashtra including Miraj, Pune, Vaduj, Thane, Bhiwandi, Aurangabad, Ahmednagar,Kalyan,Alibag,Nandurbar,Bhusaval, Shirdi, Nashik etc. from Palghar.
Palghar is an important railway station on the Western Railway line of Mumbai Suburban Railway. Along with Shuttle/Memu/EMU(Local trains) services, many long distance trains also stop here.
Residential
Palghar is spread across a number of villages which has a number of residential colonies, housing complexes, independent housing units and cooperative housing societies. With real estate prices soaring in the area, satellite towns like Manor, India and Devkhop are being considered as affordable residential locations for the working population in the region.
Education
The Town has a number of Schools and Colleges. In the past few years, a number of construction projects have sprouted in the region. There is tremendous scope to set up new schools & colleges for increasing staying population.
Tourist Attractions
The famous Kelva Beach is just 13 km. by road. People from Mumbai & suburbs arrive on Sunday to enjoy the beach. Adjacent to the beach is the a temple dedicated to the Goddess Shitla Devi. One can reach the beach also by railway by alighting at Kelve Road Station just before Palghar. During the monsoons, the eastern hills of Palghar is home to several waterfalls. The hills are a favorite weekend hangout for locals and tourists from Mumbai. The little known Mahim beach is located just 7 kilometers from Palghar. It is a pristine stretch of beach located adjacent to the Kelve beach, separated only by a shallow estuary. Five kilometers from the town is another tourist attraction known as the Devkhop lake. The Shirgaon Fort is also accessible from Palghar. It is in fairly good condition and is next to a beach. The Manor Dam, located in Manor, India offers a picturesque panoramic view for day-trippers from Mumbai.
