Tarkarli Photo by Sandeep Wairkar 1231313

Tarkarli is a village in

Malvan taluka Malvan taluka is a taluka in Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra, a state in Western India Western India is a loosely defined region of India consisting of its western part. The Ministry of Home Affairs in its Western Zonal Council Administ ...

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district in the

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n state of

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. It is a beach destination and remote place in southern Maharashtra. Few years ago, Tarkarli beach is declared as a Queen Beach of

Konkan The Konkan ( kok, कोंकण) or Kokan () is a stretch of land by the western coast of India, running from Damaon in the north to Karwar in the south; with the Arabian Sea to the west and the Deccan plateau in the east. The hinterland ...

region. Monthly, Thousands of tourists are visiting this place to rejuvenate and enjoy thrill of water sports activities. All Watersports activities in Tarkarli are going on as per international safety of standards and under guidance of professional instructor(Dive Master) with modern safety equipment. Many scuba diving operators running this activities near Tsunami island, Devbagh because of shallow water and low life risk. Tarkarli Photo by Sandeep Wairkar123

The local people in Tarkarli renovate their homes and converted in to bed and breakfast scheme. Some of these are recognized by government agency known as MTDC(Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation). MTDC has own resort in Tarkarli which is located exactly at beach. MTDC has also scuba diving training center. in Tarkarli where various scuba diving courses are conducted. To stay in Tarkarli various options are available. One can refer a website malvancity.com on which visitors can find out contact numbers of hotel owners and more details of home stays, hotels and resorts in tarkarli.

Geography

Tarkarli is south of Malvan and from Mumbai and 410 km from Pune on the west coast of India, at the confluence of the Karli River and the Arabian Sea.

Education

Tarkarli has the following educational establishments: * International Scuba Diving Training Centre

Travel

The nearest airport is chipi sindhudurg International Airport

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. By rail, Tarkarli can be accessed from

and also from

Kudal Kudal is a census town in Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, India. It is situated on River Karli in southwest Maharashtara. Kudal is the fourth largest town in Sindhudurg after Sawantwadi, Malvan and Kankavli. As of 2011, the population is 16 ...

and

Kankavli Kankavli is a city in Sindhudurg district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is an important city due to its central location in the Sindhudurg district. All talukas are at an equal distance from Kankavli city. There is a temple of Shri ...

by the

Konkan Railway The Konkan Railway (abbreviated KR) is one of the 19 railway zones in India with its headquarters at CBD Belapur in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The first passenger train ran on Konkan railway tracks on 20 March 1993, between Udupi and ...

. Tarkarli is easily accessible by road from

Malvan Malvan (also written as Malwan) is a town and ''taluka'' in Sindhudurg District, the southernmost district of Maharashtra State, India, well known for the historically important Sindhudurg Fort. Malvan ''taluka'' consists of villages such as ...

by bus and rickshaw. Tarkarli is 475 km (Panvel Kochi Road, NH 17) and 576 km (Mumbai Kohlapur Road NH 4) away from Mumbai. Daily private, luxury and State Transport bus service available from various parts of

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Pune Pune (; ; also known as Poona, (List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name from 1818 until 1978) is one of the most important industrial and educational hubs of India, with an estimated population of 7.4 million ...

to Malvan. Buses from/to Panaji: direct buses run from bus bay #2 at the KTC bus stand in Panaji to Malvan, take 4.5 hours and cost 125 rupees. However, Malvan lies off the national highway (NH-17) so direct buses are infrequent (they also take a longer route). The faster option is to break the journey in parts - Panaji to Sawantwadi (56 rupees; 1.5 hours), Sawantwadi to Kudal (the closest town to Malvan on NH-17; 19 rupees, 0.5 hours), and Kudal to Malvan (30 rupees, 1 hour 15 minutes) - the total time is thus reduced to 3 hour 15 minutes. Tarkarli Photo by Rohit Keluskar 1

Tourist attractions

# Mahapurush Temple # Bhogwe beach # Vitthal Temple #

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# Boating Point & Water Sports point in Karli river # Tarkarli Beach # Devbagh Sangam, the point where the Karli river drains into the Arabian sea. # Golden Rock # Sindhudurg Fort at Malvan # Malvan Market # Rock Garden at Malwan # Tsunami Island # Kunkeshwar Temple - 46 km from Tarkarli by MSH 4. A Shiva temple on the beach.

References

{{Sindhudurg district topics Beaches of Maharashtra Villages in Sindhudurg district Tourist attractions in Sindhudurg district

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