Forts in Thane District

Maharashtra has the largest number of forts in India and Thane district has the largest number of forts in any district in India. I have tried to list out all the fort or fort like structures that I have come across… 67 in number! In case, I have missed out on any forts please feel free to give your comments. Majority of the forts have been located on the map below but some like Pimplasgad have been “approximately located” while some like Naldurg could not be located at all. Please help me locate these so that a good database is created.

No Fort - Taluka (Status on Map)
1 Agashi - Vasai (Not located )
2 Alibag/ Pankot - Palghar (Correctly located )
3 Arnala Bastion - Vasai (Correctly located )
4 Arnala Fort - Vasai (Correctly located )
5 Asawa - Palghar (Correctly located )
6 Ballalgad - Talasari (Not located )
7 Balwantgad - Shahapur (Correctly located )
8 Belapur Bastion - Thane (Correctly located )
9 Belapur Fort - Thane (Correctly located )
10 Bhairavgad - Murbad (Correctly located )
11 Bhandargad - Shahapur (Correctly located )
12 Bhavangad - Palghar (Correctly located )
13 Bhupatgad - Jawhar (Correctly located )
14 Chatale - Palghar (Not located )
15 Chinchani - Dahanu (Not located )
16 Dahanu - Dahanu (Correctly located )
17 Danda - Palghar (Not located )
18 Dativare - Palghar (Not located )
19 Dehri - Bhiwandi (Not located )
20 Dharavi - Thane (Approximately located )
21 Dindigad - Bhiwandi (Not located )
22 Durgadi - Kalyan (Correctly located )
23 Firangkot - Bhiwandi (Not located )
24 Gaimukh - Thane (Approximately located )
25 Gambhirgad - Dahanu (Correctly located )
26 Ghodbundar - Thane (Correctly located )
27 Gorakhgad - Murbad (Correctly located )
28 Gumtara/ Gotara - Bhiwandi (Approximately located )
29 Hirakot - Thane (Correctly located )
30 Jawhar kot - Jawhar (Correctly located )
31 Jivdhangad - Vasai (Correctly located )
32 Kaldurg - Palghar (Correctly located )
33 Kamandurg - Vasai (Correctly located )
34 Kambe - Bhiwandi (Approximately located )
35 Kelve - Palghar (Not located )
36 Kharbav - Bhiwandi (Approximately located )
37 Khatale - Palghar (Not located )
38 Kital - Palghar (Not located )
39 Kohoj - Wada (Correctly located )
40 Kore - Palghar (Not located )
41 Madhla Buruj - Palghar (Not located )
42 Mahim - Palghar (Correctly located )
43 Mahuli - Shahapur (Correctly located )
44 Malajgad - Vasai (Approximately located )
45 Malanggad - Kalyan (Correctly located )
46 Mandvi - Vasai (Approximately located )
47 Manor - Palghar (Not located )
48 Mathane - Palghar (Not located )
49 Naglakot - Thane (Approximately located )
50 Naldurg - Murbad (Not located )
51 Palasgad - Shahapur (Correctly located )
52 Parsik - Thane (Approximately located )
53 Phutka Buruj - Palghar (Not located )
54 Pimplasgad - Bhiwandi (Approximately located )
55 Segvah/ Sawte - Dahanu (Correctly located )
56 Shirgaon - Palghar (Correctly located )
57 Siddhagad - Murbad (Correctly located )
58 Takmak - Vasai (Correctly located )
59 Tandulwadi - Palghar (Correctly located )
60 Tankicha Buruj - Palghar (Not located )
61 Tarapur - Palghar (Correctly located )
62 Thane - Thane (Correctly located )
63 Usrani - Palghar (Not located )
64 Vajirgad - Vasai (Correctly located )
65 Vasai/Bassien - Vasai (Correctly located )
66 Virthan - Palghar (Not located )
67 Yedvan - Palghar (Correctly located)

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“Durgasampada Thanyachi” a book Sadashiv Tetwilkar and Gazetteer of Thane District are invaluable sources of information for this database