Mountain pass
Thal Ghat
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Overview
Thal Ghat (Kasara Ghat) is a pass in the Western Ghats in Maharashtra, on the Mumbai–Nashik route.
It carries the Mumbai–Agra highway and the Central Railway line climbing from Kasara to Igatpuri, linking the Konkan coast to the Deccan plateau.
Like Bhor Ghat, it was a key colonial-era railway route over the Sahyadri.
Geography and key facts
- Western Ghats pass, Maharashtra
- Mumbai–Nashik route
- Kasara to Igatpuri
- Road and rail link to the Deccan
Why it matters for UPSC
Western Ghats passes from north: Thal Ghat, Bhor Ghat, Pal Ghat (Palakkad), Shencottah.
Note for UPSC
Western Ghats pass on the Mumbai–Nashik route.
Passes are often asked as state–pass pairs or in a north-to-south order; learn which places each pass links.
Asked in PYQs
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Key facts
- Type
- Mountain pass
- State / UT
- Maharashtra
- Coordinates
- 19.670°N, 73.480°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
In the lessons
- Physiographic Divisions of India in Depth (map lesson)