Tarkarli


Tarkarli is a village in Malvan taluka in Sindhudurg district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is a beach destination and remote place in southern Maharashtra. Tarkarli Beach was declared a Queen Beach of the Konkan region.

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:
The nearest airport is Chipi Sindhudurg International Airport Dabolim Airport in Goa.
By rail, Tarkarli can be accessed from Sindhudurg and also from Kudal and Kankavli by the Konkan Railway. Tarkarli is easily accessible by road from Malvan by bus and rickshaw. Tarkarli is 475 km and 576 km away from Mumbai. Daily private, luxury and State Transport bus services are available from various parts of Goa, Mumbai, Pune 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 so direct buses are infrequent. The faster option is to break the journey in parts - Panaji to Sawantwadi, Sawantwadi to Kudal, and Kudal to Malvan - the total time is thus reduced to 3 hour 15 minutes.