Panvel is located in the Rajgada district of Maharastra. It comes under Konkan division.it is located in Mumbai Metropolitan Region. It is most populated city in the Rajgada district. Panvel is divided into two parts old Panvel and new Panvel. New Panvel is developed, administered, and maintained by CIDCO. Though residents of New Panvel elect a representative in the Panvel Municipal Council, the Municipal Council does not control or manage any administrative or development activity in New Panvel. New Panvel is divided into two parts- New Panvel East and New Panvel West (commonly known as Khanda Colony). They have 19 and 23 sectors respectively.Weather is humid across the year. There is heavy rain during monsoon. New Panvel is strategically located on the eastern side of the Mumbai-Bangalore National Highway (NH-4) and the Mumbai-Pune Expressway. It is well connected to rest of India by road and railway.Panvel railway station is one of the most important junctions on the Konkan Railway. Harbour line from Mumbai CST, central line from Diva / Karjat, western freight corridor from JNPT and the konkan railway line from Mangalore meet at Panvel. DAV Public School, New Horizon Public School, Changu Kana Thakur School and Jr College,Huda School, Barns High School & College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Pillais Institute of Information Technology are some Institutions in Panvel