Charkop is a locality in the suburb of Kandivali (West), North Mumbai. Charkop's original name is 'Char Khop'( चार खोप ) meaning a place of 4 huts or a small village with four houses in Marathi. Koli people or the fishermen are considered to be the indigenous residents of Charkop.

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Charkop
Suburban
Charkop Location of Charkop in Mumbai
Coordinates: 19°12′58.25″N 72°49′50.07″E
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Mumbai Suburban
City	Mumbai
Government
• Type	Municipal Corporation
• Body	Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (MCGM)
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	400067
Area code	022
Civic agency	BMC

Charkop is the one of the oldest localities in Kandivali, comprising nine residential sectors. It also has an industrial sector consisting of the house of Associated Capsules Private Ltd., IPCA Laboratories, Bhooj Adda and many other major industries.

Demographics

See also

• Mahavir Nagar (Kandivali)
• Kandivali

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