New Panvel is a node in the Navi Mumbai city, in the district of Raigad. New Panvel is developed on marshy land and previously Mango cultivated area. New Panvel is residential as well as commercial and educational node in the city of Navi Mumbai. New Panvel is divided into two parts: New Panvel (E), on the eastern side of Diva-Panvel-Roha central railway and New Panvel (W) on the western side of it. New Panvel west and New Panvel East are joined by New Panvel East-West flyover bridge also known as Khanda Colony Flyover. New Panvel West is also popularly called Khanda Colony by the local villagers, as the city is adjacent to two small villages Dhakta Khanda and Motha Khanda (Greater Khanda).