Mumbra () is a suburb of

Thane district Thane district (Pronunciation: �ʰaːɳe previously named Taana or Thana) is a district in the Konkan Division of Maharashtra, India. At the 2011 Census it was the most populated district in the country, with 11,060,148 inhabitants; however, ...

Western India Western India is a loosely defined region of India consisting of its western part. The Ministry of Home Affairs in its Western Zonal Council Administrative division includes the states of Goa, Gujarat, and Maharashtra along with the Union ...

in the state of Maharashtra,

Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' fin ...

extension and within the

Mumbai Metropolitan Region Mumbai Metropolitan Region (abbreviated to MMR and previously also as Greater Bombay Metropolitan Area), is a metropolitan area consisting of Mumbai (Bombay) and its satellite towns in the northern Konkan division, of the Maharashtra state in ...

area. It is administered by

Thane Municipal Corporation Thane Municipal Corporation is the governing body of the city of Thane in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The municipal corporation consisting of democratically elected members, is headed by a mayor and administers the city's infrastructure, ...

. Mumbra is mostly famous for its Bombay slang and the street foods.

History

Mumbra was a flourishing shipbuilding center in early times. Much of the land around Mumbra was agricultural land until 1975. Between 1968 and 1975, Mumbai experienced significant population growth and greater population density. Then, about 1975, Mumbra's agricultural land was urbanized. This signaled an expansion of the greater Mumbai area, which realized significant population growth in the 1980s. Wafa Hill's "A, B, C" was one of the first planned Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) approved buildings developed in the 1990s. Which lead the foundation for urbanization in Mumbra. In 1991 there were about 44,000 people. After the riots of 1992 many Muslims fled Mumbai and settled in Mumbra; 10 Sq mile land was allotted by state Government under custody of state waqf board for resettlement of fled Muslims of different part of Mumbai. It is India's largest Muslim locality. On 4 April 2013, a building collapsed in the Shil Phata area 5 km south of Mumbra, killing 74 people.

Demographics

The population of Mumbra is 900,000 in the Thane urban agglomeration. About 85% of Mumbra's residents are Muslim. The second majority population is of Buddhists.

Transport

Bus service is available through the Thane Municipal Transport (TMT) and

Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport (NMMT) is the transport wing of Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation, which operates bus services in Navi Mumbai Navi Mumbai (), is a planned city situated on the west coast of the Indian subcontinent, loc ...

(NMMT). Rail service is available at the Mumbra railway station on Central line, also called as mainline. Mumbra is from the Mumbai airport. The main source of Transport in Mumbra is Auto-Rickshaw. Mumbra didn't have any bus starting from Mumbra railway station and hence Auto-Rickshaws was the only possible conveyance. But now, TMT Thane Municipal Transport runs bus service starting from Mumbra Railway Station to Bharat gears company. State transport (

MSRTC The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation abbreviated as (MSRTC, or simply ST), is the state run bus service of Maharashtra, India which serves routes to towns and cities within Maharashtra as well as to its adjoining states. It has a flee ...

) operate regular bus service between

Panvel Panvel () is a city and taluka in Raigad district of Maharashtra, India. It is highly populated due to its closeness to Mumbai. Panvel is also governed for development purpose by the body of Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Panvel Municipal Corpor ...

Bhiwandi Bhiwandi () is a city in the Thane district in Maharashtra, India. It is located northeast of Mumbai and northeast of the city of Thane. The city is a part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Bhiwandi is a commercial city and a major trade c ...

, and

Shil Phata Shil Phata or Shilphata is an area about south of Mumbra, in the Thane city of Maharashtra under Thane Municipal Corporation, India. Shil Phata is located east of Parsik Hills on the old Mumbai-Pune Road (National Highway 4). It's a junction ...

Gallery

Mumbra is known for its green lavish mountains and waterfalls enhancing the beauty of the city. File:Mumbra the green side.jpg, The Green Side File:Kausa Talao Mumbra.jpg, Kausa Talao at Mumbra File:Mumbrasunset2.jpg, The peak that stands uniquely tall File:Amrut Nagar.jpg, Amrut Nagar at Night File:Ship Building Yard.jpg, Ship Building Yard File:Mumbra sunset.jpg, Mumbra sunset File:Mumbrasunset.JPG, Mumbra sunset

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