Mira Road (Marathi pronunciation: iɾaː is a suburb in the Western Suburbs of

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which stretches from

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Bhayander Bhayandar is a suburb outside the Mumbai located near the Vasai Creek. It has a large Gujarati and Marwari population as well other mixed populations as well. It falls under the North Central ward of the Municipal Corporation. Geography Bhaya ...

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situated in the north-western portion of

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state,

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. Mira road has a large

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population followed by

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and others. Mira road is in the Northern part of Mumbai City and lies in the North west ward within the jurisdiction of Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation .

History

The rise of Mumbai's

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prices has been instrumental in the development of the Mira-Bhayandar region. From 1947 onwards, primarily developed by Bharat Shah the rise in

prices prompted several largely lower and middle-income families to migrate to the satellite cities of Mumbai like

Virar Virar (Pronunciation: �iɾaɾ is a coastal city in taluka Vasai and district of Palghar, India. It is clubbed into Vasai-Virar city, administered by Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation. It lies in south part of Palghar District in Vasai Taluka ...

Vasai Vasai (Konkani and Marathi pronunciation: �əsəi formerly and alternatively Mahratti; ''Bajipur'', English: Bassein; Portuguese: Baçaim), is a historical place and City near Mumbai (Bombay)'s western suburbs, located in Palghar district ...

and Nalasopara. At that time, the Mira-Bhayandar area was part of a

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and was consisted primarily of

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land, majorly rice. This delayed and deterred builders from starting development projects. By 1980, builders began to buy agricultural land and start developing townships. The Mira Bhayandar Municipal Council was set up on June 12, 1985, by integrating five Gram Panchayats which included the Mira Gram Panchayat, which is from where Mira Road got its name. Tower blocks in Mira Road

By 1990, the council was extended and it held the first election. Gilbert Mendonca was elected as the first president of the Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Council. As it is located very close to the city, with easy accessibility by road as well as railway, and facilities for the city also extending to this town, have resulted in an increase in population and Mira Bhayandar as a whole, developed further. The

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later on 28 February 2002, was changed to a

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due to its large population and had its first elected mayor Smt. Maira Mendonca on 11 August. Mira Road and its neighbouring suburb

Bhayandar Bhayandar is a suburb outside the Mumbai located near the Vasai Creek. It has a large Gujarati and Marwari population as well other mixed populations as well. It falls under the North Central ward of the Municipal Corporation. Geography Bhaya ...

began emerging as a fast developing suburb and experienced economic development mainly due to its manufacturing sector. Most of the development has occurred only on the east side whereas the west side of the railway line is covered with salt pans and

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Demographic

Mira road has a large

population followed by

and others. Mira road is in the Northern part of Mumbai City and lies in the North west ward within the jurisdiction of

Geography

Mira Road is located on the northern portion of

and at the northern part of the

Konkan The Konkan ( kok, कोंकण) or Kokan () is a stretch of land by the western coast of India, running from Damaon in the north to Karwar in the south; with the Arabian Sea to the west and the Deccan plateau in the east. The hinterland ...

region. Mira Road along with

comes which is under the jurisdiction of

Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation The Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation is the governing body of the city of Mira-Bhayandar in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It consists of democratically elected members, headed by a mayor who administers the city's infrastructure, public s ...

. The entire

Mira-Bhayandar Mira-Bhayandar is a city and municipal corporation in Thane district in the state of Maharashtra, India located in the northern part of Salsette Island before the Vasai Creek, and shares a border with North Mumbai. Mira-Bhayandar is administ ...

region lies just outside

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and officially belongs to

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, ...

, despite being closer to the island of Mumbai. The Mira-Bhayandar region comprises an area of 79 km². A marshy creek divides Mumbai and Mira Road. The western part of the city is completely made up of barren lands, where salt pans were situated in the past. In the north lies

Vasai Creek Vasai Creek, previously Bassein Creek, is an estuary and one of the two main distributaries of the Ulhas River, in Konkan division of Maharashtra, India. The Ulhas splits at the northeast corner of Salsette island into its two main distributarie ...

, to the east

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and the Uttan coast, to the west. It mainly is of Deccan lava terrain and consists of waterlogged and marshy areas. The climate experienced here is tropical, wet and dry climate.

Transport

Power from the

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, MTNL telecom services and

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bus services which are normally provided to the city, are provided to this region too which has been instrumental in the increase in its population, unlike

and

. Mira Road has a

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, which is a part of the Western Suburban Railway line. All trains from churchgate towards Virar halt at Mira Road. Also

has its own transportation facility Mira Bhayandar Municipal transportation (MBMT). The bus services from MSRTC which are the state transport buses are available to connect with Thane city and Manori. State transport (ST) buses are also available in Mira Road. They start from Bhayander and are available for Thane, Bhiwandi and Vasai route.

Metro

Line 10 (Mumbai Metro) Green Line 10 (extension) of the Mumbai Metro, also referred to as the Gaimukh-Shivaji Chowk (Mira Road) corridor, is part of the metro system for the city of Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) ...

Gaimukh - Shivaji Chowk (Mira Road) corridor, the line runs parallel to Thane-Bhayander highway consisting of 9 stops. Line 9 (Mumbai Metro) Dahisar(E) - Mira Bhayander corridor, this line offers connection to the western suburbs of Mumbai.

Hospitals

* Bhaktivedanta Hospital * Wockhardt Hospital (Umrao Hospital)

Schools / Academy

* Seven Eleven Scholastic School, Mira Road

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* Cosmopolitan High School, Mira Road

* Shantinagar High School, Mira Road

* N.H English Academy, Mira road

Notable People residing/originated here

Amita Khopkar Amita Khopkar is a Marathi stage, film and television actress.
''Bhaskar.com''.

Career

Khopk ...

, Marathi Actress (Veteran Marathi Theatre Artist) *

Syed Muzaffar Hussain Syed Muzaffar Hussain (born 26 August 1966) is an Indian National Congress politician from Mira Bhainder City located in Thane district who has twice served on the Legislative Council for the state of Maharashtra. He was elected as Corporator ...

, Ex-MLC (Maharashtra), Gen Sec MPCC, Indian National Congress *

Kunal Khemu Kunal Kemmu (born Kunal Ravi Kemmu; 25 May 1983) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi cinema. Early life and background Kunal Ravi Kemmu was born in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India on 25 May 1983 into a Kashmiri Pandit family to actors Ra ...

, Bollywood actor *

Harshaali Malhotra Harshaali Malhotra (born 3 June 2008) is an Indian actress and model who appears in Hindi-language films and television series. Early life Harshaali was born on 3 June 2008 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India into a Punjabi Hindu family. Career ...

, Bollywood child artist *

Narendra Mehta Narendra Mehta is an Indian politician. He was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He served in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. Mehta represents the Mira Bhayandar constituency. Personal life Mehta was born in a lower middle class ...

, Ex-MLA (BJP) *

Geeta Bharat Jain Geeta Bharat Jain (born 5 July 1964) is an Indian politician representing the Bharatiya Janata Party. She won election as an independent candidate. She afterwards gave support to the Shiv Sena-led government. After one year, she joined Shiv Sen ...

, Current MLA (Independent) *

Ayush Mahesh Khedekar Ayush Mahesh Khedekar (born 5 April 2000

, Bollywood actor *

Madhur Mittal Madhur Mittal (born February 20, 1991) is an Indian actor. He is best known for his character 'Tito' in the TV serial Shaka Laka Boom Boom and his performance as Salim Malik in the film ''Slumdog Millionaire'', which won the Academy Award for Be ...

, Bollywood actor *

Kavi Kumar Azad Kavi Kumar Azad was an Indian actor best known for his portrayal of Hansraj Hathi in an Indian sitcom ''Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah''. He died on 9 July 2018 following heart attack. Biography Kavi Kumar Azad was born in Sasaram, Bihar, In ...

, Indian television actor

References

External links

* {{Mumbai metropolitan area Neighbourhoods in Mumbai Transport in Mira-Bhayandar Transport in Navi Mumbai Transport in Thane district Suburbs of Mumbai