Western Suburbs (Mumbai)

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Western Suburbs
Precinct of
UTC+5:30 (IST
)
Western Suburbs: Population Growth
YearPop.±%
19711,705,490—    
19812,858,170+67.6%
19913,947,990+38.1%
20015,095,680+29.1%
Source: MMRDA[1]
Data is based on
Government of India Census.

The Western Suburbs is the western precinct of the city of

Bhayander, which is separated by the Vasai Creek from Vasai-Virar city and Mithi River from Mumbai city district (Churchgate to Mahim
).

The Western Suburbs are some of the oldest suburbs of the city. In particular, Bandra has existed as a separate town almost as long as Mumbai. The area started its history as a bunch of fishing villages. River Mithi flows through this area and also serves as a sewage line. In the 1980s, a well-intentioned attempt to set up a new downtown away from Nariman Point resulted in the establishment of the Bandra Kurla Complex. Most of the larger financial banks and companies moved to this place.[citation needed]

Apart from the usual suburban sprawl, this area has some nice beaches, especially near Malad. Jogeshwari has hot springs which are reputed to have medicinal properties. Borivali is the entry point for the Sanjay Gandhi National Park, which is why the wildlife reserve is more popularly known as Borivali National Park.[citation needed]

Many software and BPO companies have their offices in and around SEEPZ in Andheri. The western suburbs also boast of the Juhu Beach. These suburbs can get extremely crowded in the evenings, with very severe traffic jams.[citation needed]

Division

The city of Mumbai lies on Salsette Island. Administratively it has two official divisions: Mumbai City district and Mumbai Suburban district. Mumbai City district consists of the island city that lies to the south of Salsette Island. This region is called South Mumbai. The western part of Mumbai Suburban district (to the west of Sanjay Gandhi National Park) is called the Western Suburbs and the eastern part of the district is called the Eastern Suburbs.

The northernmost portion of the island, which is outside of the

Thane District
.

South Mumbai, the Western Suburbs and the Eastern Suburbs are not officially defined divisions of Mumbai and different people may include different areas in each division. This article uses the most popular divisions.

Transport

Air

Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport is located in Andheri. Most 5-star hotels are located nearby. Juhu Aerodrome
, which is used by small private aircraft and as a heliport, is located in Juhu.

Rail

Each of the suburbs has a railway station on the

Bandra Terminus is one of the six terminals for long-distance trains in Mumbai. Line 1 of the Mumbai Metro also spans the entire suburb of Andheri.[2]

Road

The

Western Line, which is on its western side.[citation needed
]

SV Road (Swami Vivekananda Road) is another major road in the Western Suburbs, it begins in Bandra in the south and ends at the Dahisar Flyover junction with the Western Express Highway in the north.[citation needed
]

However, connectivity from the

Santa Cruz – Chembur Link Road (SCLR) are the major road links between the Eastern and Western Suburbs.[citation needed
]

Bus services are provided by Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST). The "200" & "300" series buses serves the Western Suburbs.[citation needed]

See also

Notes

  • "Population and Employment profile of Mumbai Metropolitan Region" (PDF). Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 June 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2010.

References

  1. ^ Population and Employment profile of Mumbai Metropolitan Region, p. 7
  2. ^ A Mumbai Metro train every three minutes - Mumbai - DNA. Dnaindia.com. Retrieved on 2016-12-21.

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Western Suburbs - Mumbai.
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