Mira - Bhayandar is one of the suburbs in Mumbai city, India. It is located at north mumbai, to the western line of Mumbai Suburban Railway and is governed by the Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC).
The ten villages of Manori, Gorai , Uttan, Pali, Chowk, Dongri, Tarodi, Rai, Morva, Murdhe form the Dharavi Island. These villages are home to about 1.25 lakh people. Two third of the inhabitants here are from the koli community (fishermen), the original settlers of Mumbai while rest are Agris (salt-pan workers) and Kumhis (farmers).
Like all stations on Mumbai suburban railway, Bhayandar is divided into two parts by the rail line - East and West. The West was traditionally residential, and the East was predominantly an industrial area. Recent population growth and a flurry of construction has blurred the boundaries between Bhayandar and neighbouring Mira Road on the East side of the rail tracks, turning it into a populous suburb. Government-owned Salt Pans and marshland in West Mira Road have restricted the southward spread of Bhayandar.There is a lot of scope for development of this land as it has the potential to house a gargantuan industrial complex.
The east Indian villages in Bhayandar are Dongri, Uttan, Pali Chowk, Tarodi, etc. These villages were formed by Portuguese travellers when Vasai (formerly Bassein) was a famous port. One route for "Essel World" is via Gorai, one of the villages close to Bhayandar. Gorai is also popular for its beach and nearby Manori beach and is a popular weekend getaway for Bhayandar residents. In the 1970s Bhayandar was a village before the builders converted the fertile farming land into a concrete jungle. |
