Mira-Bhayandar

Mira-Bhayandar is an urban town, beside Mumbai city in the district of Thane, in the western state of Maharashtra, in India, located to the north of Mumbai on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Mira-Bhayandar had a population of 520,301. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Mira-Bhayandar has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 74%. In Mira-Bhayandar, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. Mira-Bhyandar is one of the Leading City in Maharashtra having a population more 10 Lacs, and has grown-up Economically and with a vast increased in Industrial Field. Mira-Bhayandar is now administered by its own municipal corporation, MBMC.

Transportation

RAIL The Western Railway of the Mumbai Suburban Railway is the lifeline of the western and extended suburbs of Mumbai. Mira Road & Bhayandar are the railway stations on this line. Mira Road is one station after Dahisar. After Bhayandar is the Vasai (Bassein) Creek bridge followed by Naigaon. Slow and fast trains between Churchgate, Dadar, Andheri & Borivali and Vasai Road/Virar operate from Mira Road & Bhayandar stations. Bhayandar is also a terminal for a few trains, an immense convenience to residents here.

ROAD NETWORK The Mira-Bhayandar area is located north west of Mumbai, just north of Dahisar. By road it is connected to Mumbai by the Western Express Highway. The Western Express Highway, as termed in Mumbai leaves the city as the NH 8 (National Highway) linking Mumbai with the west and north west of India. Important cities covered on the NH 8 are Vapi (for Daman & Silvassa), Surat, Vadodara, Ahmedabad, Udaipur, Ajmer, Jaipur and Delhi. On the NH 8, just beyond the Ghodbundar area is the Virar-Vasai area. Ghodbunder is also linked to Thane by a highway.

Kashimira is a point falling between Dahisar Check Naka and Ghodbunder, from which a main road arises that leads to Mira Road, Bhayander & the coastal villages of Uttan, Gorai, Manori & the famed Amusement Parks - Esselworld & Water Kingdom.

BUS SERVICES The BEST Undertaking has been the longest provider of services to the area, with services to Mira Road Station, Shrusti Complex, Bhayander Railway Station (East), Kashimira & Ghodbunder from points in Borivali, Kandivali, Santacruz & Ghatkopar. Several Western and central suburbs are thus conveniently connected. The BEST operates these busses under the 700 number series.

MSRTC operates frequent services from Bhayandar Station W to Thane Railway Station West ST Stand via Kashimira, Ghodbunder Road, Owale & Eastern Express Highway. A few services now commence from Bhayandar Station E.

The TMT (Thane Municipal Transport) operates the very popular route 58 between Thane Railway Station West & Mira Road Railway Station. The Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Transport MBMT has recently started local bus services connecting interconnecting various places in the Mira-Bhayandar area.

MBMT bus services are available from Mira Road Stn E, Bhayandar Railway Stn E, Bhayandar Railway Stn W & Dahisar Check Naka parts of this city.

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