Mira-Bhayandar

Mira-Bhayandar Mira-Bhayandar
city
Population  (2001)
• Total	520,301
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Mira-Bhayandar is a city, just beside Mumbai city, in the western state of Maharashtra, in India, located to the north of Mumbai on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway. Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) is the civic body that governs the city.

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.

Bhayandar is divided into two parts by the Mumbai suburban 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.

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.Number of trains starting from Bhayandar has been considerably increased in recent times after the deployment of 4 railway tracks between Borivali and Virar.This has been a crucial step to make train journey safer and comfortable for the residents of Mira-Bhayandar and rapidly increasing population of Bhayandar.

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.Frequency of the buses is quite good from Bhayandar W with buses running every 15th minute between Bhayander and Thane during rush hours.

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.These buses are run on contract basis by MBMC.

Other Infrastucture

ELECTRIC SUPPLY in whole Mira-Bhayander area is provided by Reliance Energy limited.And that is the reason why Mira-Bhayander is the only city in whole Thane district where Load-Shedding has never happened.

EDUCATION field in Bhayandar has developed a lot with increase in population.Most renowned institutes in Bhayandar are Bhayandar Secondary School,Our Lady of Nazareth,Holy cross High-school, Abhinav Vidya Mandir, Ram-Ratna Vidya Mandir etc;Royal ,Shankar Narayan ,Reena Mehta ,Saint Joseph ,Abhinav, The Saraswati Vidyalaya High School are the institutes in Mira-Bhayandar region which provide HSC and Degree education.