Mira-Bhayandar | |
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  High-rise residential apartments inMira Road | |
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| Coordinates:19°17′N72°51′E / 19.29°N 72.85°E /19.29; 72.85 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Thane |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation |
| • Mayor | Vacant |
| • Deputy Mayor | Vacant |
| • Municipal Commissioner | Radhabinod Aribam Sharma,IAS[1] |
| • Police Commissioner | Madhukar Pande,IPS[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 79.4 km2 (30.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 809,378 |
| • Density | 10,200/km2 (26,400/sq mi) |
| Language | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | |
| Telephone code | 022 |
| Vehicle registration | MH-04, MH-58 |
| Sex ratio | 1.22:1♂/♀ |
| Website | www |
Mira-Bhayandar is a city andmunicipal corporation inThane district in the state ofMaharashtra,India located in the northern part ofSalsette Island before theVasai Creek, and shares a border with North Mumbai. Mira-Bhayandar is administered byMira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC), with a population at the 2011 Census of 809,378. Mira-Bhayandar is a part ofMumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) and Mira-Bhayander, Vasai-Virar (MBVV) Police Commissionerate.
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The Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Council was formed on 12 June 1985, by incorporating fiveGram Panchayats. Later, on January 23, 1990, four more village panchayats—Raigad-Murdhe, Dongri, Uttan, and Versova—were included.[3]
On 27 August 2022, following the completion of the five-year term of the elected municipal body, the Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation came under administrative rule.Municipal Commissioner Dilip Dhole, was appointed as the administrator, due to a delay in conducting elections, primarily caused by legal challenges related toOBC reservation.[4]
The MBMC is currently run by an administrator appointed by the StateGovernment of Maharashtra.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 6,327 | — |
| 1961 | 6,974 | +0.98% |
| 1971 | 10,598 | +4.27% |
| 1981 | 25,646 | +9.24% |
| 1991 | 175,605 | +21.21% |
| 2001 | 520,388 | +11.48% |
| 2011 | 809,378 | +4.52% |
| Source:Government of India[5] | ||
| Religion | Percent | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinduism | 68.96% | |||
| Islam | 16.28% | |||
| Christianity | 6.01% | |||
| Jainism | 5.67% | |||
| Buddhism | 1.86% | |||
| Sikhism | 0.53% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.68% | |||
The 2011 Indiacensus recorded a population of 809,378[7] in Mira-Bhayandar. According to the Indian Census data, the majority of the population are Hindus, followed by Muslims and Christians.
Mira-Bhayandar has two dominant languages, with a large Marathi community residing in most of the suburbs of Northern Mumbai that stretches from Bhayander toBandra, it is also shown in the linguistic demography of the suburb, while the official language, is also Marathi, is spoken by the natives of the land and migrants from other parts of Maharashtra with English as the main language of communication and in trade and commerce in the suburban region of Mumbai and Mumbai Metropolitan region, is spoken by most of the migrants as their native language.Marathi, the official language, is the mother tongue of 23.7% mostly in the Uttan and Gorai area, while the dominant language,Gujarati, is mother tongue by 20.50% of the population andHindi by 15.90% as their mother tongue. Marathi is, by far, the major language spoken as the language of communication by all the people living in the suburbs and metropolitan area of Mumbai as their language of communication.[9]
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Economic growth is led by the manufacturing sector.Bhayandar is divided into two parts by theMumbai suburban rail line - East and West.Mira Road has seen development only in the East part, while the West part, on the other side of the railway line, is covered withsalt pans andmangroves. Mira Road East is a predominantlyresidential area. Its calm, quiet surroundings and low pollution make it a desirable residential oasis.
Bhayandar West was traditionally residential, and the East predominantly an industrial area in the field of steel utensils manufacturing. Recent population growth and a flurry of construction has blurred the boundaries between Bhayandar and neighboring Mira Road, on the East side of the rail tracks, turning it into a populoussuburb. 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 large industrial complex.
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