Bhayandar, also spelled as Bhaindar or Bhayander, is a

suburb A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area. They are oftentimes where most of a metropolitan areas jobs are located with some being predominantly residential. They can either be denser or less densely populated ...

located in the western suburbs of

Mumbai Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12 ...

and the northern most suburb of the island on the western side, near the

Vasai Creek Vasai Creek, previously Bassein Creek, is an estuary and one of the two main distributaries of the Ulhas River, in Konkan division of Maharashtra, India. The Ulhas splits at the northeast corner of Salsette island into its two main distributari ...

. It has a large Marathi, Aagri, Koli, and mixed-community population. It falls under the North Central ward of the

Municipal Corporation Municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to) cities, counties, towns, townships, charter townships, villages, and boroughs. The term can also be used to describe municipally o ...

and comes under police jurisdiction of Mira-Bhayander, Vasai-Virar Police Commissionerate.

Geography

Bhayander is located on the northern portion of

Salsette Island Salsette Island (, , Sashti) is an island in Konkan division of the state of Maharashtra, along India's west coast. Administratively known as the Mumbai Suburban district, Mira Bhayander and a portion of Thana (Thane) lie on it; making it ...

and at the northern part of the

Konkan The Konkan is a stretch of land by the western coast of India, bound by the river Daman Ganga at Damaon in the north, to Anjediva Island next to Karwar town in the south; with the Arabian Sea to the west and the Deccan plateau to the eas ...

region. Bhayandar comes under the jurisdiction of Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation. The entire

Mira-Bhayandar Mira-Bhayandar is a city and municipal corporation in Thane district in the state of Maharashtra, India located in the northern part of Salsette Island before the Vasai Creek, and shares a border with North Mumbai. Mira-Bhayandar is administe ...

region lies just outside

Mumbai Suburban district Mumbai Suburban district (Marathi language, Marathi: ''Mumbai Upanagar Jilhā'') is the second most populous Districts of Maharashtra, district of Maharashtra in the Konkan Division. With its administrative headquarters in Bandra, the district co ...

and officially belongs to

Thane district Thane district (Pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, �ʰaːɳe previously named Taana or Thana) is a districts of Maharashtra, district in the Konkan Division of Maharashtra, India. At the 2011 Census it was the most populated district in the c ...

, despite being closer to the island of Mumbai. The Mira-Bhayandar region comprises an area of 79 km². A vast creek divides the Mumbai suburban zones (in which Bhayander falls) and Vasai-Virar. In the north lies

, to the east

Sanjay Gandhi National Park Sanjay Gandhi National Park is a national park in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It was established in 1969 with its headquarters situated at Borivali. The 2400-year-old Kanheri caves, sculpted by monks out of the rocky basaltic cliffs, lie within the ...

, and the

Uttan Uttan () is a coastal town just north of Mumbai in the Thane district of Maharashtra. A coastal town, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation. Part of the jurisdiction is also handed over to the Mumbai Metero ...

coast to the west. It mainly is of Deccan lava terrain and consists of waterlogged and marshy areas. The climate is tropical, wet and dry.

Transport

Bhayandar railway station is a railway station on the Western line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. The platform has access to all stations from

Churchgate Churchgate (Marathi pronunciation: ͡ʃəɾt͡ʃɡeːʈ is an area in the southern part of Mumbai, close to the Arabian Sea. The area is known for its unique architecture consisting of art deco style residential buildings, access to sportin ...

Virar Virar (Pronunciation: �iɾaːɾ is a coastal city in Palghar district, Maharashtra. The northern third of the city of Vasai-Virar, it is administered by Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation. It lies to the south of Palghar district, and to t ...

References

External links

MBMC Official website
{{Mumbai metropolitan area Mira-Bhayandar