Sahar Village, Mumbai

Sahar Village
Locality
Nickname: 
Sahar Gaon
Sahar Village is located in Mumbai
Sahar Village
Sahar Village
Coordinates: 19°5′56″N 72°52′2″E / 19.09889°N 72.86722°E / 19.09889; 72.86722
CountryIndia
StateMaharashtra
DistrictMumbai Suburban
CityMumbai
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Corporation
 • BodyBrihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (MCGM)[1]
 • corporatorSushama Kamlesh Rai
Languages
 • OfficialMarathi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
400099
Area code022

Sahar Village lies in the Vile Parle East suburb of Mumbai. It is among the oldest settlements of Bombay East Indians on Salsette Island. The village had a station on the Salsette–Trombay Railway that was dismantled after the rail line closed in 1934.[2]

The opening of the Sahar International Terminal (Terminal 2) of the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in the 1980s led to subsequent urban development in the area.[3] This includes the opening of the first hotel of The Leela Group in 1988.[4] Its nearby areas are Vile Parle, Marol, JB Nagar, Chakala, and Saki Naka.

References

  1. ^ "List of constituencies (Ward wise) : Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation 2012 Election Candidate Information".
  2. ^ "Railway Gauges in India". IRFCA.org. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  3. ^ "The Republic of Andheri: It's a concrete jungle out there". Time Out, Mumbai. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
  4. ^ "Krishnan's Leelas". Business Line. 13 March 2009.

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