Sahar Village, Mumbai

Sahar Village lies in the Vile Parle East suburb of Mumbai. It is among the oldest settlements of 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]

Sahar Village
Locality
Nickname(s): 
Sahar Gaon
Sahar Village
Coordinates: 19°5′56″N 72°52′2″E
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 code(s)022

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. https://myneta.info/bmc2012/
  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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