Kandivali
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Kandivali, or Kandivli is the name of a suburb
of Mumbai
, India
. It is also the name of the railway station in Kandivali suburb, on the Western Railway (India)
line of the Mumbai suburban railway
.
. The township was semi-rural up to the 1980s, with agricultural land, huts and villages. With the real estate boom in the 1980s and 1990s, many residential projects started to shift northward.
The Kandivali railway station was built 100 years ago in 1907, then known as Khandolee. The station probably derived its name from the Marathi word "Khaan" meaning mine. The area around Western Express between Malad and Kandivali had numerous stone quarries and was once famous for Malad Stone. Many heritage buildings in Mumbai were constructed with Malad stone between 1860 and 1930, notable among them are David Sasson library, Bombay House, Western Railway building at Churchgate. The original inhabitants were the Koli (fishermen) of Charkop
village.
s, Mendes, Daniel
s, Rodrigues).
Prominent localities in Kandivali West include Kandivli Village, Irani Wadi, Anand Nagar, Ary chankya nagar, Dahanukar Wadi, Mohite Wadi, Tulaskar Wadi, Amrut Nagar , Kailash Tower, Kamla Nagar, Mathuradas Road, Shanker Lane, Parekh Nagar, Mahavir Nagar, Gaurav Gardens, Poisar, Fateh Baugh,Nilkanth Society, Ganesh Nagar, Irani wadi, Ekta Nagar and Charkop
. Ashok Nagar,PathareWadi,Kotasthane Wadi, GowShala, Patankarwadi, Arya Chanakya Nagar, Thakur Complex, Thakur Village
, Lokhandwala township, Samata Nagar are some of the better known localities in Kandivili (East).
The "Church of Our Lady of Assumption", located off M.G. Road, was built in 1630 and is one of the oldest churches of Mumbai. The pond located in Shankar Mandir, Kandivali village is used for immersions during Ganesh Chaturthi
. Also located off M.G. Road is the famous Kala Hanuman temple, which is visited by hundreds of devotees every day. The 56 years old Shreeji Temple located on Mathurdas Road attracts a large number of devotees. A 150 year old shrine to Shri Karsangli Akurli Mata, }}
Raghuleela Mall
, a 250000 sq ft (23,225.8 m²). shopping mall
located near the Poinsur bus depot, is home to a movie theater, eateries and apparel stores. Growel's 101 is a mega-shopping mall located on Akurli Road near Kandivali station, home to the super-market Big Bazaar
.
The Mahindra & Mahindra
plant occupies a 63 acres (254,952.2 m²) built-up area and employs over 3,000. Industrial complexes such as Akurli Industrial Estate, Kandivali (Charkop) Industrial estate, Gundecha Industrial Estate, Balaji Industrial Estate and Bonanza Industrial Estate are home to small and medium sized industries. Kandivali is also home to The Times of India
printing press and Associated Capsules, one of the world's largest manufacturers of empty capsules.
The Sports Authority of India has a huge training ground for the popular football team Mahindra United
,Cricket teams,Athletics and a very famous handball team and also has a new American football team is also located in Kandivali.
. Road connectivity is provided by means of Western Express Highway
on the East, S.V. Road and Link Road on the west. A Metro
line, terminating at Charkop, is slated to be constructed here before 2011.
The BEST bus depot is close to the railway station on the Eastern side of the suburb and is the point of origin for localities in Kandivali East like Ashok Nagar, Hanuman Nagar, Damu Nagar, Samata Nagar, Thakur Village and Thakur Complex. Bus services also serve distant destinations like Kashimira and Borivali.
The Kandivali East Post office( Pin Code 400101) was initially located in Fonseca Compound on Akurli road near Kandivali Railway Station on the Eastern side. It moved to Samata Nagar in the late nineties/early 2000's.
soon Phase 2 metro is going to be started and it said to be that charkop would be the first metro statiom upto mandkhurd via bandra
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
of Mumbai
Mumbai Suburban District
The Mumbai Suburban district is a district of the state of Maharashtra in western India. Its headquarters is in Bandra . It consists of three administrative subdivisions or tehsils: Kurla, Andheri, and Borivali. The district along with Mumbai City district make up the metropolis of Mumbai...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It is also the name of the railway station in Kandivali suburb, on the Western Railway (India)
Western Railway (India)
The Western Railway is one of the 16 zones of Indian Railways, and is among the busiest railway networks in India. The major railway routes of Indian Railways which come under Western Railways are: Ratlam - Mumbai Central, Surat - Mumbai, Surat - Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad - Vadodara and Palanpur -...
line of the Mumbai suburban railway
Mumbai Suburban Railway
The Mumbai Suburban Railway system, part of the public transport system of Mumbai, is provided for by the state-run Indian Railways' two zonal Western Railways and Central Railways. The system carries more than 6.99 million commuters on a daily basis. It has the highest passenger densities of any...
.
History
Artifacts found near Kandivali indicate that the region was inhabited in the Stone AgeStone Age
The Stone Age is a broad prehistoric period, lasting about 2.5 million years , during which humans and their predecessor species in the genus Homo, as well as the earlier partly contemporary genera Australopithecus and Paranthropus, widely used exclusively stone as their hard material in the...
. The township was semi-rural up to the 1980s, with agricultural land, huts and villages. With the real estate boom in the 1980s and 1990s, many residential projects started to shift northward.
The Kandivali railway station was built 100 years ago in 1907, then known as Khandolee. The station probably derived its name from the Marathi word "Khaan" meaning mine. The area around Western Express between Malad and Kandivali had numerous stone quarries and was once famous for Malad Stone. Many heritage buildings in Mumbai were constructed with Malad stone between 1860 and 1930, notable among them are David Sasson library, Bombay House, Western Railway building at Churchgate. The original inhabitants were the Koli (fishermen) of Charkop
Charkop
Charkop is a municipality in the suburb of Kandivali,North Mumbai. It was originally intended as a housing project by MHADA,but now covers residential areas and businesses.-History:...
village.
Landmarks and localities
The oldest locality in Kandivali is Kandivali Village (Gaon) which was home to more than 5 families, mostly Pachkalshi's, in the 1800s. Kandivali village is one of the Old East Indian villages of Mumbai. It originally consisted of the East Indian Catholic families (such as the MirandaMiranda (surname)
Miranda is a Portuguese and Spanish languages surnameIt may refer to:-Arts and entertainment:* Carmen Miranda, Portuguese-Brazilian singer and motion picture star, popularly known for wearing fruit headdresses...
s, Mendes, Daniel
Daniel (name)
Daniel is a Hebrew masculine given name and a surname. It means, "God is my judge", and derives from two early Biblical figures, primary among them the Prophet Daniel.- Background :...
s, Rodrigues).
Prominent localities in Kandivali West include Kandivli Village, Irani Wadi, Anand Nagar, Ary chankya nagar, Dahanukar Wadi, Mohite Wadi, Tulaskar Wadi, Amrut Nagar , Kailash Tower, Kamla Nagar, Mathuradas Road, Shanker Lane, Parekh Nagar, Mahavir Nagar, Gaurav Gardens, Poisar, Fateh Baugh,Nilkanth Society, Ganesh Nagar, Irani wadi, Ekta Nagar and Charkop
Charkop
Charkop is a municipality in the suburb of Kandivali,North Mumbai. It was originally intended as a housing project by MHADA,but now covers residential areas and businesses.-History:...
. Ashok Nagar,PathareWadi,Kotasthane Wadi, GowShala, Patankarwadi, Arya Chanakya Nagar, Thakur Complex, Thakur Village
Thakur village
Thakur village is a densely populated residential locality in Kandivali, Mumbai, India. It is located near the Western Express Highway, which is part of the National Highway 8.-Geography:*Thakur Village on WikiMapia*Area: 4 km2...
, Lokhandwala township, Samata Nagar are some of the better known localities in Kandivili (East).
The "Church of Our Lady of Assumption", located off M.G. Road, was built in 1630 and is one of the oldest churches of Mumbai. The pond located in Shankar Mandir, Kandivali village is used for immersions during Ganesh Chaturthi
Ganesh Chaturthi
Ganesh Chaturthi , also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi is the Hindu festival of Ganesha also called Vinayagar in Tamil Nadu, the son of Shiva and Parvati, who is believed to bestow his presence on earth for all his devotees in the duration of this festival...
. Also located off M.G. Road is the famous Kala Hanuman temple, which is visited by hundreds of devotees every day. The 56 years old Shreeji Temple located on Mathurdas Road attracts a large number of devotees. A 150 year old shrine to Shri Karsangli Akurli Mata, }}
Raghuleela Mall
Raghuleela Mall
Raghuleela is a mall situated in Kandivili, Mumbai, India. Developed by Raghuleela Properties Pvt.Ltd., the mall covers commercial space having four floors and more than 300 shops. It covers ample space for parking with double level parking for over 500 vehicles and provides exclusive banquet...
, a 250000 sq ft (23,225.8 m²). shopping mall
Shopping mall
A shopping mall, shopping centre, shopping arcade, shopping precinct or simply mall is one or more buildings forming a complex of shops representing merchandisers, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from unit to unit, along with a parking area — a modern, indoor version...
located near the Poinsur bus depot, is home to a movie theater, eateries and apparel stores. Growel's 101 is a mega-shopping mall located on Akurli Road near Kandivali station, home to the super-market Big Bazaar
Big Bazaar
Big Bazaar is a chain of hypermarket in India. Currently, there are 210 stores across 80 cities and towns in India. Big Bazaar is designed as an agglomeration of bazaars or Indian markets with clusters offering a wide range of merchandise including fashion and apparels, food products, general...
.
The Mahindra & Mahindra
Mahindra & Mahindra Limited
Mahindra & Mahindra Limited is the flagship company of the Mahindra Group, a multinational conglomerate based in Mumbai, India. The company was set up in 1945 in Ludhiana as Mahindra & Mohammed by brothers K.C. Mahindra and J.C. Mahindra and Malik Ghulam Mohammed...
plant occupies a 63 acres (254,952.2 m²) built-up area and employs over 3,000. Industrial complexes such as Akurli Industrial Estate, Kandivali (Charkop) Industrial estate, Gundecha Industrial Estate, Balaji Industrial Estate and Bonanza Industrial Estate are home to small and medium sized industries. Kandivali is also home to The Times of India
The Times Group
The Times Group is the largest media conglomerate in India and is headed by brothers Samir and Vineet Jain.The company has eleven publishing centres, fifteen printing centres, fifty-five sales offices, Over 7000 employees, five dailies, including two of the largest in the country with approx 4.3...
printing press and Associated Capsules, one of the world's largest manufacturers of empty capsules.
The Sports Authority of India has a huge training ground for the popular football team Mahindra United
Mahindra United
Mahindra United Football Club was a professional football club based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Their home ground was the Cooperage Ground in Mumbai...
,Cricket teams,Athletics and a very famous handball team and also has a new American football team is also located in Kandivali.
Transportation
Kandivali is a busy railway station along the Western Line on the Mumbai suburban railwayMumbai Suburban Railway
The Mumbai Suburban Railway system, part of the public transport system of Mumbai, is provided for by the state-run Indian Railways' two zonal Western Railways and Central Railways. The system carries more than 6.99 million commuters on a daily basis. It has the highest passenger densities of any...
. Road connectivity is provided by means of Western Express Highway
Western Express Highway
The Western Express Highway is a major north-south 8-10 lane arterial road in Mumbai, India, stretching from the suburb of Bandra to Dahisar. The highway begins near the Mahim Creek and extends to the Mira-Dahisar toll booth in the northern limit of the city. Beyond the city limits, it continues...
on the East, S.V. Road and Link Road on the west. A Metro
Mumbai Metro
The Mumbai Metro is a rapid transit system being built in Mumbai, India's largest city. The system is designed to reduce the rapidly-growing city's congestion problems, and will be built in three phases over a 15-year period, with overall completion expected in 2021...
line, terminating at Charkop, is slated to be constructed here before 2011.
The BEST bus depot is close to the railway station on the Eastern side of the suburb and is the point of origin for localities in Kandivali East like Ashok Nagar, Hanuman Nagar, Damu Nagar, Samata Nagar, Thakur Village and Thakur Complex. Bus services also serve distant destinations like Kashimira and Borivali.
The Kandivali East Post office( Pin Code 400101) was initially located in Fonseca Compound on Akurli road near Kandivali Railway Station on the Eastern side. It moved to Samata Nagar in the late nineties/early 2000's.
soon Phase 2 metro is going to be started and it said to be that charkop would be the first metro statiom upto mandkhurd via bandra
Hospitals
There are a couple of government agency hospitals in Kandivali East. The Akurli Road Municipal Maternity Home(Run by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation) is situated as a two storey building on Akurli Road opposite Dena Bank. There is the Employees State Insurance Scheme(ESIS) hospital as well on Akurli road in Kandivali East. Both are within 5 minutes walking distance to the railway station.Education
Schools:- Lokhandwala Foundation School
- Swami Vivekananda International School.
- Our Lady of Remedy High School.
- St. Joseph High School.
- Veer Bhagat Singh High School.
- Indian Education Society High School.
- Oxford Public School.
- St. Xavier's International School.
- Childrens Academy.
- C.U. Shah High School.
- Pioneer School