Sahar Village, Mumbai

Sahar Village
Sahar Complex
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 Andheri 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

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  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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