Borivali

Borivali (Marathi बोरीवली)Konkani-Boroli is a suburban area located in the north-west section of Mumbai island. It may also be spelt as 'Borivli'. Borivali is approximately 18 km from Mumbai Airport and 33.4 km from Churchgate Railway Station. The estimated population of Borivali in 1991 was over 6 lakhs (609617).

History

Borivali town was developed in areas of what once used to be small villages called Eksar, Kandivali, Shimpoli and others. Borivali was spelt 'Berewlee' by the British and is also known as Borivli.

Demographics

The inhabitants of Borivali are predominantly first and second generation middle class residents from small towns and rural areas from across India. The language spoken by most people in public life is Hindi, though regional languages are spoken in their homes and within their communities. The region has a considerable number of Marathi and Gujarati speaking people.

Landmarks

Sanjay Gandhi National Park lies in the eastern section of Borivali near the Western Express Highway (NH 8). The park has a few lions and panthers and a 4th century BCE archaeological site called Kanheri Caves is located within the park. Borivali is also home to the Mandapeshwar Caves which are located in its Western part. Gorai Creek is located on the western coast of Borivali. This place is famous as a crossover point for Essel World, Water Kingdom and a quick way to reach GoraiShimpoli.
* Factory Lane , L.T. Road
* Chiku Wadi.
* Shimpoli, Kora Kendra (Khadi Gram Udyog).
* Soniwadi
* Kastur Park./Haridas Nagar.
* Pushpa Park.
* Yogi Nagar.
* Siddhivinayak Ganpati Temple, Vazira Naka.
* Chandavarkar lane
* Shyam Kunj Vaishnav Haveli.
* Chamunda Circle, Raichura Circle, Pai Nagar.
* Daulat Nagar /Sai Baba Nagar /Gitanjali Nagar /PremjiNagar.
* Trimurti Jain Temple.
* Sai Dham Sai Baba Mandir - Ambaji Dham Mandir.
* Dattapada /Devi Pada /Tata Power House /CCI Colony /FCI.
* Indraprasth.
* Mangal Kunj.
* Gokul Mall.
* Gokul Hotel & Jain Derasar Locacted at S. V. P. Road

Prominents Personalities

* Gopal Shetty (M.L.A.) - Former Deputy Mayor of Mumbai and BJP's Mumbai President.
* Vinod Ghedia - Deputy Mayor of Mumbai
* Rohit Sharma - Indian Cricket Team player

Railway Station

The Borivali Railway Station is a terminus for all "slow" and "fast" trains on the Mumbai Suburban Railway system. It also serves as the final city-limit stop for all mail and express trains on Western Railway before leaving Mumbai. As of 2006, there are plans to extend the Harbour Line to Borivali, and expansion plans are in full steam at the railway station.

As of July 2007, there are 8 platforms at Borivali railway station. Platform No: 1, 2, 3, 7 and 8 (from Borivali (West) side) handle trains between Borivali and Churchgate while 4, 5 and 6 are exclusively used for Virar bound trains and long distance mail/express trains. The 1st platform also caters to Virar bound slow train and sometimes express trains. The 7th and 8th platforms are terminal platforms. [ [http://www.urbanrail.net/as/mumb/mumbai.htm Borivali Station on the map] ]

Colonies

People live in small communities called colonies such as I.C Colony, LIC Colony, Madonna Colony, Marian Colony, Kanti park and Kanderpada.In Eastern part of Borivali, adivasi people were living in padas (aadivasi name for their colony). Those colonies have been known as padas till the names were changed ,for eg .Devipada, Kajupada and Devlapada.

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