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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Mira-Bhayandar (Mira-Bhaindar)<br />
| settlement_type = [[Mumbai Metropolitan Region|Mumbai Metropolitan City]]<br />
| image_skyline = File:Tower blocks in Mira Road.jpg<br />
| image_alt = <br />
| image_caption = High-rise residential apartments in [[Mira Road]]<br />
| pushpin_map = India Mumbai#India Maharashtra#India3<br />
| pushpin_label_position = <br />
| pushpin_map_alt = <br />
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Maharashtra, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|19.29|N|72.85|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Maharashtra]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Thane district|Thane]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
| established_date = <br />
| founder = <br />
| named_for = <br />
| government_type = [[Municipal Corporation]]<br />
| governing_body = [[Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation]]<br />
| leader_title = [[Mayor]]<br />
| leader_name = Jyotsna Hasanale<br />
| leader_title2 = [[Deputy Mayor]]<br />
| leader_name2 = Hasmukh Gahlot<br />
| leader_title3 = [[Municipal Commissioner]]<br />
| leader_name3 = Dilip Dhole <br />
| leader_title4 = [[Police Commissioner]]<br />
| leader_name4 = [[Sadanand Date]], [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]<ref>http://www.mbvv.mahapolice.gov.in/</ref><br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
| area_footnotes = <br />
| area_rank = <br />
| area_total_km2 = 79.4<br />
| elevation_footnotes = <br />
| elevation_m = <br />
| population_total = 814655<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
| population_rank = <br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
| population_demonym = <br />
| population_footnotes = <br />
| demographics_type1 = Language<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 401107- For [[Mira Road]] & 401101- For [[Bhayandar]](W) & 401105- For [[Bhayandar]](E)<br />
| area_code_type = Telephone code<br />
| area_code = 022<br />
| registration_plate = MH-04<br />
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]<br />
| blank1_info_sec1 = 1.22:1 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]<br />
| website = {{URL|www.mbmc.gov.in}}<br />
| footnotes = <br />
}}<br />
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'''Mira-Bhayandar''' is a city and municipal corporation in [[Thane district]] in the state of [[Maharashtra]], [[India]] located in the northern part of [[Salsette Island]], and shares a border with North Mumbai. Mira-Bhayandar is administered by [[Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation]] (MBMC), with a population at the 2011 Census of 814,655. Mira-Bhayandar is a part of [[Mumbai Metropolitan Region]] (MMR).<br />
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==History==<br />
In times of the [[British Raj]] in [[India]], the residents of the Mira-Bhayandar area participated in the [[Salt Satyagraha]].<br />
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==Politics==<br />
The Mira Bhayandar Municipal council was formed on 12 June 1985 by incorporating all the village [[Gram panchayat|Gram Panchayats]]. Consequently, [[Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation|MBMC]] got an administrative officer and a [[chief officer]]{{dn|date=August 2021}} to look after the affairs of the area.<br />
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MBMC is currently run by the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
{{bar box<br />
|title=Religions in Mira-Bhayandar<br />
|titlebar=#Fcd116<br />
|left1=Religion<br />
|right1=Percent<br />
|float=right<br />
|bars=<br />
{{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|orange|68.96}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|green|16.28}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[Christians]]|blue|6.01}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[Jainism|Jains]]|pink|5.67}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[Buddhists]]|red|0.86}}<br />
{{bar percent|Others†|black|0.47}}<br />
|caption=Distribution of religions<br /><br />
†<small>Includes [[Sikh]]s (0.53%) and non religious</small><br />
}}<br />
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The 2011 India [[census]] recorded a population of 814,655<ref>{{cite web|title=Mira and Bhayandar City Census 2011 data|url=https://www.census2011.co.in/census/city/366-mira-and-bhayander.html|publisher=Government of India Census 2011|access-date=31 March 2018}}</ref><ref>http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_2_PR_Cities_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf</ref> in Mira-Bhayandar. According to the [https://www.census2011.co.in/census/city/366-mira-and-bhayander.html Indian Census data],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.census2011.co.in/census/city/366-mira-and-bhayander.html|title=Mira and Bhayander City Population Census 2011-2019 {{!}} Maharashtra|website=www.census2011.co.in|access-date=2019-06-10}}</ref> the majority of the population are Hindus followed by Muslims and Christians. <br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|+<br />
!Religion<br />
!Total<br />
!Percentage<br />
|-<br />
|[[Hinduism|Hindus]]<br />
|558,176 <br />
|68.96%<br />
|-<br />
|[[Muslims]]<br />
|131,781<br />
|16.28%<br />
|-<br />
|[[Christians]]<br />
|48,682<br />
|6.01%<br />
|-<br />
|[[Jainism|Jains]]<br />
|45,905<br />
|5.67%<br />
|-<br />
|[[Buddhism|Buddhists]]<br />
|450<br />
|0.9%<br />
|-<br />
|Not Stated<br />
|45<br />
|0.5%<br />
|-<br />
|[[Sikhism|Sikh]]<br />
|428<br />
|0.5%<br />
|-<br />
|Others<br />
|116<br />
|0.1%<br />
|}<br />
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Economic growth is led by the manufacturing sector. [[Bhayandar]] is divided into two parts by the [[Mumbai Suburban district|Mumbai suburban]] rail line - East and West. [[Mira Road]] has seen development only in the East part, while the West part, on the other side of the railway line is covered with [[Salt pan (geology)|salt pans]] and [[Mangrove|mangroves]]. Mira Road East is a predominantly [[Residential area|residential]] area. Its calm, quiet surroundings and low pollution make it a desirable residential oasis.<br />
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Bhayandar West was traditionally residential, and the East predominantly an industrial area in the field of steel utensils manufacturing. Recent population growth and a flurry of construction has blurred the boundaries between Bhayandar and neighboring Mira Road on the East side of the rail tracks, turning it into a populous [[suburb]]. Government-owned Salt Pans and marshland in West Mira Road have restricted the southward spread of Bhayandar. There is a lot of scope for development of this land as it has the potential to house a large industrial complex.{{citation needed|date=June 2013}}<br />
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Among minority languages, [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] is spoken by 8.13% of the population and [[Hindi]] by 23.90%.<ref>{{cite web|title=51st REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM51stReport.pdf|website=nclm.nic.in|publisher=[[Ministry of Minority Affairs]]|date=15 July 2015|access-date=15 February 2018|page=151|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216025959/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM51stReport.pdf|archive-date=16 February 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061031153222/http://thane.nic.in/htmldocs/history.htm Ancient History of Thane]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20190126050559/https://mbmc.gov.in/ Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation official site].<br />
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