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{{distinguish|Mira Road, Nova Scotia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2017}}
{{refimprove section|date=July 2014}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Mira Road
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Thane District
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| nickname = मीरा भायन्दर, Mira Bhayandar
| map_alt =
| map_caption = Mira Road
| pushpin_map = India Maharashtra
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption =
| coordinates = {{coord|19|17|03|N|72|52|16|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = Region
| subdivision_type3 = District
| subdivision_type4 = City
| subdivision_name1 = [[Maharashtra]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Konkan division|Konkan]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Thane district|Thane]]
| subdivision_name4 = [[Mira-Bhayandar]]<ref name="MMRDA">
{{cite web
| title =About MMR
| url = https://mmrda.maharashtra.gov.in/about-mmr
| publisher = Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority
| postscript =  (Last updated on 22 October 2017)
| access-date = 31 October 2017
}}
</ref>
| established_title = 
| established_date = 12 June 1985
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type = Unicameral
| governing_body = [[Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation]]
| leader_title1 = Mayor
| leader_name1 = Smt. Jyotsna Hansale <ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/bjps-dimple-mehta-is-new-mayor-of-mira-bhayander/articleshow/60259599.cms |title=BJP's Dimple Mehta is new Mira Bhayander Mayor|work=The Times of India |date=2017-08-28 |access-date=2018-01-01}}</ref> ([[Bhartiya Janta Party|BJP]])
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = <ref name="MBMC-Mr">
{{cite web
| title = Mahanagarpalikechi Mahiti (महानगरपालिकेची माहिती)
| language = mr
| url = http://www.mbmc.gov.in/view/mr/about_us
| publisher = Mira Bhaindar Municipal Corporation
| postscript =  (Last updated on 22 March 2017)
| access-date = 31 October 2017
}}
</ref>
| area_total_km2 = 79.40
| area_rank =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 6.4
| population_total = 8.15 Lakhs
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes = <ref name="MMRDA"/>
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_rank =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics_type2 =
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 401 107
| area_code = (+91) 022
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| registration_plate = MH 04
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = Thane
| website = {{URL|mbmc.gov.in}}
| footnotes =
| demographics1_info1 = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
| demographics2_info2 =
| official_name =
}}

'''Mira Road''' is an area of the [[Mumbai Metropolitan Region]] situated in the north-western portion of the [[Salsette Island]], [[Maharashtra]] state, [[India]]. It is part of [[Thane district]] and lies within the jurisdiction of [[Mira-Bhayandar]] city.<ref name=MMRDA/> It is governed by [[Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation]].

==History==
The rise of Mumbai's [[real estate]] prices has been instrumental in the development of the Mira-Bhayandar region. From 1947 onwards, primarily developed by Bharat Shah the rise in [[real estate]] prices prompted several largely lower and middle-income families to migrate to the suburbs of Mumbai like [[Virar]], [[Vasai]] and [[Nalasopara]]. At that time, the Mira-Bhayandar area was part of a [[Gram Panchayat]] and was consisted primarily of [[Agriculture|agricultural]] land, majorly rice. This delayed and deterred builders from starting development projects.<ref name="Advantage Mira Road">
{{cite web
| title = Advantage Mira Road!
| url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/mumbai/Advantage-Mira-Road/articleshow/1023603.cms
| newspaper = [[The Times of India]]
| date = 18 February 2005
| access-date = 31 October 2017
}}
</ref> By 1980, builders began to buy agricultural land and start developing townships. The Mira Bhayandar Municipal Council was set up on June 12, 1985, by integrating five Gram Panchayats which included the Mira Gram Panchayat, which is from where Mira Road got its name.<ref name=MBMC>
{{cite web
| title = History
| url = http://www.mbmc.gov.in/view/en/mbmc_history
| publisher = Mira Bhaindar Municipal Corporation
| postscript =  (Last updated on 14 September 2016)
| access-date = 31 October 2017
}}
</ref>

[[File:Tower blocks in Mira Road.jpg|thumb|left|An apartment in Mira Road (East) ]]

By 1990, the council was extended and it held the first election. [[Gilbert Mendonca]] was elected as the first president of the Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Council.

As it is located very close to the city, with easy accessibility by road as well as railway, and facilities for the city also extending to this town, have resulted in an increase in population and Mira Bhayandar as a whole, developed further.

The [[Municipal council|Municipal Council]] later on 28 February 2002, was changed to a [[Municipal corporation|Municipal Corporation]] due to its large population and had its first elected mayor Smt. Maira Mendonca on 11 August. Mira Road and its neighbouring suburb [[Bhayandar]] began emerging as a fast developing suburb and experienced economic development mainly due to its manufacturing sector. Most of the development has occurred only on the east side whereas the west side of the railway line is covered with salt pans and [[mangroves]].<ref name="Advantage Mira Road" /><ref name="MBMC" />

==Geography==
Mira Road is located on the northern portion of [[Salsette Island]] and at the northern part of the [[Konkan]] region. Mira Road along with [[Bhayandar]] comes which is under the jurisdiction of [[Mira-Bhayandar|Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation]].<ref name="Dept Of Environment Maharashtra">{{cite web|title=Mira-Bhayandar Environmental Status Report 2009–10|url=http://envis.maharashtra.gov.in/envis_data/files/ESR_MiraBhay_09-10_Chapters.pdf|publisher=Department of Environment, Government of Maharashtra|access-date=15 May 2013}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The entire [[Mira-Bhayandar]] region lies just outside [[Mumbai Suburban district]] and officially belongs to [[Thane district]], despite being closer to the island of Mumbai.<ref name="CEO Maharashtra">{{cite web|title=District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies |url=http://ceo.maharashtra.gov.in/acs.php |publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra |access-date=15 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100318055304/http://ceo.maharashtra.gov.in/acs.php |archive-date=18 March 2010 }}</ref><ref name="Suburban District Map">{{cite web|title=Mumbai Suburban District Map|url=http://mumbaisuburban.gov.in/html/englishindex.html|publisher=National Informatics Center|access-date=15 May 2013}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The Mira-Bhayandar region comprises an area of 79 km<sup>2</sup>. A marshy [[Stream|creek]] divides Mumbai and Mira Road. The western part of the city is completely made up of barren lands, where salt pans were situated in the past. In the north lies [[Vasai Creek]], to the east [[Sanjay Gandhi National Park]] and the [[Uttan]] coast, to the west. It mainly is of [[Deccan Traps|Deccan lava terrain]] and consists of [[Waterlogging (agriculture)|waterlogged]] and marshy areas. The climate here is like that of [[Climate of Mumbai|Mumbai]].<ref name="Dept Of Environment Maharashtra" />

==Transport==
Power from the [[Tata Power]] & [[Reliance_Infrastructure|Reliance Energy]], [[Mahanagar_Telephone_Nigam_Limited|MTNL]] telecom services and [[Brihanmumbai_Electric_Supply_and_Transport|BEST]] bus services which are normally provided to the city, are provided to this region too which has been instrumental in the increase in its population, unlike [[Vasai]] and [[Virar]].<ref name="Advantage Mira Road" /><ref name="About Mira Road">{{cite web|title=About Mira Road|url=http://www.mymiraroad.com/about-mira-road|access-date=19 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170820035410/http://www.mymiraroad.com/about-mira-road/|archive-date=20 August 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Mira Road has a [[Mira Road railway station|railway station]], which is a part of the Western Suburban Railway line. All trains from churchgate towards Virar halt at Mira Road. Also [[Mira-Bhayandar|Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation]] has its own transportation facility [[Mira-Bhayandar_Municipal_Transport|Mira Bhayandar Municipal transportation (MBMT)]]. These bus services from [[Maharashtra_State_Road_Transport_Corporation|MSRTC]] which are the state transport buses are available to connect with Thane city and Manori. State transport (ST) buses are also available in Mira Road. They start from Bhayander and are available for Thane, Bhiwandi and Vasai route. {{Citation needed|date=December 2018}}

[[Line 10 (Mumbai Metro)]] Gaimukh - Shivaji Chowk (Mira Road) corridor, the line runs parallel to Thane-Bhayander highway consisting of 9 stops.

[[Line 9 (Mumbai Metro)]] Dahisar(E) - Mira Bhayander corridor, this line offers connection to the western suburbs of Mumbai.

==Hospitals==

* [[Bhaktivedanta Hospital]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bhaktivedantahospital.com/|title=Bhaktivedanta Hospital & Research Institute}}</ref>
* [[Wockhardt_Hospitals|Wockhardt Hospital (Umrao Hospital)]]

==Schools==
* [[Seven Eleven Scholastic School]]
* [[Cosmopolitan High School]]
* [[N. L. Dalmia High School]]
* [[Holy Cross Convent High School, Thane|Holy Cross Convent School]]
* [[NH English Academy]]
* [[Banegar English High School]]
* [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Vidyalaya]]
* [[RBK International School]]
* [[St. Paul's High School, Mumbai|St. Paul's High School]]
*[[St. Haris High School]]
*[[Shantinagar high school]]
*[[St. Xavier's high school]]
*[[U.S. Ostwal English Academy]]

==Notable People residing/originated here==
* [[Amita Khopkar]], Marathi Actress (Veteran Marathi Theatre Artist)
* [[Syed Muzaffar Hussain]], Ex-MLC (Maharashtra), Gen Sec MPCC, Indian National Congress
*[[Kunal Khemu]], Bollywood actor
* [[Harshaali Malhotra]], Bollywood child artist
* [[Narendra Mehta]], Ex-MLA (BJP)
* [[Geeta Bharat Jain]], Current MLA (Independent)
* [[Ayush Mahesh Khedekar]], Bollywood actor
* [[Madhur Mittal]], Bollywood actor
* [[Kavi Kumar Azad]], Indian television actor

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==

* {{URL|mbmc.gov.in/|MBMC official website}}

{{Mumbai metropolitan area}}

[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Transport in Mira-Bhayandar]]
[[Category:Transport in Navi Mumbai]]
[[Category:Transport in Thane district]]
[[Category:Suburbs of Mumbai]]

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