Mira-Bhayandar
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About Mira-Bhayandar
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 before the Vasai Creek, 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 809,378. Mira-Bhayandar is a part of Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) and Mira-Bhayander, Vasai-Virar (MBVV) Police Commissionerate.
As of April 2026, Mira-Bhayandar got its first metro opened.This is the first Metro line in Thane District.The Phase 1 Of Metro line 9 has been opened from Dahisar (E) to Kashigaon.This phase consists 4 stations spanning 4.7 km.The stations opened in this phase are:
Miragaon metro station [Interchange with Approved Metro Line 10]
Dahisar East metro station [Interchange with Metro Line 2A]
The Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Council was formed on 12 June 1985 by incorporating five Gram Panchayats. Later, on 23 January 1990, four more village panchayats—Raigad-Murdhe, Dongri, Uttan, and Versova—were included.
On 27 August 2022, after the five-year term of the elected...
Mira-Bhayandar travel guide
Getting there
By train 1 Mira Road Western . (updated Mar 2026) 2 Bhayandar Western . (updated Mar 2026)
See
Churches 1 Our Lady of Bethlehem Church (Dongri Church), Uttan Rd, Dongri, Uttan. Built in 1613 this is one of the oldest churches of North Konkan. 2 Velankanni Church. Built-in 1544, ten years after the Bombay-Bassein coastal tracts were ceded by the Sultan of Cambay, Bahadur Shah, to Portugal by the Treaty of Bassein. The present structure is not old.
Forts 3 Dongri Fort (Irmitri Fort), Dongri. A fort in a dilapidated condition and is declared 'endangered'. (updated Dec 2022) 4 Ghodbunder Fort, Ghodbunder, Bhayandar East. Medieval fort built by the Portuguese between the 16th and 18th centuries. It was later occupied by the Maratha Empire and then served as the district headquarters of the East India Company. The word Ghodbunder literally means 'horse port' and the place was used for horse-trading between the Portuguese and Arabs. The fort is a protected monument under the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). (updated Dec 2022)
Beaches 5 Uttan Beach. Mainly known for its fishing activities. It is not very clean. An early morning visit can provide an insight into the life of the local fishing community. (updated Mar 2026)
Do
1 Keshav Srushti (केशव सृष्टी Keśav Sr̥ṣṭī), Uttan, Bhayandar West. A nature retreat of about 150–200 acres (61–81 hectares), and a unified campus run by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). The retreat is developed in the memory of the RSS founder Dr. Keshav Baliram Hegdewar. Several environmental orientation activities are conducted in the campus, with over 3,100 species of trees like teak, palm, ain, kinjal, crjun, casuarina, jamun, palas, Bamboo, Wad, Ashoka, silver oak, babhul, acacia, kadamb, shankasur, umbar etc. (updated Mar 2026)
Overview adapted from Wikipedia, travel guide fromWikivoyage (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.