Mira-Bhayandar

Mira-Bhayandar
State :	India
State :	Maharashtra
District :	Thane
Location :	19 ° 17 ′  N , 72 ° 51 ′  E Coordinates: 19 ° 17 ′  N , 72 ° 51 ′  E
Residents :	814,655 (2011)

Mira-Bhayandar ( Marathi मीरा भयंदर, Mīrā Bhayandar) is a city in the Thane district in the Indian state of Maharashtra .

geography

Mira-Bhayandar is 40 kilometers north of Mumbai on the NH 8 highway . The area is on Salsette Island on Vasai Creek , an estuary of the Ulhas River . Together with the cities of Navi Mumbai , Thane , Kalyan-Dombivli , Ulhasnagar , Bhiwandi and Vasai-Virar , it forms the agglomeration of the greater Mumbai area.

The Sanjay Gandhi National Park is located southeast of the city .

population

In 2001 the city had 520,388 inhabitants (2001 census). In 2011, 814,655 inhabitants were counted (2011 census). About 53% of the population are male.

Web links

Commons : Mira-Bhayandar  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Census of India 2011. (PDF; 154 kB)
2. ↑ Census of India 2001: Population, population in the age group 0-6 and literates by sex - Cities / Towns (in alphabetic order) ( Memento from June 16, 2004 in the Internet Archive )