Mumbra


Mumbra is a city and suburb of Thane district in Western India in the state of Maharashtra, within the Greater Mumbai area.

History

Mumbra was a flourishing shipbuilding center in early times. It was named after Mumbra Devi, the prime deity of Agri and Koli tribes. The Mumba Devi goddess temple is situated at the peak of the hill. Mumbra was a flourishing shipbuilding center in early times. During the 17th century Mumbra was the small village of Koli and Agri.
Much of the land around Mumbra was agricultural land until 1975. Between 1968 and 1975, Mumbai experienced significant population growth and greater population density. Then, about 1975, Mumbra's agricultural land was urbanized. This signaled an expansion of the greater Mumbai area, which realized significant population growth in the 1980s. Wafa Hill's "A, B, C" was one of the first planned Thane Municipal Corporation approved buildings developed in 1990's. Which lead the foundation for urbanization in Mumbra.
In 1991 there were about 44,000 people. After the riots of 1992 many Muslims fled Mumbai and settled in Mumbra; 10 Sq mile land was allotted by state Government under custody of state waqf board for resettlement of fled Muslims of different part of Mumbai.

Demographics

The population of Mumbra is 900,000 in the Thane urban agglomeration. About 80% of Mumbra's residents are Muslim.

Transport

Bus service is available through the Thane Municipal Transport and Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport.
Rail service is available at the Mumbra railway station. Mumbra is from the Mumbai airport.
The main source of Transport in Mumbra is Auto-Rickshaw. Mumbra does not have any bus starting from Mumbra Station and hence Auto-Rickshaws is the only possible conveyance.
Now TMT Thane Municipal Transport Runs bus service starting from Mumbra Railway Station to Bharat gears company.
State transport runs regular bus service between Panvel-Mumbra and Bhiwandi-Shill Phata.

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