Mumbai Fact And Figure

Mumbai it is the commercial & financial capital city of India. This port city (India's largest and busiest) accounts for a major share of the government's revenue, and has one of the world's largest harbour. People of various caste, culture, and religion inhabit the city, and due to this diversification the customs, languages, and even the food is of infinite variety. The language spoken here is Hindi & Hinglish which is street speak and slang a mixture of Hindi & English.

Area	440 sq. kilometers / 170 sq. Miles
Coastal Length	140 kms
Altitude	8 meters average
Population	18 million, projected to reach 28.5 million by 2020
Location	Mumbai lies on the western coast of India, in Maharashtra state
Longitude	18.96°N
Latitude	72.82°E
Climate	Summer - 35°C to 23°C Winter - 29°C to 19°C Monsoon - between June and Sept, annual rain 2,200 mm
Best time to visit	October - February
Airport	Sahar/Chhatrapati Shivaji International Air Port and Santacruz Domestic Airport
Railway Station	Bombay Central Railway Station (Western Railway) Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (Formerly Victoria Terminus)
Intra-city Transportation	Mumbai Suburban Railway, BEST buses, Taxis, Auto rickshaws, Ferry Services.
Must Visits	Marine Drive, Chowpatty Beach, Hanging Gardens, Crawford Market
Language Spoken	Hindi, Marathi, English
Electricity	220Volts; 50 Hz
Religion	Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Zoroastrianism, Jainism and Buddhism
STD Code	022
ISD Code	+91 22
Time Zone	5:30 hrs ahead of GMT

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Mumba Devi - Mother Goddess of Mumbai

The Mumba Devi temple, where the city gets its name from, is in a crowded street in Bhuleshwar. Every Tuesday, there is a large gathering of devotees and you will have a hard time getting inside the temple during Navratris (The Festival of Nine Nights, towards the end of September).

Although the locals worship this goddess, the deity primarily belongs to a caste of Hindus called char-kalshis (water carriers, char = four, kalash = waterpot; 'they who carry four waterpots') and the fisherfolk of the island.

Initially the temple was near Phansi lake next to the Victoria Terminus station. In 1737, the 'Company Sarkar' - East India Company - planned to expand the Fort of Bombay, and ordered that the temple be shifted.

The new temple was built in 1753 by a goldsmith named Pandu Sonar. The wealthy and prosperous family of Pandu Sonar and his heirs became the caretakers of the temple.

A water tank in front of the temple was built by a wealthy Baniya named Nagardas Navlakhia - his surname literally meaning a man worth 9 lakhs of rupees.

Near the center of the west side of the temple wall is the five foot high stone image of Mumba Devi in orange colour. On normal days, i.e. not the festival days, the goddess is dressed in a white saari and blouse with a gold necklace and a silverThe Mumba Devi temple, where the city gets its name from, is in a crowded street in Bhuleshwar. Every Tuesday, there is a large gathering of devotees and you will have a hard time getting inside the temple during Navratris (The Festival of Nine Nights, towards the end of September).


Although the locals worship this goddess, the deity primarily belongs to a caste of Hindus called char-kalshis (water carriers, char = four, kalash = waterpot; 'they who carry four waterpots') and the fisherfolk of the island.


Initially the temple was near Phansi lake next to the Victoria Terminus station. In 1737, the 'Company Sarkar' - East India Company - planned to expand the Fort of Bombay, and ordered that the temple be shifted.


The new temple was built in 1753 by a goldsmith named Pandu Sonar. The wealthy and prosperous family of Pandu Sonar and his heirs became the caretakers of the temple.


A water tank in front of the temple was built by a wealthy Baniya named Nagardas Navlakhia - his surname literally meaning a man worth 9 lakhs of rupees.


Near the center of the west side of the temple wall is the five foot high stone image of Mumba Devi in orange colour. On normal days, i.e. not the festival days, the goddess is dressed in a white saari and blouse with a gold necklace and a silver crown. However, on special occasions she wears a special handwoven silk saree and several ornaments from the temple's custody.


To her left side is the goddess Annapurna on her vehicle, the peacock. Anna (food) purna (fulfilment) is the goddess who ensures everybody gets to eat in the city. For a city that has 50% of its population in slums and illegal hutments, where trains loaded with people from other states pour in every day, this is quite a task! 


The vehicle of Mumba Devi is the tiger himself. This tiger is made of pure copper. This tiger was humbly gifted to the temple authorities by Vithal, a pearl trader in 1890. 


The temple also houses other gods such as Sri Ganesh, Sri Hanuman, Sri Balaji (a form of Vishnu). crown. However, on special occasions she wears a special handwoven silk saree and several ornaments from the temple's custody.

To her left side is the goddess Annapurna on her vehicle, the peacock. Anna (food) purna (fulfilment) is the goddess who ensures everybody gets to eat in the city. For a city that has 50% of its population in slums and illegal hutments, where trains loaded with people from other states pour in every day, this is quite a task! 

The vehicle of Mumba Devi is the tiger himself. This tiger is made of pure copper. This tiger was humbly gifted to the temple authorities by Vithal, a pearl trader in 1890. 

The temple also houses other gods such as Sri Ganesh, Sri Hanuman, Sri Balaji (a form of Vishnu).

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Gateway of India

It is one of the best pieces of architect British have left behind them in Mumbai. The monument was built to comemmorate the visit of King George V and Queen Marry to India in 1911. This grand, magnificent, attractive and most beautiful land mark stands regally Apollo Bunder.
Nearest Rly. Station : Churchgate, C.S.T. (V.T.)

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Taj Mahal Hotel

The huge and decent building of this world famous hotel is located very close to the Gateway of India. The building of this Hotel was constructed by Jamshetji Tata in the year 1904. Hotel taj Mahal not only looked after the comfortof Indian tourists but also gave an impetus to the hotel industry in India. After the terrorist attack on 26-11-2008 the hotel stand prestigiously within a month period.

Nearest Rly. Station : Churchgate, C.S.T. (V.T.)

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Prince of Wales Museum

It was again the George Wittet, a very talented architect. With deep sense of beauty, style and natural rhythm, who planned and made a beautiful design for the Museum. The Museum was erected to mark the visit of British Royalty to India.

Nearest Rly. Station : Churchgate, C.S.T. (V.T.)

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Jehangir Art Gallery

Although the art Gallery is situated in the close vicinity of the Prince of Wales Museum, the Construction work of it was carried out in the post independence era. Sir Cowasji Jehangir built this splendid structure in 1952 at his own cost. The gallery designed in a very decent and beautiful shape has, indeed, the touch of artistic vision and skilled artisanship. The gallery enjoys a place of pride in the world of art. It is frequented by the famous artists, sculptors, eminent art critics, spectators and generous patron of art.

Nearest Rly. Station : Churchgate, C.S.T. (V.T.)

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Flora Fountain (Hutatma Chowk)

A new era of developing Mumbai into an ideal Port-city, with all the useful infrastructure for trade, commerce and industry, commenced only after 1860, during the period of two Governors namely Lord Elphinstone and Sir Bartle Frare.
Flora fountain was created in the year 1869 in honour of the Governor Sir Bartle Frare. Planning of the Square was designed by Norman Saw, anarchitect of Great Britain and the beautiful sculpture of the Roman Deity was made by James Forsythe. It was sculpted in Portland stone. Originally the Square was called as Frare Fountain but later on it was named as Flora Fountain.
Nearest Rly. Station : Churchgate, C.S.T. (V.T.)

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Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (V.T. Station)

ust near Municipal Corporation building there are two most important and classic building Which have an imprint everlasting landmark on the urbam heritage of architecture, the British have left behind them in Mumbai. One of them is the Victoria Teeminus, now the headquarters of Central Railway.
Nearest Rly. Station : C.S.T. (V.T.)

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The Town Hall

It is a magnificent building with a majestic look and spacious area. It was built in the classical Greek Style in 1833 to house the library of the Royal Asisatic Sociery, a museum and general hall of assembly. The building is situated at a very small distance from Hutatma Chowk (Flora Fountain). Col. Thomas Cowper of the Bombay Engineers prepared the plan for this Massive building. The main façade of the structure is 250 feet wide and 100 feet deep. Special feature of this building is an artistic use of beautiful Columos in the Construction.

Nearest Rly. Station : Churchgate, C.S.T. (V.T.)

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New Vidhan Bhavan

The new building of Vidhan Bhavan was built in the Nariman Point area, very close to Mantralaya, in 1980-81. Prime Minister of India late Smt. Indira Gandhi inaugurated is designed and   constructedby the Government engineers. Although the style and technique used for this building is entirely indigenous, it has certainly a touch of modern architecture.

Nearest Rly. Station : Churchgate, C.S.T. (V.T.)

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Phule Market (Crawford Market)

This old famous market place was specially designed and built by Arthur Crawford, the first Municipal Corporation of Bombay.  The market was built for general public as a civic amenity. The market place, spread over an area. Of 72,000 square yards, was designed by an eminent architect William Emerson and completed during the tenure of Arthur Crawford. The Market is situated next to the C.S.T. complex and adjacent to the J.J. School of Art. The office of the Commissioner of Police of Mumbai is opposite the market place. The market is a busy and crowded place almost all hours of the day.

Nearest Rly. Station : C.S.T. (V.T.) Marine Lines

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Marine Drive

It is a beautiful and elegant foreshore road constructed along the western seafront. This world famous Marine Drive, popularly known as ‘Queen’s Necklace’, was completed in 1940. The road starts from Nariman Point and passes along the seafront with a majestic semicircular curve to reach at the foot of Malabar Hill.

Nearest Rly. Station : Churchgate, C.S.T. (V.T.)

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New names for old streets in Mumbai

Old Street Name	New Street Name
Apollo Pier Road	Chhatrapati Shivaji Marg
Arthur Road	Sane Guruji Marg
Apollo Street	Bombay Samachar Marg
Andheri Versova Road	Jaiprakash Marg
Azad Road	Veer M Manekar Marg
Andheri Kurla Road	Sir Mathuradas V Marg
Argyle (Part)	Sant Tukaram Marg
Bhatia Baug (V T)	Nagar Chowk
Ballard Road	Shoorjee Vallabhdas Marg
Bastian Road	Amrit Keshav Naik Marg
Bazar Gate Street	Perin Nariman Street
Bellasis Road	Jehangir Behram Road
Bombay Agra Road	Lal Bhadur Shastri Marg
Bruce Street	Homi Modi Street
Carnac Road	Lokmanya Tilak Marg
Cadell Road	Veer Savarkar Marg
Cruickshank Road	Mahapalika Marg
Carnegy Road (Near Marinelines)	Nathibai Thackersey Road
Central Avenue Marg	Swami Dayanand Marg
Charni Road	Rammohan Roy Marg
Chakala Street	Sherif Devji Street
Chruchgate Street	Veer Nariman Marg
Clark Road	Keshavrao Khadye Marg
Duncan Road	Maulana Azad Marg
Dougal Road	Narottam Morarji Marg
Delisle Roa	N M Joshi Marg
Dadar M Road (North)	Dadasaheb Falke Marg
Dhobi Talao	K Vasudeo B Fadke Choke
Dugall Road	Narottam Morarji Marg
Eliphistone Circle	Mahatma Gandhi Marg
Explanade Road	P D Mello Marg
Frere Road (part)	Ganpatrao Kadam Marg
Fergusson Road	General Bhonsle Marg
Foreshore Road	Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg
Flora Fountain	Hutatma Chowk
Forbes Street	Dr V B Gandhi Marg
Foras Road	R S Nimbkar Marg
Fort Street	Walchand Hirachand Road
Girgaum Road	J Shankarseth Road
Ghodbunder Road	S Vivekanand Marg
Grant Road	M Shuakat Ali Road
Graham Road	J N Herdia Marg
Gowalia Tank Road	August Kranti Marg
Ghatkopar Mohul Road	R Chembulkar Marg
Hornby Road	Dr Dadabhai Nawrojee Marg
Horby Road	Lala Lajpat Rai Marg
Huges Road	Nayaymurti L Patkar Marg
Harvey Road	Pandit Ramabai Marg
Haji Ali Chowk	Vatsala Bai Desai Chowk
Home Street	Charanjit Rai Marg
Haines Street	Dr E Moses Marg
Harkness Road	Jamnadas Mehta Road
Jacob Circle	Gadge Maharaj Chowk
Juhu Lane	C D Barfiwala Marg
Kings Circle	Maheshwari Udyan
Lamington Road	Dr A Nair Road
Lohar Street	K M Sharma Road
Lohar Street	N C Kelkar Marg
Lady Jamshedji Road	Vithalbai Patel Marg
Linking Road	N Subhash Bose Marg
Marine Lines Street	Sir Dinshaw Mulla Marg
Medows Street	Nagindas Master Marg
Mayo Road	Bhaurao Patil Marg
Masjid Bunder Road	Yusuf Meherali Marg
Military Road	Jawaharlal Nehru Marg
Marine Drive	Netaji Subhash Marg
New Queens Road	Mama Permanand Marg
Napeansea Road	Jagmohandas Marg
Parsee Bazar Street	Syed Abdullah Brelvi Marg
Parel Groves Gate Road	Samaldas Gandhi Marg
Portuguese Road	Raosaheb S K Bole Marg
Wittet Road & Fort Street	Walchand Hirachand Marg
Peddar Road	Dr Deshmukh Road
Pali Danda Marg	Ambedkar Marg
Queens Road	Maharshi Karve Marg
Ridge Road	Bal Gangadhar Kher Marg
Rampart Row	Khushroo Dubash Marg
Sandhurst Road	S V Patel Marg
Sion Circle	M Laxmibai Chowk
Tardeo Road	Jawjee Dadaji Marg
Tulsi Pipe Road	Senapati Bapat Marg
Thakurdwar Road	Dr Jaykar Marg
Victoria Road	Sant Savtamali Road
Victoria Gardens	Jijamata Bhonsle Udyan
Warden Road	Bhulabai Desai Road
Worli Road	Vir Savarkar Marg
Wittet Road & Fort Street	Walchand Hirachand Marg
Waudby Road	Hajarimal Somani Marg
Waterfield Road	Ramchandra K Patkar
Wood House Road	N Parjekar Marg

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