Ghatkopar
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Ghatkopar घाटकोपर |
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| Suburb | |
R City Mall, Ghatkopar
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 Ghatkopar
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| Coordinates: 19°05′N 72°55′E / 19.08°N 72.91°ECoordinates: 19°05′N 72°55′E / 19.08°N 72.91°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Mumbai Suburban |
| Metro | Mumbai Metropolitan Region |
| City | Mumbai |
| Suburbs | Eastern Suburbs |
| Ward | Ward N |
| Population (2016 est.) | |
| • Total | 200,000 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Vehicle registration | MH-03 |
Ghatkopar (Marathi: घाटकोपर) is a suburb in eastern Mumbai. The area is served by the railway station on the Central Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway, and the metro station on Line 1 of the Mumbai Metro.
Ghatkopar was a quaint village in 1920’s and 30’s. It came under Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai. It was not a part of Mumbai. Mumbai's limits were up to Sion only and Ghatkopar came under district Mumbai Suburban.
Like all small community centers, Ghatkopar also had just one principal road connecting it to Mumbai on the South-side and Thane in the north i.e.; Agra road. It was surrounded by creeks and hills. There are two popularly known theories for the name Ghatkopar:
Notable streets of Ghatkopar are named after renowned residents of the area like Navrojee lane named after Navrojee Sheth, Cama (Lady Cama Bai), Khot lane from people who ploughed and looked after farming activities of the place, Hingwala lane from a family that dealt in the Asafoetida business, Khokhani lane from a family of jewelers and whose descendants still reside there, Khetani chowk named after Durlabhji Keshavji Khetani a renowned industrialist and philanthropist whose descendants still live in Ghatkopar.
By 1916, Ghatkopar had developed sufficiently that a municipal council for Ghatkopar-Kirol was set up. The administration was in charge of a Collector with the "Suburban District". In 1945, Ghatkopar was absorbed into Greater Mumbai.
Nityanand Nagar is an area in Ghatkopar West area, all communities reside here, there are 3 Masjid (Gausia Masjid, Noori Masjid, Ahmedi Masjid) 1 Baudh Vihar, South Indian Temple of Ganesha, Mahadev Mandir, Siddha Ganesh Mandir, Sai Baba Mandir. One of the famous temple in Ghatkopar is Siddha Ganesh Temple located in Nityanand Nagar,Devkabai chawl which is built up with whole white marble and a unique black south Indian Ganesha idol, it is always a point of attraction during Maghi Ganesh Chaturthti (Jan–Feb).
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