Govandi
| Govandi | |
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| Neighbourhood | |
 Govandi
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| Coordinates: 19°03′N 72°54′E / 19.05°N 72.9°ECoordinates: 19°03′N 72°54′E / 19.05°N 72.9°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Mumbai Suburban |
| Metro | Mumbai |
| Zone | 5 |
| Ward | M |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 400 043 |
Govandi is a suburban neighbourhood in eastern Mumbai, Maharashtra. Govandi railway station is on the Harbour Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway.
The railway line passing through Govandi divides it into two halves, Govandi (North) and Govandi (South).
Govandi (South), with Postal PIN Code 400043/400088, has an excellent infrastructure, with close road connectivity to the Sion-Trombay Highway, on the eastern side. Deonar Village is home to the Deonar Telecom Exchange, adjacent to the Sion-Trombay Highway. The Telecom Factory Road, leading to Deonar Village, is home to contemporary modern housing complexes such as Mumbai Port Trust Colony(M.B.P.T), Runwal Centre, Navadurga Apartments,Sai Shraddha, Godrej Serenity ,Neelkanth Gardens,Samarpan C.H.S, Hari-Kripa C.H.S Ltd., Babu Sheth Smruti CHS., Orchid Residency CHS Ltd., Trimurti C.H. S. Ltd., Raheja Acropolis, Dutt Guru CHS Ltd., Banganga CHS, Patwardhan Colony, Sai Simran CHS Ltd. and Jeevan Mahal (built by "Jeevan Tukaram Patil" in 1969). The International Institute of Population Sciences, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) and Shah & Anchor Polytechnics are also located in the vicinity. The lush green belt also has many Banks like ICICI, IDBI Bank, Dena Bank, State Bank of India, apart from number of ATMs of Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, SBI, IDBI etc.
BARC's Hospital is situated further South after crossing the Sion-Trombay traffic junction. Many corporate houses such as Spanco BPO, Dukes(PepsiCo), Lakme, and USV Ltd are also situated here. Slowly this once sleeping village of orchids is turning into concrete jungle and hub of commercial activities.
There is a Municipal Park an open space for citizens providing Jogging, walking facilities. There is a unisex Gym situated in the park used by many school children (who are also taught Karate). Many senior citizens spend their evenings in the park with their own groups.
Govandi (North) however, is in stark contrast to Govandi (South). The television series Shaktiman was filmed here. Govandi (North), which also houses Deonar Abattoir, has most of the colonies provided by the government to their staff. One of them is Teachers Colony (for Municipal school teachers). The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai has about 90% of its staff quarters located here. Govandi (West) also houses a few cottage and small scale industries. Also housed are 600 tenements, with the New Deonar Municipal Colony, which has the biggest compound in Mumbai.
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