Girgaon

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Girgaon
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Girgaon back road, c. 1905
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Girgaon
Coordinates: 18°57′11″N72°48′47″E / 18.953°N 72.813°E / 18.953; 72.813
CountryIndia
State Maharashtra
District Mumbai City
City Mumbai
Government
  Type Municipal Corporation
  Body Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (MCGM)
Elevation
12 m (39 ft)
Demonym Girgaonkar
Languages
  Official Marathi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
400004

Girgaon, or Girgaum, is an area in southern Mumbai in Maharashtra, India. It is near the coast. [1] A section of Marine Drive is located here. [2]

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Girgaon gets its name from being located at the foot of Malabar Hill in South Mumbai.The Sanskrit term “Giri” stands for hills, whereas the sanskrit word “gram” denotes a village. Thus, it originally meant a village at the foothill of mountains.

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References

  1. Karmakar, Kalyan (2016). The Travelling Belly : Eating Through India's By-Lanes. Gurgaon. ISBN   978-93-5009-911-7. OCLC   968895956.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. Census of India, 1981: Maharashtra. Series 12. Manager of Publications. 1986. p. 36.