Naigaon is a neighbourhood of Vasai-Virar city of Maharashtra. It is a part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Formerly a part of Thane district, it now comes under Palghar district limits. It is 19 km away from Mumbai city limits i.e. Dahisar Checknaka (Kashimira). Vasai Creek divides Naigaon from Salsette Island on which Mumbai City lies. A decade ago it was a village, but the situation has drastically changed in a few years. It is governed by Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation (VVMC). Naigaon is approximately 39 km from Mumbai International Airport.
Virar is a coastal city in the district of Palghar. It is clubbed into Vasai-Virar city, administered by Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation. It lies north to the city of Mumbai and is often considered an extended suburb of the same. It is legally a part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.
Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi is a regional political party in the Vasai-Virar region of Maharashtra. It was originally known as Vasai Vikas Aaghadi. The party is lead and founded by Hitendra Thakur who was a one-time member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on a Indian National Congress ticket and two time independent MLA before founding the party.
Maharashtra Times, colloquially referred to as 'Ma Ta' (मटा) from its Marathi initialism, is a Marathi newspaper based in Mumbai, India. It is the largest selling daily marathi newspaper in the country.
Fort Bassein, also known as the Vasai Fort or Corte de Baçaim meaning "Court of Bassein" in Indo-Portuguese creole, is a ruined fort in the town of Vasai (Bassein) in the Palghar district of Konkan division in Maharashtra, India. The name "Bassein" is the anglicised version of the Portuguese Baçaim, which is itself a derivation of an apparently native name that may have a connection to the tribal Vasa Konkani people of the North Konkan region, extending from Mumbai (Bombay) into "South Gujarat". Bassein's alternate official name is Vasai.
Sandor is a census town in the Vasai-Virar region of the historic Lata region of the North Konkan, located in the Palghar district in Maharashtra state, India. The natives of Sandor are predominantly Catholics who converted with the arrival of Portuguese in the region, although there had also been some Nestorians descended from converts made by the Apostles, St. Thomas the Apostle and Bartholomeo the Apostle.
Chimaji Ballal (1707–1740), commonly referred to as Chimaji Appa or Bhau, was the son of Balaji Vishwanath Bhat and the younger brother of Bajirao Peshwa of Maratha Empire. He was an able military commander who liberated the western coast of India from Portuguese rule. The high watermark of his career was the capture of Vasai fort from the Portuguese in a hard-fought battle. He was known to run strategy for the Maratha Empire and was known to plan all the battles for Bajirao.
Dahanu Road is a railway station near the town of Dahanu in Palghar district of Maharashtra. It lies on the Western line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. It is the northern limit of the Suburban network, although the track continues north to Gholvad and beyond.
Hitendra Vishnu Thakur is an Indian politician from Virar, Maharashtra, India. He is the president of Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi, political party in the Vasai-Virar region of Maharashtra, India. He is the incumbent Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Vasai in Palghar district of Maharashtra. His family controls the Viva Group of Companies and Viva Trust which owns the Viva College located in Virar.
Vasai Road Junction is a railway station on the Western line and Vasai Road–Roha line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network.
Vasai is a city and tehsil (subdistrict) in Konkan division of Maharashtra state in western India, comprising the most populated part of Palghar district and is also a part of Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). According to the 2011 census, it is the fifth largest city in Maharashtra. It is located in Palghar district, 50+ km north of Mumbai. The city is located on the north bank of Vasai Creek, part of the estuary of the Ulhas River. Vasai Municipal Corporation (VVMC) covers the tehsil.
Kshitij Thakur is an Indian politician. He currently holds the office of Member of Legislative Assembly for the constituency of Nala Sopara in the state of Maharashtra, India. He is the son of Hitendra Thakur, four time MLA from Vasai. He belongs to the Bahujan Vikas Aghadi party which has a strong base in the region of Vasai and Virar in Palghar district of Maharashtra.
Virar is a railway station on the Western line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. Virar is a terminus station. It is around one and a half hours away by train from Churchgate. Virar is a very crowded area, among other adjacent stations like Vasai Road because it is a major tourist spot of Mumbai. It used to be the only railway station connecting Mumbai to other northern stations like Saphale, Palghar, Dahanu and distant southern cities of Gujarat like Vapi, Surat etc. Since 2013 however, the Western Railway zone Suburban network has been extended up to Dahanu.
Boisar railway station is a railway station on the Western line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. It is also a terminus for the Boisar - Vasai Road line.
Vasai-Virar City Municipal Corporation, (VVCMC) is the civic body that governs areas and villages in Vasai-Virar tehsil in Maharashtra state, western India comprising the most populated part of Palghar district. It is an extended suburb of Mumbai. According to the 2011 census, it is the fifth largest city in Maharashtra with a population of more than 1.3 million. The city is located 50 km north of Mumbai, on the north bank of Vasai Creek, part of the estuary of the Ulhas River. It was formed on 3 July 2009 by combining four municipal councils and 53 gram panchayats.
Palghar District is a district in the state of Maharashtra in Konkan Division. On 1 August 2014, the Maharashtra State government announced the formation of the 36th district of Maharashtra, when a new Palghar District was carved out of the old Thane district. Palghar District starts from Dahanu at the north and ends at Naigaon. It comprises the talukas of Palghar, Vada, Vikramgad, Jawhar, Mokhada, Dahanu, Talasari and Vasai-Virar. At the 2011 Census, the talukas now comprising the district had a population of 2,990,116.
The Mayor of Vasai-Virar is the first citizen of the Indian city of Vasai-Virar. This person is the chief of the Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation of Vasai-Virar region, but the role is largely ceremonial as the real powers are vested in the post of the Municipal Commissioner currently held by D. Gangadhar. The Mayor also plays a functional role in deliberating over the discussions in the Corporation.
Nalasopara Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra state, western India. This constituency is located in Palghar district.
Vasai-Virar Mayor's Marathon is an annual marathon race organised in Vasai-Virar area of Mumbai. Vasai-Virar City Municipal Corporation. Every Year Participants from all over Vasai Taluka & from the country take part in the Marathon. It is established in 2011.
The Vasai-Virar Municipal Swimming Pool Complex is a swimming complex in Vasai-Virar, India. The pool is host to the many aquatics events. The stadium is owned by the Vasai-Virar City Municipal Corporation. The pool was opened in 2013 with qualified trainers and lifeguards. It is the first sporting venue in the area.