Mumbai Plan

A Ward Plan B Ward Plan C Ward Plan D Ward Plan

E Ward Plan F-N Ward Plan F-S Ward Plan G-N Ward Plan

G-S Ward Plan H-E Ward Plan H-W Ward Plan K-E Ward Plan

K-W Ward Plan L Ward Plan M-E Ward Plan M-W Ward Plan

P-N Ward Plan R-N Ward Plan R-S Ward Plan S Ward Plan

T Ward Plan Mumbai Plan

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 Location

Greater Mumbai Metropolitan area or BrihinMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) area, is divided in two
revenue districts viz Mumbai city District and Mumbai suburban District. Greater Mumbai of Maharashtra is
entirely urban. It extends between 18o and 19.20o northern latitude and between 72o and 73.00o eastern
longitude. It has an east to west extend of about 12 km. where it is broadest, and a north - south extend of
about 40 km.

Geographically speaking, Greater Mumbai is an island outside the mainland of Kokan in Maharashtra
separated from the mainland by the narrow Thane Creek and a somewhat wider Harbour Bay. At present, it
covers the original island group of Mumbai, and most of the island of Salsette, with the former Trombay
island appended to it in its Southeast. A small part in the north the Salsette island however, lies in Thane
District. The Salsette-Mumbai island creek and the Thane creek together separate it from the mainland.
Thus the area of Greater Mumbai is surrounded on three sides by the seas: by the Arabian Sea to the west
and the south, the Harbour Bay and the Thane Creek in the east - but in the north, the district of Thane
stretches along its boundary across the northern parts of Salsette. The BMC limit extends upto Mulund,
Mankhurd and Dahisar.

It’s height is hardly 10 to 15 meters above sea level. At some places the height is just above the sea level.
Part of Mumbai City district is a reclaimed land on Arabian sea coast. Mumbai City is one of the first four
metropolitan areas in India.

It is the capital city of Maharashtra State. It has global importance since Mumbai is an international sea port
and the international Sahar airport. Because of these, many multinational companies have set up their
commercial base in Mumbai. It is also well connected with other parts of India by Western Express Highway
and Eastern Express Highway. Mumbai has strategic importance from the defence point of view, with
headquarters of Western Naval Command and important offices of Army, Air force and Coast guard.

1.2 Area and Divisions

Greater Mumbai covers an area of 437.71 sq. km. that constitutes 0.14 per cent of the total area of the
State of Maharashtra. The importance of Greater Mumbai is also apparent from the fact that the it supports
a population of about 9.9 million sharing 12.57 per cent of the population of the State (as per 1991 census)
with sizeable day-time floating population from places like Thane, Nashik, Raigad and Pune districts,
including the population from municipal corporations of Thane, Navi Mumbai, Kalyan-Dombivili, Ulhasnagar
in Thane district and Panvel in Raigad district.

The Mumbai City District is covered by area of only 67.79 sq. kms. This district has no revenue tahsils but
land record administration is being done according to Revenue Divisions and there are as such 19 revenue