Mira-Bhayandar is a city and municipal corporation in Thane district in the state of Maharashtra, India located in the northern part of Salsette Island before the Vasai Creek, and shares a border with North Mumbai. Mira-Bhayandar is administered by Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC), with a population at the 2011 Census of 809,378. Mira-Bhayandar is a part of Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) and Mira-Bhayander, Vasai-Virar (MBVV) Police Commissionerate.
The Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Council was formed on 12 June 1985 by incorporating five Gram Panchayats. Later, on 23 January 1990, four more village panchayatsâÂÂRaigad-Murdhe, Dongri, Uttan, and VersovaâÂÂwere included.
On 27 August 2022, after the five-year term of the elected municipal body concluded, the Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation came under administrative rule. As of a result of a delay in conducting elections, due to legal challenges related to OBC reservation, Municipal Commissioner Dilip Dhole was appointed as the administrator
The MBMC is currently run by an administrator appointed by the State Government of Maharashtra.
The 2011 India census recorded a population of 809,378 in Mira-Bhayandar. According to the Indian Census data, the majority of the population are Hindus, followed by Muslims and Christians.
Mira-Bhayandar has two dominant languages, with a large Marathi community residing in most of the suburbs of Northern Mumbai that stretches from Bhayander to Bandra, it is also shown in the linguistic demography of the suburb, while the official language, is also Marathi, is spoken by the natives of the land and migrants from other parts of Maharashtra with English as the main language of communication and in trade and commerce in the suburban region of Mumbai and Mumbai Metropolitan region, is spoken by most of the migrants as their native language. Marathi is the primary language spoken by the people living in the suburbs and metropolitan area of Mumbai.
Economic growth is led by the manufacturing sector. Bhayandar is divided into two parts by the Mumbai suburban rail line - East and West. Mira Road has seen development only in the East part, while the West part, on the other side of the railway line, is covered with salt pans and mangroves. Mira Road East is a predominantly residential area. Its calm, quiet surroundings and low pollution make it a desirable residential oasis.
Bhayandar West was traditionally residential, and the East predominantly an industrial area in the field of steel utensils manufacturing. Recent population growth and a flurry of construction has blurred the boundaries between Bhayandar and neighboring Mira Road, on the East side of the rail tracks, turning it into a populous suburb. Government-owned Salt Pans and marshland in West Mira Road have restricted the southward spread of Bhayandar. There is a lot of scope for development of this land, as it has the potential to house a large industrial complex.
According to financial data published on the CityFinance Portal of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, the Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation reported total revenue receipts of â¹1,200 crore (US$144 million) and total expenditure of â¹1,112 crore (US$134 million) in 2022âÂÂ23. Tax revenue accounted for about 18.0% of the total revenue, while the corporation received â¹520 crore in grants during the financial year.
The city of Mira-Bhayandar consists of two parts: Mira Road and Bhayandar, which are further subdivided into Mira Road East and Mira Road West and Bhayandar East and Bhayandar West.