Naigaon
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.
Naigaon | |
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Semi Urban | |
 View from Naigaon bridge in Naigaon-Papdy road | |
  Naigaon | |
| Coordinates: 19.351467°N 72.846343°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| City | Vasai-Virar |
| District | Palghar |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation |
| • Mayor | Mrs. Pravina Thakur[1] (BVA) |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
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| Telephone code | (91) 0250 |
| Vehicle registration | MH 48 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Thane |
| Website | naigaon |
It is also the name of a railway station on the Western Line of the Mumbai suburban railway. Naigaon station is the next station to Bhayandar station in the south and before Vasai Road station to the north. It is located after the major creek between Bhayander and Naigaon. Naigaon east is connected to the Ahmedabad Highway by the Naigaon east road and has nearest station as 'Juchandra' which connects to Vasai Road station via Vasai-Diva and Vasai-Panvel route. There is a flyover under construction since 2015 which will connect east-west, which in turn if ever completed will ease transportation between Naigaon East and Naigaon West. There is also work in progress for Naigaon - Bhayander sea link bridge over Vasai Creek which will link Bhayander at the western part of Naigaon.
Transportation
- Bus
Bus service is provided by VVMT(Vasai Virar Municipal Transport). The frequency of the bus is every 20 - 30 mins.
- Routes
- Bus No 125-Naigaon Railway Station(W) -Vasai Court/Tahsil Office
- Bus No 126-Naigaon Railway Station(E)-Naigaon Phata.
- Bus from Naigaon Station East to Vasai East Bhoidapada crosses every half hour
- Auto
Sharing Auto Rickshaws with 5-7 passengers at a time are available outside the railway station on both west and east sides.
- Train
Mumbai Suburban Local trains runs with a frequency of every 3 to 5 minutes from Virar-Churchgate and Churchgate-Virar. All local trains halt here.
- Taxi/Cabs.
Recently, app-based AC cab services like Ola and Uber have also started.
Population
The Naigaon population mainly consists of Marathi-speaking Christians and Hindus. It also has a migrant community of Muslims and Gujarati-speaking Hindus and Jains owing to its proximity to the Gujarat border. The language spoken by the Christian community is a different dialect of Marathi language which is called East Indian (valkar), Vadval, Konkani etc.
Naigaon East
The townships in Naigaon East are located at least 1 km away from the railway station. The station is surrounded by Mangroves and Saltpan on both sides. In the east, there is a famous temple of Chandika Devi (Goddess named Chandika) in Chandrapada village. The population in the eastern part of Naigaon has increased in the past 5 years.
Villages part of Naigaon east are Juchandra, Chandrapada, Bapane, Tiwri and Rajavali.
Township:
- Sai Enclave
- Pavitradham
- Ornate Galaxy
- Shri Sadguru Welfare Society
- Nakshatra Green
- Bhamini Sankul (Yashwant Pride)
- Reliable Garden
- Ritu Gardenia
- Unicorn Global Arena
- Mahalaxmi Nagar
- Pareira Nagar/Amol Nagar
- Mittal Enclave
- Citizen Colony
- Rashmi Pink City Phase 1
- Rashmi Pink City Phase 2
- Rashmi Star City
- Gopal Krishna Sankul(Kini Complex)
- Parasnath Nagari
- Pandey's Villa (largest villa in Naigaon)
- Saidham Complex
- Nakshatra Primus
- Sunteck Westworld
- Apeksha Imperial
- Nisarg Residency
There is a church in Naigaon East known as St. Mary's Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church. This is one of the rare churches to have with her the Holy Girdle of St. Mary. Movies like Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani and many other serials were shot at this church. This church is located just behind Don Bosco School.
Naigaon East also has international level football turf, football turf is a part of Global Arena Township and managed by them.
Naigaon West
Naigaon West is a coastal area which was originally a fishing village which now comprises the residential colonies.
Colonies
- Mariam Nagar
- Amol Nagar
- Dias & Pareira Nagar
- Rose Nagar
- Roshan Park
- Saibaba Residency
- Sakai Nagar
- Mariam Park
Villages The Villages in West are Umele, Naigaon Koliwada, Vadavali, and Kiravali.
There is a Saibaba Temple in Amol Nagar.. A Mosque in Mariam Nagar, It has a very old church now called as Mother of God church. It can be presumed that it was built sometime between 1577 and 1585 (Meersman 1971-184). There is a Walmikeshwar temple in Naigaon Koliwada.
Mariam Nagar is the only place where salt is produced on a mass scale. Naigaon west is more used for drying of fish by Kolis (fishing community) dwelling in the vicinity. Naigaon west is famous for toddy (palm wine) tapped from the borassus flabellifer tree which is a type of palm.
Industrial Zones
Naigaon is known for its industries. One of its major Industrial Park is Trinity Industrial Park where the renowned pen manufacturing company Pierre Cardin has its manufacturing plant.
Mall/SuperMarkets
There is no cinema hall, mall or supermarket available in Naigaon East. Nearest malls and supermarkets are available in Vasai.
- Dattani Square Mall 4.3 km
- Big Bazaar 4.4 km
- Snehanjali Electronics 0.5 km
- D Mart 4.7 km
- VijaySales 4.9 km