Mankhurd (Pronunciation: [maːnkʰuɾd̪(ə)]) is a suburb in eastern Mumbai, Maharashtra. Mankhurd railway station is on the Harbour Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway.
Mankhurd मानखुर्द | |
|---|---|
Suburb | |
  Mankhurd मानखुर्द | |
| Coordinates: 19°03′N 72°56′E / 19.05°N 72.93°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Mumbai Suburban |
| City | Mumbai |
| Zone | 5 |
| Ward | M |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (MCGM) |
| • M.L.A | Abu Azmi Samajwadi Party (since 2014) |
| • M.P. | Sanjay Dina Patil Shi-UBaTha (since 2024) |
| Population | |
• Total | 674,850 |
| Demonym | Mankhurdkar |
| Hindi | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Area code | 022 |
Geography
editThe Mankhurd suburb is part of and the easternmost boundary of the municipal ward M-East.[1]
Schools
edit- Kendriya Vidyalaya Mankhurd
- GOOD SHEPHERD ENGLISH HIGH SCHOOL
- Mohite Patil vidyalaya Mankhurd
- Sai vidyalaya Mankhurd
- Nutan VidyaMandir,Mankhurd.
- Padua High School
Government institutions
editThe Navjivan Sudhar Kendra (aka Navjivan Mahila Vustigruh) is a shelter for rescued women (women rescued by the police during raids in bars and brothels). The inmates are sheltered here pending the resolution of their respective cases in civil and criminal courts. This institution has been in the news recently when 17 inmates escaped from the shelter.[2] In the subsequent investigation by both government and media agencies, the administration of the shelter has been thoroughly criticised. A report by a Mumbai High Court-appointed committee calls it "a living hell".[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "BMC Ward Information". Mumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
- ^ Narayan, V (12 September 2012). "Mankhurd home escape shows security lapse". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
- ^ "A Living Hell". DNA Mumbai.
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