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Govandi (East)
- Govandi (East), with Postal PIN Code 400088, has an excellent infrastructure, with close road connectivity to the Sion-Trombay Highway,
on the eastern side. Deonar Village is home to the Deonar Telecom Exchange, adjacent to the Sion-Trombay Highway. The Telecom Factory Road, leading to Deonar Village, is home to contemporary modern housing complexes such as Orchid C.H.S.,
Raheja Acropolis, Dutt Guru CHS Ltd., Sai Simran CHS Ltd., Neelkanth Towers, and Jeevan Mahal (built by "Jeevan Tukaram Patil" in 1969).
- The International Institute of Population Sciences, TISS, and Shah & Anchor Polytechnics are also located in the vicinity.
The lush green belt also has many corporate houses such as Spanco BPO, Dukes (Pepsico), Lakme, and USV Ltd.
Govandi (West)
- Govandi (West) however, is in stark contrast to Govandi (East). The television seriesShaktiman was filmed here. Govandi (West), which also houses Deonar, has most of the colonies provided by the government to their staff. One of them is Teachers Colony (for Municipal school teachers).
The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai has about 90% of its staff quarters located here.Govandi (West) also houses a few cottage and small scale industries. Also housed are 600 tenements, with the New Deonar Municipal Colony, which has the biggest compound in Mumbai.
- Notable landmarks in Govandi (West) are the Deonar Municipal Colony, Deonar Slaughterhouse, Tata Nagar, Gautam Nagar Plot 1 to 4, Lumbini Baug,Sankara Colony, Assisi Nagar, Indian Oil Nagar, MHADA Transist Buildings, Shivaji Nagar, Lotus Colony, Kamla Raman Nagar, Zakir Hussain Nagar, Baigan Wadi, and Maharashtra Nagar.
It also has many Pharmaceutical companies such as Hindustan Biologicals, Manish Pharmaceuticals. Govandi (East) has its own Fire Station which serves the nearby areas. It also has Firemen colonies.The Postal PIN Code is 400043.
- Earlier, BEST had its old bus depot at Baiaganwadi, which was replaced by a new, bigger bus depot.
- Population of Govandi is a mixed one with majority of Muslims. Among Muslims there are various sects like Shia, Sunni,Wahabi, Deobandi etc. Govandi is considered to be the second most in regards to Shia-Muslim population. The top position is being enjoyed by areas like Dongri, Palagali etc. of southern Mumbai.
Owing to their large number of population they organise several juloos during Moharram. Theses julooses are a way to pay homage to Lady of paradise and daughter of the Islamic prophet Mohammad Janabe Fatema Zehra for assassination of her elder son Hazrat Imam-e-Hussain on 10th of Moharram by a tyrant called Yazid ibne Mowiyah in the Battle field of Karbala.
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