Mira Road (Marathi: मीरा रोड) is one of the suburbs of the city of Mumbai, India.
It is located to the north of Mumbai, on the western line of Mumbai Suburban Railway and is governed by the Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC).
Mira Road is situated on the island of Salcette.To its north is the Vasai creek, to the south lies the city of Mumbai.
The Sanjay Gandhi National Park is to its east and the coast of Uttan to the west. Mira Road is divided mainly into two parts: Mira Road (East) and Mira Road (West); separated by the Western Railway line. Earlier, Mira Road (East) consisted of three main parts, Shanti Nagar, Shrishti Complex and Naya Nagar.
Shantinagar is the largest colony in Mira Road consisting of 800 buildings. This colony is divided into 11 sectors.Sector 2,3,1 & 4 have developed into a shopping hub with a lot of outlets selling readymade garments, shoes, electronic goods, jwellery etc.
It is also known for the 'Monday Market' where on every Monday hawkers occupy the roads near the railway station and sell a wide variety of wares. Shantinagar has a school by the name Shantinagar High school for the residents of Shanti Nagar which is located in sector 2.
In recent times, several new localities like Sheetal Nagar, Ganga Complex, Sanghvi Complex, Bharti Park, Ramdev Park, Sanghavi Nagar, Hatkesh, Silver Park, Chandresh Accord, Pleasant Park, Geeta Nagar, RNA Courtyard, Golden Nest, Mukund Ritu, Jangid, Beverly Park, Evershine Enclave, Shanti Gardens and Poonam Sagar, Poonam Garden, Poonam Vihar Complex, Royal Complex (Shreepati Towers), Lodha Complex (Mariam Manzil) have come up.
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