Bandra

Bandra
Suburb
Bandra–Worli Sea Link, IL & FS - Bandra Kurla Complex, PWC Office, Mumbai Bandstand Promenade, Jama Masjid Bandra and ICICI Bank
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Coordinates: 19°03′16″N 72°50′26″E / 19.054444°N 72.840556°E / 19.054444; 72.840556
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Mumbai Suburban
City	Mumbai
Zone	3
Ward	H West
Government
• Type	Municipal corporation
• Body	Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)
Population  (2017)
• Total	337,391[1]
Demonyms	Mumbaikar
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	Bandra - 400050, 400051
Vehicle registration	MH-02
Lok Sabha constituency	Mumbai North Central
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Bandra West (covers Bandra West) Bandra East (covers Bandra East)

Bandra ([bæːɳɖɾa]) is a coastal suburb located in Mumbai, the largest city of the Konkan division in Maharashtra, India. The area is located to the immediate north of the River Mithi, which separates Bandra from the Mumbai City district.^[2] It is the third-largest commercial hub in Maharashtra, after the Bombay city district and Pune, primarily aided by the Bandra Kurla Complex.^[3]

Before the opening of Khar Road railway station on 1 July 1924, Bandra was a larger area and included the present day Khar neighbourhood.^[4] It was considered too large a suburb to be served by one railway station and railway station was established to give the northern part of Bandra closer access to the Western Railway line. This eventually led to Khar being considered a separate suburb.^[5] However, to this day, the two adjoined suburbs make up one homogeneous zone. A number of prominent residents of Bandra are celebrities or VIPs who are active in Bollywood, media, cricket and politics.