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Khar (Marathi pronunciation: [kʰaːɾ]) is an affluent suburb of Mumbai, north of Bandra and south of Santacruz, Mumbai. Originally one of the 'villages' that made up the larger Bandra, the present suburb is divided into Khar West and Khar East areas. It is serviced by Khar Road railway station of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. It is an area within convenient distances of several schools, restaurants, parks, promenades and shopping centres. Khar bears the Mumbai Postal Index Number (Pin Code) 400052.

Northern end of the Carter Road Promenade at Khar West
Northern end of the Carter Road Promenade at Khar West
Khar
Neighbourhood
Khar
Khar
Khar
Coordinates: 19°04′N 72°50′E
CountryIndia
StateMaharashtra
DistrictMumbai Suburban
CityMumbai
Government
  TypeMunicipal Corporation
  BodyBrihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (MCGM)
Languages
  OfficialMarathi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
400052
Area code022
Civic agencyBMC
Location of Khar-Santa Cruz in Mumbai.
Location of Khar-Santa Cruz in Mumbai.

Khar, which is derived from the word Khāra (meaning 'salty' in the local language Marathi) has acquired this name in reference to the salt pans that were used to farm salt by locals near the Khar Danda sea shore a couple of centuries ago. Here, one also finds the historic fishing village of "Khar Danda", which is one of the villages that made up the original Bandra area and is also one of the oldest settlements of Mumbai.[1]


History


Khar Road station
Khar Road station

Most of the historic Khar area of Vandre (Bandra) was a marshland of salty sea water.[citation needed] Alongside fishing, salt production was one of the vocations that sustained the earliest dwellers of Khar Danda.

Pathare Prabhus were one of the earliest inhabitants of Khar, from almost a century and half ago. In the early 1900s, the Pathare Prabhu community lived in South Mumbai and used their quaint bungalows in Khar as weekend dwellings. Khar Danda was one of the original villages of the erstwhile larger Bandra. Back then, the local Bandra railway station was felt distant to alight from trains and hire 'tangas' (horse carriages) to get to these bungalows in the Khar part of Bandra. Keeping these factors in mind, as well as the growing number of homes in this part, a second railway station named 'Khar Road' was introduced in north Bandra on 1 July 1924. This development is the primary reason for Khar to start being spoken of as a suburb by itself.[2] The Pathare Prabhu community still has land ownership over a large area of Bandra/Khar.


Schools and colleges


Following are the educational institutions located at Khar:


Religious places



Medical facilities



See also



References


  1. "Khar Danda | KharWest.com - Khar West Local News". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  2. "Mumbai's Khar Station Turns 90". ndtv.com. Retrieved 1 July 2014.



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