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Administrative divisions of Mumbai
The city of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, is divided into administrative divisions. Greater Mumbai is the urban agglomeration of 18 million people (the largest in India and one of the six largest in the world) which comes under the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai. The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai employs 140,626 people. The Corporation operates an annual budgetary outlay in excess of Rs. 30,000 Crores. The two major offices in the City Government are those of Mayor of Mumbai and the Municipal Commissioner of Mumbai. The office of the Mayor combines a functional role of chairing the Corporation meeting as well as ceremonial role associated with being the First Citizen of the premier city of India. Per the amended Municipal Corporation Act of 1888, a Deputy Mayor is appointed by the Mayor. The tenure of the Mayor and Deputy Mayor is two and a half years. The Commissioner, a key figure in the local self-government, is the executive head. He is the final administrative authority for the local self-government of Mumbai. For administrative purposes, Greater Mumbai is divided into 7 zones, each consisting of 3 to 5 wards named alphabetically. All the information below is public domain information obtained from government sources and is accurate as of 1993, except the population statistics which are accurate.
Zone 1
Zone 1 consists of Wards A, B, C, D and E
Ward A
Areas under this ward are Fort, parts of Ballard Estate, Shahid Bhagat Singh Road, P D'Mello Road, Marine Drive (Queen's Necklace), AP Marg, Carnac Road (Lokmanya Tilak Marg) and Colaba.
Ward B
Areas under this ward are parts of P D'Mello road, IR Road, Abdul Rehman Street, RB Marg, MA Road, JMR Marg and Carnac Road (Lokmanya Tilak Marg). Other hospitals: 4
Ward C
Areas under this ward are Chandanwadi, parts of IR Road, Abdul Rehman Street, Netaji Subhash Road, Maulana Shaukatali Road, Trimbak Parshuram St., Ardeshir Dady Jaykar St, Vitthalbhai Patel Road, Babasaheb J. Marg, Lokmanya Tilak Marg, Vasudeo Balvant Phadke Chowk, Anandilal Poddar Marg and Marine Drive.
Ward D
Areas under this ward are Grant Road, Dr.D.B.Marg, V. P. Road, Ardeshir Dadi Street, Trimbak Parshuram Street, Sukhiaji Street, Netaji Subhash Road, D. N. Purandare Marg, Walkeshwar Road, B. lndrajit Road, Breach Candy up to Haji Ali, Boman Behram Marg, Aurthur Road, Tardeo Road, Cumballa and Malabar Hills, Keshavrao Khade Marg, B. Jaikar Marg up to Bhuleshwar Naka, Crossing M. K. Road up to Seashore.
Ward E
Areas under this ward are Byculla, parts of Reay Road, West Sane Guruji Marg, Jahangir Boman Behram Marg, Sukhalaji Street, Dattaram Lad Marg, South Ramchandra Bhatt Marg, Wadi Bunder and Maulana Shaukataii Road.
Zone 2
Zone 2 consists of Wards F and G, comprising a population of approximately 2 million as of 1991.
Ward F North
Areas under this ward are Matunga along with sion. parts of Thane Creek and Mankikar Marg.
Ward F South
Parel comes under this area.
Ward G North
Dadar comes under this area.
Ward G South
N. M. Joshi Marg and Worli comes under this area.
Zone 3
This zone consists of wards H and K.
Ward H East
Areas under this ward are Eastern parts of Bandra, Khar, Santacruz, parts of CST Road, Vile Parle, Mahim and Dharavi.
Ward H West
Areas under this ward are Bandra, parts of Khar and Santacruz.
Ward K East
Andheri (East) Vile Parle (East) Jogeshwari (East)
Ward K West
Areas under this ward are Andheri (West) and Oshiwara.
Zone 4
This zone consists of wards P and R.
Ward P North
Malad comes under this ward.
Ward P South
Areas under this ward are Goregaon, parts of Malad and Oshiwara.
Ward R Central
Areas under this ward are bhandup Sanjay Gandhi National Park (National Park), Gorai, Kulvem Village (Devidas Lane) N.D. Zone to Link Road from Devidas lane to N.C. Phadke fly over bridge and Daulat Nagar, Cemetery River to Nancy Colony 44'-0 wide Road, Chogale Nagar, Borivali (E). Khatao Estate, Bhor Industries 90'-0 wide D.P. Road, Railway subway Poisar Depot, 90'-0 Borsapada Road. Mahavir Nagar RDP-4, Charkop up to Creek.
Ward R North
Dahisar comes under this ward.
Ward R South
Kandivali comes under this ward Thakur complex, Thakur Village, Lokhandwala Township, MG Road Kandivali (West), Patel Nagar, Mathuradas Road etc.
Zone 5
This zone consists of wards L and M comprising a total population of approximately 1.4 million.
Ward L
Areas under this ward are Kurla, Chandivali, Saki Naka, Tunga village, parts of Powai. Full Address - BMC SG Barve Marg,Ambedkar Nagar,kurla West,Mumbai Maharashtra 400070
Ward M East
Govandi and few area of Chembur comes under this ward. (Pin code - 400088, 400043 & Half area of 400074)
Ward M West
G.M. Link Road to Suman Nagar Junction and from Mahul to Somayya Nallah (Pin code - 400089, 400071 & half area of 400074)
Zone 6
This zone consists of wards N, S and T.
Ward N
Ghatkopar comes under this ward.
Ward S
Bhandup comes under this ward.
Ward T
Mulund comes under this ward.
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