- Sunder Nagar
] To the north lies Mandlik Nagar. The area also encompasses a few parks to the south.
The residents are mostly
Gujaratis -Hindus as well asMuslims . A smallSikh community is centred around a smallGurudwara . There is a huge Middle-classGujarati Muslim community in and around Sunder Nagar , bothSunni andShia . About 75 % of the population of Sunder Nagar is Hindu , the rest mainly Muslim. The Muslims mostly live in the S and R units , and they own several bakeries and Dairy shops.There are three educational institutions - theSarvapalli Radhakrishnan Vidyalaya , the Umedbhai Patel School and the Dalmia College.References
Sunder NagarFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to: navigation, search ?Sunder NagarMumbai • Maharashtra • IndiaMap of Mumbai indicating the location of Sunder NagarThumbnail map of India with Maharashtra highlightedLocation of Sunder Nagar in IndiaLocation of Sunder Nagar Sunder Nagar Coordinates: [show location on an interactive map] 19°10′36″N 72°50′38″E / 19.1766, 72.844Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)Area• Elevation • 13 m (43 ft)District(s) Mumbai suburban districtParliamentary constituency Mumbai NorthAssembly constituency 43Civic agency MCGMZone 5Ward P/NorthCodes• Pincode • 400 064
Coordinates: [show location on an interactive map] 19°10′36″N 72°50′38″E / 19.1766, 72.844
Sunder Nagar (Devanagari: सुंदर नगर) is a neighbourhood in the suburb of Malad–Goregaon in Mumbai, India. [1] The locality, which lies west of the arterial Swami Vivekanand Road and is mostly a residential neighbourhood. [2] It was built up in the 1970s during the city's population and construction boom. The name Sunder Nagar means "beautiful place" in Hindi. There was a community called "Vijaykar Wadi" before 1970 and its name was changed to "Sunder Nagar". "Wadi" means group of trees, there were many "Mango" and "Chikoo" trees in the area, still some can be seen in the park maintained by "The Sunder Nagar Welfare Association".
The area is also known for its educational institutes, with two schools "Umedbhai Patel English School" and "Cambridge Education" and one college, Prahldrai Dalmia's Lions College, which is affliated to the University of Mumbai. [3] To the north lies Mandlik Nagar. The area also encompasses a few parks to the south.
The residents are Hindus,mostly Marwaris. A small Sikh community is centred around a small Gurudwara. There is a huge Middle-class Marwari community in and around Sunder Nagar. About 90 % of the population of Sunder Nagar is Hindu , the rest mainly Muslim. The Muslims mostly live in the S and R units , and they own several bakeries and Dairy shops. There are three educational institutions - the Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan Vidyalaya , the Umeidbhai Patel School and the Dalmia College. The Marwari influence in Sunder Nagar is very high.
Sunder Nagar is also popular for its unity and social works.All units and buildings come together and celebrate every festival with full delite and devotion.Streets are enlighted during Ganesh Chaturthi,Navratri,Janmashtami,etc.A temple of Vaishnodevi Mata is situated at the heart of Sunder Nagar.
Sunder Nagar Garden is quite famous for its Cricket and Football facilities.The garden includes a huge playground having all facilities,joggers area,water tank known as 'Pyau'.At evenings it is a place to be!!One can enjoy the Golawala',Pani-Puri,Shankar's sandwich and Dosas.
In all Sunder Nagar is a place where one can live a happy and friendly life!!
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