Thakur village

Urban development

As a part of rapid urban development in this locality, a significant number of residential complexes were constructed here since the late 1990s. The area is broadly divided into two distinct categories of housing complexes: the high-rises and the low-rises.

The high-rises include Ekta Meadows, Gokul Gagan, Vishu Shivam Tower, Gokul Concorde, Challengers , Oberoi Gardens, Oberoi Parkview, Viceroy Court, Viceroy Park, Raheja Reflections and NG Suncity Phase 2 & 3.

The low-rises (up to 8 floors) include "Shree Ganesh Aangan" which is very famous, Vasant Utsav, Vasant Sagar, Evershine Millennium Paradise, Valley of Flowers and NG Suncity. These six complexes put together cover the major land area of Thakur Village, and also house most of the population. Of these, Evershine's Millennium Paradise is the largest, with 75 buildings having nearly 2,400 housing units.

There are a handful of single-buildings (not complexes). These include Gaurav Shikhar, Gokul Gagan, Gokul Horizon, Shiv Surbhi, Gokul Residency, Hill-View Park, ISM House, Mineral House, Bhoomi Hills, Bhoomi Valley, Technopark - I, Technopark - II, Kanchan Ganga and Vasundhara.

Connectivity

The area boasts of excellent internal and external connectivity. It is located on the busy Western Express Highway, which becomes the NH8 (Mumbai-Ahmedabad) outside Mumbai city limits. There are two approaches from the highway: one at the Mahindra & Mahindra junction, and the other at Magathane Telephone Exchange. Both approaches have flyovers / underpass which makes entry and exit into / from the area very easy.

It is equidistant from Kandivali and Borivali railway stations which fall on the Western Railway's suburban section. Almost all outstation trains on the Western Railway halt at Borivali.

The domestic and international airports can also be reached quickly due to the proximity to the highway. Mumbai-Pune Shivneri Volvo buses operated by MSRTC can also be boarded from the Sukurwadi or Nancy Colony bus depots which are nearby.

The area is well serviced by the public transport buses operated by BEST. Route 287 connects the area to Kandivali station and routes 209, 629 and 703 to Borivali station. Route 223 is a fairly long-distance route that runs along the Link Road and connects to the business hub of Mindspace and the Bollywood hub of Andheri Lokhandwala.

Air-conditioned buses operated by BEST and NMMT provide direct connectivity to the business districts like NKP (Nirlon Knowledge Park, Goregaon), SEEPZ, Hiranandani-Harsh Mulchandani (Powai), BKC (Bandra Kurla Complex), Worli, Cuffe Parade, Backbay, MBP (Millennium Business Park, Airoli) and CBD Belapur.

Internally, there is a 120-foot wide cement-concrete (CC) road which acts as the traffic backbone of the area. Besides this, the area is well serviced by a network of inter-connected roads, cross-roads and lanes.

From 10 July 2013, MSRTC has started the Shivneri Corporate bus service from Thakur Village to BKC. The promotional fare is priced at Rs. 100

Community Newspaper

Neighbourhood Times – Kandivli East's Very Own Weekly Community Newspaper, launched on February 17, 2011 covers local issues, events and news that really matter and affect Kandivli East.

Economy

A number of banks have their branches and 24-hour ATMs in Thakur Village, which include: HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, Andhra Bank, Indian Bank, Karnataka Bank, Allahabad Bank, Bank of Baroda, Bank of Maharashtra, Central Bank of India, Canara Bank, Saraswat Bank, Pratap Co-operative Bank, Punjab National Bank, Federal Bank, State Bank Of India, Oriental Bank of Commerce and Kotak Mahindra Bank (previously ING Vysya Bank ).

IndusInd Bank and Union Bank of India have stand-alone ATMs (no branches).

Sports

There are a number of gardens, sports grounds and play parks in Thakur village, which include: Evershine Dream Park, Thakur Jogger's Park, Lucky Jogger's Park, Viceroy Jogger's Park, Evershine Jogger's Park, Thakur Cricket Ground and Stadium and Thakur Engineering College Ground.

Supermarkets

D'Mart is the most popular supermarket in this area. Godrej Nature's Basket, which caters to 'world food' requirements is also present here

Restaurants, Cafes and Cake Shops

Almost every major national and local (Mumbai) brand has a presence here, and those who do not vie for it. The chain restaurants present here include Pizza Hut, Domino's Pizza, Yoko Sizzlers, Mirch, Subway, Cafe Coffee Day, Barista, Wich Latte, Faaso's and McDonald's. Ice-cream parlours include Baskin Robbins, Natural Ice-cream, Gelato Italiano, Amul, Hokey Pokey and Top in Town. Cake shops include Monginis, Hang Outs and the local wonder, French Connection.

The area also has a lot of good Beauty Parlors/ Spa and Saloons like Radiance, Cutz and Colors etc. and also have 2 Centers of Spandan Kerala Panchkarma Ayurvedic Center, which offers Authentic Ayurvedic Therapies and Treatments at affordable price.

Mineralz - The Wellness Shop, an exclusive outlet of Naturo Healthplus, is one of Mumbai's most unique shops for Himalayan rocksalt. It is located at Viceroy Court, Thakur village.

Famous Spots

There are famous spots here. Thakur College is a famous spot and many television show's shootings are held here. Scenes in the shows Aahat, C.I.D, Balika Vadhu and many more have been shot here. Shaktimaan has been extensively shot here. A scene from the movies Chillar Party and Krazzy 4, and the Indian run of the show 24 has been shot at a park here called Evershine Dream Park. Movies like Utt Patang and Idiot Box have shot their whole movie in this area. Celebrities such as R.Madhavan, Parveen Sultana, Shivamani, Sudhir Dalvi, Sudhir Nayak, and Abhijeet Sawant Mohsin Khan Suyyash Rai and Kishwar Merchant reside here.

Education

The area is an education hub and is known for a number of educational institutions located here, mostly founded by the Thakur Educational Group. These institutions include, Thakur College of Science and Commerce, founded in 1992, Thakur College of Engineering and Technology, founded in 2001, Thakur Institute of Management Studies and Research, founded in 2002, Thakur Public School and Thakur Shyamnarayan School. Other schools include the Gundecha Education Academy, Chatrabhuj Narsee School and Oxford International school.