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Malad (Pronunciation: [maːlaːɖ]) is a suburb located in North Mumbai. Malad has a railway station on the Western line (Mumbai Suburban Railway) of the Mumbai Suburban Railway, lying between Kandivali station to the north and Goregaon station to the south. The railway tracks of the Western Line divide Malad into Malad (West) and Malad (East). Also located in Malad is a prominent office commercial space extending from the back of the two prominent shopping malls Inorbit Mall & Infiniti Mall. Marve Beach and Aksa Beach are Located in Malad.
History
In the 16th century, Malad consisted of a number of villages including Orlem (also known as Valnai), Kharodi, Rathodi, Malwani, Marve, Aksa, Madh and Chincholi. The other old settlements in Malad were villages occupied by the local SKP community, East Indian Community, Bhandaris and Kolis - who are recognized as the original native inhabitants of Mumbai, these communities are still living in Malad.Template:Citation needed
Ahead of Aksa Beach, is the hidden and relatively lesser known vital landmark, which is the Malad Fort a.k.a. Madh Fort. The fort overlooks the Arabian Sea and was captured by the Maratha Empire, from the Portuguese in 1739.[1] INS Hamla, a logistics and training establishment of the Indian navy is situated in Malad.[2]
Demographics
The approximate population is approx 946,000 with an additional day-time floating population of 100,000. Malad which in its entirety (East & West region) comes under the P-North ward which is the most populated ward in the city, according to the census 2011.
Educational institutes
Fatima Devi English High School
- Kendriya Vidyalaya INS Hamla
- St Joseph's High School
- St Mary's School
- Children's Academy group of schools (Bachani Nagar branch)
- Carmel of st. Joseph school (SSC, Malad)
- St. Anthony's High School
- Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan International School
- Veer Bhagat Singh Vidhyalaya
- N.L. Dalmia college
- Durgadevi Saraf Institute of Management Studies[3]
- Mahindra Academy[4]
- Lords Universal College[5]
- Ryan International School (ICSE/SSC, Malad)[6]
- Seth Juggilal Poddar Academy[7]
- Balbharti School
- Gyanganga Infotech Computer Institute (Malad East)
- St. Anne's High School & Junior College[8]
- Ramzan Ali English School & Junior College
- Kala Vidyalaya school & Polytechnic
- Utkarsh Mandir high school
- St Jude's High School
- Infant Jesus school
- st. George high school
- Mother Teressa High School
- Atharva educational complex Mumbai
- Fr.Agnelo High School
Hospitals
- Thunga Hospital Malad west
Beaches
- Marve Beach
- Aksa Beach
- Danapani Beach
- Erangal Beach
- Madh Beach
- Manori Beach
References
- ↑ Colonial Voyage - The website dedicated to the Colonial History. Colonial Voyage. Retrieved 2017-11-30.
- ↑ Indian Navy(2012-01-30). Retrieved 2019-01-18.
- ↑ Top B schools | DSIMS | Durgadevi Saraf Institute of Management Studies. www.rset.edu.in. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
- ↑ Mahindra Acedemy, mahindraacademy.org. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
- ↑ Home. Lords Universal College, Goregaon(2012-01-12). Retrieved 2019-01-18.
- ↑ Ryan International School: Malad. www.ryaninternational.org. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
- ↑ Home. Seth Juggilal Poddar Academy, Malad(2012-01-12). Retrieved 2019-01-18.
- ↑ St. Anne's High School & Junior College. sahsjc.org. Retrieved 2019-03-08.