Govandi
Govandi is a suburb in eastern Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Govandi is a suburb in eastern Mumbai, Maharashtra. The closest railway station is Govandi railway station which is on the Harbour Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway.
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Worth seeing in and around Govandi
9 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Tata Institute of Social Sciences
Tata Institute of Social Sciences is a multi-campus public university in Mumbai, India. Founded in 1936, it is Asia's oldest institute for professional social work education.
1.4 km · social sciences institute with its main campus based in Deonar, Mumbai, India · Wikipedia - 02Sion Hillock Fort
The Sion Hillock Fort is a fort in Mumbai, India. It was built under the regime of the English East India Company, between 1669 and 1677, atop a conical hillock when Gerard Aungier was the Governor of Bombay.
3.4 km · fort in Mumbai (Bombay), India · Wikipedia - 03Homi Bhabha National Institute
The Homi Bhabha National Institute is an Indian deemed university established by the Department of Atomic Energy, which unifies academic programmes of several of its constituent institutions. Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai and its Constituent Units are the institutions of excellence as per section 4 of "The Central Education Institutions Act, 2006".
3.3 km · Indian deemed university · Wikipedia - 04International Institute for Population Sciences
The International Institute for Population Sciences is a training and research organization based in Govandi, Mumbai. It focuses on population studies for the ESCAP region and operates under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.
1.6 km · The International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) serves as a regional Institute for Training and Research in Population Studies for the ESCAP region. It was established in Mumbai in July 1956, till July 1970 · Wikipedia - 05Shah & Anchor Kutchhi Engineering College
Shah & Anchor Kutchhi Engineering College is an engineering college in Mumbai affiliated under University Of Mumbai. The college offers technical education to students.
1.2 km · Engineering College in Mumbai · Wikipedia - 06Deonar dumping ground
The Deonar dumping ground is a waste dumping ground or landfill in the city of Mumbai. Located in Shivaji Nagar, an eastern suburb of the city, it is India's oldest and largest dumping ground, set up in 1927.
2.8 km · landfill site in Mumbai, India · Wikipedia - 07Holy Cross Church, Kurla
Holy Cross Church, Kurla is a Roman Catholic Church in Kurla, a suburb of Mumbai, India. It was built during the Portuguese era by the Jesuits in 1588 and rebuilt in 1848.
4 km · Roman Catholic Church in Mumbai, India · Wikipedia - 08Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilisers Company Ground
Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilisers Company Ground is a multi purpose stadium in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The ground is mainly used for organizing matches of football, cricket and other sports.
900 m · building in India · Wikipedia - 09Lodha Mathematical Sciences Institute
The Lodha Mathematical Sciences Institute is a mathematical research centre located in Mumbai, India. It is India's only private mathematics research institute, inaugurated on August 17, 2025, in Mumbai.
2.8 km · mathematical research institute located in India · Wikipedia
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Getting to Govandi
- Airports
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (BOM), 5 km · Navi Mumbai (NMI), 19 km · Pune (PNQ), 119 km
- Stations
- Kurla railway station, 2.8 km · Tilak Nagar railway station, 2.1 km · Sion railway station, 3.8 km · Chembur railway station, 1.4 km · Chunabhatti railway station, 3.3 km
- Pune → Govandi116 km · quickest by road, 2h 48m · ₹930–1,160
- Nashik → Govandi139 km · quickest by road, 2h 35m · ₹1,080–1,350
- Kakadi → Govandi887 km · quickest by road, 17h 6m · ₹7,100–8,850
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Govandi
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Govandi. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get in}} Thane Creek is bustling with ferries to central Mumbai from various cities on the southern and eastern side of the creek, such as Alibag.
- Get inFerries from Ferry Wharf also allow cheap access to islands and beaches in the vicinity of the city and Elephanta.
- Get inThere are no scheduled international ferries to Mumbai, however cruise ships dock regularly.
- Get aroundIt will be difficult to find a taxi in the suburbs as they have been out-competed by the cheaper auto-rickshaws there.
- Get aroundAnother scam is auto-rickshaw drivers charging the (higher) taxi fare and even show you a tariff card which should be used for taxi fares only.
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Next door to Govandi
Govandi is 3 km from Mumbai, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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- Chembursuburb in Mumbai1 km
- Vidyaviharsuburb of Mumbai3.4 km
- Kurlasuburb of Mumbai1.5 km