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Vile Parle
Neighborhood in Mumbai

Vile Parle

Vile Parle (Marathi pronunciation: [ʋile paːɾle], also known as Parla) is a suburb and also the name of the railway station in the Western suburb of Mumbai.

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Vile Parle has a significantly strong base of Marathi and Gujarati population. It serves as the location of the first Parle factory.

How locals move

Getting around Vile Parle the local way

  • 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.
  • Get aroundAuto-rickshaws are only allowed to operate beyond Bandra and Sion.
  • Get aroundIf you are not used to Indian roads, an auto-rickshaw ride can be heart-stopping, death-defying, laws-of-physics-bending.
  • Get aroundAuto-rickshaws are slower than cars and have terrible suspensions.

From Wikivoyage: Mumbai, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wilfredor (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.