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  Infrastructure [ edit ] The growth of Virar is yet to be seen in full as the quadrupling of the railway line between  Borivali  and Virar has just taken place in 2007. The railways are still pleading the lack of sufficient number of rakes to take full advantage of the quadrupling. The city has seen a lot of development in the past 5 years. The Municipal Council was upgraded to  Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation  in May 2009. There are various housing and road transport development projects initiated by the corporation with the help of  MMRDA , Mumbai. The  skywalk  in the west section of the city was one of the first amongst the many skywalks that were built near all the railway stations of Mumbai. [9]  It was the seventh skywalk in the city and it cost INR 91.5 million. Virar-West skywalk is 589 meters long with four meters wide walkway. The skywalk was found to be the busiest amongst the others built by the MMRDA by recording a footf...

  Tourism and places of attraction [ edit ] Despite being in close proximity to the ever busy lifestyle of  Mumbai , Virar manages to be a well known tourist place for many reasons. Jivdani Temple [ edit ] Main article:  Jivdani Mata This temple of  Goddess Jivdani  is located around 1375 steps above the ground level, atop a hill in the eastern part of the city. It is very crowded especially during the  Navratri  festival. Many people in the region especially the Dhiwar,  Aagri , Mangelas, the  Kolis  and the  Bhandaris , worship the goddess as their family deity. The Papadkhind dam situated at the foothills, was one of the major source of fresh water in the location and was managed by Dhiwar community, but it was not enough because of the growing population of Virar. Vajreshwari temple [ edit ] Vajreshwari  is known for its temple and hot water springs. It is mentioned in ancient " Puran " or holy books as a place blessed by t...

  Geography [ edit ] Virar lies on the western coast of  Maharashtra , to the north of Mumbai and experiences warm, humid climate throughout the year. The average annual temperature in the city hovers around 26.5 to 27.0 °C (79.7 to 80.6 °F). July is the wettest month while January is the driest. [2] The closest airports to Vasai-Virar are Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport  (BOM) 37.15 km (23.08 mi) Pune Airport  (PNQ) 148.81 km (92.47 mi) Surat Airport (STV) 188.29 km (117.00 mi) History and culture [ edit ] This section  does not  cite  any  sources .  Please help  improve this section  by  adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and  removed .   ( October 2013 )  ( Learn how and when to remove this template message ) The name  Virar , as some believe, comes from the  Hindu  Goddess  Ekvira , mother o...

VIRAR        Virar   (Pronunciation:   [ʋiɾaɾ] ) is a coastal city in taluka Vasai and district of  Palghar . It is clubbed into  Vasai-Virar   city, administered by  Vasai-Virar Municiple Corporation  . It lies north to the city of  Mumbai . It is a part of the outermost  Mumbai    Metropolitan Region. Virar Railway Station is one of the prominent [1]  railway station on the Western Line of Mumbai   Subarban Railway due to being the northern-most station on the line with high frequency of local-train transit. Virar City is governed by Municipal Corporation and is situated in Maharashtra State/UT. As per provisional reports if Census India, population of Virar in 2011 is 1,222,390; of which male and female are 648,172 and 574,218 respectively. Contents 1 Geography 2 History and culture 3 Demographics 4 Education 5 Tourism and places of attraction 5.1 Jivdani Temple 5.2 Vajreshwari temple 5.3 B...