Shimpoli | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Mumbai |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Type3: | City |
Subdivision Name1: | Maharashtra |
Subdivision Name2: | Mumbai Suburban |
Subdivision Name3: | Mumbai |
Government Type: | Municipal Corporation |
Governing Body: | Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (MCGM) |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 400092 |
Area Code: | 022 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Civic agency |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | BMC |
Demographics1 Info1: | Marathi |
Shimpoli is a Village in the north Mumbai,located in the western suburb of Borivali,shimpoli also known as "Shimpavali". It is a 15-minute walk from Borivali railway station.
Shimpoli has a MTNL telephone exchange which mostly controls telecom in Borivali (West). The "Shyamaprasad Mookherjee Flyover" is situated very near to Shimpoli road thus Borivali (East) is at a walkable distance. The Shimpoli road stretches from the S.V. Road to the Chickoowadi, which is a highly affluent residential locality. A number of restaurants and fast food corners have come up in Shimpoli road as well.
Shimpoli started out as a small village community which has now receded to a corner of the locality to accommodate the highrise apartment blocks.it is connected to Line_2_(Mumbai_Metro) by the Shimpoli metro station.