Naigaon is a neighbourhood of Vasai-Virarcity ofMaharashtra. It is a part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Formerly a part of Thane district, it now comes under Palghar district limits. It is 19 km away from Mumbai city limits i.e. Dahisar Checknaka. Vasai Creek divides Naigaon from Salsette Island on which Mumbai City lies. A decade ago it was a village, but the situation has drastically changed in a few years. It is governed by Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation. Naigaon is approximately 39 km from Mumbai International Airport. It is also the name of a railway station on the Western Line of the Mumbai suburban railway. Naigaon station is the next station to Bhayandar station in the south and before Vasai Road station to the north. It is located after the major creek between Bhayander and Naigaon. Naigaon east is connected to the Ahmedabad Highway by the Naigaon east road and has nearest station as 'Juchandra' which connects to Vasai Road station via Vasai-Diva route. There is a flyover under construction which will connect east-west, which in turn will ease transportation. There is a work in progress for Naigaon - Bhayander sea link bridge over Vasai Creek which will link Bhayander at the western part of Naigaon.
Transportation
Bus
Bus service is provided by VVMT. The frequency of the bus is every 20 mins.
Routes
Bus No 125-Naigaon Railway Station -Vasai Court/Tahsil Office
Bus No 126-Naigaon Railway Station-Naigaon Phata.
Bus from Naigaon Station East to Vasai East Bhoidapada crosses every half hour
Auto
Sharing Auto Rickshaws are available outside the railway station on both west and east sides.
Train
Mumbai Suburban Local trains runs with a frequency of every 3 to 5 minutes from Virar-Churchgate and Churchgate-Virar. All local trains halt here.
Taxi/Cabs.
Recently, app-based AC cab services like Ola and Uber have also started.
Population
The Naigaon population mainly consists of Marathi-speaking Christians and Hindus. It also has a migrant community of Muslims and Gujarati-speaking Hindus and Jains owing to its proximity to the Gujarat border. The language spoken by the Christian community is a different dialect of Marathi language which is called East Indian, Vadval, Konkani etc.
Naigaon East
The townships in Naigaon East are located at least 1 km away from the railway station. The station is surrounded by Mangroves and Saltpan on both sides. In the east, there is a famous temple of Chandika Devi. The population in the eastern part of Naigaon has increased in the past 5 years. Villages part of Naigaon east are Juchandra, Tiwri and Rajavali Township:
There is a church in Naigaon East known as St. Mary's Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church. This is one of the rare churches to have with her the Holy Girdle of St. Mary. Movies like Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani and many other serials were shot at this church. Naigaon East also has international level football turf, football turf is a part of Global Arena Township and managed by them.
Naigaon West
Naigaon West is a coastal area which was originally a fishing village which now comprises the residential colonies. Colonies
Mariam Nagar
Amol Nagar
Dias & Pareira Nagar
Rose Nagar
Roshan Park
Saibaba Residency
Sakai Nagar
Mariam Park
Villages The Villages in West are Umele, Naigaon Koliwada, Vadavali, and Kiravali. There is a Saibaba Temple in Amol Nagar.. A Mosque in Mariam Nagar, It has a very old church now called as Mother of God church. It can be presumed that it was built sometime between 1577 and 1585. There is a Walmikeshwar temple in Naigaon Koliwada. Mariam Nagar is the only place where salt is produced on a mass scale. Naigaon west is more used for drying of fish by Kolis dwelling in the vicinity. Naigaon west is famous for toddy tapped from the borassus flabellifer tree which is a type of palm.
