Vile Parle


Vile Parle , is a neighbourhood and also the name of the railway station in Western suburb of Mumbai. Vile Parle has a significantly strong base of Marathi and Gujarati population. It serves as the location of the first Parle factory which ceased operations in year 2016. It houses Terminal 2 of Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport.

Geography

Vile Parle is divided into two parts: Vile Parle and Vile Parle separated by the western railway line. The east-west boundaries of Vile Parle are from Juhu to Sahar, Santacruz. The north boundary is Andheri and Santa Cruz. Vile Parle is also connected to JVPD scheme.
Vile Parle West comes under K/W ward of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation while Vile Parle East comes under the K/E ward of the same.

Economy

Vile Parle has now become a second major education center after Churchgate to Charni Road area. The establishment and growth of a huge educational complex are financed by the Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal and Parle Tilak Vidyalaya Association. Thus, at all hours of the day you see a constant flow of students into and out of Vile Parle.
Kingfisher Airlines maintained its head office, the Kingfisher House, in Vile Parle. In 2012 Vijay Mallya was trying to sell the Vile Parle Kingfisher House.
One of the leading Indian confectionery and biscuit manufacturers, Parle Products was started in Vile Parle. There is still a factory in Vile Parle East and it is commonly known as Parle Biscuit Factory. In July 2016, Parle stopped operations at its Vile Parle manufacturing unit and will be replaced by its corporate office. Vile Parle also houses the Garware plastics factory.
Vile Parle is quite famous for its huge number of shops and vendors on the so called Market Road, which is always buzzing with activity.

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