Chinchpokli

Chinchpokli
Neighbourhood
CountryIndia
StateMaharashtra
DistrictMumbai City
CityMumbai
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Corporation
 • BodyBrihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (MCGM)
Languages
 • OfficialMarathi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
400011
Area code022
Civic agencyBMC

Chinchpokli (Marathi: चिंचपोकळी) is a neighbourhood in South Mumbai. It is also the name of a railway station on the Central line of the Mumbai suburban railway. Historical British era spellings include Chinchpugli and Chinchpooghly.[1] The neighbourhood is named after the Marathi words for tamarind (chinch) and betel nut (pofali).[2][3][4]

Chinchpokli stationboard
Chinchpokli station Banner
  1. ^ https://dsal.uchicago.edu/maps/gazetteer/images/gazetteer_V8_bc.jpg Map of Old mumbai, Published in Imperial gazetteer of India showing the name of the suburb as Chinchpugli
  2. ^ Don Pendleton (2014). Jungle Firestorm. Gold Eagle. p. 51. ISBN 978-0-373-61566-7.
  3. ^ Mehta, Suketu (2006). Maximum city: Bombay lost and found. Penguin Books India. p. 140. ISBN 978-0-14-400159-0.
  4. ^ Virani, Pinki (1 March 2001). Once Was Bombay. Penguin Books Limited. p. 41. ISBN 978-93-5214-074-9.