Virar | |
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City | |
.jpg) Panoramic view of the city | |
  Virar | |
| Coordinates: 19°28′N 72°48′E / 19.47°N 72.8°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Palghar |
| Division | Konkan |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation |
| • Member of Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra. | Kshitij Thakur |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,221,234 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | Virar (West) – 401303, Virar (East) – 401305 |
| Telephone code | 91250 |
| Vehicle registration | MH- 48 |
| Website | www |
Virar (Pronunciation: [ʋiɾaːɾ]) is a coastal city in Palghar district, Maharashtra. The northern third of the city of Vasai-Virar, it is administered by Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation. It lies in the south part of Palghar district, and north to the city of Mumbai. It is an important part of Palghar District because Palghar is the outermost part of northern side of Mumbai Metropolitan Region and comes under Police Jurisdiction of Mira-Bhayander, Vasai-Virar Police Commissionerate.
Virar railway station is one of the prominent[1] railway stations on the Western Line of Mumbai Suburban Railway due to being the station on the line with high frequency of local-train transit for both ends, Palghar (Dahanu) as well as Churchgate (South Mumbai).
Virar City is governed by Municipal Corporation and is situated in Maharashtra State, India. Virar is connected by roads to Mumbai- Ahmedabad Express Highway at Virar Phata(An exit node of highway towards Virar). Virar is famous for Jivdani Temple (Virar East) and Arnala Fort and Arnala Beach in the west in the northern coastal area of konkan region.
As per provisional reports if Census of India, population of Virar in 2011 is 1,222,390; of which male and female are 648,172 and 574,218 respectively.