Tilak Nagar (Mumbai)

Tilak Nagar, Chembur West, Mumbai 400089. Tilak Nagar is a residential colony in Chembur of Mumbai. There is also a railway station on the Harbour Line of the Mumbai suburban railway by this name. Named after freedom fighter Bal Gangadhar Tilak, this is a suburban area in Chembur West, Mumbai, India.

Tilak Nagar
Tilak Nagar Location in Mumbai, India
Coordinates: 19.0658°N 72.8899°E / 19.0658; 72.8899
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Mumbai Suburban
City	Mumbai
Government
• Type	Municipal Corporation
• Body	Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (MCGM)
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	400089
Area code	022
Vehicle registration	MH 03

Educational institutions

• Lokmanya Tilak High School

Notable people lived or living in Tilak Nagar

• Anil Kapoor
• Anant Jog
• Vijay Patkar
• Chhota Rajan
• Bada Rajan
• Lalchand Rajput
• Macchindra Kambli
• Vaibhav Mangle
• Tony Jose
• Jay Bhanushali

Ganpati celebrations

Because Tilak Nagar has a major Hindu population consisting of Maharashtrians many religious programmes are held there regularly, with additional audience from the nearby areas of Chembur and from other parts of the city. Tilak Nagar is famous for Ganpati decorations of its pandals. It also has a substantial Christian population with the Infant Jesus Chapel near the station.^[1]

Transportation

Tilak Nagar Station, Mumbai

Autorickshaws, BEST buses and trains are the public modes of transport available in Tilak Nagar. The colony is serviced by the Harbour line of the Central Railway via the Tilak Nagar railway station. The stations of Vidyavihar and Chembur are also in close proximity. The access to Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (Kurla Terminus) is also via Tilak Nagar station. Chembur monorail station and Ghatkopar metro station are also easily accessible.