Airoli is a well-established commercial and residential locality in
Mumbai. It consists two major inhabited areas, the
Diva suburb and the
Airoli Village. Its well-designed roads, green stretch of plants and fully planned infrastructure makes
Airoli a great contemporary residential area in
Mumbai.
Connectivity
Airoli is well connected to rest of
Mumbai and other cities in the state. Expressways that establish a well-developed road transport system are the
Thane-
Belapur Road and the
Eastern Express Highway. BEST and NMMT-run buses are the major public transport system used by people of
Airoli to commute to other parts of the city. The nearest railway station is part of the
Mumbai Suburban Railway network that is located on the Harbour line. The
Panvel railway station is 28 kms away and the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport is 19 kms away.
Real estate
Airoli is an up-scale locality, and is popular among high-income families for residential and investment purposes. Properties rates here have sky-rocketed in past few years because of a rising demand and development of IT industry here. The rates of apartments range between Rs. 7,600 and Rs. 15,200 per sq. ft, and the cost of an independent house ranges from Rs. 8,400 to Rs. 9,200 per sq. ft.
Social infrastructure
Airoli has a large IT establishment and a number of small IT tech parks like Print city, iGATE tech park, Mind space SEZ. Sectors in this locality have all the basic amenities like hospitals, clinics, departmental stores, ATM and bank branches. It is a centre of educational institutes with 24 colleges and schools. The most prominent and well established ones being St. Xavier High School, Mehta College, New Horizon School and their Management institute. The multispecialty and hospitals and trauma centres like National Burns Centre are also present to serve the residents.
