Virar is a city in the Palghar district of Maharashtra. It is administered by the Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation and is under the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. The area is surrounded by Dahisar, Nala Sopara and Vasai.

Connectivity

The neighbourhood enjoys smooth connectivity with the rest of Mumbai through the NH8. The Virar Railway Station lies nearby. It is the northern most railway station along the western line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway Network.
Virar-Alibaug Corridor Project has been undertaken by the MMRDA which would improve connectivity with Alibaug, via road and metro. This alignment is slated to connect the NH 17 (Kerala-Mangalore-Goa), NH 4 (Chennai to Mumbai), NH 3 (Delhi-Agra-Mumbai) and NH8 (Mumbai to Ahmedabad). This route shall reduce the commuting time to an 1 hour.
The Mumbai Central Railway Station is 76.3 kilometres from here via the NH 3 and NH 8. The Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport is 59 kilometres away along the NH8.

Real Estate in Virar

Thanks to the rapid development in connectivity and infrastructure of Virar, developers are coming up with gated community projects. A host of luxury amenities are provided in these communities that can be used by home owners.

Social Infrastructure

Virar has well-developed social infrastructure, that includes good schools, hospitals, banks and shopping zones. Popular educational institutes located here are Tree House High School, Matrix Academy School, Rustomjee Cambridge International School and National English High School. Hospitals situated in the vicinity of the neighbourhood are Sanjivani Hospital, Sahyog Hospital, Divekar Hospital and Siddharth Hospital. Banks such as State Bank of India, Bank of India, Bank of Maharashtra and HDFC Bank have their branches here.