Vile Parle

Vile Parle (IPA: [ʋile paːɾle], also known as Parla), is a suburb and also the name of the railway station in the Western suburb of Mumbai.^[1] Vile Parle has a significantly strong base of Marathi population. It serves as the location of the first Parle factory^[2]

Vile Parle Parla
suburb
Vile Parle
Coordinates: 19.10°N 72.83°E / 19.10; 72.83
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)
Area code	022
Vehicle registration	MH02
Lok Sabha constituency	Mumbai North West (covers western part of the suburb) Mumbai North Central (covers eastern part of the suburb)
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Andheri West (covers western part of the suburb) Vile Parle (covers eastern part of the suburb)

History

A village named Padale/Padle near Santacruz and Irle near Andheri and the station named Vidlai Padlai led to the name Vile Parle. In this village, there was a huge colony of Christians called Padale. The current southern village region has Bhandar Wada as an independent colony. The old road near Bhandar Wada and Padale joins the Sahar village via bullock carts. Hence there is a railway crossing at Padale.^{[citation needed]}

The Wadias purchased Juhu and Parle. They signed a contractual bond up to 1843. The purpose of selling these 2 villages to Wadia was to increase the population and to increase the amount in the treasury. Wadia had to improve the living conditions in these villages by digging wells, and arranging for food, clothing and shelter in order to attract crowds and sustain a decent population. Wadia used to collect taxes from the villagers and pay them to the government. After him, Shri Barve and Shri Agashe were the chief managers of Wadia Trust.^{[citation needed]}

Economy

The first Parle-G factory was established in Vile Parle

Vile Parle has now become a second major education centre after Churchgate to Charni Road area. The establishment and growth of a huge educational complex are financed by the Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal and Parle Tilak Vidyalaya Association. Thus, a constant flow of students in and out of Vile Parle can be seen throughout the day.^{[citation needed]}

One of the leading Indian confectionery and biscuit manufacturers, Parle Products was started in Vile Parle. There is still a factory in Vile Parle East and it is commonly known as Parle Biscuit Factory.^{[citation needed]}

Educational institutions

Colleges

Medical Colleges

• Hinduhridaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Medical College and Dr. R. N. Cooper Municipal General Hospital

Engineering Colleges

• Dwarkadas J. Sanghvi College of Engineering
• Mukesh Patel School of Technology Management & Engineering

General Colleges

• M.L. Dahanukar College of Commerce
• Mithibai College
• Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics
• Sathaye College (Parle College)
• Usha Pravin Gandhi College of Management

Management Colleges

• SVKM's NMIMS

Schools

• Jamnabai Narsee School
• Madhavrao Bhagwat High School
• M P Shah English High School
• Parle Tilak Vidyalaya English Medium School
• St Joseph's Convent High School, Mumbai
• Parle Tilak Vidyalaya Marathi Medium Secondary School
• St. Xavier's High School, Vile Parle
• Utpal Shanghvi Global School