The Top 10 Most Interesting facts About Mumbai 2022

 

Mumbai is capital city of the Indian state of Maharastra. The city is located in the western part of India, by the side of the Arabian Sea. With a population of 12.6 million according to the 2011 census, it is the most populous city of India. The city has better infrastructure connectivity compared to the other major cities of India. There are a lot of interesting facts about Mumbai city that you might not know. Here is a list of top 10 Interesting facts about Mumbai-

1. Mumbai is the richest and the most populous city in India.

2. Mumbai was formerly known as Bombay which was derived from the portuguese world 'Bom Bhaia' which means good bay. Later on Bombay was renamed as Mumbai, which was inspired from Mumbadevi, the patron goddess of the fishing community of Mumbai. 'Mumba' means goddess and 'ai' means mother. So, the meaning of Mumbai is mother goddess.

3. The first train of India ran from Mumbai to Thane back in 1853.

4. The first Aeroplane of India took its maiden flight from Juhu Aerodrome, Mumbai back in 1928.

5. The first Indian Bus Service was started in Mumbai in year 1926. The first journey of the bus was from Afgan Church to Crawford market.

6. Mumbai is also known as the City of Dreams, the Hollywood of India etc.

7. Mumbai has the highest number of millionaires and billionaires and is also home to almost all of the Bollywood celebrities.

8. Mumbai was formerly an archipelago of seven Islands. The name of these islands are- Isle of Bombay, Mahim, Colaba, Old woman's islands, Mazgaon, Parel and Worli.

9. The city of Mumbai has the most number skyscrapers in India. It is also home to the tallest building in India.

10. Mumbai is one of the most densely populated cities in India. It is so dense that only 1.1 meter land is available for every single person.

     Also, Mumbai is home to the tallest and the most expensive private home in the world. And the name of the building is Antillia which is the home of the richest person of India, Mukesh Ambani. It's a 27 storey building with an excellent design and which cost around $2 billion to build it. It has almost all kinds of amenities that a person can think of.