Dahisar

Dahisar (station code: DIC) is a railway station on the Western line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. Dahisar station is the last station within Brinhanmumbai Municipal Corporation limits. The area around the station has heavy traffic and is congested. With the construction of the railway line connecting Dahisar to the city of Mumbai in 1867, came the first lot of migrants, the people from Sindhudurg region of Konkan. These migrants established the first planned residential areas of Dahisar - Maratha Colony in Dahisar East and Mhatre Wadi in the West. The Railway authorities wanted to name the Railhead at Dahisar as Mount Poinsur, but the locals opposed this move and forced the authorities to name it as Dahisar. Currently, it has 4 platforms with 2 for Slow line (Up and Down) and 2 for fast line (Up and Down). All platforms can handle 15-coach Suburban trains. The station was originally named Mount Poinsur, after the locality of the Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Church in Borivali. Due to demands from local residents who referred to the area as Dahisar, the Railways agreed to rename the station.

Dahisar Assembly constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies in Maharashtra state in western India.

The Mary Immaculate Girls' High Schools are located in Kalina and Borivali in the city of Mumbai, India. They are Catholic schools, established and administered by the Mission Sisters of Ajmer, members of an Indian religious congregation. The school is under the religious jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Mumbai.Mary Immaculate Girls' High School, Borivli and Kalina are affiliated to the Maharashtra State Board of Education, Mumbai. It started as a primary school in June 1957, and was upgraded to a high school in 1963. The students are known as Marians. There are also schools by the same name, run by the Mission Sisters of Ajmer in Ajmer and Kota, Rajasthan.

The Mandapeshwar Caves (Marathi: मंडपेश्वर गुहा) is an 8th Century rock-cut shrine dedicated to Shiva located near Mount Poinsur in Borivali, a suburb of Mumbai in Maharashtra, India. The caves were originally Buddhist viharas.These 6th century caves are located in a corner of Borivali- an otherwise northern suburb of Mumbai.

Ovari Pada is the elevated northern terminal metro station on the North-South corridor of the Red Line 7 of Mumbai Metro. This station is located in an elevated position on Western Express Highway in North Mumbai. This metro station was inaugurated on 2 April 2022 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church, Borivali (West) has been a Roman Catholic Parish from 1547 to 1739 and again from 1912 onwards. Its present clergy are Fr Gerald Fernandes (PP), Fr Gilbert Cardoza, Fr Joel Pinto, Fr Robin Kinny and Fr Joseph David. It is situated in I.C. Colony (Immaculate Conception Colony) which is a large colony situated in the suburbs of Borivali, in the North Western face of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Saint Francis D'Assisi High School is a school located in IC Colony, Borivali West, Mumbai, India. It is managed by the Franciscan Missionary Brothers, a Catholic religious society founded by Rev. Bro. Paulus Moritz, a German Missionary. The school is recognized by the State Government of Maharashtra. It was established in 1908 and had its centenary celebrations in 2008 with former President of India, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam as the chief guest. In 1985 when the school had completed 75 years the Guest of Honor was Shri Giani Zail Singh, the then President of India. It is one of the largest high schools in Maharashtra, India. The school is particularly known for their sports teams especially their football team which is among the best in the city of Mumbai. The high school has an average of 10,000 students on its roster, from Standards 1 to 10. The curriculum followed in the school was that of the just the SSC exams earlier. The school now also has a separate wing which follows the ICSE curriculum. It was started in 2009 in place of the senior college that was supposed to be established. The SSC wing is an all boys school whereas the ICSE wing offers co-education. The school is located on Mt. Poinsur, with a chapel located on the summit of this hill. Being a rather picturesque location, the school has featured in numerous Indian television series and soap. It has two large open air grounds on campus used for school assemblies, wedding ceremonies, cultural programs and movie shoots; and a sprawling 5 acre playground adjoining the adjacent Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Church, Mt. Poinsur. The playground is one of the largest open air field grounds in Mumbai and among the only few in the city capable of holding functions with an excess of 20,000 attendants. Apart from the high school and junior college, a boarding school is also present on campus. The school also runs an orphanage/residential institution for homeless children. The school features several extra curricular activities such as the student council, RSP, Boys scouts and various sports. The institute also has an engineering college under the University of Mumbai and runs a management wing off the main campus affiliated to Yashwantrao Chavan Open University.

IC Colony (Immaculate Conception Colony) is a locality about 25 ha (62 acres) in area in the suburb of Borivali in north-west Mumbai. IC Colony has the highest concentration of Christians, particularly of Roman Catholics in Mumbai. The name is derived from the Church of the Immaculate Conception, or IC Church, which is at the South Eastern entrance of the colony. The Holy Cross Colony and extension (also called IC extension), on Holy Cross Street, which extends beyond IC Colony towards Dahisar (Mumbai's last zone before Thane district) is also part of the extended Catholic locale. Many old mansions can be found here though most are now broken down to make way for newer apartment buildings. The Postal Index Number for the colony is 400103. The colony has accessibility to the Link Road, SV Road, Gorai-Manori-Uttan beaches, the Western Express Highway, Western Railway Line, and the upcoming Mumbai Metro Line 2A.

St. Francis Institute of Management and Research is a Management Institute located in Borivali West, Mumbai. The college is popularly known as SFIMAR. The college is rated as 'A+' grade college by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) in the second NAAC cycle.

Rashtriya Udyan is an elevated metro station on the north–south corridor of the Red Line 7 of Mumbai Metro in Mumbai, India. This metro station was inaugurated on 2 April 2022 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Sheth Gopalji Hemraj High School is located in Borivali (East), Mumbai, India. It was established in 1933 and managed by Borivali Education Societies. The high school offers teaching in three languages - Gujarati, English and Marathi. This is one of the oldest schools in Mumbai.

Ajmera Global School is one of the leading International Schools in Borivali, Mumbai; an IB World School, following Primary Years Program (PYP) from Nursery to Class 5 and Cambridge's IGCSE curriculum from Class 6 to 10. The educational journey at AGS is so designed as to provide a structured opportunity to develop students’ intellect and their senses in assimilating and processing data to increase knowledge and understanding of both themselves and the world around them. The students of the school are encouraged to form positive relationships based on mutual trust and respect with peers and staff. Such relationships build a foundation that enables them to be successful and confident learners, who view learning as a lifelong journey and value self-improvement, personal achievements and the recognition of others.