Ghansoli

Ghansoli node is located to the South of Airoli and it was opened up for development few years back. It is planned on 441 Ha. of land. Large scale of low cost housing scheme is proposed at Ghansoli. The existing scheme is Ghansoli Gharonda having 2792 apartments. It is developed as predominantly residential node for those who are working in the adjacent industrial belt. This node also has lot of unauthorized structure. The extension of Palm Beach Marg will give a total new look to the Ghansoli node. Household Characteristics Total No. of Dwelling Units (in Node): 10,869 units Constructed: CIDCO - 60% Pvt. Sector - 40% Dwelling Units CIDCO: LIG – 56%, MIG 1-31%, MIG II-13%, HIG-0% Pvt.Sect.: LIG – 61%, MIG 1-24%, MIG II-12%, HIG-2% Ownership of Dwelling Units: 60% CIDCO: Owned- 56% Pvt. Sect.: Owned- 66% Population Present Population: Estd. 87,632 Employment: Estd. 28,919 People residing and working in Navi Mumbai – 78% Ethnic Background Hindus – 93% Christians – 1% Muslims – 5% Others – 1% General Caste : 74% Last place of Residence: Navi Mumbai- 51% Shifted from Mumbai- 35% Other dist. Of Maharashtra – 9% Outside Maharashtra – 4% Avg. Family Size: 3.59 Literacy Rate: Total Literate – 96% Place of Work: Pvt. Sector – 55% Pub. Sector – 3% Govt. Offices – 21% Industry – 8% Commercial – 7% Others – 6% Economic Profile Avg. Monthly Household Income Rs. 9,516/- Ownership of Vehicle 48% Satisfaction Level of the residents: Over Basic Infrastructural Facilities – about 80% Over Social Facilities – about 35% Over Recreational Facilities – about 15% Transportation Avg. Travel Expenditure per month: Rs. 686/- Avg. Travel Time 27min