History

In the year 1734 Mumbai & its nearby area was under the control of Portuguese. Thereafter Mumbai Island (Bombay Island) was gifted to the Queen of England in the year about 1760-61.  The Vashi creek is situated on the North side and Mahim Causeway is lying on the South side. On the western side, there is  Arabian sea and on the eastern side,  the boundary of Thane District. This administrative unit forms the limit s of Bombay suburban District known as Salesette and was the part of Goa which was under the control of Portuguese up to 1771-72 , the Britishers took over control of the region of this area.

In 1871 , the Thane district was carved out of the east side of Konkan and Portion of Bombay Island then known as Taluka South Salesette, Northern Division. In the year  1970, 50 villages from Taluka Salesette were withdrawn and independent Bandra Mahal was created.

In the year 1920, the Salesette Taluka was divided into two parts known as South Salesette Taluka and North Salesette Taluka. Basically Salesette Taluka consisted of 84 villages which were situated from Bandra to Dahisar and Kurla to Mulund. Thereafter  , in year 1920, the Mumbai Sd was created consisting of 84 villages of  South Salesette Taluka and North Salesette Taluka. At that time, some villages were withdrawn from Thane district and included in Mumbai Suburban District & South Salesette Taluka was divided into three talukas viz Andheri, Borivali & Kurla..

Hectors of land have been reclaimed from shallow creeks & marshy lands. The agricultural activities have been disappeared & Multistoried/Structures have taken place and some portion of land have been occupied by unauthorized Slum/Zopadpatti.