| Cavel | |
| Settlement Type: | neighbourhood |
| Pushpin Map: | India Mumbai |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Mumbai, India |
| Coordinates: | 18.9474°N 72.8272°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Maharashtra |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Mumbai City |
| Subdivision Type3: | Metro |
| Subdivision Name3: | Mumbai |
| Subdivision Type4: | Zone |
| Subdivision Name4: | 1 |
| Subdivision Type5: | Ward |
| Subdivision Name5: | C |
| Governing Body: | MCGM |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 11 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Marathi |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 400002[1] |
| Area Code: | 022 |
| Registration Plate: | MH 01 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Mumbai South |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Mumbadevi |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Civic agency |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | BMC--> |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Civic agency |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | MCGM |
Cavel is a neighbourhood in South Mumbai. It is located to the northeast of Dhobitalao near the Chira Bazaar area. It got its name from the Koli word Kolwar. The Kolis of this village were converted to Christianity by the Portuguese in the 16th century. Cavel thus became a Christian enclave, and later immigrants of this religion, from Goa, Daman, Bassein and Salsette settled here. Two Portuguese churches are built here, Nossa Senhora de Saude, built-in 1794, presently known as Our Lady of Health, Cavel and Nossa Senhora d'Esperance. In later centuries, when the Christian population moved north, Gujarati and Marwari traders moved into Cavel.