Chinchpokli Explained

Chinchpokli
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:Mumbai
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Type3:City
Subdivision Name1:Maharashtra
Subdivision Name2:Mumbai City
Subdivision Name3:Mumbai
Government Type:Municipal Corporation
Governing Body:Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (MCGM)
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:400011
Area Code:022
Blank1 Name Sec1:Civic agency
Blank1 Info Sec1:BMC
Demographics1 Info1:Marathi

Chinchpokli (Marathi: चिंचपोकळी) is a neighbourhood in South Mumbai. It is also the name of a railway station on the Central line of the Mumbai suburban railway. Historical British era spellings include Chinchpugli and Chinchpooghly.[1] The neighbourhood is named after the Marathi words for tamarind (chinch) and betel nut (pofali).[2] [3] [4]

History

The Chinchpokli Railway station was opened on 9th December 1867.[5] There is a Jewish Cemetery, laid out by Elias David Sassoon in 1878, which lies parallel to the railway tracks.[6] In 1896, during the Bombay plague epidemic, the Chinchpokli Station was converted into medical transit place.[7] The Road bridge over the railway track, known as Arthur Bridge was built in 1915.[8] Kasturba Hospital run by Municipal Corporation is located in Chinchpokli West.[9] [10] Opposite to this hospital lies the Mumbai Central Prison, also referred to as Arthur Road Jail. It was built in 1926.[11]

References

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Notes and References

  1. https://dsal.uchicago.edu/maps/gazetteer/images/gazetteer_V8_bc.jpg Map of Old mumbai, Published in Imperial gazetteer of India showing the name of the suburb as Chinchpugli
  2. Book: Don Pendleton. Jungle Firestorm. 2014. Gold Eagle. 978-0-373-61566-7. 51.
  3. Book: Mehta, Suketu. Maximum city: Bombay lost and found. 2006. Penguin Books India. 978-0-14-400159-0. 140.
  4. Book: Virani, Pinki. Once Was Bombay. 1 March 2001. Penguin Books Limited. 978-93-5214-074-9. 41.
  5. Web site: [IRFCA] CR Mumbai Timeline of Suburban Stations ]. 2024-04-25 . www.irfca.org.
  6. News: Mumbai Secrets: Jewish film stars and holocaust victims remembered in a Chinchpokli cemetery. The Times of India. 2018-06-03.
  7. Web site: Chinchpokli Station Banner. Wikimedia Commons . 3 June 2018 . en . 2 June 2018.
  8. News: 'Bridges to wealth' are in poor health. The Times of India. 2018-06-03.
  9. Web site: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Hospitals. www.prabodhan.org. 2018-06-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20160102214008/http://www.prabodhan.org/mumbai/municipal-hospital_no.html. 2 January 2016. dead.
  10. Web site: Archived copy . 4 October 2015 . 17 April 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180417114125/http://www.mcgm.gov.in/irj/go/km/docs/documents/MCGM%20Department%20List/Kasturba%20Hospital/RTI%20Manuals/KasturbaHosp_RTI_E01.pdf . dead .
  11. Web site: Time to free Mumbai of its overcrowded prison? . Mustafa Plumber & Manish K Pathak . 19 April 2011 . DNA India . 25 November 2012.