Thakur village
Thakur Village is a densely populated residential locality in Kandivali, Mumbai, India. It is located near the Western Express Highway, which is part of the National Highway 8.Urban developmentAs a part of rapid urban development in this locality, a significant number of residential complexes were constructed here since the late 1990s. The area is broadly divided into two distinct categories of housing complexes: the high-rises and the low-rises.The high-rises include Gokul Concorde, Challengers, Oberoi Gardens, Oberoi Parkview, Viceroy Court and Viceroy Park.The low-rises (up to 8 floors) include Aangan, '', Vasant Sagar, Evershine Millennium Paradise, Valley of Flowers and NG Suncity. These six complexes put together cover the major land area of Thakur Village, and also house most of the population. Of these, Evershine's Millennium Paradise'' is the largest, with 75 buildings having nearly 2,400 housing units.There are a handful of single-buildings (not complexes). These include Gaurav Shikhar, Gokul Gagan, Gokul Horizon, Gokul Residency, Hill-View Park, ISM House, Mineral House, Bhoomi Hills, Bhoomi Valley, Technopark I and II and Vasundhara.ConnectivityThe area boasts of excellent internal and external connectivity. It is located on the busy Western Express Highway, which becomes the NH8 (Mumbai-Ahmedabad) outside Mumbai city limits. There are two approaches from the highway: one at the Mahindra & Mahindra junction, and the other at Magathane Telephone Exchange. Both approaches have flyovers / underpass which makes entry and exit into / from the area very easy.