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Matunga Labour Camp is a locality in the heart of Mumbai City towards downtown Mumbai. It is serviced by the Matunga Road and Mahim on the Western line, Matunga station on the Central Line and King's Circle station on the Harbour Line.

Geographically, Matunga is closest to the Matunga Road Station which is to its South West and Mahim Station to its North west whereas Sion-Dharavi belt to the North.

Ironically some people consider Matunga Labour Camp as part of Dharavi. However Matunga Laboour camp is culturally and in all aspects dictinct from dharavi even its pincode is 400019 different from dharavi which is 400017.

Matunga Labour camp basically was formed by the british to house its workers mainly labourers, thus the name labour camp was given to the colony.

Matunga Labour camp was well planned comprising of Chawl with common toilets outside. Later in 1950-1960 buildings were built and most of the chawls were demolished and the chawl inabhitants were moved to the properly planned buildings which were built by BMC post the independence of India.

Presently, its population majorly comprised of Buddhists, Hindus, Muslims , Christians , and other migrants from different parts of india.

Slums in the locality increased only after 1960's