Vile Parle

Vile Parle (, also known as Parla), is a suburb and also the name of the railway station in the Western suburb of Mumbai. Vile Parle has a significantly strong base of Marathi population. It serves as the location of the first Parle factory which ceased operations in the year 2016. It also houses Terminal 2 (T2) of Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport.

History
A village named Padale/Padle near Santacruz and Irle near Andheri and the station named Vidlai Padlai led to the name Vile Parle. In this village, there was a huge colony of Christians called Padale. The current southern village region has Bhandar Wada as an independent colony. The old road near Bhandar Wada and Padale joins the Sahar village via bullock carts. Hence there is a railway crossing at Padale.

The Wadias purchased Juhu and Parle. They signed a contractual bond up to 1843. The purpose of selling these 2 villages to Wadia was to increase the population and to increase the amount in the treasury. Wadia had to improve the living conditions in these villages by digging wells, and arranging for food, clothing and shelter in order to attract crowds and sustain a decent population. Wadia used to collect taxes from the villagers and pay them to the government. After him, Shri Barve and Shri Agashe were the chief managers of Wadia Trust.

Economy
Vile Parle has now become a second major education centre after Churchgate to Charni Road area. The establishment and growth of a huge educational complex are financed by the Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal and Parle Tilak Vidyalaya Association. Thus, a constant flow of students in and out of Vile Parle can be seen throughout the day.

One of the leading Indian confectionery and biscuit manufacturers, Parle Products was started in Vile Parle. There is still a factory in Vile Parle East and it is commonly known as Parle Biscuit Factory. In July 2016, Parle stopped operations at its Vile Parle manufacturing unit and will be replaced by its corporate office. Vile Parle also houses the Garware plastics factory. Vile Parle is quite famous for its huge number of shops and vendors on the so-called Market Road, which is always buzzing with activity.

Medical Colleges

 * Hinduhridaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Medical College and Dr. R. N. Cooper Municipal General Hospital
 * Smt. Chandaben Mohanbhai Patel Homeopathic Medical College

Engineering Colleges

 * Dwarkadas J. Sanghvi College of Engineering
 * Mukesh Patel School of Technology Management & Engineering

General Colleges

 * M.L. Dahanukar College of Commerce
 * Mithibai College
 * Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics
 * Sathaye College (Parle College)
 * Usha Pravin Gandhi College of Management

Management Colleges

 * SVKM's NMIMS
 * PTVA’s Institute of Management

Schools

 * Jamnabai Narsee School
 * Madhavrao Bhagwat High School
 * M P Shah English High School
 * Parle Tilak Vidyalaya English Medium School
 * St Joseph's Convent High School, Mumbai
 * Parle Tilak Vidyalaya Marathi Medium Secondary School
 * St. Xavier's High School, Vile Parle
 * Utpal Shanghvi Global School
 * B.L. Ruia High School
 * Chatrabhuj Narsee Memorial School
 * GMES High School
 * Gokalibai Punamchand Pitambar High School
 * Shree Chandulal Nanavati Vinay Mandir
 * Shri Navinchandra Popatlal Kapadia High School
 * Shrimati Hiraben Manilal Nanavati English High School